A charter for smugglers and cheap supermarket booze", says CAMRA
12-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has hit out at the Chancellor's decision to increase beer duty by 4p a pint in today's Budget, along with annual...
CAMRA reveals 57 pubs are closing every month
10-Mar-2008
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for a cut in beer tax after revealing that 57 pubs are closing permanently each month. A survey by the...
Preaching to the converted
14-Feb-2008
Since Kate Moss started strutting around in T-shirts saying 'Save the George Tavern', the battle between community local and property developer has...
12-Feb-2008 By Tony Halstead
The Campaign For Real Ale is calling for a 1p cut in beer duty to help get drinkers back into local community pubs
25-Jan-2008
The Campaign for Real Ale has slammed Scottish & Newcastle's decision to sell to Carlsberg & Heineken
CAMRA concentrates on the community
10-Jan-2008
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is putting a new focus on its Community Pubs Week this year, as it steps up its efforts to save local pubs under...
Beer and food matching: A curry with CAMRA
24-Oct-2007
Beer and a curry are a classic combination, but the question which has sparked many a poppadom-fuelled debate is exactly which flavours work best...
Ale's golden age has dawned
18-Oct-2007
There was a buzz of optimism at Lord's cricket ground last Saturday. No cricket was being played, of course: too cold and damp for that. The...
Pubs better now than '70s
13-Sep-2007 By Graham Ridout
More than 60% of pub-goers believe today's pubs are better than those in the 1970s - with the smoking ban and the better drinks selection among the...
12-Sep-2007
CAMRA says more than 60% of pub-goers think today's pubs are better than those in the 1970's
Hamish Champ: The Great British Beard Festival
08-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ
I love beer, especially the cask ale variety. Ask anyone who knows me and they'll confirm this not-so-earth-shattering fact. But until I joined The...
Getting straight to the pint
01-Aug-2007
When is a pint not a pint? Phil Dixon reckons the Campaign for Real Ale is in danger of losing its head over its full-measure campaign
Beer nirvana
19-Jul-2007
Camra's 30th birthday celebrations are among highlights at this year's Great British Beer Festival. Adrian Tierney-Jones reports Forget high-season...
12-Jun-2007
The Campaign for Real Ale, (CAMRA) is looking for exceptionally designed pubs where work was completed last year to be nominated for the prestigious Pub Design Awards 2007.
24-May-2007
John Baldwin - The licensee of the Big Six in Halifax, Yorkshire, believes Camra's full-pint campaign is a waste of time
Camra attack on short pints
19-Apr-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has repeated its calls for pubs to serve a full liquid-measure pint to drinkers. The real-ale group claims that one...
Why do we have listings fees?
19-Apr-2007
The Campaign For Real Ale's (CAMRA) submission to the Competition Commission's investigation of the groceries market includes some damning criticism...
17-Apr-2007
Morning Advertiser launches online petition on the Prime Minister's website opposing the introduction of blanket glass bans.
CAMRA makes a stand against short pints
16-Apr-2007
One in four pints are served less than 95 per cent full, says a new survey from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The consumer organisation claims...
CAMRA celebrates pub interiors
19-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore
Britain's most unique pub interiors are being celebrated thanks to a new website. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched the site which...
Calling time on pubs?
21-Feb-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
Shocking estimates that 1,300 pubs are under threat of closure were revealed by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) during its Community Pubs Week. The...
More than 1,300 pubs under threat, says CAMRA
14-Feb-2007
More than 1,300 pubs are under threat from closure, says the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The consumer organisation is calling for communities to...
Camra: 14 pubs close every week
08-Feb-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
'Incredible rate' is expected to increase following smoke ban introduction on 1 July, says Camra boss Fourteen pubs close for good every week - more...
CAMRA makes six-point system available online
07-Feb-2007
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is to introduce a new online National Beer Scoring Scheme (NBSS) to rate the quality of beer in pubs.The NBSS is a...
08-Jan-2007 By John Harrington
Supermarkets sell alcohol for just 5p more than bottled water, CAMRA says.
