Update 24 Septmeber 2007: Despite what might seem inactivity on our part, we continue to work behind the scenes to find out what is going on. There does seem to be a glimmer of hope, but we dare not get our hopes raised too highly only to have them dashed again. We have had too many false dawns already. One concern we do have is that the building does need looking after. Maybe its owners are also working behind the scenes, which is why we see no evidence of them doing so.

Update 23 June 2007: We are one week short of our local's unnecessary closure five years ago. We are 15 months on from the Inspector's decision that we were - and still are - right to believe that Ben Rhydding needs its pub re-opening. Why then is it not yet open? Only Punch can answer that question, and they will not. Can there be hope - against hope - that they will use July 1st (or Monday 2nd) to announce the plans for its re-opening, on that 5th anniversary. Do not hold your breath.

Update: 24 Feb, 2007: We really do not know what the hold-up is. No news from Punch, yet there were some positive indications earlier in January. Optimism seems justified that The Wheatley will reopen before the summer, but the longer we go without news, the more worried we become.

Update: 27 Nov, 2006: Despite a suggestion that plans for the pub would be forthcoming in 2006, it is now thought that Punch's plans will not be revealed until January 2007. The Appeal Decision in our favour was made public on March 15 [2006], and we are left wondering why it should take all this time to work out what to do.