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Bottoms up as beer festival begins

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CAMRA award winners 2026

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CAMRA gears up for annual beer festival

Swan and Railway Hotel, Wallgate, Wigan, has been named Wigan CAMRA - Pub of the Year 2026.placeholder image

Town centre venue named pub of the year

CAMRA chairman Ash Corbett-Collins (inset) believes politicians often treat pubs as little more than a backdrop for photo opportunities (Photos: Getty Images/CAMRA)placeholder image

CAMRA: 'Removing pub notices from papers is the wrong kind of reform'

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CAMRA officially launches beer festival

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CAMRA launches annual beer festival

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Local Camra award-winning pubs saluted

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Watch: Beer lover visits 12,000 pubs during 55-year UK-wide pub crawl

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All of Wigan borough’s good beer pubs as rated by the Campaign for Real Ale

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CAMRA launches 36th annual beer festival

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Real ale fans gear up for annual beer festival

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Township micropub earns top spot in annual award

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Wetherspoon pub hailed by real ale buffs in new CAMRA guide

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CAMRA makes damning verdict on pub at centre of Gollies row

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GALLERY: Hundreds flock to 35th annual Wigan Beer Festival

There were plenty of drinks for ale lovers to enjoy as the Wigan Beer Festival returned for its 35th event.

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Real ale fans prepare for the 35th Wigan Beer Festival

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CAMRA boss says duty cuts needed to save UK pubs

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CAMRA warns UK's 'beloved pubs' face closure as energy bill help cut

The Anvil pub, Dorning Street, Wigan WN11ND. CAMRA said: "Popular town-centre pub, close to the bus station, with seven handpumps offering various guest beers, two boxed ciders, six draught continental ales and a range of bottled beers. Several TV screens show sports action and the small snug has the wall of fame displaying numerous award certificates."placeholder image

The 19 best pubs in Wigan according to CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2023

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Wigan Beer Week is under way

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Research reveals greenest drinks as latest Good Beer Guide released

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A celebration of the borough's pubs, ales and brewers is about to launch

Sandy Motteram, chair of Wigan CAMRA, tries a selection of alcohol-free beers for Sober for October charity campaign and suggests how we can support pubs at this time.placeholder image

Real ale buff shows how you can enjoy a guilt-free pub pint in Sober October

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Famous old Wigan pub is to feature in Swedish comedy cookery programme

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Camra and Siba awards: a toast to Wigan's pub stars

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Wigan pub wins prestigious CAMRA award

The Swan & Railway pub in Wigan has been awarded the Historic England Conservation Award in CAMRA’s prestigious Pub Design Awards.

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Wigan pubs raising a glass as more prepare to reopen

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Wigan real ale enthusiasts raise a glass to 50 years of CAMRA

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Wigan pub manageress launches online beer video channel

Molly Stephenson and mum Gill at Prospect Brewery, Wigan, getting ready for home deliveries during the Covid-19 pandemicplaceholder image

Wigan breweries are pulling together during pandemic

Members of Wigan CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) and organisers were joined by Wigan Warriors players at DW Stadium, at the launch of Wigan Beer Festival 2020placeholder image

Countdown is on to return of Wigan Beer Festival

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Wigan pub welcomes season of silverware with awards cabinet filled

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Hoppy Hour with Andrew Nowell: The battle for Britain’s best pub is on

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Hoppy Hour with Andrew Nowell: The battle for Britain’s best pub is on

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‘Sexist’ beer has been banned from a CAMRA festival - here’s why

Wigan CAMRA members, Jo Ashton, left, and Brian Gleave, at the launch of the 32nd Wigan Beer Festivalplaceholder image

Beer festival is back and hailing Wigan Casino

More than 100 North West pubs have been included in this year's Good Beer Guideplaceholder image

Here are the North West pubs named in the Good Beer Guide 2019

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Camra misses chance to embrace growing craft scene

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Pub of the Year title is deserving accolade for a pub near Wigan

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Countdown on to high-flying Wigan beer bash

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Borough pub named as one of best four in the country

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It's Community Pubs Month: Here's why your local boozer is important

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Ale fans can dive in at the deep end

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Readers' letters

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Doctors pour scorn on Government's alcohol advice

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CAMRA campaign to protect our pubs

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BUDGET2015 - CAMRA zoom in on beer duty freeze

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