Aaron Sanderson named as council's preferred candidate to run pub on island off Furness peninsula A 33-year-old submarine engineer is set to become landlord of a pub with a unique perk: he will pull pints and be king of a tiny, idyllic island which was once the launchpad for an invasion of England. Piel Island is half a mile off the Furness peninsula in Cumbria. It has a castle, a few cottages and a pub, the Ship Inn, for which the local council has been seeking a new custodian.
Aaron Sanderson named as council's preferred candidate to run pub on island off Furness peninsula A 33-year-old submarine engineer is set to become landlord of a pub with a unique perk: he will pull pints and be king of a tiny, idyllic island which was once the launchpad for an invasion of England. Piel Island is half a mile off the Furness peninsula in Cumbria. It has a castle, a few cottages and a pub, the Ship Inn, for which the local council has been seeking a new custodian.
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