The Bell Inn's regulars banded together in a bid to acquire the Bell Inn at Yarpole from Ei Group plc (LSE:EIG) on August 2, 2018. The Bell Inn was put on the market in February 2018 and has been closed since the middle of May 2018. The Bell is a listed ‘Asset of Community Value’, which means the pub should not be sold before August 28, 2018 except to the community itself. The Bell Inn's regulars completed the acquisition of the Bell Inn at Yarpole from Ei Group plc (LSE:EIG) on September 15, 2018. The inn has been saved from developers after its regulars raised £275,000 in a month.