Posts by: Timothy Hampson

Rules must be relaxed to help save urban pubs

Community-owned pubs champion, the Plunkett Foundation, has called for relaxed rules so groups can buy urban locals. Foundation research revealed impr...

Farmer’s Shire horse charity challenge

Jamie Alcock, a farmer who drove his Shire horses from his Gloucestershire farm to Elgin in Scotland in 2021 is now taking on a second charity challen...

Brew for Ukraine beer reaches Parliament

A British-brewed beer created in support of Ukrainian refugees was recently served in th Houses of Parliament giving MPs and ministers the chance to h...

Pubs and brewers urged to support Cask Ale Week

Cask Marque has launched the website for Cask Ale Week which will run from 22 September until 2 October. Cask Marque director Paul Nunny said the even...

Pubco’s slow return to profit post pandemic

Fuller’s pub group has reported a return to profit but warned the future is still fragile. The group, which was reporting results from the 52 weeks to...

Mead makers buzzing over ÂŁ50,000 win

Two beekeeping brothers behind Wye Valley Meadery are buzzing after their take on the world’s oldest drink, mead, won a £50,000 UK accelerator program...

New push for a full pint

CAMRA is asking government to use the return of the Crown mark and changes to weights and measures legislation to ensure consumers always get a full p...

British hops hit by costs triple whammy

British hop growers are reaching out to brewers and calling for urgent talks on the prices they agreed as wage, energy and fertiliser inflation hits t...

Sign up for free online historic pubs symposium

TDR Heritage, Shropshire Council and Lincolnshire County Council have planned a one day virtual event on 15 June to mark Beer Day Britain. The symposi...

50 Years of CAMRA is ‘best in the world’

The story of the Campaign’s first 50 years has won a prestigious international publishing award. 50 Years of CAMRA by Laura Hadland took first place i...


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