Camra insists fears over stamping fail to measure up
04-Jan-2007
The Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) has moved to quash rumours that the change-over from a crown stamp to a CE mark on a pint glass is an attempt to...
09-Nov-2006
Massive Pub Company boss on the need to really support Real Ale.
CAMRA relaunches National Pubs Week under new banner
09-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Lack of support from pubcos has prompted the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to scrap National Pubs Week and replace it with a new community-focused...
Pick of the pubs
19-Oct-2006 By James Wilmore
A traditional family-orientated inn with six en-suite letting rooms is on the market in Brixham, Devon. The Weary Ploughman is well known for its...
Credit where credit is due
09-Oct-2006
Alongside the endless press releases, invitations, bad jokes and offers to solve erectile dysfunction (or is that just me?) that fall into my inbox...
Industry must back cask ale says Camra
05-Oct-2006 By Ewan Turney
Cask ale will become a marginalised product unless a properly funded campaign to increase consumer interest is launched, the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has warned.
MyShout
28-Sep-2006
Why tie pubs for beer when we don't tie them for food, asks Tony Jennings
Good Beer Guide shows industry in rude health
13-Sep-2006
More than 80 new breweries and hundreds of pubs have been added to the new CAMRA Good Beer Guide, which is out today.The guide also names the best 16...
What they said
11-Sep-2006
CAMRA's proposed guest beer law, (which would see all companies that own 30 pubs or more give their outlets the freedom to buy a guest beer), has...
Brewers hit out at guest beer push
31-Aug-2006
Family brewers are fighting back against a campaign aimed at giving licensees the right to serve guest beers in their pubs.The Campaign for Real Ale...
CAMRA's view
06-Jul-2006
When EastEnders pub the Queen Vic was up for pub of the year the barstaff were up in arms as two rain-coated bearded boffins came in and discussed...
03-Apr-2006 By Iain O'Neil
CAMRA has reacted angrily to a front-page story in today's Daily Star which quotes them saying supermarkets are better for beer than pubs.
CAMRA celebrates a membership milestone
15-Mar-2006
Membership of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has passed the 80,000 mark - giving the consumer group its highest number of members since it began...
15-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
CAMRA is celebrating a landmark today after it signed up its 80,000th member. This week campaign group celebrates its 35th anniversary and chief...
CAMRA celebrates 'most successful' Pubs Week
02-Mar-2006
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) is celebrating its most successful National Pubs Weeks yet.More than 10,000 pubs received promotional packs from...
01-Mar-2006 By Susan Nowak
An invitation from Camra gave Susan Nowak the opportunity to reinterpret some old pub stalwarts. Beer and food is, of course, an extremely serious...
CAMRA scheme to credit historical pubs
17-Feb-2006
Pubs with a special place in history are being recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).CAMRA has researched pubs across the country that have...
National Pubs Week: Party on
20-Jan-2006
As winter drags on, now is the time to promote your pub. And that's where National Pubs Week can help, says Daniel Pearce.April may have been the...
Major competition for licensees launched
12-Jan-2006
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and The Publican are marking the final countdown to this year's National Pubs Week with the launch of a major...
The rescuers
11-Aug-2005
CAMRA's new pub preservation initiative is all set on helping tight-knit communities hang on to their local pub. James Wilmore reports.In our...
GBBF preview: What's on and when
15-Jul-2005
Here's an overview of events to help you ensure your time at the GBBF is well spent.Before Joe Public even contemplates introducing his laughing gear...
GBBF preview: Who's there?
15-Jul-2005
With interest in real ale rising, CAMRA is pulling out all the stops to make sure that the GBBF message is reaching as many people as possible,...
CAMRA's full pint fight shelved by government
09-Jun-2005
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is vowing to fight on for a 100 per cent full pint, despite the government's lack of support.In spite of huge...
Pressure builds over full pint campaign
31-Mar-2005
Pressure for legislation to force licensees to serve 100 per cent full pints is growing, with close to 300 MPs now pledging their support for a House...
National Pubs Week: Raise a glass
04-Feb-2005
National Pubs Week will be upon us before you know it. The CAMRA-organised event is a great opportunity to draw some attention to your community...
