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Campaign for Real Ale asks government to give pubs special protection The Guardian Colin Valentine, the chairman of Camra, said: “It is heartening that so many communities across England have spent so much time going through the process of nominating their pub as an asset of community value … This shows a huge appetite for ...

The Northern Echo (registration) Bishop Auckland Inn named Pub of the Season by CAMRA group The Northern Echo (registration) The Pollards Inn, in Bishop Auckland, was given the accolade by the Durham branch of Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) with the title and a commemorative plaque have been presented to the pub by members. The pub was ...

Get Surrey Knaphill Anchor pub loses asset of community value status as CAMRA fears site will be lost to housing Get Surrey Kevin Travers, pubs officer for Surrey Hants Borders branch of CAMRA, said: "We are very disappointed and frustrated. "The owners of the pub appear to have appealed on a technicality that as we didn't demonstrate ...

Southport Visiter CAMRA: Celebrate Christmas with local beers Southport Visiter We are fortunate locally in that we can still choose among great traditional pubs and newer micropubs, many reviewed by Camra in this paper at: tinyurl.com/vis-pubs. We wish everyone a Hoppy Christmas; why not celebrate with our great local beers?

MorningAdvertiser.co.uk CAMRA encourages people to go on a 'pub walk' this Christmas MorningAdvertiser.co.uk The idea was inspired by recent Oxford University research that revealed people who have a local pub are generally happier, have more friends and are better connected to their community, according to CAMRA. “Pubs play a hu ...

Southport Visiter CAMRA: Old Packet House in Burscough Southport Visiter Six months ago, the Old Packet House in Burscough was reopened after a major refurbishment by new owners, writes Neville Grundy. Previously known as the Waterfront, the pub is conspicuously situated next to the canal bridge in the centre of the village.

Evening Standard Camra lobby group hits out at Punch Taverns takeover talks Evening Standard The Campaign For Real Ale on Thursday joined a queue of critics flagging up competition concerns over Heineken's potential takeover of Punch Taverns. Colin Valentine, chairman of the lobby group with nearly 185,000 members, said it “is se ...

MorningAdvertiser.co.uk CAMRA: proposals represent historic loosening of hard-line attitude to cask/keg debate MorningAdvertiser.co.uk The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s revitalisation steering committee has published extensive proposals for the organisation, including a historic loosening of its stance on keg beers and increasing its ...

2017 Predictions: CAMRA concerned at pub's 'high taxation' levels MorningAdvertiser.co.uk Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Colin Valentine has expressed his concern over high taxation differentials between pubs and supermarkets. In a look at the issues likely to affect the trade in the year ahead, Valentine claimed that the ongoin ...

Southport Visiter CAMRA: The Ring O'Bells in Lathom Southport Visiter This is a free event, open to all. The Southport and West Lancs CAMRA website is at: www.southport.camra.org.uk . For previous CAMRA pub reviews in this paper, please go to: tinyurl.com/vis-pubs. Like us on Facebook; Follow us on Twitter; Daily ...