Suffolk teenager becomes Britain's youngest pub landlord

Charlie Watts behind the bar at the Cherry Trees at Yaxley near Eye.

A teenager from Suffolk is about to become the country's youngest pub landlord. Charlie Watts will be 18 this weekend and will officially take over the running of the Cherry Trees at Yaxley near Eye from his dad who has left to get a 'proper job'.

When the clock strikes 12:00 on Friday night Charlie Watts will become the youngest landlord in the country, and he's got big plans.

The Cherry Tree at Yaxley sign on the A140.

Some things will stay the same though. Charlie's mum Nikki says, the signs on the A140 are still quite appropriate - but she thinks he's up to the job.

Nikki Watts, Charlie's mum.

His mum Nikki will still be around to help Charlie settle in, but since completing his personal licence and cellar management course she says he's ready to take control.