North West
Take a northern beer odyssey
Beer Tours UK is poised to roll out new hoppy adventures for 2025 across Northern England. The new tours are being offered to small groups of beer ent...
Communities need more help to buy pubs
A community group hoping to buy the pub which has been at the heart of its village has had its hopes dashed at the 11th hour. Dismay, anger and disapp...
Leaseholder pulls out of Britons Protection battle
A long struggle to save a much-loved Manchester city pub as an independent beer and whisky oasis has finally ended with a takeover by Star Pubs. In a...
Campaign to protect cherished pub steps up
Campaigners fighting to save one of Manchester’s most historic pubs are taking their battle to its leaseholder. CAMRA’s Manchester Central branch has...
Last of a Robinsons’ generation dies
Robinsons brewery has announced the death of its life president, Dennis Robinson, the last of the fifth generation of three brothers who worked for th...
Mild Magic back to cast its spell
The Mild Magic Ale Trail is back. Stockport and South Manchester CAMRA’s annual celebration of the mild beer style returns for 2024, with 97 pubs join...
Branch celebrates 50th birthday with packed year of campaigning
This year marks a big anniversary for CAMRA’s Stockport & South Manchester branch as it's 50 years since the branch’s formation, 40 since the branch s...
Pub’s Alzheimer’s help group
When Mary Watt was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, her devastated family were particularly shocked as she was only 57. Daughter Valerie Watt said: “Mum wa...
Winter wanderland returns
Winter brings cold temperatures and short days, but also beers specially made for the season and to make the most of them Manchester’s Winter Warmer W...
Brewer’s former home to host cask celebration
Cask ale is enjoying a renaissance in the North West and one local brewer hopes its latest beer festival will get even more people to try the style. M...
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