Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac buy historic Wrexham football pub

Image source, PA Media Image caption, Wrexham's Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have bought The Turf pub to "protect its future"

Wrexham's Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have bought the pub next door to the football club's Racecourse home ground to "protect the future of the club".

Wrexham AFC was founded at the then-named Turf Hotel in October 1864 and is the oldest football club in Wales.

A club statement announcing the purchase from Admiral Taverns said it hoped to "help protect the historic pub" by "incorporating the club, the Racecourse Ground and The Turf under a single ownership".

The pub and its landlord, Wayne Jones, have become regular features on the award-winning "Welcome to Wrexham" Disney documentary series, and Jones described the buy as "great news for all Wrexham fans".