These photos give a first look inside a historic Sheffield pub which has reopened after a lengthy closure.
The Blue Ball in Wharncliffe Side had been shut for 17 months before new landlord and landlady Tony Crofts and Jane Fletcher took over at the helm, reopening it just in time for Christmas.
Tony, who grew up in a house just behind the watering hole on Main Road, has told The Star how when he walked back in again as manager he 'knew I was home'.
He and Jane have spoken of their plans for the pub as they try to restore it to the 'heart of the community'.
The pub is initially only serving drinks but the plan is to begin selling food from the second week of January, with a menu including pub classics like fish and chips, and a Sunday carvery.
On New Year's Eve, there will be live music from Pete Sheridan, who was a regular performer at the Blue Ball back in the 90s, when, Tony says, the place was 'absolutely bustling'. There will also be a free buffet and there will be no need to book.
Tony has told how the traditional, cosy pub dates back to the 1800s and was originally three houses and later a Whitbreads Exchange Brewery pub. He added: "It's a lovely place, it just needs bringing back to life."
1. Landlord
Tony Crofts, the new landlord at The Blue Ball pub in Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, which has reopened following a long closure Photo: Dean Atkins
2. Pool table
The pool table at the newly reopened Blue Ball pub in Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield Photo: Dean Atkins
3. Big makeover
Inside The Blue Ball pub in Wharncliffe Side Sheffield, which has reopened after a big makeover Photo: Dean Atkins
4. New look
Inside The Blue Ball pub, in Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, which has reopened following a lengthy closure Photo: Dean Atkins