The Puritans were the first to ban Christmas and now the Welsh Assembly has a go....
6PM CURFEW AND BAN ON ALCOHOL SALES WILL DESTROY WALES’ PUBS BBPA responds to Welsh Government announcement, says measures will wipe out...
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stevehobman
Dec 1, 2020
PUBS 'EXTREMELY WEAK' RESTRICTIONS EVIDENCE CONDEMNED
Hospitality transmission ‘evidence’ is evidence that pubs are being unfairly targeted - CAMRA Responding to the Government’s evidence of...
stevehobman
Nov 27, 2020
PUBS HAVE BEEN KICKED BY NEW COVID RULES-NOW THEY MUST BE GIVEN A CRUTCH
CAMRA: Tier announcement underlines the importance of financial support for pubs and brewers Commenting on the announcement that almost...
stevehobman
Nov 26, 2020
CAMRA CALLS FOR COMMONSENSE IN NEW PUB RULES
CAMRA calls on the Government to publish evidence for new pub restrictions amidst conflicting Christmas rules The Campaign for Real Ale...
stevehobman
Nov 23, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Nov 20, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Nov 3, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Nov 3, 2020
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 ...
stevehobman
Oct 22, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Oct 22, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Oct 21, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Sep 25, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Aug 5, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Jul 31, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Jul 9, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Jul 7, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Jul 2, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Jun 19, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Jun 17, 2020
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...
stevehobman
Jun 15, 2020
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...
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