All these venues sell real ale (oh, and other drinks too!).

The Guest House, Union Street, Southport, has live music every Saturday, including yours truly once a month.  It also has an excellent range...

The Tin Shed in Formby village It's always good to hear about a new pub, so I was pleased to learn that a new micropub, the Tin Shed, ha...

The recently-opened Beer Den in Crossens Great news: Southport has a new real ale micropub! The second branch of the Beer Den opened in Cros...

As we approach the reopening of pubs on 12 April for outside service, a late complication has been thrown into the mix with the suggestion t...

The Old Ship today - closed down This is a slightly unusual story of sexual harassment that I witnessed at least 30 years ago in my local at...

I've been told the pandemic may have already killed off the Belvedere in Liverpool The constant refrain we have heard from the governmen...

The fine frontage of the Crown on Lime Street, Liverpool It is rumoured that as lockdown eases, the government may allow pubs and bars to re...

From Viz magazine: I have occasionally heard such sentiments - supposedly made in jest. In my capacity as press officer of CAMRA's South...

The closed down Old Ship The Christmas and New Year holiday is often an occasion to reflect on the past as well as look forward  to the futu...

Many pubs were already struggling pre-CV19 such as Southport's Old Ship  Regrettably, politicians adopting sad faces and praising pubs a...

The Roscoe Head in Liverpool is one of only five pubs to have been in every issue of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, and the only one in the Nort...

The first Beer Den Some good news for a change! Parker Brewery has just been given planning permission to convert a former shop at 125 Ruffo...

It is bad news that the pubs in Lancashire and Merseyside have been forcibly closed, even though similar businesses like restaurants are all...

The Tier 3 restrictions that have been imposed upon Merseyside and Lancashire mean that drink-based pubs have now been closed for a second t...

At the time of writing, the general view is that pubs in our area (the Liverpool City Region: Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens...