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MIKE GINLEY NEWS ROUNDUP The Mike Ginley Newsroundup is the views and opinions of Mike, and does not necessarily represent the Branch view. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 21 May 2010 )
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Mike Ginley August 2010 |
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Monday, 23 August 2010 |
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August 2010
AMP Bar is to close for good. Never a real ale establishment, though I did put the thought in their heads once or twice, but in the end it was the nature of the clientele they were attracting that closed them rather than the integrity of their beer. The decision by the owners to withdraw the license was announced in mid-June ahead of a hearing at which the police would have been claiming that 25% of all Sale’s violent crime was linked to AMP, including some incidents which were nearer to The Bank to where terrified AMP clients had fled. There are claims that AMP Bar did take on board police advice about security as best they could but that ultimately the nature of the place and the drinks they sold were the problem, attracting less desireable persons from Racecourse Estate, Partington, Old Trafford, Ashton Estate and Sale Moor. The big questions are those of to where the AMP persons might migrate and what will become of the place? Some say that the JPJ might have to increase door security, a lot, and that though someone new could just take over AMP as it stands, yet another “Pound Shop” or “Charity Shop” are equally possible. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 23 August 2010 )
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Mike Ginley June 2010 |
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Monday, 07 June 2010 |
June 2010I have recently been able to visit Masham and Black Sheep Brewery, travelling with another society to which I belong. Most of us who are lengthening in the teeth will remember this brewery being started up in 1992 by a remnant of the family following the loss of Theakston’s brewery to, I think, S&N. This is a long-haul brewery visit, taking between 2 and 4 hours by coach from T&H depending on the traffic along the M62 and A1, but it turned out to be more of a tourist trap than a brewery visit |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 07 June 2010 )
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Mike Ginley May 2010 |
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 |
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May 2010 Further to my report last time that the Elfins are thought to be trying to stop sales of cigarettes by vending machine, the effect on pub incomes could be worse than I thought. I am not sure what the margins are on a packet of cigarettes these days but when I gave up (for health reasons rather than to please the Elfins) “my” brand cost 79p per packet. Though it was many years ago I recently noted to my horror that “my” brand now goes over at £6.29! So if the pub’s profit used to be about 7p it should now be closer to 60p suggesting a not insignificant loss to the pub of about £60:00 a week. You have to hand it to the Elfins; when it comes to kicking a fallen opponent they reign supreme. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 June 2010 )
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Mike Ginley April 2010 |
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 |
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April 2010 The news that La Trappiste on Greenwood Street in Altrincham had been found abandoned in mid-February came as a surprise and a disappointment to many. A quirky bar, modelled on the “brown cafes” found in Holland and Belgium, La Trappiste specialised in importing the draught and bottled beers found in European countries and not generally on offer elsewhere. There had been a little gentle speculation that it might struggle a bit given the increased cost of many of the stock items due to the crash of the Pound against the suspiciously strong Euro. On the other hand the clients were believed to be mostly affluent middle-class types and connoisseurs who were thought to be able to withstand the increased prices. One story had it that there might be some sort of legal dispute going on between the tenant, Martin Matthews, and the people who own the building in which La Trappiste was located. Yet another version has it that Mr Matthews plans to restart La Trappiste in a different building somewhere near Marks & Spencer’s whilst the former La Trappiste was to reopen in mid-March under new management. This could be bad news for us in T&H as La Trappiste and Mr Matthews were the movers and shakers behind Altrincham Beer Festival. Orange Tree gave up on this after just one year and it was years later before La Trappiste took it over with several T&H members supporting adjoining real ale and cider events from one side of the counter or the other. The event raised a hefty sum for a local handicapped person’s charity as well as raising the profile of both CAMRA and European beer. It was planned to do it again in 2010 but this could now be in doubt. But watch this space |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 April 2010 )
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