Posts by: Timothy Hampson
Damaging social distancing returns to Scotland
Scotland returns to social distancing in pubs and restaurants as the Scottish government makes ÂŁ100m available to help businesses, including hospitali...
CAMRA wary of pubs sale to international investor
International investment giant Fortress has agreed a deal to buy Punch Pubs & Co and its estate of 1,300 sites. The purchase of the business is led by...
Nightmare on hospitality street
With thousands of consumers staying at home in the run up to Christmas, CAMRA is calling for the government to give financial support to thousands of...
Praise for lambic campaigners
Belgian’s Lambic producers have recognised the work beer consumer group Zythos has done defending the country’s beer style and promoting the oude geuz...
Christmas comes to Hogs Back tap
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Hogs Back brewery in Tongham, Surrey as the brewer unveils a packed festive programme in its newly refu...
Hunt on for UK’s hardest-working casks
CAMRA is looking for the UK’s longest-serving casks as part of its campaign to highlight ways for consumers to drink greener. Cask beer is one of the...
Harbour relaunches village inn
An award-winning pub in north Cornwall has reopened after being bought by Harbour Brewing in Bodmin. The brewery took over the pub in the summer openi...
World’s biggest pub quiz returns
The World’s Biggest Pub Quiz will be returning to pubs in March, with a new charity partner in Shelter and a new way to host and play using online qui...
Pubco’s post-lockdown recovery
Pub company Marston’s reported a cut in revenue for the financial year but said trading had rebuilt since the easing of lockdown measures. The pubco’s...
Queen’s takes Fuller’s crown
The Queen’s Head in Dorking, Surrey has been named Fuller’s pub of the year. Queen’s licensee Manu Bhatt (above left)  was presented with the Griffin...
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