A campaign to get a popular pub re-opened has taken a major step forward with the possibility of locals taking it over. Asset of Community Value (ACV) status has just been granted for The Flying Saucer in Hempstead, making it harder for the freeholder to sell the building and land to a property developer. In agreeing to the six-month ACV, Medway Council has recognised the pub’s positive impact on residents’ wellbeing and the valued social interest it provides. The much-loved boozer, which closed three months ago, will not be able to be sold or developed while a steering group compiles a propos…