A SOUTHAMPTON pub has found a new lease of life thanks to a £250,000 refurbishment by owner Admiral Taverns.

The Shirley Hotel in Shirley High Street has been renamed The Manor and modernised in a major revamp which has included the installation of a dance floor and DJ console.

Landlord Graham Deacon, pictured, said: "The pub was in real need of a facelift so this refurbishment gave us the ideal