CAMRA research shows local pubs play an integral role right the way through the lives of people in local communities.
Since 2008, over 4,500 pubs have closed across the nation, with licensees battered by high beer tax, greedy pub companies, soaring overheads, and discount booze deals from major supermarket chains.
Community Pubs Month has therefore been launched…
CAMRA the Campaign for Real Ale have relaunched its website for members and non members with many new features.
The "What's Brewing" and "Beer" publications are now available as .pdf downloads and can also be viewed on iPads.
Later they plan to extend this to Kindles and Andriod phones.
The website automatically gives members a list of events…
A brilliant night was had by all at our New Years Eve Party.
Richie Dews did us proud and one of our visitors was overwhelmed to be serenaded by Richie wishing her a Happy Birthday.
At midnight Simon and Richie gave us a Trumpet and Guitar duet rendering of Auld Lang Syne.
We had visitors from far and…
The Royal Britsh Legion would like to thank all our customers for their very generous donations to this year's Poppy Appeal.
This year the British Legion hope to raise £40,000,000 through the Poppy Appeal in order to continue their now 90 years of helping ex servicemen; to date the figure has reached £23,600,000.
Every small donation helps and…
Simon and Nina are delighted that their award night party in September celebrating 20 years continuous recommendation in the Good Beer Guide has been featured in What's Brewing this month.
What's Brewing is the newspaper circulated to all CAMRA members in the UK with a circulation of over 100,000.
CAMRA is this year celebrating 40 years as a campaigning…
Simon & Nina receive their "Colwyn Bay in Bloom" award from the Mayor of Colwyn Bay, Councillor Mrs Margaret Edwards, at an event held recently at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club.
This year there was a joint first prize and the White Lion was delighted to received the next highest prize.
Nina said that she was determined to…
On Friday night Ian Saunders of Abercolwyn CAMRA Branch presented Simon & Nina with an award for 20 unbroken years in the Good Beer Guide, the longest in North Wales.
With a Hog Roast and superb entertainment from Darren Wharton and Richie Dews of local group Dare, the White Lion was rocking .
Simon said how honoured…
Unfortunately Esme wasn't fit enough to take part in last weeks climb due to a rib injury so Simon and Jack deputised.
Jack got to the top in 2 hours and Simon & Jane got there in 3 to find Jack sitting there waiting for them.
Simon says he could have done it faster if they hadn't…
Colwyn Bay is the winner of the Large Town Award for the 2011 Wales in Bloom competition, the tenth win in succession.
Simon and Nina are thrilled to report that, within Colwyn Bay, the White Lion Inn came third in the Pubs, Hotels and Restaurants category.
Nina said she was very pleased at the result and thanks…