Community Pubs

The Fox and Goose in Hebden Bridge has become West Yorkshire's first co-operative pub

Community spirit: More local pubs saved from closure

By Luke Nicholls

With Community Pubs month in full swing, a number of residents’ associations across the country have stepped in to save their local from closure or conversion into commercial properties.

Pubs across the UK breathed a sigh of relief as Chancellor George Osborne cut a penny off the price of a pint of beer and scrapped the punitive Duty Escalator in his 2013 Budget announcement

Community Pubs Month: Road to recovery for Britain’s pubs

By Luke Nicholls

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has hailed the scrapping of the Beer Duty Escalator in last month’s Budget as ‘a new beginning’ for the British pub and brewing industries as the consumer group launches a month-long celebration of British community pubs.

Pubs ‘n’ Bars went into administration in December 2009

Pubs 'n' Bars sites put up for sale

By Luke Nicholls

The administrators of the Pubs ‘n’ Bars group have put 20 pubs up for sale, at a combined value of around £6.25m.

Community Pubs Month will kick-off with Community Pubs Day on 2 April

Camra to launch Community Pubs Month

By Luke Nicholls

In April, the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is to launch a new national pubs campaign, Community Pubs Month, to champion local pubs which are at the heart of communities across Britain.

The rate of pub closures is continually decreasing from the record rate of 52 closures every week in 2009

Camra urges Government to save Britain’s suburban pubs

By Luke Nicholls

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has today urged the Government to take action to save Britain’s historic pub culture in the light of new research which reveals that 16 pubs now close across the country every week.