Pub visits this week 6 Locations St Albans, Sheffield Is it another bank holiday? I’m starting to lose track. But that would at least explain why I’m in a pub on a Monday afternoon 150 miles from home. Regular readers – or indeed irregular readers who happened upon the previous A Week in Pubs – … Continue reading
Pub visits this week 10 Locations Sheffield, Cleethorpes, Grimsby This week in pubs begins on, ooh, Tuesday or Wednesday – I can barely remember now – with a brief jaunt down the road to the Blake Hotel here in Sheffield. But it’s all about the weekend this time. What’s the plan? It’s a weekend by … Continue reading
Pub visits this week 4 Location Sheffield To most people the two words ‘business meeting’ are probably up there with the most dispiriting phrases in the English language. Phrases guaranteed to sink even the lightest of hearts. ‘Business meeting’, ‘rail replacement bus service’, and ‘live and exclusive on ITV’. On Thursday, however, I am in … Continue reading
Pub visits this week 7 Locations Sheffield, Nottingham Arriving in Sheffield city centre early for Wednesday’s band practice presents me with a dilemma. I could wait around outside the studio for 15 minutes before someone turns up with a key. Or I could go to the Rutland Arms. It’s winter and everything, but the deciding … Continue reading