Opening Times 2002
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213 - January 2002
NURSERY IS NATIONAL CHAMPION
Coors For Concern? - US giants snap up Carling
Robinson's - Expert Advice On Tap At The Brewery
False Signs Update - Pubs Ignore Trading Standards
Wayfarer looks at the pubs of Wilmslow with those on the south side of the town
Navy News - Beartown Brewery takeover of the Navigation, Lancashire Hill, Stockport,
Top Of The Class - Railway, Rose Hill, wins Robinson's Best Kept Bar and Cellar Competition
Desert Island Beers - With ]ames Campbell, head brewer from the Marble Brewery
Pub Grub - The Poachers in Bollington
Pub Of The Month - The Travellers Call on Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester
Stagger - Heaton Norris, Stockport with Stuart Ballantyne
Curmudgeon - Going Large - Wooden Wombs
214 - February 2002
Railway, Portwood, Is Local Pub Of The Year with Davenport Arms Runner-Up
Interbrew Plot Link With Carlsberg
100% Liquid - Demand An Honest Pint
Essen Xmas Beer Festival - Phil Booton goes festive in Belgium
National Pub Of The Month Presentation to he Nursery, Heaton Norris
Cask Ale On The Up? - New report questions 'official' real ale market share figures
Four Go To Liverpool - A Tale of Beer and Adventure
Robinson's - Keeping Up Appearances
National Winter Ales Festival and Championship Round-Up
Desert Island Beers - With Richard 'Sooty' Sutton of Pictish Brewery
Pub Of The Month - Kro Bar on Oxford Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock
Stagger - Manchester's Northern Quarter
Curmudgeon - Truth and Trust - Campaign for Real Coppers
215 - March 2002
ALL OUT WAR! - CAMRA challenges Blair to end rip-off Britain's short pint scandal
Robinson's A Question of Robinson's
Man With A Mission - Garrett Oliver, head brewer of New York's Brooklyn Brewery
High Peak Featured Pub - The Shepherds Arms, Whaley Bridge
Wayfarer - Hiking Along High Lane
Desert Island Beers - With Tony Molyneux
Pub Of The Month - Little Jack Horners on Wellington Street, Stockport
Stagger - Adswood, Cheadle and Cheadle Heath with Peter Butler
Curmudgeon - In Praise of Lager - No Excuses - Doing the Splits
216 - April 2002
FULL PINT FARCE - "I thoroughly applaud his campaign to make sure that the British pint is
a good, honest pint." - Tony Blair, June 1997
Mild Challenge 2020
The Challenge
Who brews what
Mild - The Facts
High Peak Featured Pub - The Ring O'Bells, Marple
Pub Of The Month - Ash on Manchester Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport
Stagger - Going Mild In Stockport with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Cut and Run - Outdoor Relief
217 - May 2002
Festival Fever - Countdown Underway To Stockport's Main Event
Duty Cut Splits Brewers
Gold, SIlver & Bronze - Local brewers triumph in Brewing Industry International Awards
Still A Pot of Beer - The pub is not closing
Shaw's Beers Brewed Again In Dukinfield - Tim Jones visits the region's newest brewery
Mildly Challenging - Dave Sheldon with a new slant on the Mild Challenge
Wayfarer's Guide to the Pubs in Handforth
CAMRA and Opening Times Awards Round-Up - Various Pub Of The Month presentations
Desert Island Beers - With Richard Hough
Pub Of The Month - Royal Mortar on Hillgate, Stockport
Stagger - Bramhall and District with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Half a Loaf - Common Sense Prevails
218 - June 2002
Festival Frolics - Feedback on Stockport Beer & Cider Festival
Breathe In And Out... And It Feels Fluffy - Judging CAMRA's champion cider and perry
A Belgian Experience
Upstairs At The Globe - Frank Wood gigs in Glossop
Minister's Hours Reform Promise
Fast Train To Paradise - Paradise Brewery Beer Festival stops non-stop train!
