4Web update archive

4May 8, 2008: icWales on the growth of real ale production in the country's small breweries
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