The newly re-opened Ship & Anchor and Leo’s bar over the road have signs proclaiming real ale for sale. Both have nothing of the sort despite local Camra members reporting them to the awful Sefton Council.
The Ship does have bottles of Copper Dragon at least. The comely barmaid at Leo’s can offer nothing except her [...]
Archive for the 'Oast House' Category
Herald closed, Blue Anchor closed, Plough fibbing
January 16, 2009Two more Southport pubs are shut, with the Herald and Blue Anchor going. There is also now a to-let sign outside the Oast House, which wasn’t open when an SD spy called earlier today.
At this rate will there be any pubs left?
Meanwhile, the beachcomber van pulled into Southport border pub The Plough today after one [...]
Arion closed, Oast House closing, Lilford reopen
January 15, 2009 The SDis very sad to report that the Arion in Ainsdale has closed. Likable licensees Denise Kern and her partner Roy Vicars made a great fist of the pub, doing their best to please the football-mad scally, real ale drinker and family diner alike.
However, they have been badly let down by their PubCo (Enterprise, I [...]
A right royal ding-dong
October 23, 2008I’m not sure what’s going on at the (little) Crown and the Victoria these days (especially as Jmensa’s news service has dried up) but if recent comments on this post and this post are anything to go by there is a lot of anger over recent changes.
As I’ve mentioned before, it amazes me that a [...]
Is the Oast toast?
February 17, 2008The Oast House pub on Stanley Street is struggling and may have to close up soon.
The German-themed community-style pub has tried every trick in the book to bring in new custom but has been hit particularly hard by the smoking ban.
The pub used to be run by a German called Klaus, who put it on the map [...]
