Head chef takes on Devon pub
21 June 2007 by Angela Frewin
The leasehold on the Rising Sun in the Devon village of Ashburton has been bought by Paul Cheakley, who lives a stone's throw from the pub where he has served as head chef for the past five years.
Cheakley has a long association with the Rising Sun, which he joined seven years ago. He carried out his work experience as a student there and both his mother and his sister have served as waitresses in the pub.
It provides an open-plan bar with seating for around 100, a bar servery, extensive trade gardens, five letting bedrooms, and a two-bedroom private flat.
Bettesworths sold the leasehold on the inn off an asking price of £119,950.
By Angela Frewin
