The News and Ale Autumn edition has now been published and is currently being distributed to the usual pubs and clubs (online link below). In this edition of News and Ale you can read about how pubs and breweries are coming under increasing financial pressure due to business rate changes. Read how the industry will pay more in business rates even though hospitality will pay a ‘lower tax rate’. CAMRA is very active in trying to persuade MPs from all political parties to change the current government policies and to create a financial environment that will allow hospitality businesses to not only survive 2026 but also to flourish. In this edition we get the views of a local MP on the future of our local pubs and we hope to include the views of other MPs in future editions.

The other campaigning article in this edition is how Wood Street Village is now publess. There is a possibility that one or both Wood Street pubs could be saved by the community. Please read this article and provide any help you can to the campaign for one or both pubs to become a community pub.

The edition can also be viewed online.