I have received the following message from Ron Andrews. Just before Christmas I had a phone…
Month: January 2021
COVID-19 update – Jan 2021
Surplus beer and food Not for the first time, pubs and restaurants were caught with full…
Music bars at risk of permanent closure
The music scene in London is one of the best in the world, attracting big name…
Pub news – Jan 2021
Southwark Borough makes new ACV listings: the COVID epidemic threatens our pubs, both as businesses and…
CAMRA updates its definition of real ale
The definition of real ale in the Oxford English Dictionary is essentially the one that CAMRA…
Beer and cheese – only virtually!
The lockdown inevitably led to all of CAMRA’s usual Christmas activities being cancelled so, to maintain…
News and views – Jan 2021
Congratulations Steve Baker, the National Chair of Pubwatch, also received an OBE for his services to…
Introduction to Feb/March 2021 edition
Welcome to the first London Drinker of 2021. I was originally going to say ‘Let’s hope…
Lockdown heroes
Bad times sometimes serve to bring out the best in people. CAMRA branches across the country…
WhatPub Updates 42
WhatPub? Update publishes news items collated by Greater London branches, often from information supplied through the…