GOODBYES On the day that the previous edition was published we learned of two further brewery…
Author: Tony Hedger
Trade news – March 2025
Guinness Further to my article in the previous edition, there were rumours at the end of…
News and views – March 2025
PUB NUMBERS According to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the trade body for the…
Pub heritage – March 2025
The saga of the Crooked House in Himley continues. Readers will recall that, following an unexplained…
Introduction to the Feb/March 2025 edition
If it isn’t too late, may I wish you a Happy New Year. That said, I’m…
Pub News – January 2025
The Telegraph recently ran an article featuring the ‘best pub in every English county’. Two pubs…
News and views – January 2025
PUB LOSSES It has been reported that the number of pubs in England and Wales has…
Brewery news – January 2025
CARLSBERG REDUCE BEER RANGE At the end of November and following on from last edition’s news…
Community Ownership Fund
The Community Ownership Fund was set up in 2021. £150 million was made available to assist…