A CHIMNEY fire at an historic pub kept emergency crews busy for more than an hour yesterday morning.

Two retained crews from Ledbury attended the fire, at the Feathers Hotel, Ledbury, at about 8.10am.

They left at 9.30am after dealing with what a spokeswoman described as a "difficult chimney" because of the age of the timber-framed 17th Century hostelry.

There was no major damage to the property and no one was hurt.