North Londoner, Richard Reeves, 51, started 2015 with his new years resolution, which involved his hobby of cycling along with his love for real ale. The aim was to cycle to 100 different micropubs throughout the UK, totalling more than 2,000 miles to raise money for the charity – Alzheimers UK. Working throughout the year…
Local residents of Baker Street may soon receive an even wider range of micropub drinking holes as work has already started at 10 Baker Street, converting the former shop “Sugar Cubes” into a new micropub. The application was submitted to the Middlesbrough Council and proposes that the pub shall only operate as a ground-floor bar…
Landlord John Fox recently applied to convert the former printer & ink store into a new micropub in Railway Approach. With a successful application, John has now started the transformation and hopes to open the doors for real ale lovers soon. He’s hoping The Open Arms micropub will attract customers who are serious about good…
Graham Newbury and Tansy Harrison are hoping to transform the disused carpet shop located on London Road in Stoke into a brand new micropub the ‘London Road Ale House’. The couple have great knowledge and experience in the industry after running a traditional pub in Hartshill for three years, the Red Lion, and also opened…
The Little Chester Ale House, located on Chester Green Road in Derby, will serve it’s customers real ale for one final time on Sunday 1st November as the micropub has now been sold. While this will be the final time serving as a Wentwell Ale House, customers will only have to wait until the Thursday…
Earlier this year plans were submitted to transform the former flower shop on Leeds Road, Thackley into a new micropub. Applicant Christine Townend and her husband, Colin Townend, owner of the property, have now received the go ahead from Bradford Council and can begin with the conversion. The new micropub is currently unnamed but will…
Steven Tabbernor & Ian Martin, two teachers from Leicester recently gained a liquor licence and plan to open their own micropub – The Real Ale Classroom. The pair plan to put their own twist on the micropub by mixing their teaching experience and ale knowledge to create an educational micropub in Stoneygate. The pub will be serving…
John Fox, 48, plans to transform the former Ink Wave shop located in Railway Approach, East Grinstead, into a new micropub serving premium cask ales named The Open Arms. John recently applied for the planning permission to make the transformation and is excited to be planning for his first micropub. He said : “We will be sourcing…
An application has been submitted to bring a new micropub to Margate that would see the former ‘Card Centre’, located at 40 High Street, be transformed not only into a micropub but also a café. Steven Meech submitted the application and plans to sell local ales, wines, ciders along with fruit juices, tea, coffee and…
The Chorley village micropub, The Cockt’ale, was set to open last month but owners Ruth Hull and her husband Richard unfortunately found themselves cancelling the opening at the last minute due to planning issues. The Chorley Council stepped in and warned that couple of the consequences of opening, therefore leaving Ruth with no other option than…