Opening Times 1999
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177 - January 1999
Beer Vandalism Awards
Sportsman - Regional Pub of the Year
New Face At Arden Anns
The Beer Monster - Winter Extravaganza
High Peak Featured Pub - King's Head on Market Street in Droylsden
The Best of Robbies
George and Dragon on Manchester Roadin Heaton Chapel, Stockport reopens
Pub Of The Month - Tiviot on Tiviot Dale in central Stockport
Stagger - Wandering in Wythenshawe with Paul Moss
Curmudgeon - Pubs In Crisis?
178 - February 1999
Blossoms is Pub of the Year
And The Crown is Runner-Up
Brewing Up a Storm
Tameside Travels (5) - Mark McConchie tidies up a few loose ends and takes a look at Droylsden
Midlands War Games
BOOK REVIEW - The Beers of France, by John Woods and Keith Wrigley
Whaley Bridge Notes (1)
Ken's Kitchen - Somerset Sausages
BOOK REVIEW - Manchester City Centre Real Ale Guide
High Peak Featured Pub - Railway on Stockport Road in Marple
BOOK REVIEW - City Life Restaurant, Café Bar & Pub Guide
Pub Of The Month - Bishop Blaize on Hillgate in Stockport with Stuart Ballantyne
Stagger - Edgeley and Brinksway in Stockport with Dave Maynell
Curmudgeon - Another One for the Road? - What's a Glass of Wine? - Limitless Confusion
179 - March 1999
Top Award for Stalybridge Station Buffet Bar
Changes at the Harrington Arms
Sun & Castle on Hillgate, Stockport opens as latest Holt's house
Bottle It Up! - David and jill Hasler celebrate a classic beer
Ken's Kitchen: Ram Tam - Yam Yam
BOOK REVIEW - Real Ale in ork and About, CAMRA York Branch
Whaley Bridge Notes (2)
Design Awards - More Details and judges Report - Modern Facilities - Other Winners
Bid for Beer Tax Break
Pub Of The Month - Circus Tavern on Portland Street in Manchester City Centre with John Hutchinson
Stagger - Heavy Going in Heaton Norris with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Losing the Plot? - Pubs the Way They Used To Be
180 - April 1999
BODDIES MILD AXED! - Whithread announce de-listing of Boddingtons Mild
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival - Music Roundup
Events Coming Up - The Victorian Pub: Past, Present and Future
BOOK REVIEW - Heritage bs of Great Britain, James Belsey & Mark Bolton
High Peak Featured Pub - The Old Sun Inn on Market Street in Buxton
Time Called On Pub Name Changes
STOCKPORT & MANCHESTER MILD CHALLENGE 1999
Mild - Who Brews What
Mild - The Facts: What it is, and why you should drink it
Mild Challenge Extra
Greenalls Up For Grabs?
Pub Of The Month - Red Bull on Hillgate in Stockport with Stuart Ballantyne
Stagger - Southern end of Hillgate in Stockport with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Making the Marque - Green Bottles
181 - May 1999
CASK CHAMPION - Stockport & South Manchester branch of CAMRA inaugurate new award
Unreal Ale - Keg Beer and Why You Should Avoid It
Shepherd's Delight - Shepherd's Arms in Whaley Bridge welcomes new landlord
High Peak Featured Pub - Horseshoe in High Lane
Beehive Buzzes - Geoff Williamson looks in to the Beehive in New Mills
Vaux Shambles (and Greenalls?)
Ken's Kitchen - Belgian Chowder
The Wayfarer - The Pride of Bollington - Ten of the Best
Pub Of The Month - Hogshead on Oxford Road in Manchester
Stagger - City Centre Random Drinking with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Product Before Packaging - Reinventing the Wheel
182 - June 1999
BLOODBATH! - Brewers Wield Axe Nationwide
Guest Ale Threat - CAMRA fights to save beer choice
Boring Beer - Vaux customers lose "pint of the usual"
High Peak Featured Pub - Lowes Arms on Hyde Road between Denton and Hyde
BOOK REVIEW - Best Pub Walks in the Lakeland Fringes by Neil Coates
The Ultimate Mild Challenge - A look back at a personal Ultimate Challenge
Ken's Kitchen - Grilled Prawn and Peach Salad
What is CAMRA?
