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

CAMRA celebrates Good Beer Guide winners as new edition published

Chequers in Oxford and Red Lion in Northmoor back in guide for 2027

New CAMRA report slams big brewers

How big brewers squeeze out independents highlighted in new CAMRA report

When is a local beer not a local beer?

Dave Richardson looks at beers that may appear to be local but are not

Pub, Brewery and Festival News

A rolling round-up of news from around Oxfordshire and beyond

Pubs and breweries plead for more help

Business rates discount not enough to save pubs, says CAMRA

Landlord the undisputed top selling real ale

Plus Pub News from around the county

Winners feted at the Hooky Awards for outstanding pubs

Five pubs win seven awards as Norh Oxfordshire brewery celebrates top houses

Pub and Brewery News

Indie breweries under pressure while two more Oxford pubs re-open