Posts by: Ken Paul
Sunderland brewer marks football milestone
On this day in 1973 Sunderland Football Club of the then Second Division defeated the mighty Leeds United of the first 1-0 in the FA Cup final. To mar...
Sunderland pub celebrates three decades in top guide
The launch of the 2023 Good Beer Guide prompted South Tyneside CAMRA branch to mark the remarkable achievement of one of it pub’s which notched up it...
South Shields pub’s charity support honoured
Multiple award winner, the Steamboat in South Shields, has another gong to add to its collection as it became the first to be honoured by the local br...
On a visit to another branch
During a recent visit to Dumfries and Galloway I picked up a Spring 2022 copy of Full Pints, the award-winning magazine of the Ayrshire & Wigtownshire...
Judges swoon over chocolate fudge stout
Castleford’s Revolutions Brewing took the overall crown at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) North East Independent Beer Awards at Gateshead R...
Dray horses return to Vaux site
Brewer’s dray horses are back outside the former Vaux brewery in Sunderland city centre thanks to local artist Ray Lonsdale. The metal sculpture, whic...
Micropubs celebrate first Good Beer Guide listing
With Covid-19 preventing the North-East’s usual Good Beer Guide launch, Sunderland and South Tyneside branch decided to do something at a more local l...
Brewery celebrates gold award
Durham brewery has been presented with its CAMRA Gold Award in recognition of 27 award-winning years producing top-quality real ale. It is one of only...
Branch chair stands down after 22 years
Michael Wynne, who has been Sunderland and South Tyneside branch chair since 1999 has relinquished his position. He said: “When everything shut down i...
Villagers bid to buy UK’s most remote pub
Fundraising is underway to buy the most remote pub on the UK mainland. The Old Forge is in the village of Inverie on the Scottish Highlands west coast...
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