The Bar Opens - This is what you get when Chorlton's Bar and Bar 2 are combined
Pub Of The Month - Paddy's Goose on Bloom Street in Manchester City Centre with John Hutchinson
Stagger - Bramhall with Jim Flynn
Curmudgeon - It Hasn't Been All Bad
183 - July 1999
FEEDING FRENZY! - Closures and Take-Overs Continue
Cobdens - Stockport's Manchester Arms reopens with new name
Gothic Bar & Grill - Gatley Wine Bar reopens with new name
Opening Times Competition - Name that pub
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival Awards - Beers of the Festival
Pub Of The Month - Fletcher Moss on Albert Hill Street in Didsbury with Stuart Ballantyne
Stagger - Pub Hell in Ardwick with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - ...But Most Of It Has Been
184 - August 1999
WHITBREAD PUNCHED OUT? - End in Sight for Pubs Group Battle
Morlands Mauled
High Peak Sponsored Walk - 17 Mile, 7 Pub Walk for Chrisite Hospital
Golden Pheasant in Plumley Reopens
The Wayfarer - Glossop Revisited, with Whitfield, Charlestown & Chunal
Opening Times Competition - Name that pub
High Peak Featured Pub - Pavilion Bar on Market Street in Stalybridge
Ken's Kitchen - Mixed Deep Fried Fish & Vegetables in Beer Batter
Macclesfield & East Cheshire CAMRA Pub of the Season - Setter Dog at Walker Barn
The New Isle of Anglesey Brewery - Bragdy Ynys Mon
Pub Of The Month - Railway on Great Portwood Street in Portwood, Stockport with Jim Flynn
Stagger - The Reddish Retreat with Jim Flynn
Curmudgeon - Closed and Boarded in Calais - Holts come to Dover
185 - September 1999
BEST BEER IN BRITAIN - Yorkshire Gem Takes Top Gong
ALL CHANGE! - Many City Centre free houses have new faces at the helm
Sir Edwin Chadwick - New Wetherspoon for Longsight
High Peak Featured Pub - The Queens Arms on Manor Park Road in Old Glossop
Pub Closures - Resistance At All Costs?
Obituary - Jim Bowden from the Macclesfield & East Cheshire Branch
Warm Rain, Cool Breeze - Two new City Centre Bars open
Ken's Kitchen - Chutney, Dips and Relishes
Sun Shines - Sun in September on Bumage Lane opens after refurbishment
Real Ale - lt's magic, But lt's No Mystery
Opening Times Competition - Name that pub
Bass Backtrack
Pub Of The Month - Royal Oak on Stockport Road in Cheadle
Stagger - Lower Hillgate in Stockport with Peter Edwardson
Curmudgeon - Fahrenheit 451 - No Nuts is Nuts
186 - October 1999
THE GREAT SMOOTH RIP-OFF - Pub Drinkers Paying More For Less
Punch Knocks Out Firkin
Real Ale In A Bottle ... ? - That Can't Be Right, Can lt?
The Greenall's Graveyard - 30 Years of Vandalism
Shepherd Neame Bid for King and Barnes
Macclesfield & East Cheshire Pub Of The Season - Queen's Head on Park Lane in Congleton
Altrincham Brewing Co - New Micro Off To A Flying Start
High Peak Featured Pub - Navigation on Brookside in Buxworth
Romper Wrecked! - Greenall's wreck the Romper at Ringway
The Wayfarer visits the Albion on Whalley Road, Clayton-leMoors just north of Accrington
Marston's Choice Chopped
Down And Out - Grotty Greenalls Bites The Dust
Ken's Kitchen - Turkey Kebabs in Cider
BOOK REVIEW - The Fifth Edition of CAMRA's 'Good Pub Food' Guide
BOOK REVIEW - Beer, Bed and Breakfast - Take time out with a 'Room at the Inn'
Opening Times October Competition
Pub Of The Month - Ye Olde Woolpack on Brinksway in Stockport with John Clarke
Stagger - Cheadle Hulme with Dave Sheldon
Curmudgeon - Keep Drunks Off Our Roads - Pull The Udder One
187 - November 1999
SPORTSMAN TRIUMPHS AGAIN - Second Consecutive Win For Popular Hyde Pub
Metric Madness - Another threat to the traditional pint
Pub Chain Supply Probe - Office of Fair Trading launch an investigation
Licensing Reform
National Winter Ales Festival 2000
Pressure Grows for Beer Tax Cut
BOOK REVIEW - Fifty Great Pub Crawls by Barrie Pepper, CAMRA Books
Opening Times Competition
Ken's Kitchen - Barnsley Chops in Stout Sauce
Marston's Bitter Axed!
Pub Of The Month - Spread Eagle on Lower Hillgate in Stockport with John Clarke
Stagger - Fallowfield and Rusholme with Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - More Can Mean Less - Bringing the Morning After Nearer
188 - December 1999
END OF THE SHAMBLES SHAMBLES!
MARSTON'S MAYHEM - Axe Falls In Double-Quick Time
National Winter Ale Spectacular
BOOK REVIEWS
City Life Food & Drink Guide to Greater Manchester 2000, Diverse Media
The Beer Cook Book by Susan Nowak
Cider's Story- Rough and Smooth by Mark Foot
The Great Micro Beer Guide by Hugh Madgin
Brewing Was A Way 0f Life by Neal Hyde
Bottle Choice Safe
Stay Safe For 2000! - Don't Drink and Drive This Christmas
Opening Times Competition
Robbies News Top Bar and Cellar
Sandbar Beer Trading
Ken's Kitchen - An Alternative Christmas Dinner
Pub Of The Month - Nelson on the corner of Wilmslow Road and Barlow Moor Road in Didsbury, Manchester
Stagger - Out and About in Offerton with Dave Meynell
Curmudgeon - A Subtle Form of Prohibition - Millennium, What Millennium?