20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The price of a pint of real ale has increased by an average of 5.5% since last year's Budget, according to new figures from the Camra.
24-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has been named runner-up in the Favourite Food Hero category at the Good Housekeeping Food Awards.
Pete Robinson: Ministers' grilling - send in the clowns!
23-Feb-2009
We now learn who are the key Trade speakers in the forthcoming March 4th "grilling" of Nu-Labour Ministers. They are Jonathan Neame, chief executive...
Celebrity chef happy to charge £5 per pint of ale
28-Jan-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Outspoken chef Marco Pierre White has revealed he is planning to charge £5 for a pint of real ale in his new pub - because it's worth it. In an...
Real ale in spotlight at Good Food Show
14-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore
Visitors to this year's BBC Good Food Show will be able to learn about the wonders of real ale and sample a host of regional brews, courtesy of the...
Guest editors Morrissey and Fox interview Mike Benner
13-Nov-2008
With an expanding range of beers of their own and their North Yorkshire pub taking off, Neil Morrissey and chef Richard Fox already know quite a lot...
05-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale has condemned Carlsberg's decision to close its Leeds brewery as "probably the worst decision in the world".
29-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
But the organisation says the beer tie is hindering attempts to get all pubs to stock a local ale.
04-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Just one in three Britons have tried a pint of real ale, according to new research from Camra. The research shows that just 35% of British adults who...
CAMRA's mission to get more to try ale
04-Aug-2008
Only one in three British drinkers have actually tried real ale, research issued today by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) shows. CAMRA also found...
Volunteers gear up for Great British Beer Festival
03-Aug-2008
What do an investment banker, a teacher, an IT consultant and a bus driver have in common? They are all part of the team of volunteers who helped...
Scottish beer festival to boost some old favourites
18-Jun-2008
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) hopes its forthcoming Scottish Real Ale festival will give a boost to some old favourites that are unique to...
10 John Hutson
29-May-2008
chief executive, JD Wetherspoon (9)
Full marks for the Allmarks
17-Apr-2008
A pub dedicated to real ale is a worthy CaskForce winner, the Marston's beer-quality initiative supported by the MA For Les and Wendy Allmark,...
Cameron: No "silver bullet" on binge-drinking
27-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
David Cameron is a man who clearly knows his way around a pub. It's reassuring to think the 41-year-old Tory leader, whose party is currently 4/6...
What women want
27-Mar-2008
Despite its revival in many UK pubs, real ale still conjures up images for many consumers that are not exactly classy: over-50s men matching their...
25-Jan-2008
The Campaign for Real Ale has slammed Scottish & Newcastle's decision to sell to Carlsberg & Heineken
Growing real ale sales: the report you MUST read
04-Oct-2007
New research says it's a landmark moment for real ale. The MA teamed up with leading industry figures to discuss its potential for pubs. Noli...
Hamish Champ: Nostalgia; it ain't what it used to be
17-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Following the Campaign for Real Ale's recent announcement - that six out of 10 people prefer the pubs of today to the hostelries of 30 years ago -...
Camra: local beers mean greener pints
09-Aug-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Pubs should embrace ales from local breweries as the greenest way to serve a pint, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra). As the Great...
What the papers say - August 7, 2007
07-Aug-2007 By Eleanor Goodman
Jane Seymour, the actress best known for her performance as a Bond girl in Live and Let Die, is being taken to court by neighbours who want to stop...
Stolen GBBF beer replaced in time for festival start
06-Aug-2007 By Eleanor Goodman
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) has told beer fans not to worry after a lorry of 15,000 pints destined for the Great British Beer Festival was...
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
Ale safe
14-Jun-2007
Everards tenant Phil Jones tells Ewan Turney how a passion for real ale has helped increase turnover 30% in three months at the Black Horse,...
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
24-Apr-2007
Beer and cricket have gone hand in hand since the birth of the game, and will continue to do so thanks to a new book from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
New guide to real-ale B&Bs
01-Apr-2007
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has launched a Beer, Bed & Breakfast guide highlighting more than 500 UK real-ale pubs with great...
20-Feb-2007
A new survey by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) predicts 7million people plan to spend more time in pubs after the ban.
East & West Midlands
18-Jan-2007
The Wellington Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 Nigel Barker believes Birmingham is no longer a "real ale desert" - thanks to the Wellington. Nigel...
A special brew
16-Nov-2006
Everards tenant Graham Yates tells Ewan Turney how a passion for real ale has helped boost sales by £4,000 a week at the Brunswick Inn, Derby How I...
09-Nov-2006
Massive Pub Company boss on the need to really support Real Ale.
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.
John Young RIP
21-Sep-2006
John Young, who died on Sunday after a long battle against cancer, was, at 85, by far the oldest and longest serving chairman in the British brewing industry. His death came in the final week of brewing in Wandsworth. Below, we reproduce selected hig
Real ale tale's more than brewer can bear
14-Sep-2006
There has been loads of campaigning lately to stop cask ale's image looking more wrinkly than Mick Jagger in a tutu - the Why Handpull? initiative...
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...
06-Jun-2006 By Andrew Pring
Leading ale brewers have formed a think-tank dedicated to breathing new life into the declining cask market. Called "Why Handpull?", the new group...
Drink talking
01-May-2006
Last night in Strangers' Bar, a regular haunt of many an ale-loving MP, I was pondering which real ale to choose from the guest ales on offer. After...
19-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The average price of a pint of beer increased by just over 4% or nine pence in 2005 according to CAMRA. The Campaign for Real Ale's annual price...
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...
'Icons of England' list recognises status of pubs and pints
12-Jan-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The traditional English pub and a pint of real ale have both made it on to a list of what it means to be English. The Government's list of Icons of...
Real ale in favour again at a price
29-Sep-2005
by John Harrington Real ale is 'back in fashion in British pubs but the price at the bar continues to rise at 'dizzying rates. The findings are...
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,...
The big chill beckons
05-May-2005
Has there ever been a better time for beer? With the press full of tales of woe brewery takeovers and mergers, binge drinking, rows over licensing...
Drink Talking: Andy Brooks
14-Apr-2005
Andy Brooks of the Laughing Fish, Isfield, East Sussex feels the need to defend an accused ale - Greene King's IPA.Greene King IPA is often seen as a...
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...
Camra announces pubs week date
21-Oct-2004
Camra (the Campaign for Real Ale) has announced that National Pubs Week will take place from 19 to 16 February. Pubs week was launched in February...
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...
Battle
31-Jul-2003
of the beers Once again Britain's finest will enter the arena at Olympia for the Great British Beer Festival 2003. Who will take the crown this year?...
Madge's no real-ale virgin
08-May-2003
by Claire Hu Pop icon Madonna has revealed she is a huge fan of traditional pubs and real ale, especially Timothy Taylor's. The star, speaking in a...
