Trade news – March 2023

WETHERSPOON’S NEWS It has not been easy to establish what has happened with the various sites…

Tribute – Roy Hurry

I am very sad to report that Roy Hurry, a long standing active member of CAMRA’s…

Tribute – Helen Saunders

It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of my good friend Helen…

Tribute – Adrian Hall

CAMRA’s East London & City branch have recently found out that former branch chairman Adrian Hall…

Pig’s Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2022

As explained in the preview in the October/November edition, this year’s Pig’s Ear festival, organised by…

News and views – Jan 2023

PROMOTING CASK BEER A group of brewers and trade bodies has come together to launch a…

The history of the Craft Beer Co

I (Martin Hayes) opened the CASK Pub and Kitchen in Pimlico (SW1V 2EE) in the summer…

A quarter of a century of promoting beer quality

I remember first meeting Paul Nunny in 1997, in a pub in East Anglia, when he…

Trade news – January 2023

FULLER’SThe pub company recently closed two well known pubs. First was the Inn of Court (formerly…

Opinion – homogenisation

Back in the 1980s, one of those firms that doesn’t actually do anything but owns all…