Opening Times 1997
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153 - January 1997
Mash & Air - New Brew Pub in Manchester City Centre
Bass to face MMC
Is The Price Right? - Results of CAMRA price survey of Manchester City Centre
End of Empire - Imperial on London Road, Manchester flattened
Shady Practice Ends - Fake cider handpump removed
Focus On - The British Flag on Coare Street in Macclesfield
Angel in Knutsford - Holts acquire from Greenalls
Pub Of The Month - George and Dragon on Manchester Road in Heaton Chapel, Stockport
Stagger - Minibus tour around East Manchester with Stuart Ballantyne
Curmudgeon - Eyes off the Ball - Drinkers vs. Diners
154 - February 1997
Pub of the Year 1996 - Griffin Hotel on Didsbury Road in Heaton Mersey, Stockport
Double Award for Davenport Arms
The Future for Britain's Drinkers
Call to Scrap Bass-Tetley Merger
The Buffet Bar Is Back - Refreshment Rooms on Stalybridge Railway Station re-born
Beer Monster Gets Real in Dublin
Beer Award for Local Writer
Tied House Probe Delayed
High Peak Featured Pub - The Railway in Woodley, Stockport
Beer Bores - An occasional series featuring the verbally challenged
Focus on - The Angel Hotel on King Street in Knutsford
Pub Of The Month - Station on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury, Manchester with Stuart Ballantyne
Stagger - Heaton Norris in Stockport with Paul Felton
Curmudgeon - Creative job Creation - How Free is Duty-Free? - Wasting Police Time
155 - March 1997
Fury Over Short Pint Scam
Guest Beers - Progress?
Pennine Ale - and Cider!
Neither Seen Nor Heard - Jim Flynn on the problems of getting Children's Certificates
The Second Request Stop Beer Hop - Beer Festival at the Bhurtpore Inn, Aston near Nantwich
Banks's Brewery - An in-depth look at Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries
Beer Monster - Drinking in Dublin, The Route
Awards and Other Ceremonies
Droylsden News
Pub Of The Month - Greyhound on Bowden Street in Edgeley, Stockport with John Clarke
Stagger - London Road and Piccadilly area of Manchester with Dave Maynell
Curmudgeon - America by the Ship Canal - Long Life and Laughter
156 - April 1997
The Gloves Come Off
GREENALLS CORNER - Grotty Greenalls Do It Again
Bass To Drop Tetley Buyout?
Carry Out - Supermarket Sweep
Who'll Get Your Vote? - CAMRA launched manifesto to put pubs & beer on political agenda
Tesco Backs Bottles
CAMRA Saves Guests - CAMRA fought off legal challenge to guest beer law
Firkin Reopens - Flea & Firkin on Grosvenor Street re-opens as Footage & Firkin
Focus on - The Meridian Inn on Palmerston Street in Bollington
High Peak Featured Pub - The Sportsmans Arms in Strines
The First Glossop Beer Festival
Pub Of The Month - Hinds Head on Manchester Road in Heaton Chapel, Stockport
Stagger - Hazel Grove in Stockport with Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - Real and Keg Measurements - Back-to-Front Pubs - Smooth, not Sharp
157 - May 1997
Top Award for Viaducts & Vaults 2
CAMRA Hits 50,000 Landmark
11th Stockport Beer & Cider Festival - Preview
Off The Beaten Track - Andrew Summer takes us on a trip to the Lancashire moors
BOOK REVIEW - The History of Robinsons Brewery by Dr Lynn Pearson
Focus On - The Railway View on Byrons Lane in Macclesfield
High Peak Featured Pub - Crown & Cushion on Victoria Street in Newton {Hyde}
Pub Grub - Kings Arms on Bloom Street in Salford with John Clarke
Pub Of The Month - Railway on Great Portwood Street in Stockport with John Clarke
Stagger - Fallowfield in Manchester with Jack Lyons
Curmudgeon - Local Colour, National Bland - A Tide of Sarsaparilla?
158 - June 1997
Festival Fun
Elizabethan on Heaton Moor Road gains real ale
Of The Beaten Track - A Cumbrian Day Out with Rhys Jones
Cheshire Inns - A look at the pubs of Wilmslow
Focus On - The Boar Hound on Brook Street in Macclesfield
Pub Of The Month - Grapes on Quantock Close in Heaton Norris
Stagger - Bramhall and Woodford in Stockport with Dave Meynell
Curmudgeon - Passport to Oblivion - Cool the Line - Traffic Enraging
159 - July 1997
Full Measure At Last?
