Landlord Paul Silcock argues the case for a cut in VAT for pubs
Year: 2026
Mixed reaction to this week’s Budget, after MPs debate future of real ale
No concessions on VAT, but allowing all pubs to sell a guest beer comes closer
Future of former Marston’s cask ale brands hangs in the balance
Burton closure planned soon after the shutting of Sharp’s brewery in Cornwall
Heritage award win for North Star following re-opening
Village pub in Steventon, near Didcot, receives top honour
Surrey brewery Hogs Back to brew Brakspear cask ales
Traditional “Double Drop” fermenters installed in a nod to tradition
CAMRA celebrates Good Beer Guide winners as new edition published
Chequers in Oxford and Red Lion in Northmoor back in guide for 2027
Beer cocktails – don’t you love them?
Jess Dixon of the Red Lion, Yarnton mixes up her beer