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News articles from within and around the branch area

Beermats Tap Room Opening Monday 7 September 2026
Beermats Brewery have announced on Facebook that they are opening a taproom at the brewery, starting the last weekend in September.

Opening Hours:

Friday 25th Sept: 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday 26th Sept: 12:00pm – 10:00pm
Sunday 27th Sept: 12:00pm – 10:00pm

https://www.facebook.com/beermatsbrewing

New Yard, Winkburn, Newark, NG22 8PQ
New tenants at the Cricketers Arms, Nuncargate Monday 7 September 2026
The Landlord and Landlady at the Cricketers Arms, Nuncargate, have announced they are leaving after five years at the pub to take on the Black Swan at Crich. We wish them all the best in their new venture, and also to the incoming tenants.
Champion Beer of Britain nominations open Wednesday 2 September 2026
The nomination stage for the Champion Beer of Britain opened on 1st September.

You can nominate up to 5 beers per category, from Session Bitters to IPA's to Milds.

Visit https://camra.org.uk/cbob for more information and to nominate your favourite ales.

The deadline is 31st October.
Top 16 UK pubs revealed Friday 28 August 2026
The 2026 Pub of the Year competition is hotting up with CAMRA’s England regions and overall Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland winners revealed ahead of a busy bank holiday weekend for pubs.

The pubs now advance to the super-regional stage of the competition, with a final four announced in October, ahead of the reveal of the overall National Pub of the Year in January 2027.

Read more... https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/08/23/top-16-uk-pubs-revealed
Summer Pub of the Season Winners Thursday 27 August 2026

The votes have been counted, and we can reveal the Summer Pub of the Season Winners are:

Town Pub of the Season...
Railway Inn, Mansfield

Village Pub of the Season...
Boat Inn, Pinxton

Congratulations to both, and all who were shortlisted this quarter. The winners will go into the shortlist for our Pub of the Year, which will be judged in the new year. The Autumn Pubs of the Season will be shortlisted by beer scoring, combined with public nominations, which can be submitted from the Pub Awards page.
White Swan, South Normanton submits change of use application Wednesday 26 August 2026
It is understood that an application has been submitted for a change of use of the White Swan in South Normanton, following its closure.
Summer 2026 Pubs of the Season voting opens Monday 17 August 2026
The voting is open to decide the Summer 2026 Pubs of the Season.

CAMRA members can select one pub from each of the Town and Village categories.

Voting closes on Tuesday 25th August.

Vote here
Real Ale available at George & Dragon, Newton Friday 7 August 2026
The George & Dragon at Newton have advertised that they have started selling real ale.
Industria, Mansfield closes Tuesday 28 July 2026
Industria in Mansfield town centre has closed. There is no further news yet on what plans are for the building.
Waggon at Halam reopens Sunday 26 July 2026
The Waggon at Halam reopened on Monday, 20th July, after a period of closure between tenants.
Hawthorns, South Normanton closed again Saturday 25 July 2026
We understand the tenants at the Hawthorns, South Normanton, have left after a couple of months, and the pub is closed again.
Good Beer Guide 2027 preorders go live Saturday 27 June 2026
You can now pre-order the 2027 Good Beer Guide.

This year's foreword is written by Sir Ian Rankin, creator of the iconic Detective Inspector character John Rebus, both famous patrons of the Oxford Bar in Edinburgh.

The guide is released on September 24th.

https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-good-beer-guide-2027/

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