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CAMRA DISMAY OVER NEW TIER PLAN

CAMRA comments on tougher Tier restrictions in England post-lockdown Commenting on the upcoming announcement of tougher Tier restrictions...

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5 days ago

Hello Mr Johnson, can you hear us?

New research: Majority of pub-goers feel safe in hospitality venues CAMRA calls for all pubs to be allowed to trade in December for a COV...

SUDDEN U-TURN ON LOCKDOWN TAKEAWAY BEER BAN - THANK GOODNESS

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Nov 3

SUDDEN U-TURN ON LOCKDOWN TAKEAWAY BEER BAN - THANK GOODNESS

CAMRA welcomes the decision to allow beer and cider takeaway sales during lockdown Commenting on the publication of lockdown regulations w...

OUTRAGE OVER GOVERNMENT DECISION THAT LOCKDOWN PUBS CAN'T SELL TAKEAWAY BEER

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Nov 3

OUTRAGE OVER GOVERNMENT DECISION THAT LOCKDOWN PUBS CAN'T SELL TAKEAWAY BEER

ENGLAND'S PUBS HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM SELLING TAKEAWAY BEER UNDER THE NEW LOCKDOWN RULES - A TOTALLY IRRATIONAL AND BIZARRE DECISION SPEL...

Stonehouse is back on the rails for post-Covid recovery

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Oct 22

Stonehouse is back on the rails for post-Covid recovery

When Shane and Alison Parr optimistically set up Stonehouse Brewery in 2007 they just wanted to make good sessionable cask ale. Almost 14...

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Oct 22

Pubs north of the border now in peril

Extra week of closures and new tiered restrictions could be end of Scotland’s pubs as we know them: CAMRA Responding to the First Ministe...

CAMRA BOSS APPEALS FOR GOVERNMENT HELP IN 'SINK OR SWIM MOMENT' FOR MANCHESTER'S PUBS

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Oct 21

CAMRA BOSS APPEALS FOR GOVERNMENT HELP IN 'SINK OR SWIM MOMENT' FOR MANCHESTER'S PUBS

Tier 3 announcement is sink or swim moment for Greater Manchester’s pubs says the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Commenting on the expect...

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Sep 25

It's Cask Ale Week... let's do it

Yes, Cask Ale Week is off. Cask ale is unique to Britain and everyone who enjoys it should get behind Cask Ale Week and try and introduce...

Welcome news here of the return of a true northern bitter

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Aug 5

Welcome news here of the return of a true northern bitter

It is wonderfully gratifying to see a contemporary brewer bringing back a much loved traditional cask bitter. Stones Bitter was a very sp...

Pubs are doing well with Covid rules on their return; that's what our small 'survey' shows anyway

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Jul 31

Pubs are doing well with Covid rules on their return; that's what our small 'survey' shows anyway

As more and more pubs reopen we have selflessly revisited our old haunts in south Cheshire. Sometimes it looks like there is some anxious...

GOOD MEAL DEAL.. BUT WITHOUT A BEER DEAL

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Jul 9

GOOD MEAL DEAL.. BUT WITHOUT A BEER DEAL

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak failed to help community 'wet led' pubs in a gernerally welcomed package to stimulate the hospita...

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Jul 7

Pubs come back without Armageddon

England's pubs have reopened - or at least some have - without the wild scenes of drunken revelry feared, indeed predicted, in certain qu...

Time for a pint? Well, we think so - carefully

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Jul 2

Time for a pint? Well, we think so - carefully

On Saturday it is here at last - July 4; the long awaited big day when our beloved pubs are allowed to shakily emerge from the dark abyss...

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Jun 19

CAN YOU HELP PROTECT OUR PUBS?

The Briton's Protection @BPManchester is an iconic Manchester pub currently under the threat of permanent closure because of the financi...

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Jun 17

Confusion reigns for pubs restart - call to end the dithering

BEER AND PUB SECTOR DEMANDS A DEFINITIVE DATE FOR REOPENING FROM GOVERNMENT Pubs and brewers need certainty from Government to make decis...

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Jun 15

Most of us are ready for a pint down the pub.....CAMRA discovers.... so it's looking good

PRESS RELEASE 15/06/2020 Majority ready to get back down the pub, survey finds Two thirds of pub goers and beer drinkers surveyed by CAMR...

Let's all do Beer Day Britain...and raise a glass to drinking a beer in the pub again

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May 21

Let's all do Beer Day Britain...and raise a glass to drinking a beer in the pub again

BEER LOVERS URGED TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL BEER DAY BRITAIN SAVE THE DATE – JUNE 15TH 2020 With pubs closed and social distancing measures in ...

CAMRA unveils new buying app - helping to save us from lockdown beer madness

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May 7

CAMRA unveils new buying app - helping to save us from lockdown beer madness

It was a moment of lockdown madness. Following a long, hot, and increasingly thirsty stagger across sun drenched fields I was passing my ...

COVID-19 UPDATE - devastating for pubs says BBPA

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May 5

COVID-19 UPDATE - devastating for pubs says BBPA

The coronavirus has totally devastated beer sales and the British pub industry, as detailed below by the bleak report from trade body the...

REMEMBERING THE GREAT BRITISH PUB DURING LOCKDOWN - WITH A LITTLE HELP

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Apr 17

REMEMBERING THE GREAT BRITISH PUB DURING LOCKDOWN - WITH A LITTLE HELP

Does anyone recall when we went down the pub? When we met with friends to sup beer, talk about it a bit maybe along with sorting out the ...

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