Book News – Porter and Stout: A Complete History

Just to remind readers, Martyn’s last work, Porter and Stout: A Complete History, is now available.…

Idle moments – October / November 2025

And hello again from the Idle Moments team (i.e. me).  I apologise that this intro is…

Book News – The Good Beer Guide 2026

The latest iteration of CAMRA’s flagship publication was due to be published on 24 September.  This,…

Tribute – Nik Milo

I am sad to report the death of Nik Milo, who many east London readers will…

Tribute – Peter Needle

Members of CAMRA’s East London and City branch and Pig’s Ear Beer Festival organisers were saddened…

PDF August/September

The issue can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:- https://londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2025/LDvol47_4.pdf A high resolution 68Mb…

Introduction to August/September 2025 edition

First the good news.  Despite a number of scare stories in the press, the government is…

Adverts in the August / September 2025 edition

Branch Diaries – August/September 2025

This is a list of CAMRA Greater London regional and branch events for August and September…

Pub Design Awards 2025

The results of the 2025 Pub Design Awards were announced in June.  These awards are organised…