Gareth Law, who manages the nearby Black Horse pub, said he had felt a lot of "tension" in the community as Rover veered towards collapse.

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About 20 people have invested money in a bid to purchase the freehold of the Black Buoy pub, in Wivenhoe, which closed about six weeks ago.

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For example, eight months ago, Lindland convinced the proprietors of the Black Horse pub, his favorite watering hole in San Francisco, to add Cordarounds as an item to its drink menu.

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