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April 1 — June 30, 2008

4June 29, 2008: 40% of British pubs could be heading for closure, reports The People
4June 27, 2008: Roger Protz salutes the work of Cask Marque ten years after its foundation
4June 25, 2008: The Herts Advertiser on a pair of Punch licensees facing eviction
4June 24, 2008: Speculation that InBev is to launch a 4% ABV version of Stella Artois
4June 20, 2008: Roger Protz on the campaign to save the Coachmakers Arms, Hanley
4June 19, 2008: Vince Power tells the Morning Advertiser why he is bankrolling the Fair Pint campaign
4June 19, 2008: Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice aide Nick Hewer is named beer drinker of the year
4June 18, 2008: William Brand reviews some summer craft brews in the Silicon Valley Mercury News
4June 16, 2008: The Fox and Hounds, Barnston, is named Wirral CAMRA pub of the year
4June 12, 2008: Roger Protz pulls the first pint at Trevor Harris's Royal Standard, Derby
4June 6, 2008: Alastair Gilmour, of The Journal, Newcastle, previews the Tynedale Beer Festival
4June 6, 2008: The pub trade will continue to be society's favourite whipping boy, writes Andrew Pring in the Morning Advertiser
4May 31, 2008: The Trafford Arms, Norwich, is first pub to offer Adnams' new carbon neutral beer
4May 30, 2008: Joe Sixpack offer his top tips for a happy beer-drinking summer
4May 29 2008: The Kirkstile Inn, Loweswater, is named West Cumbria CAMRA pub of the year
4May 29, 2008: Roger Protz goes behind the scenes at the Old Spot, Dursley, Gloucestershire
4May 29, 2008: Pubs must diversify in a tought market, says the Morning Advertiser's Paul Charity
4May 29, 2008: The Manchester Evening News on the transformation of the New Oxford pub, Salford
4May 27, 2008: Moorhouse's Burnley boss embarks on world-class American business course
4May 27, 2008: A Financial Times Business School Case Study into brewer Cains
4May 22, 2008: Batemans bucks the trend and sets plenty of new ones, says Roger Protz
4May 21, 2008: The Fair Pint campaign needs to focus, argues John Grogan MP, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group
4May 16, 2008: Is dark beer the new black in Eastern Europe? asks Roger Protz
4May 16, 2008: Why the pairing of beer and gourmet food isn't so crazy anymore
4May 15, 2008: In the heart of Pittsburgh, Drew Topping is a man on mission to give locals a taste of a British pub
4May 14, 2008: Jonathan Neame still hopes the Chancellor will change his mind about tax rises
4May 9, 2008: Yo, Belgium, the United States can make stinky-cheese beer too
4May 8, 2008: icWales on the growth of real ale production in the country's small breweries
4May 8, 2008: Mild may be in decline, but many breweries are trying to promote the style, writes Roger Protz
4May 8, 2008: The Wedge Brewing Co makes its debut in Ashville, USA, reports the local press
4May 8, 2008: The best licensees don't sit around moaning, writes Greene King's David Elliott in the Morning Advertiser
4May 2, 2008: Build a good bar and the patrons will come, writes Joe
Sixpack
4May 1, 2008: The spirit of co-operation keeps a Cumbria pub alive, writes Roger Protz
4April 25, 2008: Nice Yorkshire Post piece on the history of the Timothy Taylor brewery in this, its's 150th anniversary year
4April 25, 2008: Alastair Gilmour profiles some of the brewers at the Journal Taste North East England Food and Drink Festival
4April 25, 2008: The Primary roadshow has moved on — it's back to the beer in Philadelphia
4April 18, 2008: Alastair Gilmour visits Tyneside and Northumberland CAMRA pub of the year The Barrels, at Berwick
4April 18, 2008: Whatever happened to returnable bottles? asks Joe Sixpack in the Philadelphia Daily News
4April 18, 2008: The Butchers Arms, Herne, Kent, is a CAMRA district pub of the year
4April 17, 2008: Roger Protz comments on the recent takeovers of Refresh and Caledonian
4April 17, 2008: Ministers would be more sympathetic to the brewing industry if more of them drank beer, argues Tony Jennings of Budweiser Budvar
4April 17, 2008: A disturbing blog entry from Carla Carlisle on the Country Life website — the Hepworth & Co brewery falls victim to the downturn
4April 13, 2008: A pub crawl around Oxford, in the travel section of the New York Times
4April 11, 2008: Coors Museum closure is an act of vandalism, stepdaughter of founder tells Roger Protz
4April 11, 2008: Hop shortage is forcing home brewers to take DIY to a new level, reports Joe Sixpack
4April 10, 2008: Low sales force four village pubs to close every day, reports the Daily Telegraph
4April 8, 2008: The Weighbridge, Alvechurch, is named Redditch and Bromsgrove CAMRA pub of the year
4April 8, 2008: The Wellington Arms, Bedford, is named North Bedfordshire CAMRA pub of the year
4April 7, 2008: The Cellar Bar, Batley, Yorkshire, wins a CAMRA pub of the season award
4April 6, 2008: Lanercost Cricket Club is named Solway CAMRA club of the year
4April 6, 2008: Government aims to introduce minimum £1 a can pricing for beer, reports Sunday People
4April 4, 2008: The Delaval Arms is a CAMRA award winner, yet its future is uncertain, writes Alastair Gilmour
4April 4, 2008: The Fox and Hounds, Heacham, is named West Norfolk CAMRA pub of the year
4April 4, 2008: Social reference pricing would restore balance between on- and off-trade, argues All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John Grogan
4April 4, 2008: Roger Protz profiles Moorhouse's Brewery, in Burnley, in the Morning Advertiser
4April 3, 2008: Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe tells Morning Advertiser editor Andrew Pring that the pub trade must move with the times
4April 3, 2003: Preston licensees who have spent 27 years listed in the Good Beer Guide have called last orders
4April 3, 2008: Kim Carmichael reports from The Journal supported Newcastle Beer Festival
4April 2, 2008: Across the country a small army of punters are intent on saving their local pubs — by running them themselves