Looking Back over the Queens reign - A Pub On Every Corner - Pint of Mild, Please
Stateside Drinking - Chris Walkden shares his recent experiences of beer drinking in the USA
Pub Of The Month - Grapes on Castle Street, Edgeley, Stockport
Stagger - Ladybarn, Fallowfield and Rusholme with Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - Pubgoers 1, Killjoys 0 - Pubs and Parenting
219 - July 2002
WATCHDOG SLAMS 95% PINT PLAN - Hewitt 'fudge' will mean even more problems
Soft Words Turneth Away Wrath - The Quiet Woman Inn, Earl Sterndale
COMMONWELTH GAMES PULL OUT SPECIAL - Guide to the pubs of Manchester
High Peak PuB Walk - Frank Wood reports
Brewery Profile - Abbydale
Opening Times Letters
Pub Of The Month - Navigation on Lancashire Hill, Heaton Norris, Stockport
Stagger - Hazel Grove South with Paul Moss
Curmudgeon - You Gotta do Drunk - Don't Be Shy
220 - August 2002
TWO NEW BARS OPEN AND BOTH SELL REAL ALE
Fake Signs Latest - Yes They're Still At It
High Peak Trip To Derby - Frank Wood Goes Out And About
Ken's Kitchen - Black & Red Currant Sorbet
Khean In Congleton
Records at Wrenbury - John Cresswell celebrates a beer driven success
It's A Heavenly Taste! It's A Helluva Beer! - Anthony Firmin Goes All Nordic
Silver Jubilee For Trafford & Hulme Branch
Save The Beer Orders
Featured Pub - The Friendship, on Stockport Road, Romiley
Dave Hallows goes in search of handpumped Holt's Mild. Not as easy as you might think
Pub Of The Month - Royal Oak on Commercial Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport
Stagger - The Didsbury Dawdle with Dave Hallows
Curmudgeon - Should Locals go Local? - Last Orders for a Classic
221 - September 2002
Railway Is Regional Champion - Stockport Local Is Greater Manchester Pub Of The Year
Champion Beer Of Britain - Scottish .Beer Wins Top Title For First Time
Silver Jubilee For Trafford & Hulme - Details Of The Branch Festivities- All Welcome!
Book Review - The Peak District Pub Guide By Andrew McCloy
A Walk On The Mild Side - A Group Of Beer Enthusiasts Were Treated To A Tour Of Robinson's Unicorn Brewery
Great Value British Beer - Results of biggest survey of UK pub beer prices
100% Liquid - Demand An Honest Pint
Pub Of The Month - Queens Arms on Stockport Road (A560) in Cheadle
Stagger - Gorton with Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - Quality Costs More - A Fair Price
222 - October 2002
BODDIES FOR THE CHOP?
Oktoberfest in Paradise - Paradise Brewery will be hosting an Oktober Beer Festival
High Peak's November Featured Pub - The Hatters Arms, Marple
East Manchester Blues - Football fan mark charnley checks out the prospects for real ale near the new stadium
Bazen's Brewery
High Peak News - The Queens Arms, Old Glossop - League of Gentlemen - Royal Oak, Mellor - The Friendship, Glossop
Prague - Open For Business: Prague and MarkTwain have at least one thing in common reports John Clarke
Pub Of The Month - Rising Sun on Bumage Lane, Burnage, Manchester
Stagger - Rainy Night in Edgeley with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Open All Day? - Closed for Lunch - The New Puritans
223 - November 2002
Time Running Out For Licensing Reform?
Boddies Saved For Manchester
NATIONAL NEWS - Hogshead Revolution - Binge Drinking - Pressure on Customs - Brakspears Shuts
Cider and Perry Awards
Local Pubs Gain Top Awards - Queens Arms on Red Bank, Cheetham Hill
Hop Feast In Durham - Stockport Beer Festival Certificate Presentation
High Peak November Featured Pub - The Queens, Old Glossop
Congleton - Real Ale Paradise?
Prague - Open For Business with John Clarke
Pub Grub - The Pot of Beer on New Mount Street, City Centre
Pub Of The Month - Plough Hotel on Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester
Stagger - University and Chorlton-on-Medlock with Jim Flynn
Curmudgeon - Turn it Off - A Real Surprise
224 - December 2002
Quality Counts - Robbies Pubs and Brewery Celebrate First Class Beer
Railway On Track - For the second year running the Railway (Portwood) makes it to finals of CAMRA's National Pub Of The Year Competition.
Licensing Reform - The Facts
- A Brief History Of Licensing Laws
- The Changes At A Glance
- End Of Drinking-Up Time
- Reform At Last
Stay Safe - Don't drink and drive this Christmas
High Peak Featured Pub - The Four Lane Ends, Lane Ends, Charlesworth Road, Marple
The Good Beer Guide to Belgium and Holland edited by Tim Webb
Pub Of The Month - Waldorf on Gore Street, City Centre, Manchester
Stagger - Stockport Market Place with Peter Edwardson
Curmudgeon - Seasoned but Rare - The Cost of Calories