Posts by: Paul Ainsworth
Community pub ownership update – May
Since December’s bulletin, the number of community-owned pubs (COPs) has increased from 227 to 234. Those not owned but run by the community are up tw...
Pub franchises explained
Recent years have seen a significant growth in the number of pubs being run under some kind of franchising arrangement. Various names are used – retai...
Community pub ownership update - December
Since August’s bulletin, the number of community-owned pubs (COPs) has increased slightly from 223 to 227. Those not owned but run by the community ar...
Planning bulletin - September
This bulletin is a new What’s Brewing series sharing information and advice about pub and club planning. Current position In recent times, the plannin...
Community pub ownership update – August
Since April’s bulletin, the number of community-owned pubs (COPs) has increased from 217 to 223. Those not owned but run by the community remain at 28...
Community Pub Ownership update – April
This is the first of a new quarterly bulletin about community owned pubs. For more information, the community pubs webpage of CAMRA’s website contains...
Crooked House – six months on
It's now been six months since the Crooked House, Himley was badly damaged by fire, with a bulldozer then completing the destruction. The results of t...
No pub, no home
For many people, a big attraction of owning or running a pub is the residential accommodation that often comes with it. Living above the shop is obvio...
Inspirational pub heritage campaigner dies
Those of us who have been involved with the pub heritage movement were devastated to learn of the sudden, unexpected death on 18 November of Dr Geoff...
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