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CAMRA News
News direct from CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, updated frequently and mirrored here daily.
CAMRA launches Edinburgh Pub Walks book
CAMRA has today ensured drinkers visiting or living in Scotland's capital city can explore its beautiful surrounds without missing its historic public houses.
26 Jul 2010 CAMRA Hails Big Society Support for Community Owned Pubs
CAMRA, has welcomed the Prime Minister's endorsement of pubs as local assets and the promise of Government support for communities wishing to save threatened pubs.
18 Jul 2010 CAMRA National Pub Design Awards - opens for 2010
CAMRA has today re-opened its prestigious Pub Design Awards competition for 2010 in a bid to commend the pioneering design work of the pub industry.
15 Jul 2010 Nigel Adams MP to introduce Bill to give pubs greater planning protection
CAMRA has today strongly supported moves by a Conservative MP to bring forward a Bill to help protect valued community pubs and other local services.
29 Jun 2010 Champion Beer of Scotland 2010
Highland brewery's Orkney Blast named CAMRA's Champion Beer of Scotland 2010
23 Jun 2010 No Happy New Year for pub goers after VAT increase
CAMRA, has today predicted that the impact of a VAT hike to 20% will force the rate of pub closure to increase above the current devastating rate.
21 Jun 2010 CAMRA warns pub goers of football World Cup party spoiler
CAMRA fears Government duty and VAT rises to amount to value of football superstar Wayne Rooney!
17 Jun 2010 CAMRA National Club of the Year 2010
Previously a joint CAMRA National Club of the Year winner in 2000, the Rushden Historical Transport Society's Social Club has taken the title outright in 2010.
18 May 2010 New Government Needs Minister for Pubs
CAMRA has today written to the Prime Minister seeking the appointment of a Minister for Pubs.
12 May 2010 650 Election Candidates sign up to support CAMRA Charter
Following the launch of CAMRA's r Drinkers and Pub Goers Charter, over 650 Prospective Parliamentary Candidates have signed up.
03 May 2010 CAMRA National Cider and Perry Championships 2010
CAMRA has announced the overall winners of the National Cider and Perry Championships 2010. The competition is held annually at the Reading Beer and Cider Festival, Reading, Berkshire.
30 Apr 2010 UK real ale drinkers toast increase in fortunes of once 'endangered' beer style
In a survey to 500 real ale drinkers spread across the UK, CAMRA found that 64% of drinkers have seen an increase in the number of Mild beers
29 Apr 2010 500 Election Candidates sign up to support CAMRA Charter
Following the launch of CAMRA's r Drinkers and Pub Goers Charter, over 500 Prospective Parliamentary Candidates have signed up.
18 Apr 2010 CAMRA launches revised mobile app for Britain's best-selling guide to beer and pubs
CAMRA has today made it even easier for mobile phone users to find the very best pubs around the UK with a revised version of its Good Beer Guide 2010 Mobile edition.
13 Apr 2010 Cask Marque to sponsor Britain's best-selling beer guide
CAMRA is pleased to announce that Cask Marque, the renowned industry watchdog, has pledged its commitment to sponsoring CAMRA's flagship publication, the Good Beer Guide 2011.
11 Apr 2010 Is real ale the new chardonnay for modern women?
New research released today in National Cask Ale Week has found that 37% of female alcohol drinkers have now tried real ale, compared to just 16% in June 2008*.
31 Mar 2010 CAMRA launches first ever online beer tasting in a pub to encourage more people to try Real Ale
CAMRA launches first ever online beer tasting in a pub to encourage more people to try Real Ale
26 Mar 2010 CAMRA Slams 25% Beer Duty Increase in Last 2 Years
‘With nearly 6 pubs a day still closing, what community pubs and pub goers needed today was a lifeline, not a death knell.' (Mike Benner, CAMRA Chief Executive)
24 Mar 2010 Government's Pubs Package a major success for CAMRA
Pubs Minister John Healey announces a major package of reforms to support pubs, reflecting the many issues CAMRA has been campaigning hard on for years.
19 Mar 2010 Last Chance Saloon for Large Pub Companies to Reform
CAMRA, has welcomed the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee Report on Pub Companies which demands major reform in the way the Large Pub Companies operate.
05 Mar 2010 CAMRA condemns Tetley's cask transfer move
CAMRA has today expressed its discontent at the move by Carlsberg UK to ship its iconic Tetley's cask brand from its Yorkshire heartland to Marston's of Wolverhampton.
02 Mar 2010 Yorkshire pub judged 'Best in Britain' - 17/02/2010
The Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield, has once again been crowned National Pub of the Year for 2009 for the second year running, making it the first pub in history to win the award in consecutive years.
17 Feb 2010 CAMRA appoints new National Chairman - 16/02/2010
CAMRA has today appointed a new National Chairman to lead its 110,000 members.
16 Feb 2010 OFT re-opens inquiry into UK pubs market - 05/02/2010
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has reached agreement with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to stay its appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal challenging the OFT's initial response to CAMRA's super-complaint in October 2009.
05 Feb 2010 Britain's best real ale clubs wanted - 22/01/2010
CAMRA are now accepting nominations from across the UK to find its National Club of the Year for 2011.
22 Jan 2010 Elland 1872 Porter is timeless classic! - 20/01/2010
1872 Porter from the Elland Brewery has today been crowned the Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2010 by a panel of judges at the National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester.
20 Jan 2010 CAMRA to raise funds for Cumbria flood appeal at National festival - 20/01/2010
CAMRA has announced it will hold a charity auction at the National Winter Ales Festival, Manchester, on Friday January 22nd to raise money for the victims of the Cumbria floods.
20 Jan 2010 Pub Goers Set to Benefit from Abolition of Land Agreements Exclusion Order - 13/01/2010
CAMRA has welcomed the Government's decision to revoke the Land Agreements Exclusion Order 2004 after campaigning for its revocation as part of the campaign to reform the beer tie.
13 Jan 2010 CAMRA launches 'Consumers v. OFT Pub Market Ruling' Campaign Fund - 06/01/2010
CAMRA is today calling on pub goers to donate to its 'Consumers v. OFT Pub Market Ruling' Campaign Fund to assist in campaigning for a sustainable future for UK pubs, through reform of the beer tie.
06 Jan 2010 Office of Fair Trading Faces Legal Challenge From Consumers - 22/12/2009
CAMRA has announced it will issue a legal challenge to the Office of Fair Trading's decision to reject its super-complaint on anti-competitive practices in the UK pub market.
22 Dec 2009 CAMRA Calls for Fair Deal for Beer in Pre-Budget Report - 03/12/2009
CAMRA has today written to the Chancellor asking him to end the special treatment of spirits in order to fund a reduction in beer duty.
03 Dec 2009 CAMRA announces best four pubs in Britain National Pub of the Year 2009 Finals - 26/11/2009
CAMRA has today announced the four finalists which will fight it out to be named 'Best Pub in Britain'.
26 Nov 2009
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