The modern part of the pub could be replaced by 13 townhouses

The Bugle in Hamble, Hampshire, has been earmarked to be demolished to make way for a new residential development.

But angry locals have launched a "save our pub" campaign despite its owners saying that it was "failing" as a business.

The campaigners have floated the idea of residents buying The Bugle, part of which has been serving the village for 800 years.

It could cost them more than �500,000 to buy the picturesque inn, which boasts views across the River Hamble.

Campaigner Rashmi Chande said: "I'm sure with the right management it could be a very successful and viable undertaking."

Developers have drawn up plans to replace the pub's modern extension with 13 three-storey townhouses and to convert the listed part to a home.

They have now made a second set of designs for the new homes, which they say meet residents' concerns over previous blueprints.

Eastleigh Borough Council planners will make a decision on whether the development can go ahead in April.