Teenager killed on road near Pateley Bridge was a 'true gentleman'
He said: "He was a fantastic person. A fine young man who was polite, helpful and the best barman."We all miss him so much. It is such a waste as he had his whole life ahead of him."A post on the pub's Facebook page said the team's "thoughts are with his family and friends at this time"."I would ask everyone to bear with us a little bit as there's a rather large hole to fill both personally and professionally for each and every one of our team," it said.Police have asked anyone who was driving in the area at the time to get in touch.
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