Camra

Camra seeks pub adoption

13-Jan-2005

The Campaign for Real Ale has launched a new "Adopt a Pub" scheme asking consumers to order free National Pubs Week promotional packs todistribute to...

Trade and Industry Committee criticises CAMRA

21-Dec-2004

Martin O' Neill, chairman of the Trade and Industry Select Committee, has refuted claims by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) that its report on the...

I'm a celebrity, take my pic in your pub

16-Dec-2004

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is urging the public to get out to pubs and hunt down celebrities in order to win its Celebrity in a Pub photographic competition

One of the Morning Advertiser's constant themes this year ha

09-Dec-2004

We must seize every opportunity to tell people what a great deal they get from their licensee ­ be it the warm, welcoming atmosphere, the great...

It's the Grandaddy

11-Nov-2004

by The PMA Team The Good Beer Guide can lay claim to the title of Guide Grandad. First published in 1972, a year after Camra (Campaign for Real Ale)...

Drink Talking: Matt Jackson

07-Oct-2004

No one dares to criticise CAMRA - Matt Jackson of the Water Witch in Lancaster invites discussion.I feel obliged as a proactive member of the...

GBBF: Ale and hearty?

23-Sep-2004

It's the biggest volunteer-run beer festival in the world, but what message is theGreat British Beer Festival really giving out? Marketing consultant...

Beer and Food - The heat is on

01-May-2004

Camra has announced that 2004 is the year of beer and food and is coming up with beer ideas for all food occasions. This month the organisation...

Food to the fore in UK Pubs Week

12-Feb-2004

Hundreds of licensees around the UK are planning to use National Pubs Week to promote their food offerings. Many pubs will be featuring special menus...

CAMRA campaign offers further boost for local brews

09-Feb-2004

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is once again championing the cause of Britain's 400 local independent brewers with its "Local Beer for Local Pubs"...

CAMRA sees support for National Pubs Week grow

14-Jan-2004

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has beaten last year's figure on pubs pledging support for National Pubs Week.CAMRA estimates that over 8,000 pubs...

Make a week of it

12-Nov-2003

It's time to start planning for National Pubs Week in February 2004. Adam Withrington sees how to get the customers back after Christmas.As we hit...

Camra calls for menu push to lift beer sales

25-Sep-2003

by MA Reporter Pubs should attract diners to beer by including recommendations and tasting notes for beers on their menus, according to Good Food...

Camra opts for new approach as GBBF pulls in the punters

14-Aug-2003

by John Harrington An oasis of cool among the stifling tube carriages, buckling rail lines and melting roads of heatwave-hit London, last week's...

Viewpoint: CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival

13-Aug-2003

Marketing expert Jeremy Baker explains why he believes the Campaign for Real Ale's GBBF is a disaster for the trade.CAMRA's Great British Beer...

Camra targets pub chains in bid to lift sales of local ales

07-Aug-2003

Camra is calling on major pub chains to allow licensees to buy beer from their local brewers as part of a new campaign. The initiative, Local Beer in...

CAMRA fears for listed pubs

01-Aug-2003

In the biggest shake-up for 50 years the government is planning to reform the system for listing historic buildings.The fear is that the new reform...

Great British Beer Festival preview

23-Jul-2003

Beer lovers will descend on Olympia in droves for the annual Great British Beer Festival starting on August 5. Phil Mellows gives a rundown of what's...

CAMRA fears gastro threat

11-Jun-2003

Pubs should be forced to apply for planning permission before they can sell food to drinkers, according to members of the Campaign for Real Ale...

Camra fears time limit threat to beer festivals

15-May-2003

by Claire Hu The Campaign for Real Ale is, among other organisations, fighting new Government time limits on temporary events, which it fears could...

Judge praises pubs for using modern design

15-May-2003

by Tony Halstead The best designed pubs throughout Britain have been honoured in an annual competition organised by Camra, the Campaign for Real Ale....

National Pubs Week is Camra's rallying cry

23-Jan-2003

Consumer group Camra has joined forces with brewers, pub companies and wholesalers in a campaign to raise awareness about the decline in the number...

Camra's army, marching on

17-Oct-2002

Last Saturday the pub and brewing industry paid tribute to the Camra Good Beer Guide, which is celebrating 30 years of publication this year. With a...

CAMRA launches campaign for Brakspear pubs to remain independent

05-Aug-2002

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is using this week's Great British Beer Festival to build support for its campaign to save Brakspear's pub...

It's all hands to the pumps - GBBF 2002 Preview

18-Jul-2002

The pub industry and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) rarely agree on anything. Licensees resent customers interfering in their business and...

CAMRA calls for competition investigation following Beer Orders decision

05-Jul-2002

Consumer group CAMRA is calling on the Government to launch an investigation into competition in the industry.The Campaign for Real Ale has published...

CAMRA votes to allow Greene King ales back into GBBF

13-Jun-2002

Greene King beer brands Ruddles and Old Speckled Hen are to make a welcome return to the Great British Beer Festival following a controversial ban at...

Pub design winners named by CAMRA

29-May-2002

The Porterhouse in London's Covent Garden has joined pubs in Edinburgh, Staffordshire, Henley-on-Thames and Bristol as winners of the Campaign for...

CAMRA's full pint campaign continues to gather pace

04-Mar-2002

The Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) call for a legal, 100 per cent liquid pint is gaining ground with widespread support from MPs and members of the...

Head to head

13-Feb-2002

CAMRA's latest calls for pub-goers to join in the full pint debate have brought the argument back into the spotlight. Kerry Rogan reportsThe debate...

Many hoppy returns! CAMRA's 30th anniversary

31-Oct-2001

CAMRA recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Phil Mellows tells the storyMy drinking life coincides almost exactly with the history of the...

Sky TV debate slams CAMRA

11-Oct-2001

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has come under fire for losing touch with the industry.During a debate on the organisation's future on Sky's Pub...

CAMRA fights to conserve the pint

14-Mar-2001

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched the biggest promotion of real ale for 50 years as part of its on-going battle to conserve the great...