A new series started on the Blighty channel last night (Sky 538, Virgin 206) called ‘Save our Boozer’. It’s on for five nights at 8pm and features ‘pub expert’ Jay Smith going around the country trying to save pubs that are in danger of closing.
Last night was the Raven Inn, somewhere in Wales that [...]
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Apparently, three jokers are planning on opening a new pub in Newark. You can follow their adventures here.
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I was refused CAMRA discount in the Fox & Crown on Saturday. When I enquired if it had been stopped, the barmaid replied that she hadn’t been told so, but she didn’t know what was happening. Too right!
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The Beer Warrior’s blog now resides on our own webpace and has been totally redesigned. Readers are encouraged to log in and comment on posts.
In addition to contacting us by email and text, we also have have two new ways by which to keep in contact with Newark CAMRA, namely a Facebook [...]
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The AGM last night was well attended. Before the boring formal stuff there were some presentations made. Firstly, a cheque for £1,100 was given to MacMillan Cancer Support, this year’s nominated charity.
Then four awards: ‘Certificates of Merit’ were presented to Kenny Munro of Milestone Brewery, Rob Neil of [...]
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A new BBC blog which is attempting to document, in pictures, the decline of the Great British Pub is using a photograph of the Robin Hood in Newark to illustrate the problem.
Other featured pubs nearby include the Barly Mow at Mattersey, the Carholme in Lincoln and the French Horn at Worksop.
You can follow [...]
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The Sir John Arderne, Newark’s Wetherspoon pub, is holding a beer festival between 28th October to 15th November.
As part of the festival, CAMRA members will be served real ales at 99p a pint on Wednesday evenings between 6 and 8pm, upon production of a current membership card.
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The following story appeared in the BelgianShop Newsletter this week (www.belgianshop.be)
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Pub owners displeased by a ghost serving clients beer free of charge.
A Hampshire pub landlady plans to call in an exorcist to get rid of a ghost that keeps topping up drinkers’ glasses, The Telegraph posted last week.
Janice McCormack, of the [...]
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They Liked a Pint – by Harry Constantine
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