North West
Long-running festival returns to boost mayor’s appeal
As it clocks up an remarkable 33 years the Oldham Beer and Cider Festival is set to roll into town for two days before Easter. Organised by CAMRA Roch...
New lease of life for Manchester brewpub
Real ale fans were saddened to hear of the forthcoming closure of Manchester’s Beer Nouveau (pictured). Though Steve Dunkley’s popular tap is no more,...
Home brew competition returns
Home brewers in the Greater Manchester area are invited to take part in Stockport & South Manchester CAMRA’s annual competition, now in its seventh ye...
Top four clubs revealed
The Campaign’s search for the UK’s best member clubs has been wittled down to the final four. The regional finalists for the coveted National Club of...
What is CAMRA to you?
CAMRA has been an integral part of my life for more than 20 years – since before I even knew it – and I’m hugely grateful. I’d been following Blackpoo...
Pub raises money to help save heart attack victims
A licensee who brought a customer back from the brink after he suffered a heart attack is now raising money for a defibrillator to serve the community...
CAMRA condemns Jennings closure
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) confirmed its plans to close the historic Jennings Brewery, Cockermouth in early October. And there will be...
Double honour for community pub
Ye Olde Vic licensee Steve Brannan was expecting to receive an award from Stockport & South Manchester (S&SM) branch for 21 consecutive years in the G...
Brewer’s £130,000 food bank boost
Food banks and clubs in the North-West have been given a massive boost thanks to ÂŁ130,000 raised in Joseph Holt pubs across the region. The money has...
Win double for home brewer
A Sheffield homebrewer is celebrating at last after his beer won a gold award for stouts and porters. Nathan Pratt, (above left) of the Sheffield Home...
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