Back towards the end of May with some new ‘Just The One’ quick reviews of pubs, more Bristol pub news, opinion, jokes and an in depth analysis of the effect of global warming on pub gardens in Hanham. Possibly not that last one.
Category News
Bristol Pub News Week Beginning 24th March
Pints Bristol is proud to support Whatpub.com, the Campaign for Real Ale’s online pubguide.
Here are some of the changes we’ve heard about in the last week… It may not be brand new, it’s just the first time Whatpub.com have been told!
Campbells Landing in Clevedon. Closed and lease for sale
Codrington Arms in Engine Common. Open and trading again!
Cornubia in Central Bristol. Regular Tickety Brew beers available.
Dundry Inn in Dundry. Updated opening hours.
Golden Guinea in Redcliffe. Updated opening hours.
Greenbank in Easton. Reopening March 28th
Hen & Chicken in Bedminster. Free wifi available.
Reckless Engineer by Temple Meads. Updated description.
Steam Crane in Bedminster. New name, new look, new beers!
Whitehall Tavern in Whitehall. New real ales on offer.
Plus a load of new pub pics over Worle way, near Weston-Super-Mare
Ebdon Arms in Wick St Lawrence
Golden Lion
Nut Tree
Observatory
Old Kings Head
Old Manon Inn in Kewstoke
Windsor Castle in Weston-super-Mare
Woodspring
If you run a pub and have news, tweet @pints_bristol or email us at pints_bristol ‘at’ yahoo.co.uk and we’ll feature it next week.
Chequers in Kingswood under threat by the Enterprise – Tesco axis
Any time Enterprise Inns announce “we tried to find a buyer for the pub but no-one was interested”, or Tesco say, “we’re just delighted to be able to offer local residents convenient shopping and bring 20 jobs to the area”, just remember that they are saying this as they jointly kill off another irreplaceable piece of English heritage.
Lib Dems looking to protect British pubs…
Lib Dems looking to provide ‘A Better More Sustainable Future for British pubs’. New ‘policy motion’ passed.
This is not particularly a political blog, certainly not ‘party political’, so I’ve linked to the Lib Dems’ website to let you make up your own mind.
However, highlights from what I can gather are:-
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CAMRA Launch Petition Calling For Pubs Watchdog
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, launched a petition on January 16th 2014 to build pressure on the Government in advance of a crucial Parliamentary Debate taking place next Tuesday (21st Jan) calling for a Pubs Watchdog. Continue reading
Lamplighters in Shire: back from the dead?
Here’s some good news to get us going… Shirehampton’s historic Lamplighters pub is set to re-open after four years of standing derelict.
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