Opening Times 2018
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396 - January 2018
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival
Heritage Pubs - Blossoms, Buxton Road, Heaviley; Crown, Heaton Moor Road
Local Stars in National Finals - Wigan Central; Cricketers; Flixton Conservative Club
Cider Awards
Tryanuary
Stockport Beer Week
High Peak Club of the Year - Royal British Legion Club, Poynton
January Pub Of The Month - Vale Cottage on Kirk Street in Gorton, Manchester with David Hanson
February Pub Of The Month - James Watts on High Street in Cheadle, Stockport with Stuart Ballantyne
Stagger - Reddish & Heaton Chapel - with Jerry Wicken
Stagger - Hazel Grove North with John Sutcliffe
Curmudgeon - Nobody Else Has Complained
397 - March 2018
Mild Magic 2018
Stockport & South Manchester Pub of the Year - Blue Bell on Barlow Road in Levenshulme
Huge success for Manchester Beer & Cider Festival
Two Awards for Petersgate Tap in Stockport
New openings - Station Hop, Levenshulme
- Head of Steam in Didsbury
- Crafty Pint in Stalybridge
- RedWillow, new bar in Buxton
Northumberland Arms re-opens in community ownership
Stockport & South Manchester Club of the Year - Wythenshawe Club in Northenden
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival - News and Entertainment Preview
Beer Cities Forum - National Platform for Stockport Beer Week
High Peak Winter Pub of the Season - Jakes Ale House in Romiley
Heritage Pubs - The Plough, Hyde Road, Gorton
- Stalybridge Station Buffet
- Tollemache Arms, Mossley
March Pub Of The Month - Flying Coach on London Road in Hazel Grove, Stockport with Bob Stukins
April Pub Of The Month - Victoria on Wilmslow Road in Withington, Manchester with Jim Flynn
Stagger - Gatley & Cheadle with Matthew Thompson
Stagger - Burnage & Heaton Mersey with Jim Flynn
Curmudgeon - A Matter of Taste; Good Money After Bad
398 - May 2018
Editor Cellebrates 30 Years
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival Preview
Heritage Pubs - Pub interiors of special historic interest: The Nursery, Heaton Norris; The Sportsman, Hyde; The Griffin, Heaton Mersey
30 Years in the Hot Seat - Opening Times Editor John Clarke looks back
Stockport Beer Week - Beer Week Fringe
Brewery News from arovnd the area: Soul Brewing Co; Burton Road Brewing; Sixth Day Brewing; Rock Mill Brewery; Poynton Brewery
Manchester Beer Week - Battle of the Beer Cities
Award for Madhatters Cider
CAMRA Discounts
May Pub Of The Month - Red Lion on Stockport Road, Cheadle, Stockport with Darren Berry
June Pub Of The Month - Griffin on Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport with Jim Flynn
Stagger - Heaton Moor with Viv Thorpe
Curmudgeon - You Could Be Next
399 - July 2018
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival Rpund-up
Wellington Free House Opens in Stockport
Micro-bar in Ashton-u-Lyne market
Heritage pubs - Swan with Two Necks, Stockport
- Crown Inn, Glossop
- Queens Head, Stockport
Top Award for Old Hall Inn
July Pub Of The Month - Midland Hotel on Wellington Road North in Heaton Mersey, Stockport with John Sutcliffe
August Pub Of The Month - Sidings on Broom Lane in Levenshulme, Manchester with Margaret O'Brian
Stagger - Cheadle Hulme with Viv Thorpe
Curmudgeon - You Could Be Next
400 - September 2018
Stockport Beer Week
Cider Circuit 2018
Mounting Stone brews for first time
Frog & Railway refurbished to become The Heaton
New Faces at Grove Alehouse
Preview of Didsbury Beer Festival 2018
High Peak Pub of the Season - Bridge Beers, Stalybridge
Cider Cooling in Pubs by Andrea Briers & Chris Rouse
Project 53 opens in Stockport Market Place
New Cloudwater Tap opens
Preview of Manchester Beer and Cider Festival 2019
CAMRA Discounts
September Pub Of The Month - Bakers Vaults on Stockport Market Place with Margaret O'Brien
October Pub Of The Month - Navigation on Manchester Road in Heaton Norris, Stockport with Jim Flynn
Stagger - Higher Hillgate with Peter Edwardson
Curmudgeon - You Could Be Next; Hotting Up For Lager
401 - November 2018
Happy Christmas
Is there a cask crisis?
Robin Wignal - Obituary
Winter Warmer Wander
New Opening - Talleyrand, Levenshulme
Countdown to Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2019
Calling Home Brewers
Almond Family take over Jolly Sailor
Brewery News
Good Beer Guide
Novenmer Pub Of The Month - Ye Olde Vic on Chatham Street in Edgeley, Stockport with John Clarke
December Pub Of The Month - Swan With Two Necks on Prince's Street in Stockport
Stagger - Levenshulme with Chris Morris
Curmudgeon - A mixed blessing