Beer, buses and (occasional) bells

Regular pub goers may have noticed that morris dancers like their beer.  Indeed, it has been…

The ghost pubs of Kentish Town

If you walk around Kentish Town today, you’ll find a sizeable number of pubs, yet, over…

Taking a look at West London

CAMRA is organised into local branches which are, in turn, grouped into regions.  Branches across the…

The threatened pubs of Heathrow (part two)

In my article in the previous edition of London Drinker, Ivisited pubs under threat of complete…

Beer in Portugal

Beer in Portugal When you think of Portugal, wine, particularly port wine, is the drink that…

News & Views – March 2026

Business rates It’s sad that, having grasped the nettle of business rates reform, the government has…

Pub heritage and planning

A worrying move First, some history for context.  For some ten years until 2017, there was…

London Pubs Group

CAMRA’s London Pubs Group was established in the early 1990s to promote the preservation of the…

Werewolf – keeping Camden creepy!

Rich White has been involved with beer for a long while.  Originally from the USA, where…

Brewery news – March 2026

Gone to the dogs I’m sure that most readers will be aware of what has happened…