Thanks to @boakandbailey.bsky.social for drawing my attention to this - a pub with such onerous licensing conditions that you have to buzz in. It’s the Duke of Northumberland in Erith, I think.
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Privileged to be on the judging panel for this one. Some strong finalists with some great stories to tell. Good luck to them all - and see you at BeerX!
Wouldn't surprise me. He'd say anything to avoid answering a question.
Pubs for the People by me & Vallu is out with @manchesterup.bsky.social in October. On how the pub can be salvaged as a space for the Good Life that goes beyond boring ideas of White England.
A bargain at £18.99 in hardback (cant even get 3 pints for that!)
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More on this, and what it means for the workers, kmflett.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/b... from @keithbeard.bsky.social
US cannabis to craft beer combine Tilray buys most of Brewdog in a £33m package deal - that only includes 11 of the 60 UK bars | BBC via Propel Info: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'What's happening at Stonegate?" Phil Dixon on form for the Morning Advertiser: www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...
Front page banner on the iWeekend newspaper flagging a feature in the 7 Days supplement on ‘Britain’s best pubs with views’.
I’m in the iWeekend again today.
Wrote a brief obit on Ted Bruning for @britbeerwriters.bsky.social
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Sharp's brewery is being closed www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
Staff at two Suntory distilleries offered redundancy as world demand for scotch whisky dips | @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2588403...
BrewDog workers to protest for job security outside Aberdeen bar | @unitetheunion.bsky.social
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In fact, it’s quite busy in there tonight!
BBC News - Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives - BBC News
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I know this pub well. It was very successful under a previous tenant. It's in a well-populated area and people came just for the view from the terrace across the Derwent Valley to the hills beyond. And for the Bass. I'm sure it can still work for the right buyer. search.savills.com/property-det...
Understanding the age of listed buildings can be a minefield. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks at St Albans is claimed to date to 793; its listed as 16C; but is a dovecote of c1400 resited c1600.
More on Reinterpreting Listed Buildings during an online talk, 26 Feb:
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Our last online panel: “producing award winning work” is now live in the Membership Area on our website.
Go, go, go! 🏃🏾♀️
Ah, thanks Richard!
It’s in the process of being wound up in the Court of Session - Begbies Traynor have been appointed as provisional liquidators (note: not administration). Assume the petitioner was HMRC. New company ultimately owned by Scott Williams (of Williams Bros.) registered 17/2/26 at brewery address.
Something I wrote for my @newhamvoices.bsky.social column about how pubs are adapting to survive: newhamvoices.co.uk/2026/02/09/s...
I wrote this about pubs and mourning - I hope this can help some people who might be going through grief. Just remember you're not alone
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Yes, that's what I saw. It's just reporting other unconfirmed reports, though.
Unconfirmed reports that Glasgow’s Overtone Brewery has gone bust.
BrewDog up for sale, unsurprisingly.
Also, in pink 🌷🌸🩷
There's a lot of 'heritage' going on.
Oh, much more premium.
A four-pack and a single can of 4.7% Carling Black Label - a striking black and red design.
Carling Black Label is back...
Can't wait to drink this.
