CAMRA news and events – September 2020

EAST LONDON & CITY PUB OF THE YEAR The winner of CAMRA’s East London & City…

The deserts of the central west

Well, the WC1 postal district is not quite a desert but there were plenty of deserted…

A wander around Wimbledon Common

One warm sunny afternoon I jumped on the train to Wimbledon for a wander around the…

News and views – September 2020

LONDON IS OPEN A large number of chief executives of hospitality industry companies have written to…

Small Brewers’ Duty Relief

You can tell when a story is important; it appears in the back pages (the serious…

Pub Design Awards

Having given you the winners of last year’s competition, I’m pleased to be able to tell…

Planning law update

Under planning legislation, most buildings are allocated to what is called a Use Class. Different rules…

Trade news – September 2020

FULLER’S (PUBS) NEWS Fuller’s took a cautious approach to reopening their pubs in central London. A…

National Brewery Centre Archives

The archives at the National Brewery Centre in Burton-on-Trent hold some half a million items illustrating…

The Good Beer Guide 2021

Although, as readers can imagine, a lot of late editing has been required, the 48th edition…