IT was launch night for a Middlewich hotel on Friday after The Kinderton was given a £240,000 makeover.
The Kinderton Street pub and restaurant opened its doors after a five-week refurbishment project giving visitors a first glimpse at its new look.
Owner Richard Dutton, from Cranage, has taken over the pub from the Greene King brewery.
It is a completely new venture for the 37-year-old as he is the managing director of cabling company Dutton Contractors in Brooks Lane.
Richard said: “It’s a lovely building. It just needed refurbishing and bringing back to life. The area needs it - that’s why I did it.
“This is completely new to me. I was nervous, I didn’t know what to expect, but the opening night was amazing.
“The doorman clocked 600 people in and out. I was a bit overwhelmed by it.”
The police later returned to the hotel to inspect the CCTV footage of the two thieves, which would be used as evidence to find and prosecute them. 
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