A Tyneside pub has banned one of its regulars - a 12-year-old carthorse.

Peggy first wandered inside the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow when owner Pete Dolan, 62, forgot to tether her properly while he popped in for a pint. She quickly found she loved supping John Smith's bitter and chomping down beef crisps with the other drinkers.

But now the pub has had a makeover and landlady Jackie Gray, 46, has decided hoofprints are no longer welcome on the new carpets. Jackie said: "Although she is probably cleaner than some of my other customers, I had to put my foot down."

Peggy, whose pub fame spread to TV, newspapers and even a German magazine, can now only look in forlornly through the window while Mr Dolan enjoys a pint.

But at least she can stand outside and have a smoke...

Peggy took to drinking alone.

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