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Norwich celebrates festival highs
The 45th Norwich Beer Festival, run by Norwich & District CAMRA, has seen a high attendance and also raised over £10k for charity. With numbers atten...
CAMRA chairman’s Autumn Statement message
Last week the chancellor delivered the Autumn Statement and it was mixed news for pub-goers and the licensed trade. Against a backdrop of rising price...
Wimbledon serves up experimental hop specials
Wimbledon brewery and hop merchants Charles Faram are to showcase recently developed English varieties in a new series of pale ales and IPAs due for r...
Fab four clubs revealed
CAMRA has named the best four member clubs in the country as part of its Club of the Year 2023 competition. The finalists are: Dobcross Band Social C...
Business rates help welcome but duty freeze a missed opportunity
In his Autumn statement the chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a freeze on alcohol duty until next August plus extended the business rate relief scheme...
Research links closed pubs and crime rates
New research led by Northumbria University has highlighted a link between pub closures and a rise in rural crime. The study, led by the university’s P...
MP calls for stronger legal protection for pubs
Dudley North MP Marco Longhi has urged ministers to do more to protect historic pubs following the destruction of the Crooked House in the West Midlan...
Rose blooms again after closure
A pub in a village near Stevenage, Hertfordshire is set to reopen next year, thanks to a campaign from residents. Beer has not been served at the Rose...
Inside the Bass House
I read the story of Vic Long this month. He was celebrating his 50th anniversary behind the bar at the Ship Inn in Portishead, Somerset. Some of the r...
Reverse ABV creep and why it’s happening
In August 2023 the British government launched an overhauled alcohol duty system, affecting all UK producers of beverages from wine and spirits, to be...
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