Posts by: Tom Stainer
Marston’s swoops on Charles Wells
Marston’s has acquired the brewing business of Charles Wells for £55 million.
Tickets for last festival at Nottingham Castle on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the2017 Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival, 11-14 October.
Protecting Pubs: A guide
Since 23 May, life has got harder for developers wanting to demolish or convert pubs in England into another use – they’ll discover they are better pr...
Leeds community buy-out fails
A Community group’s bid to buy a historic Leeds pub, the Cardigan Arms, has failed after the Kirkstall Brewery won the bid to own and run the pub
Don’t Diss community pub purchase
Residents of Redgrave near Diss, Norfolk are hoping to buy the village’s last pub
In memory of Michael Jackson – February 1991
To mark the 10th anniversary of legendary beer writer Michael Jackson’s death, we’re republishing some of his historic columns which appeared in What’...
Volunteer voice – using community pubs month to increase activism
Community Pubs Month was the catalyst for the introduction of our community programme to support our pubs who do good work in this area and also to en...
I drink and think, therefore I am
Thinking Drinkers Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham are taking their show The History of Alcohol to the Edinburgh Festival fringe, in August.
Go wild with new CAMRA pub walks guide
FANCY a good, energetic walk to a pub? Wild Pub Walks is CAMRA’s latest title in its pub walks series aimed at the most adventurous hill walkers
Protz – why did Paul Wells pull the plug?
One after another, the family brewers topple over like pins in a bowling alley. Gale’s, Morrells, Thwaites and Vaux have gone among others and now the...
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