A PUB skittle alley looks set to be turned into two rooms to let to help boost the business.

Liquid Brighton Ltd has applied for change of use of the alley at The Bear Inn, in North Street, Wiveliscombe.

It is also asking Somerset West and Taunton Council for planning permission to convert the alley, which has not been used for a number of years, into two ensuite bedrooms.

A statement with the application says: "We hope this facility will bring new customers to our business and additional visitors to the town.

"The space that has previously been utilised as a skittle alley has been unused as such for several years.

"It is essentially ‘dead space’ within our business.

"We get many requests for accommodation that we can currently not accommodate.

"By making use of this space as two spacious letting-rooms we will be not only improving the offering of our business but will also help bring more visitors to the town itself.

"The conversion will provide two new employment opportunities."