Opening Times 2003
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225 - January 2003
National Pubs Week
Bruins opens in Fallowfield
Five Go Mad In Belgium
Winter Fayre - Prime Old Strong Casserole With Dumplings
Trackside Steams Ahead
Manchester Matters
Pub Grub - The Knott, Deansgate, Manchester
Pub Of The Month - Mawson, Kincardine Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock
Stagger - Six of the Best or East Manchester By Minibus with Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - A Price Worth Paying?
226 - February 2003
Navigation is Local Pub Of The Year
Early Hours For Stockpoer Pubs?
Interbrew see the light?
National Pubs Week
High Peak day out in Chester
Heritage Pubs Near You
CAMRA's National Inventory
Manchester Matters
Pub Grub - The Ring 0' Bells, Marple
Pub Of The Month - High Grove on Silverdale Road in Gatley
Stagger - Cheadle & Gatley with David Williams
Curmudgeon - Divided we fall - Seen but not heard
227 - March 2003
Railway (Portwood) National Pub Of The Year Runner-Up
Stockport and Manchester Mild Challenge
Interbrew sponsor Cake Marque accreditation
High Peak Featured Pub - The Kinder Lodge, Hayfield
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival preview
Beer Monster
Manchester Matters
Pub Of The Month - Thatched Tavern on Stanhope Street, Reddish
Stagger - Minibus Round The Souther Suburbs with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Class in a Glass - Size Can Make a Difference
228 - April 2003
Pubs Week Makes The Headlines
Stockport and Manchester Mild Challenge
High Peak Round-Up
Mild - Who brews what
Pub Of The Month - Blossoms, Stockport Road, Heaviley, Stockport
Stagger - Going Mild In Stockport with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - The Not So Good Pub Guide
229 - May 2003
FESTIVAL FEVER - Countdown Underway to Stockport's Main Event
AWARD FOR OPENING TIMES - CAMRA Newsletter of the Year
Mild Challenge collects award for CAMRA Branch running mild promotions
Salford Brewery Syndicate - Bazen's and Facer's come together
New beer book from CAMRA - History of Stout and Porter
Hoppy Day in Ossett
Bootleggers' Boost - Gordon's penny-a-pint slap in the face
High Peak Branch Walk 2003
Pub Grub - The Caledonia, Ashton-under-Lyne
Pub Of The Month - Griffin, Finney Lane, Heald Green, Stockport
Stagger - North Hazel Grove, Great Moor & Heaviley with Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - Ten Years On (Marking the tenth anniversary of the very first Curmudgeon column)
230 - June 2003
Beartown gets new pub - Cheshire Ring in Hyde
Festival Awards - Stockport, Macclesfield and National Cider & Perry
Viaducts & Vaults 3 published
Thai Me To The Elephant Tusk - Anthony Firmin reports on Thailand
Macclesfield Round-Up - Pub Closures Sweep Area
Taking up the Challenge - Chris Walkden's roundup of his Mild Challenge experience
High Peak Branch Ramble
Pub Grub - The Lloyd's Hotel, Chorlton
Pub Of The Month - Arden Arms, Millgate, Stockport
Stagger - West Didsbury and Withington Wander with Jim Flynn
Curmudgeon - Stubbing Out the Pub?
231 - July 2003
Navigation is Regional Pub Of The Year
Fashion Bar Fad Finished
Britain's True Heritage Pubs
Beer Needs to Shout Louder - Call for higher profile for brewing
High Peak Featured Pub - The Globe, Glossop
CAMRA Trafford & Hulme Inaugural Pub of the Season - Orange Tree, Altrincham
National Inventory pubs in the Opening Times area
Pub Grub - The Davenport Arms, Woodford
Pub Of The Month - Crown, Heaton Lane, Stockport
Stagger - Reddish and Heaton Chapel with Peter Edwardson
Curmudgeon - What's a Binge Anyway? - Old Friends
232 - August 2003
Scottish & Newcastle goes local
Proactive Holt's
Cain's Win Tesco's Autum Beer Challenge
Glossop Ale Scene Update
North Manchester CAMRA Treasure Hunt
Cask Beer Week
Macclesfield & East Cheshire CAMRA Summer Pub of the Season - Ship Inn, Wincle
High Peak News Round-Up
Pub Grub - Bakers Vault, Market Place, Stockport
Pub Of The Month - Church, Ravenoak Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport
Stagger - Ardwick and City Centre with Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - Blowing off the Froth - Worst of Both Worlds
233 - September 2003
Cask Beer Week - Major Event for Local Family Brewers
Heatons Hotting Up
The Tasting Panel - (Brakspear Live Organic, Hopback Summer Lightning, Young's Champion Live Golden Beer, Morland's Hen's Tooth, Fuller's 1845 Ale)
High Peak News
Champion Beer of Brittain - Local winner
New Boddingtons Cask
Macclesfield & East Cheshire Pub News
CAMRA launch new 'Good Bottled Beer Guide'
Pub Of The Month - Circus Tavern, Portland Street, Manchester
Stagger - Stockport town centre with Paul Moss
Curmudgeon - Wot No Pubs? - Drink to Success
234 - October 2003
Cheshire Ring - New Beartown pub open at last
Cider & Perry Month
Theakstons buy back Masham brewery
The Cider Circuit
A day in the life of a cider maker
Peak Practice
The Tasting Panel - (Leffe Brune, Hoegarden Grand Cru, Liefmans Kriek, Chimay Premiere, Westmalle Dubbel, Duvel)
Good Beer Guide 2004
How to make cider and perry
Pub Grub - The Church, Ravenoak Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport
Pub Of The Month - Old Star Inn, High Street, Cheadle, Stockport
Stagger - Cheadle Hulme with Karen Wainwright and Mark McConachie
Curmudgeon - The apple of my eye - Drawing in your horns
235 - November 2003
Lies, Dam Lies and. . . Cask Ale Production Statistics Disputed
Fight to save Stockport Beer & Cider Festival
Focus on Phoenix Brewery - Local Micro Comes of Age
The Tasting Panel - (Timothy Taylor's Landlord, Marston's Pedigree, Caledonian Deuchars IPA, Greene King Abbot Ale, Fuller's London Pride, Bateman's XXXB)
The all new Boddingtons
Membership Matters - Major promotion for students and under-26 members
Macclesfield & East Cheshire news
Pub Grub - The Ardent Arms, Millgate, Stockport
Pub Of The Month - Victoria, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester
Stagger - The Three Heatons! with Dave Burston
Curmudgeon - Eat your tea - Benches take back seat
236 - December 2003
NEW BREWERY FOR STOCKPORT - Three Rivers on stream at last
A new one for Glossop, too
Antwerp or Altrincham - Le Trappiste revisited
Witchwood - New lease of life for Ashton freehouse
Robinsons Best Kept Bar & Cellar Awards
Millstone Brewery - Mossley's new micro
2nd National Pubs Week set for success
Ramsbottom Brewery - new micro
The Tasting Panel - (Wychwood Hobgoblin, Theakston Old Peculier, Black Sheep Riggwelter, Lees Moonraker, Adnams Broadside, Marston's Owd Rodger)
Strong Stuff - Brewers love to play the big numbers
Ale in Hale - Trafford & Hulme visit
Pub Grub - Idaho, Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester
Pub Of The Month - Grove Inn on Ashton New Road, Clayton, Manchester
Stagger - Clayton and Higher Openshaw with John Clarke
Curmudgeon - Back Street Heroes