FORMER wagon driver Kevin Booth has quit life on the road to become new landlord of the North Valley Hotel, Colne.

Kevin has driven for Hapton-based haulage company Fagan & Whalley for the past ten months, but decided to give-up the driving and become a licensee.

Kevin, 45, previously a relief manager for Bass, said: "I always said I would like to run a pub myself one day. It's a good pub with good base of regulars."