Opening Times 2008
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281 - January 2008
Preview of National Winter Ales Festival
Featured pub - The Beltane in Buxton
Swan Safe
Bruges - and its Beer Festival
Pub Of The Month - The Arden Arms, Millgate, Stockport
Stagger - Cheadle Hulme
Curmudgeon - Plucked From Thin Air - Supping With The Enemy
282 - February 2008
Stockport & South Manchester Pub of the Year - Crown, Heaton Lane, Stockport
Old Tom - local hero
Pub Of The Month - Queens Arms, Stockport Road, Cheadle
Stagger - Ardwick & the City Centre
Curmudgeon - The Empire Crumbles - Vanishing Species
283 - March 2008
A6: Road to no beer - 23 functioning pubs/bars between Stockport and Manchester, only 4 serve real ale
RIP - Ian Kenny
Robinsons Bar & Cellar Awards
Pub Grub - Crown, Heaton Lane, Stockport
Pub Of The Month - New Victoria, Stockport Road, Longsight
Stagger - Burnage & Heaton Mersey
Curmudgeon - Who's Going To Eat All The Pies? - The Moderate Option
284 - April 2008
Cask bounces back - real ale returning to growth
Featured pub - The Bulls Head, Old Glossop
Wild for Mild
White Lion, Buxton Road, Disley re-opens
Pub Grub - The Royal Oak, Strines Road, Strines
Pub Of The Month - Didsbury, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury
Stagger - Gatley and Cheadle Village
Curmudgeon - Out Of The Box - Free To Mislead - The Bingers' Budget
285 - May 2008
Outrage - Chancellor increases beer duty by 4p a pint
Featured pub - The Beech, Chorlton
Featured pub - The Lantern Pike, Little Hayfield
Pub Grub - The Deansgate, Deansgate, Manchester
Pub Of The Month - Boars Head, Stockport Market Place
Stagger - Heaton Chapel & Heaton Moor
Curmudgeon - No Escape - Against The Tide
286 - June 2008
Local Pub Of The Year - Old Market Tavern, Altrincham and New Oxford, Salford
Pub Grub - Arden Arms, Millgate, Stockport
Pub Of The Month - Bulls Head, London Road, Manchester
Stagger - Openshaw, East Manchester
Curmudgeon - The End Of The Road?
287 - July 2008
Report on Stockport Beer & Cider Festival
Pub Grub - The Cheshire Ring, Manchester Road, Hyde
Pub Of The Month - Florist, Shaw Heath, Stockport
Stagger - Stockport North & Portwood
Curmudgeon - No Acceptance
288 - August 2008
Sort these out - the blight closed and derelict pubs are inflicting on communities
End of an era - Oddfellows Arms, Ashton-under-Lyne, closes after 94-year in one family
Swan (Kettleshulme) Sold - No Need to Panic
Castle Hotel (Oldham Street) Closes
Pub Grub - Ring O' Bells, Church Lane, Marple
Pub Of The Month - Kings Hall, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme
Curmudgeon - Diluting The Brand - Raising The Bar
289 - September 2008
Crown, Heaton Lane, Stockport, voted Greater Manchester Pub of the Year
Featured pub - Godley Hall, Godley Hill, Hyde
Fight Back for Family Brewers
5 years ago
Pub Grub - Marble Fish Supper
Pub Of The Month - Red Lion, Stockport Road, Cheadle
Stagger - City Centre West
Curmudgeon - Gold Amongst The Dross - A Better Class Of Dead Horse
290 - October 2008
Cider and Perry Month
Red Bull, Hillgate reopens after a major refurbishment
Pub Of The Month - Pack Horse, Market Place, Stockport
Stagger - Shaw Heath & Higher Hillgate
Curmudgeon - Two Sides To The Same Coin - Old Enough To Fight
291 - November 2008
Cask is King - real ale continues to take market share
Arden named Manchester Food & Drink Festival Pub of the Year
Pub Of The Month - Railway, Portwood, Stockport
Stagger - Didsbury
Curmudgeon - No Sign Of The Inn - No Hiding Place
292 - December 2008
Bah humbug - 8% increase on alcohol duty
Pub Grub - The Oddfellows Arms, Mellor
Pub Of The Month - Ye Olde Woolpack on Brinksway, Stockport
Stagger - Heaton Norris East
Curmudgeon - Facing The Axe - Think About Your Drink