CAMRA is calling for a new deal for pubs in response to fresh data which reveals 18 pubs are being lost each week. The consumer group says that urgent action is needed to cut the tax burden placed on pubs. Pubs are being hit hard by a triple whammy of one of the...
This week CAMRA members will be casting their votes on the future direction and purpose of the 47-year-old consumer organisation. Members will have the opportunity to decide whether CAMRA will widen its remit to represent drinkers of quality beers of all types...
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Cask Ale Week 2018 has been launched with a new look. The new logo for the ‘Week’ incorporates the shape of the cask end and a pump handle. “The look feels more positive,” says Frances Brace, promoter of Cask Ale Week. “It’s a...
T he Flixton Conservative Club in Manchester has won the prestigious CAMRA Club of the Year award after a recent transformation has seen an even wider range of real ales and ciders brought in. On top of a friendly atmosphere and good beer selection, the well...
The Cricketers Arms in St Helens, Merseyside, has won the prestigious Pub of the Year title from CAMRA just five years after it was boarded up for closure. When owners Andy and Denise Evans took over the running of the pub in 2013, it was boarded up and hadn’t served...