Mosely (Ashton Old Road & Rowsley Street) closed down
Tetle Bass Merger Off
Off The Beaten Track - Northern Pennines with Andrew Summer
The Marie Pub Co
Occasional series looking at brewpubs - Lass O'Gowrie on Charles Street in the Manchester City Centre
Beer Monster - The Great British Beer Festival
Focus On - The Travellers Rest on Coronation Street in Macclesfield
High Peak Featured Pub - Dog & Partridge in Bridgemont nr Whaley Bridge
Cheshire Pubs - Further pubs of Wilmslow
Rhythm and Booze
Pub Of The Month - Grey Horse on Portland Street in Manchester City Centre with John Hutchinson
Stagger - Cheadle Hulme in Stockport with Martin Thomas
Curmudgeon - Sowing Dragon's Teeth - Real as a Plastic Leprechaun
150 - August 1997
Caught Red Handed - Scottish Courage encouraging short measures
The Ladybrook - Reopened after refurbishment
Occasional series looking at brewpubs - Church Inn at Uppermill
Focus on - The Jolly Sailor on Sunderland Street in Macclesfield
The Samuel Finney - Latest addition to the Wilmslow pub scene
Brown's Budget - CAMRA welcomed the review of alcohol excise
Beer - The Health Drink
Disley Drinking - Steve Smith goes walkabout
Cheshire Pubs - Ferry Tavern at Fiddler's Ferry, just west of Warrington with Peter Edwardson
Pub Of The Month - Cross Keys on Adswood Road in Adswood, Stockport with Stuart Ballantyne
Stagger - Hyde Road from Belle Vue to Debdale in Gorton, Manchester with Rhys Jones
Curmudgeon - Off-Licence Free-for-all — Speak for America - Traditional Short Measures
161 - September 1997
What A Shambles!
Holts Move In - Joseph Holt open first outlet in Stockport town centre
Corner Cupboard Re-Opens - The Crown ('Corner Cupboard') on Hillgate, Stockport refurbished Vaux
Pot Of Beer - Celebrations one year after re-opening
We Are The Champions - CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain contest saw north western brewers pick up awards
"I Wish To Register A Complaint ... " - How to complain politely
Beer Monster reports on the Great British Beer Festival
Focus on - The Star Inn on London Road in Macclesfield
High Peak Featured Pub - White Lion on the A6 in Disley
Cheshire Pubs - The Harp at Neston with Peter Edwardson
Pub Of The Month - Park on Newbridge Lane in Stockport with John Clarke
Stagger - The Heatons: Chapel, Moor and Norris with Paul Felton
Curmudgeon - Mass Delusions - Scarcity Value
162 - October 1997
Black September - Mayhem hits Pubs and Brewing
What A Shambles - 2
CAMRA Lobbies for Full Measure
Ape and Apple Open at Last - Holt's open new pub on John Dalton Street in Manchester City Centre
Shoot Out In Cheshire - Photographic Competition
Focus On - The Evening Star on James Street in Macclesfield
Down at the Dog & Duck by Nicholas R Winterton MP
High Peak Featured Pub - The Beehive on Albion Road in New Mills
Beer Monster - Rhyl Beer Festival
Pub Of The Month - Orion on Burton Road in Withington, Manchester with John Hutchings
Stagger - Levenshulme in Manchester with gUest beer writer Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - Crude Puns, Crude Pubs - If They Can Do lt, Why Can't You?
163 - November 1997
Short-Pint Scandal Continues
Make Mine A Mild! - Stockport Mild Challenge 1997
Mild - A History
Mild - Who Brews What
Real Mild and Why You Should Drink It
BOOK REVIEW 1 - City Life Restaurant, Cafe Bar & Pub Guide to Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Publications
BOOK REVIEW 2 - The Brewing Industry 1950-1990 privately published by Anthony Avis
Focus on - The Nags Head on Waters Green in Macclesfield
High Peak Featured Pub - The Bowling Green on Stockport Road in Marple
Pub Of The Month - Crown, affectionately known as the Corner Cupboard, on Hillgate in Stockport
Stagger - Offerton in Stockport with Peter Edwardson and John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Revenge of the Band of Hope - The English Ethnic Restaurant
164 - December 1997
Good News From Angel Meadow - Marble Brewery Opens
Up to the Marque - Britain's brewers launch quality control scheme
We Are The Champions - Local brewers pick up awards at CAMRA's Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition
Festive Fayre - Baking with Beer — Old Tom Cake and Opening Times Christmas Pudding
The Governor's House - Watling Street Inns open new pub on Ravenoak Road on Cheadle Hulme in Stockport
Away With The Hare & Hounds - Recreating the pub's 1974 outing on Gorton Lane in Manchester
Stay Safe - Don't Drink and Drive this Christmas
Buffet Bar Award - Stalybridge Station Buffet bar wins prestigious Railtrack Award
High Peak Featured Pub - The Commercial Inn on Manor Park Road in Glossop
Beer Monster - Guide to Munich
Donkeying the Doorstep of the World - Manchester Airport's second real ale outlet
Horse and Farrier - Hydes refurbish the Horse & Farrier in Gatley
Pub Grub - Pot of Beer on New Mount Street in Manchester City Centre
Pub Of The Month - Bulls Head on London Road (opposit Piccadilly Station) in Manchester City Centreopposit
Stagger - Castle Street in Edgeley, Stockport with Dave Meynell
Curmudgeon - Blame lt On The Penguins - The Full Monty - Greenalization