Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻

Great coverage of the Victoria & Commercial, Leeds in the @yorkshirepost.co.uk I really need to get over there to visit soon!

I needed this from @ladbible.bsky.social today! The thought of spring and a beer garden pint is helping me get through the terrible weather we’ve been having!

Followed the Blue Bell suggestion for Sunday lunch and headed to the Whippet, York- very gastro, great food, dog friendly (front bar) and good choice of beer/drinks! #gastropub

Quick pint at the Bluebell, York - we might even follow their suggestions for Sunday lunch! #sundaypints

‘My mum was a barmaid. I was raised on Bacon Fries!’ - readers on the pub that changed them From 80s punk hangouts to celebrity hotspots to good old community boozers, readers reveal their much-loved locals

The pub that changed me from the @theguardian.com - I could alter the headline for me to - "My mum was a barmaid, and all I remember is red seat upholstery....":
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Is the Great British Pub on the verge of extinction? The truth behind the headlines - Institute of Alcohol Studies Media headlines often suggest that British pubs are in terminal decline. But is that true?

Interesting article about pubs from the Institute of Alcohol Studies - www.ias.org.uk/2026/02/10/i... featuring @campaignforpubs.bsky.social and @theswanyork.bsky.social

Jon Richardson gets hands-on in pub restoration series Comedian Jon Richardson gets on hands-on in the first episode of his pub restoration series, A Yorkshire Pub.

I very much enjoyed watching the first instalment of 'A Yorkshire Pub' last week (see www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...) - a pub not far away from where I live and I very much hope it will be open again soon!

Not sure if he is on socials - I picked it up from a mailing from @britbeerwriters.bsky.social

Interesting article from BeerInsider about the role of competitive socialising in pubs - beerinsider.com/taking-compe...

Exactly!

Drove past the Castle Inn, the Sam Smiths pub in Sheriff Hutton, today - covered in scaffolding but according to @yorkpress it is open? Assuming this isn’t an old headline I hope it stays open! #samsmiths

should Young People drink more? Fear in the age of abstinence

An interesting article about youth drinking/not drinking - whatareyouon.substack.com/p/should-you...

Is dry January getting a bit damper? - www.theguardian.com/news/series/...

‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served Bar owners say they struggle to dissuade people from forming a line as behavioural experts point to post-pandemic ‘new norms’

‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served - www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

It’s Support an Independent Pub Day! Head to the pub - even if it’s your last day of Dry January! #pubs!

Price a bigger factor than health when drinking less, study claims - Drinks Retailing Price is a more significant influence than health and wellbeing among consumers who are cutting back on their alcohol consumption, new research from MMR Research shows. The consumer research agency sa...

The impact of rising alcohol prices? - "39% of consumers are limiting their alcohol intake due to affordability, compared with just 22% who say they’re doing so to support health and fitness goals and 14% who want to be more mindful" drinksretailingnews.co.uk/price-a-bigg...

Pubs are far more valuable to society than the tax they pay The UK government was forced into a tax U-turn, but what about other struggling businesses?

“…opportunities for communal initiatives in some areas would be extremely reduced, if not nonexistent, without pubs.” theconversation.com/pubs-are-far...

Fantastic burgers at Republic, Zermatt! It’s more of a gastro pub than a drinking pub but the burgers and good choice of beers make it worth a stop! #switzerland

A few post skiing drinks at the wonderful Grizzlies Pub in Zermatt! A lovely, warm, local bar - even if it is part of a shopping centre! Sadly the chef was off so we couldn’t eat there! #switzerland

Visit to probably my favourite bar in Zermatt - Country Bar- beers, pool and a great welcome! I also love that the smokers have a big glass box within the bar! #switzerland

An apres ski beer at Harry’s Bar in Zermatt! #switzerland

Headed to one of my favourite bars in Zermatt this evening - Hexenbar (witches bar - hence the witchy dolls!) #zermatt

Perfect way to end our first day skiing! Visit to the Zermatt champagne bar! Drinks with a view of the Matterhorn! #switzerland

After a long day of traveling it was great to be back in the Brown Cow Pub in Zermatt! #switzerland

One week to go to ‘Support an Independent Pub Day’ on Saturday 31st January! #supportourpubs

From £2.99 to over £5: the pint price shift in a decade A decade after most drinkers refused to pay more than £2.99 for a pint, the average draught pint now stands at £5.17, with premium lines regularly topping £6. New data shows how inflation, duty rises ...

A big shift over the last decade!:
From £2.99 to over £5: the pint price shift in a decade www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...

It was great to catch up with Paul from @campaignforpubs.bsky.social and @jonnygarrett.bsky.social at the @theswanyork.bsky.social yesterday for few drinks and a wide ranging chat about pubs! #pubs

I’ll take even some rocky science on a Monday morning!

Some good news from @ladbible.bsky.social ! #beer

Government to water down business rate rise for pubs The hospitality industry had called for a rethink of planned changes to the way the tax based on property is calculated.

Lets hope the 'watering down' makes a meaningful difference - "Government to water down business rate rise for pubs" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...