RESIDENTS have welcomed potential plans to develop the site of a former community pub.
The Grey Mare pub in Clifton has been shut for several years and was boarded up recently, but Nottingham City Council says discussions are taking place over its future.
And with the tram works taking over many of Clifton's roads, residents are keen to see the site redeveloped, some calling for new shops or another pub.
Karen Turner, who helps to run Clifton Community Group on Facebook said: "We used to go there a while ago and it was a decent pub and had a nice family room.
"It was a really good pub and the entertainment was good. I don't think they will re-open it as a pub and you hear a lot of rumours.
"We need some decent shops – somewhere to provide competition for Morrisons. For the size of our community it's not good. And we haven't got a decent place to buy clothes." The grandmother-of-two added: "There are other areas where they could do something, like the garage in Farnborough Road."
Wendy Sheldon, who lives in nearby Havenwood Rise, said: "I want it to be knocked down. It looks a mess and it's an absolute eyesore.
"Anything would be better than a clapped-out building – all the pubs are closing, so a nicer pub would be good, and better than looking at something all boarded up."
She added: "I can remember as a little girl going to the little shop in the pub where they served sweets.
"I can remember seeing little old ladies with their jugs of beer.
"I live about five minutes away and it was quite a popular place. It was nice originally. People used to sit on the wall all the way round it and enjoy a drink in nice weather.
Carla Bentley, who lives in Green Lane, said: "We need to develop something for children, an activity zone or a ball park. The nearest ones are in Beeston and West Bridgford.
"We definitely need another supermarket to give some competition. It would work amazingly well in this area.
The mother-of-four added: "Clifton is big – but lacking compared to any other area."
A city council spokesman said a variety of options were being considered and nothing had been ruled out yet. He added: "There are ongoing discussions. We are keen to see the site developed in some way."