Much of what has appeared on this site and its predecessor has vanished forever. From August 2002, these pages are an essentially complete record of the news pages and visitor postings, arranged in chronological order. ("Essentially complete" means "those things that came to our attention which have not since fallen prey to computer malfunction") Before then, there is a patchy and incomplete record of pub news, culled from a variety of sources. More recently, some of the other items that have appeared on this site have been archived under the apppropriate year. Old pubs of the year can be found on the Pub of the Year index page. Archive photographs of local pubs can be found via the pub pages. Note that in a number of cases news items were published in good faith which subsequently turned out to be not entirely true. No attempt has been made to retrospectively hide our errors.
Archive 2010
14 January
Page link: Pubs provide innspiring evening
16 January
The Bowling Green (Lancaster) has a sign saying "under new management”but doesn’t seem to be open a lot.
The John O'Gaunt (Vale) is up for sale.
The Malt Shovel (Warton) has apparently changed hands.
The New Inn (Morecambe) has a new licensee who appears much more pro-cask ale than recent ones have been.
The Vine & Hops (Lancaster) appears to have reopened, but not all the time.
25 January
Page link: Dark doings in Lancaster...
27 January
The Bobbin (Lancaster) is closed. When it reopens it will be as a tenancy.
5 February
The Bowling Green (Lancaster) is reopening soon.
The Brockholes Arms (Claughton-on-Brock) is for sale.
The Vine & Hops (Lancaster) has reopened.
25 February
Page link: winter Pub of the Year 2010
26 February
The bar at the Game Cock (Austwick) is to be extended backwards, keeping the character of the place, they say.
The Three Horseshoes (Ingleton) is shut and another tenant is being sought.
15 March
The lease of the Snooty Fox (Kirkby Lonsdale) is for sale.
22 March
Page link: Pub of the Year 2010
27 March
The tenancy of the Moorlands (Lancaster) is being advertised.
Brysons: George Palmer, head brewer at Brysons, is retiring very soon.
Lancaster Brewery Co: Lancaster Brewery's expansion has reached the point where they need new premises: probably in Lancaster Leisure Park.
12 April
The Golden Ball (Snatchems) is to be sold by auction on 22 April.
The lease of the Lord Ashton (Lancaster) is for sale.
The Old Hall (Heysham) is to let.
The freehold of the Roof Tree (Middleton) is for sale.
The Station (Caton) is to let.
The Duke of Rothesay (Heysham) is to let.
The Fleece (Dolphinholme) is to let.
The Victoria (Glasson Dock) is to let.
The Three Horseshoes (Ingleton) is open again.
26 April
New tenants are due to arrive in the Punch Bowl (Bentham) in July.
The Slyne Lodge (Slyne) is soon to have a new conservatory.
8 May
The tenant of the King’s Arms (Hale) has taken on the Fleece (Dolphinholme) .
The Golden Ball (Snatchems) did not sell at auction. Mitchells may reopen it temporarily while they decide their next move.
There are signs of something happening at the Skerton (Lancaster) . Anyone know more?
The former tenant of the Moorlands (Lancaster) has moved to the Station (Caton) .
Last Orders (Lancaster) is changing its name to... the Nag’s Head! It’s to be a “Rock and Ale pub”.
10 May
The freehold of the Bath (Morecambe) is up for sale.
The freehold of Varsity (Lancaster) is up for sale.
14 May
Page link: ALL GREAT AT ALL GATES
19 May
The is a plan (likely to go through) to replace the John O'Gaunt (Vale) with houses.
6 June
The Nib (Warton) is shut again.
The Queen's (Carnforth) is to let.
The Vine & Hops (Lancaster) has new signs saying “The Alley”, but it doesn’t seem to be open.
The Skerton (Lancaster) is to become a gas and electric showroom.