That Was The Week That Was…Coach And Horses In Chester Green

What a week…pubs reopening and Keir Starmer gets booted out by a landlord!  No politics on this site of course and it could quite easily have been any politician from any party but fair play to a publican for sticking up for himself after being shafted left, right and centre for months.. Rumours that the…

Is LE67 The Best Pub Postcode in Britain?

Is this the best postcode for pubs in Britain? Highlighted above (not quite in the style of Martin!) are the boozers I’ve visited in the last seven months since I started blogging and you’ll be hard pushed to beat this place for ‘proper’ pubs. LE67 is often maligned as a former mining area but it…

Markfield Boozer Gets The (Ron) Seal Of Approval

“Does what it says on the tin…” was how the Ronseal advert used to sell its product as a no nonsense, know what you’re getting tin of wood stain. It started in the nineties and then became a colloquial saying that is now as much a part of the English language as #hashtag and selfie.…

It’s A Fenny Old Game…

…This pub business, as Jimmy Greaves possibly once said.  One minute you can be all alone and pondering an early finish then a surge of customers keeps you on your toes and a clear head is essential.  Corporal Jones of Dad’s Army fame definitely said “Don’t Panic” and the gaffer of the 18 – Coach…