James Duddy and Jessica Bravinder planned to open a new micro-pub in Kentish Town by refurbishing former book store “The Hellenic Bookservice”. However, their application to open “The Pickled Polecat” micro-pub was refused by the Camden Council at the Town Hall this week due to neighbours objecting to the idea, claiming that the micro-pub would…
The Heritage micropub in Sheppey has joined forces with the Mad Cat Brewery and the Spitalfield Trust to create a 4% amber bitter to help restore the Sheerness Dockyard Church. The new ale is to be called Heritage Dockyard Church Ale and 30p from the sale of every pint will go into the project fund to convert the site…
Traditional UK pubs have seen a decline in numbers since 1980 with numbers dropping from near 70,000 to under 50,000. Traditional UK pubs have been closing at a rate of 28 pubs per week however, the amount of micro pubs have been increasing yearly with around 80 opening throughout the UK in the past two…
Beerhouse co-founders Joe Pollard and Ivan Sheldrake have been running a pop-up pub in Market Harborough, with it’s main supplier being Hart Family Brewery located in Wellingborough. The pop-up pub will be holding an open weekend but plans to open full-time in December making Beerhouse the first micro pub available in Market Harborough. Mr Pollard…