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The Shropshire pub that is run by a man who once used it as his local

As pubs continue to battle the cost of living crisis, the Shropshire Star continues its Love Your Local series which celebrates our local inns.

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Love Your Local Feature - The Unicorn Inn, Dawley, Telford with Landlord Denzil Martin.

The Unicorn Inn in Little Dawley is run by a man who used to drink there, using it as his local pub.

Twenty-one years after regularly popping in at his local, Denzil Martin is now the the landlord, where he runs it with his partner, Gina Perry.

Based on Holly Road, Little Dawley, Telford, the Unicorn Inn has been open a month under the new management, and Denzil said the first month has been great.

He said: "This is my first time running a pub. It was my local pub, I then moved away but came back to the area.

Love Your Local Feature - The Unicorn Inn, Dawley, Telford with Landlord Denzil Martin.

"It has an amazing and great, community pub with some great characters.

"Though I'm not quite sure how I fell into it, I wasn't looking to take over a pub at the moment but the opportunity arose and I snapped at it.