KEIGHLEY MP Kris Hopkins has raised a glass to community pubs.

And he is urging people to use new laws to 'list their local'.

He was speaking during the first-ever Community Pubs Day.

People are now able to apply to have threatened pubs listed to protect them from change of use.

Mr Hopkins, the community pubs minister, said: "The great British pint might have just got a penny cheaper following the budget but I can tell you now – having visited breweries and pubs across the land to see first hand the innovation underway in this great sector – that our beer has never tasted better.

"A lot of hard work has been put in by communities to protect their beloved pubs from sell-off and many more could be afforded this protection, which is why we are calling on people to celebrate Community Pubs Day by considering whether they might want to list their local."

The Department for Communities and Local Government has produced a special certificate for display in listed pubs.

Visit bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/assets_of_community_value for further details.