Old Mitre News Today

St Albans beer columnist Roger Protz on how the world of beer evolves and revolves over time.

In the latest in his series about eminent Camden Victorians, Neil Titley turns his attention to the incorruptible Sir George Lewis

HERE is a round-up of everyone from Monmouthshire who has been fined for speeding during the past week.

HERE is a round-up of everyone from Monmouthshire who has been fined for speeding during the past week.

Right up our alley! From the street that inspired Harry Potter to a home for a kings mistress, Londons alleyways harbour a sensational secret history of the capital Goodwins Court in Covent Garden is rumoured to have inspired Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter films  Angel Place in Borough touched sides with notorious Marshalsea prison where Charles Dickenss father went Pickering Place in St Jamess leads to the smallest public square in London - the site of the last duel in capital 

The boss of Revolution Bars today blasted the Governments scandalous treatment of bars and nightclubs during the pandemic, accusing it of deliberately sacrificing businesses and peoples livelihoods.  Chief executive Rob Pitcher said state support for bars which have seen their trade decimated during the crisis is totally inadequate and called grants of £1,000 per wet-led pub or bar derisory and insulting. The group, which runs 74 bars in the UK, told investors it is down around £8.5million ...