The Star Inn, Harome: Man, 28, charged with arson after fire destroyed Michelin-starred Yorkshire gastropub
A man has been charged with arson in relation to a fire that destroyed one of Yorkshire’s most famous pubs.
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The 28-year-old from Helmsley will appear in court later this month to face a charge of committing arson with recklessness as to whether property would be destroyed or life endangered at The Star Inn at Harome in November 2021.
The Grade II-listed 14th-century pub in the North York Moors suffered over £2million worth of damage in the fire, which destroyed its thatched roof.
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Hide AdThe Michelin-starred restaurant is owned by Andrew Pern, the chef from Whitby who has built up a hospitality empire in Yorkshire.
The pub was closed for around a year for repairs but has now re-opened.