Beery News from What’s Brewing

• Manchester loses the Pev matriarch
  by Sean O'Mahoney
  The Peveril of the Peak (pictured) has lost its matriarch and Manchester one of its great characters. Nancy Swanick, landlady of the Grade II-listed pub on Great Bridgewater Street in Manchester, died peacefully […]
• North Wales hat-trick for branch
  by WB Reporter
  It’s three cheers for the pubs and clubs in the Vale of Clwyd branch area as three of its cask beer establishments have won CAMRA’s North Wales region pub awards. The Mold Alehouse […]
• The Crooked House – a modern tragedy
  by Roger Protz
  The destruction of the Crooked House pub, a much-loved Black Country tavern that was a victim of arson on 5 August 2023 and then bulldozed, is told in a film which records that […]
• Anti-pub Westminster under fire
  by WB Reporter
  CAMRA has branded Westminster City Council anti-pub following the launch of its “absurd” draft licensing policy.  The council, which oversees pubs in Soho and the West End, has proposed dramatic changes to licensing […]
• Brewery closures slow but ‘struggles not over’
  by WB Reporter
  The rate of brewery closures has slowed in the first half of 2026 compared to 2025 according to the SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers and Associates) UK Brewery Tracker, published today. For the first […]
• Head brewer steps down after 40 years
  by Timothy Hampson
  Sussex brewery Harvey’s has announced a series of appointments within its brewing team, marking the next chapter in the brewery’s long-term succession plan. After 40 years as head brewer, Miles Jenner will now […]
• Cider’s own goal?
  by Claire Daniels
  It didn’t come home. I did have hopes we’d at least make it to the final given our draw. We all know what happened there but it won’t stop me dreaming. The rules […]