Pints of view


Acomb pub licence hope

9:28am Tuesday 7th February 2012

A PUB company is looking to secure a licence to reopen one of its York’s businesses after it closed suddenly last year.

Dare to go low

Paul Marshall pulls a pint of Great Heck Light Ale at the Waggon & Horses

12:20pm Saturday 4th February 2012

GAVIN AITCHISON tries some low-alcohol ale and is pleasantly surprised

Turf Tavern pub is demolished

Bulldozers move in on the Turf Tavern in Dringhouses

8:10am Friday 3rd February 2012

A CAMPAIGNER who fought to save his local pub says the community has been left with ‘a pile of broken dreams’ after bulldozers moved in.

7am opening on the menu for new Selby pub

The Everatts store in Gowthorpe

9:09am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A NEW branch of pub chain Wetherspoons planned for Selby could open from 7am.

Mystery as village pub closes

A sign at The Red Lion pub off the A59, at Upper Poppleton, which has now closed without explanation

8:04am Tuesday 31st January 2012

A VILLAGE pub near York has become one of the first this year to unexpectedly close its doors to customers.

In Wold class condition

The Wolds Inn, Huggate

10:48am Saturday 28th January 2012

GAVIN AITCHISON discovers the Wolds' best pubs.

Council leader to pull pints in York

3:50pm Tuesday 24th January 2012

YORK council leader James Alexander will work a shift at a local pub this week, to learn more about the trade.

Raise a fork to Rabbie

Rachel Proctor-Broad swots up, ready for the Burns Night celebrations, at the Ackhorne pub in York

11:52am Saturday 21st January 2012

GAVIN AITCHISON checks out where to celebrate Burns Night in York this week.

Judges Lodgings put up for sale

9:56am Friday 20th January 2012

ADMINISTRATORS are looking to sell the business and assets of the Judges Lodgings hotel in York.

Famous York pub to get a makeover

9:23am Thursday 19th January 2012

ONE of York’s oldest pubs is to undergo a major refurbishment in an attempt to safeguard its future.

Recipe for Sunday bliss

10:20am Saturday 14th January 2012

GAVIN AITCHISON reveals his plan for a perfect Sunday.

MP in beer costs plea

9:10am Saturday 14th January 2012

A YORK MP has criticised the Government’s response to calls for action to be taken to prevent pubs being overcharged for beer.

Village pub closure puzzle

The Village Inn at Wilberfoss

8:11am Wednesday 11th January 2012

A VILLAGE inn which closed suddenly over new year looks set to reopen, according to its owners.

The pub where time stands still

The Black Swan, Peasholme Green, York

9:50am Saturday 7th January 2012

GAVIN AITCHISON visits a pub worthy of being a museum - and enjoys a pint beside the pipe of the unknown smoker.

Landlords call time as pubs go up for sale

The Bay Horse, Terrington

9:07am Thursday 5th January 2012

VILLAGERS across Ryedale face losing an important part of their communities as pubs across the area are put up for sale.

Norton pub reopens

Karl Mowbray with his wife Kay and daughter Olivia outside the Railway Tavern, Norton

10:51am Wednesday 4th January 2012

A NORTON pub has reopened under new management.

Rewarding best of beer-serving skills

8:12am Monday 2nd January 2012

A DRINKS company has launched the Best Cellars Awards 2012.

Bar rooms with a view

9:57am Saturday 31st December 2011

GAVIN AITCHISON introduces a New Year quiz.

Brewery’s high hops for 2012

Andy McCarthy, manager at The Old White Swan in Goodramgate

7:44am Saturday 31st December 2011

PUB-GOERS in York can have high hops as well as high hopes for the new year – thanks to a record-breaking Yorkshire beer.

Pub’s brewing up for a great 2012

Kev Jones, of Brigantes, in York, prepares to offer 800 real ales

8:07am Friday 30th December 2011

AN award-winning York pub is hoping to offer drinkers more variety than ever next year to help mark an historic city anniversary.


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