John Forster was born in 1941. In 1973 he started working as a pub manager for Trumans. Then he created a company called Town and Country Relief Service which put temporary managers into the following
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Tag: where’s my boozer gone
The Geezers are working to highlight the demise of the East End Public House. Share your stories and pictures of what the local pubs meant to you at www.facebook.com/groups/wheresmyboozergone
The Geezers Christmas Lunch plus the Lady Franklin news
King Prawn Cocktails Despite the depressive gloom emanating from Westminster, the Geezers had a great Christmas Lunch last week at the Eagle in Snaresbrook. Three course meals on their festive menu were £14.49 and were
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Save Your Local Pubs
Over 100,000 people have now signed the petition ask the Government to lower VAT & Business Rates for pubs and for an overall reduction in Beer Duty. Rishi Sunak will be delivering his budget on
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Petition to cut Beer Duty to save pubs
As you can see from the graphic above, beer duty is 4.8p a pint in Germany, but 54.2p a pint in the UK. The Long Live the Local campaign say that £1 in every £3
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37 Pubs Saved in Tower Hamlets
Last week, Tower Hamlets Council’s Cabinet agreed that 37 of the borough’s most historically and culturally significant venues will be given ‘locally listed’ status. The pubs were listed for the following criteria: Local character and
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