Trade news

YOUNG’S COMPLETES CITY PUB GROUP ACQUISITION Young’s purchase of the City Pub Group was approved by…

Brewery news – March 2024

Asahi announce the closure of Meantime site At the time that they acquired Fuller’s brewing operations,…

Pub Heritage – March 2024

The Crooked House, Himley Although not a London pub, the saga surrounding the fate of this…

CAMRA news and events – January 2024

GREATER LONDON YOUNG MEMBERS We have arranged a tour of Wimbledon Brewery on Saturday 3 February.…

New Year and Honours

Welcome to the first edition of London Drinker for 2024. I wish you all a very…

GBBF cancellation

Sadly, there will not be a Great British Beer Festival in 2024. CAMRA’s events director, Catherine…

News & views – January 2024

AUTUMN STATEMENT In the last edition I outlined what CAMRA was looking for in the Chancellor…

Brewery news – January 2024

Congratulations!Given all the bad news coming from the brewing industry, it is worth saluting the Everards,…

Pub News – January 2024

• Sorry! In the WhatPub Update column in the last edition, we said that there was…

Trade news – January 2024

AN OLD FRIEND Although these days it is regarded as one of the ‘usual suspects’, there…