Jerry Kunkler says: 'I have always run a family pub. I have been here 44 years always promoting it as a family friendly pub all inclusive'

A landlord who painted a large St George's Cross on his pub is under investigation by the council, following complaints that it resembles "the headquarters of the National Front".

Jerry Kunkler, owner of the Moonrakers Inn in Pewsey, Wiltshire, first adorned his white pub with the red cross in 2016.

He repainted it in 2022 for the World Cup in the Middle East, post-Covid. However, he has now been notified by Wiltshire Council that they are investigating a potential breach of planning legislation.

The complaint, according to LDR's, came from an anonymous local who claimed the pub looked like "the headquarters of the National Front".

Mr Kunkler, who

See Full Page