No Breather In Heather

Obviously this blog title only works when you use the correct pronunciation (Heether) but there was no sign of DyJanuary back in the LE67 postcode. There wasn’t much sign of #Tryanuary either but a solid choice of two beers (Pedi and Burton Bitter) meant the quality was good and I had a terrific pint of…

Top 20 Pubs: Stamford And Warrington, Coalville

The second in an occasional series and I have to say, it could be controversial. By that I mean this really isn’t a pub for the faint-hearted. Not in terms of hassle as it’s a friendly boozer but the decor is basic, the beer range limited and the gaffer sometimes wears a purple vest. Throw…

Ooh Aah Everards I said Ooh Aah Everards

…to the tune of Eric Cantona or Paul McGrath, take your pick, but either way it’s a catchy little ditty. If Richard Coldwell was here now then I have no doubt, and this is why I miss him, he’d be giving me absolute pelters over waxing lyrical regards Everards. “They don’t brew their own beer…

Dealing With Thorny Issues In Thornton

Having a self-imposed hiatus from blogging due to a house move I have been under the cosh from all angles. Firstly, The Wickingman set the tone with a tweet claiming that I would spend the rest of my days in the Slug & Lettuce in Solihull Town Centre drinking G&T and ‘premium’ brand Estrella Lager…

LE67 Backstreet Classics: Ravenstone

I know how much you love your LE67 postcode boozers and am aware they have been in sparse supply recently. As rare as say a Manchester City win over Wolves, or a St Mirren goal, or a fashionable shop in Wolverhampton, or Stafford Paul being second to the bar or a shock result in the…

Final Piece In The Whitwick Jigsaw

Isn’t very good alliteration I know but you try and make a blog post title out of Whitwick… Martin made a great point in the last comments section, which leads me to believe CAMRA may have be infiltrated by members of the IOC. I’ve long argued that sports such as darts are equally as worthy…

Coalville Completists Club

I can’t imagine there are too many members of the CCC amongst the pub blogging fraternity.  Although Alan Winfield probably did it in half a day to be honest and then finished off Whitwick and Ibstock in the afternoon. Mark might have been to most Coalville  pubs on his travels and Brad has probably been…