The Lion, Baseford, is now a Freehouse, PPC have bought it from Batemans

Rutland Cottage in Ilkeston re-opened after refurbishment. The response has been excellent with the Nottingham EPA proving very popular.

Pub People Company now own The Coopers, Porchester road. They have put Nottingham beers on permanently. They are also in the LocAle scheme.

Hand & Heart reopened with 5 handpulls - beer £2.80-£3.00 per pint though

Trent Navigation – to reopen in September; restaurant approx two months after and micro-brewery in Jan/Feb 2009.

New range of guest ales at FMC

Newmarket – hasn't real ale again

Three more pubs owned by the Pub People Company have been awarded the Cask Marque. They are the Stanhope at Stanton by Dale, Hop Pole at Beeston and Green Dragon at Hucknall.

Visitors to the website of the Lion at Basford can now register for beer vouchers giving a discount on all cask ales on Sunday evenings. www.thelionatbasford.co.uk

Three Pub People owned outlets have done well in the local CAMRA branch annual pub awards. The Poacher in Ilkeston came second (for the second year running) in the Erewash awards. Gatehouse, Barnsley was awarded Bronze by the Tykes and the Rum Runner at Retford won the North Notts awards...great achievements by all licensees.

Blenheim at Snapewood, Bulwell (NCT 68 & 69 terminus) now selling Directors as a permanent beer with one changing guest currently Pedigree, next Speckled Hen. Currently only the bar is open during the week with the lounge opening Friday Saturday evenings with entertainment and Sunday lunch time for meals. CAMRA wishes all the best to Teresa and Mick on their venture to revitalise the pub. From Peter Burnett.

Also at Bulwell, the Bull & Butcher and the Nelson have now been flattened. From Peter Burnett.

Green Dragon, Oxton has been sold, it may close.

Earl of Chesterfield has reopened

Alfreton based Pub People have had 6 Nottingham pubs awarded the Cask Marque. They are The Poacher, Ilkeston, Hayloft, Giltbrook, Lion at Basford, Maltshovel, Beeston, Gatehouse and Bunkers Hill in the City.

The Denby Lodge reopens on the 20th April after a major kitchen refit. Aswell as the famous chargrill steak menu there is an excellent home made menu offering including a traditional family Sunday lunch. Food is now available lunchtime and evening and the meat is supplied by Dooley's, a local butcher from Ripley. They have combined with the Nottingham Brewery to produce a superb beef and Sooty Stout sausage. Notingham Brewery ales are now served on the bar.

The Lion at Basford has an excellent weekly blog about pub news in and around Nottingham. It is emailed to registered users every Wednesday with details of beers and bands that are on at the pub. If you would like to give it a try log onto www.thelionatbasford.co.uk

A new bar called HOME has opened on Front Streeet, Arnold just down from The Ernhale opposite Argos. It opened about three weeks ago, has three handpulls. 13/4/08

Peacock in Clifton has closed for refurbishment, looks as thought all hardy and Hanson signs are being removed to make way for Greene king ones.
Residents unhappy about changes. Read More

Norfolk Hotel, London Road is being demolished. Veiw Photos

Black Diamond, Cockgrave has been demolished

Three Horseshoes, Beeston boarded up

Belle Vue, Mapperly Closed. As of 12/4/08 it has reopened by the pub Peaople Company, this is for 3 month trial period. Now serving Deuchars IPA, maybe another cask soon. Temporary Landlord's name is Terry.

Rosie O'Briens Closed. It was only closed for two days, is open again serving Bombardier & Spitfire, Deuchars also being a regular with the promise of Batemans and Timothy Taylor. Weekly feature food and Sunday roast. Read email

Bath in, Sneinton has recently tried real Ales but unfortunately could not to sell them, so has gone back to all Keg beers

Denby Lodge, in the village of Denby near Heanor has been bought by the Pub People Company. Planned opening 2nd March after refurbishment. It will feature ales from Leadmill and Nottingha breweries

They have also taken over the Rutland Cottage in Ilkeston. A refurb is planned but you can get Nottingham EPA and food is planned to be available from the 5th March