As 50 pubs close in just 6 months ... the villagers hoping to buy their local

Locals hope to buy the pub which closed last December Credit: ITV Anglia

Nearly fifty pubs closed in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex in just six months, according to the Campaign for Real Ale. But villagers at Somersham near Ipswich are hoping to buy their local which closed last Christmas.

They've raised £200,000 - more than half their target.

Click below to watch Liz Summers' report :