Published on 14 February 2011 in Pubs, Shopping, internet, online shopping, pubs, shopping
When it comes to shopping, the internet has changed the world a lot. No more do you need to wander aimlessly round shopping malls and high streets. Rare goods can be purchased from specialist retailers based around the world. Just click the mouse and get it delivered straight to your. Well unless you're out when it arrives...
Published on 6 May 2010 in Politics and Government, politics, pubs
Politics can causes heated arguments and divisions. When the pub trade is in a bad state and needs to attract as many people through the doors as possible, maybe pub landlords everywhere might be a bit better off being a bit more BBC?
Published on 17 March 2010 in Daily Links, beer, London, London Underground, money, mortgage, pubs, Sam Smiths pubs, television
GMG to drop original programming and cut staff at Channel M – guardian.co.uk Says something about local TV in the UK if Guardian Media Group can't even make it work in a city the size of Manchester. Sam Smiths Pubs Locations Sam Smiths are a strange company. They don't do music. They don't advertise. Food is usually very basic. It's hard to buy their beers anywhere other than their pubs. They only sell their own products, with the odd exception of McCoy's crisps. They don't even have a website. Their pubs don't even have their logo on it. They don't particularly innovate. At all. And they haven't put their prices up (bar duty) for about 18 years, so you can get a pint for less than £2. Oh and they have some of the finest, best looking and well looked after pubs you'll find in the UK. But you'd never know where they are. Unless someone created a website to tell you… Top marks to James Gretton then! A brief view of the power of Samuel Smiths Old Brewey – Tadcaster From BBC's Inside Out Yorks and Lincs, a different insight into the strange world of Sam Smiths, and their... View Article
Published on 2 March 2010 in Pubs, London, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton
When I lived in Ealing and wanted to go to the pub, the discussion between meself and Catherine usually went 'Pub?' 'Yeah. Go on then.' Then we'd leave the house. Near six years in Merton and the conversation still goes "'Pub?" "Yeah. Which one?'
Published on 14 October 2009 in Pubs, beers, Cumbria, pubs, The Cumbria Way, Ulverston
A brewery? In Ulverston? I pondered this for a short time as my research before arriving hadn't mentioned anything of the sort. It was then that I suddenly thought... could it be Hartley's?
Published on 13 October 2009 in Pubs, Cumbria, Lake District, Old Dungeon Ghyll, pubs, The Cumbria Way
In 2000 Catherine and myself visited Dungeon Ghyll, and we'd been told by her dad that we had to pop into one of the pubs in the area - the Old Dungeon Ghyll. Back then I wasn't that impressed. Nine years on, I was going to revisit...
Published on 11 October 2009 in London, Pubs, 10 Years in London, London, pubs, pubs in Central London
It's our final stop on the London pub tour as we arrive in Borough.
Published on 10 October 2009 in London, Pubs, 10 Years in London, London, pubs, pubs in Central London
More of Capital's top pubs - this time those in the City of London.
Published on 9 October 2009 in London, Pubs, 10 Years in London, London, pubs, pubs in Central London
I couldn't really finish this series of "10 Years in London" blog posts without talking about something I probably do most of out of all the leisure opportunities available. Go to the pub.
Published on 29 January 2009 in Pubs, Bods's Guide to Pubs in Merton, London, Merton, pubs, pubs in Merton
In the third of the series, it's time for the community pub with a great feel to it - the Princess.