Pub news here is downloaded every issue, from London Drinker’s Capital Pub Check (CPC) currently 221 into the Latest Information file along with any other information I have been given. Twice yearly these are merged into the Updates file and the Online Beer Guide. Online guides are now a feature of lots of CAMRA local websites so to find out which do go to this page in the HQ site. A list of London Breweries has been compiled by East London member Stephen Harris, take a butchers here.    List of pubs? Rather than use the online beer guide you may wish a list of pubs (why?) See this file for such a list where pub names in CAPITALS indicate they serve real ale according to our database but bars in the main have been ignored. Pubs in lower case should have a comment on them. A list of pubs and bars has been compiled by John Adams. Updated to April 2011. There are three lists:– Central, East and Essex. Trace a publican? Try this the Deadpubs website and its links.  Google Map. I did try to add a Google map section to the guide but it took too long to download so it’s here. The Eastside Jazz Club meets on Tuesday nights at the Lord Rookwood E11. Here you can find a list of the ’turns’. Pub news January. From Gary Lane: Just a word on the Golden Fleece, Capel Road E12. Recently taken over by the Barras brand (still Spirit understand). Jackie the manager has turned this pub around. She now has a varying range of well kept ale on tap. Recently these have been Adnams Explorer, Taylor Landlord, Oxford Gold, Black Sheep, Adnams Broadside, Hobgoblin, Summer Lightning, Bombardier and Spitfire. She is also welcome to advice and recommendations on ales to have on for the future The pub has the regular pub entertainment, but also has a jamming session for local musicians on a Friday evening, cabaret on a Saturday and an open mic session on Sunday afternoons. Currently she, with customers help, is trying to have the Sky Sports removed which was imposed upon her by the pub group. Jerusalem Tavern EC1 (see Diary) has an exhibition of War Comic Art in support of the Royal British Legion and will run until late March. Download PDF. See website. From Time Out. From Laurence Fryer;  Hackney Downs Studios. Amhurst Terrace London E8 2BT, "The Russet is a tradional British Apple and the name of a new cafe come creative venue soon to be a restaurant at Hackney Downs Studios." Opened on 10 December in a former industrial premises the Russet offers two London Fields Brewery beers on gravity "Session" and "Landlord"  this is complimented by three ciders from Herefordshire maker, Olivers. The intention is to offer live music, storytelling and a curated performance programme. This venue was spawned from the creative arts centre Netil house in Hackney. Directions: If you are facing the former: Amhurst Arms, 240 Amhurst Road. E8 2BS take the sloping path (Amhurst Terrace) on the left hand side of the pub and continue towards the subway under the railway line. The Russet is last on the right.The Sebright Arms, 31 Coate Street E2 9AG. Has now reopened.  It had been closed for 3 years while the previous owner – a property developer – tried to get change of use to demolish it and build flats. Following a petition from regulars and locals, planning was declined. There is a web site.The pub generally has about 5 draught ales on, mainly London micros – Brodies, Redemption, London Fields, Sambrooks, Greenwich lagers, Redchurch in bottles, and a cask cider. From Simon Welch The Royal Sovereign, 64 Northwold Road E5 8RL, the 106 bus stops outside, they had three real ales on. Colin Price reports London Pride in the Little Driver E3. Pub News from CPC December 2011. EC1,  BARLEY MOW, Free, already reported as converted to restaurant, now closed and disused. BEDOUIN, 57-59 Charterhouse St. No real ale. Keg lager now installed in this cafe bar. Reinstate on pub database. Now Town & City, ex-Laurel. Formerly DOME. DISTILLERS. Recent beers have been Caledonian;Deuchars IPA, Flying Scotsman. Now Pocket Pubs, ex-Hartford Group. Formerly HEAD & TAILS. DRY BAR, Free, now converted to ‘Native Tongue’ comedy and live music club, confirmed delete from pub database. LORD RAGLAN, Range now Fuller: London Pride; Greene King: OSH; Sharp: Doom Bar; Young: London Gold. Now Spirit (branded Taylor Walker), ex-S&N.  ORTEGA TAPAS. Renamed GRAND UNION in February 2011, still no real ale. Now the eleventh pub in the Grand Union chain. Originally ABBAYE. , SHAKESPEARE, 2 Goswell Rd, -beers listed;+Greene King: IPA; +Sharp: Doom Bar. Now Punch ex-Spirit. SIMPSONS, Free, closed and converted to ‘Tuffo’s Place’ cafe and sandwich bar by February 2001. SLUG & LETTUCE, 171-176 Aldersgate St, ex-Bay Restaurant Group. Now converted to ‘English Pig’ restaurant with a small bar area only for diners; delete from pub database. Formerly HOGSHEAD. SLUG & LETTUCE, Unit 4, Cowcross Pl, 19-25 Cowcross St. Renamed SPORTS BAR & GRILL (FARRINGDON) in March 2011, -beer listed; +Greene King: IPA; +Ringwood; Best Bitter. Now part of small pub/restaurant chain, ex-Laurel via Bay Restaurant Group. Open 7.30am-11 Mon-Fri, 9-11 Sat, 9-10.30 Sun. Formerly HOG’S HEAD, originally HOGSHEAD. EC2, BLUU. Acquired by Fuller’s from Marston in early November, Range now Fuller: London Pride and one varying Fuller beer (e.g. Gales Seafarers Ale).EC2, CITY HOUSE, Young, closed and demolished in 2011 along with surrounding office buildings. WHISTLING SHOP, 63 Worship St. No real ale. Keg Camden Town and Meantime beers. Independent basement bar and formerly Pulpit, a Davy’s wine bar with no draught beer, located under Hand & Bumper (now Vinum). EC3, MAILCOACH, Spirit, ex-Punch Pub Co, ex-Spirit, now demolished along with surrounding office block.EC4, CORNEY & BARROW, 3 Fleet Pl. No real ale. Keg lager now installed in this chain wine bar and restaurant outlet.  DEACONS COFFEE HOUSE, M&B, now demolished along with surrounding buildings for Bucklersbury House redevelopment area. Formerly DEACONS. EC4, PAVILION END. Acquired by Fuller’s from Marston in early November, Range now Fuller:Chiswick Bitter, London Pride, ESB, seasonal beer (e.g.Bengal Lancer). TEMPLE TAVERN, ex-Whitbread, now demolished for Bucklersbury House redevelopment area. Formerly BENTLEYS (FORUM BAR). E8, GREEN MAN, 71 Shacklewell Lane, renamed SHACKLEWELL ARMS by February 2004 but not previously reported. Two varying Adnams beers including seasonal, Meantime London Pale Ale (brewed by Adnams); Copper Dragon: Golden Pippin. Now Enterprise, ex- Watney via Unique and primarily a music venue. Open 5-midnight Mon-Thu, 5-3am Fri, 3-3am Sat and 3-midnight Sun. Admission charges often apply after 8pm weekdays or 10pm weekends. E14, HENRY ADDINGTON, Range now  Fuller:London Pride; St Austell: Tribute; Sharp: Doom Bar; +guest beers mainly from micros from seasonal list. Now M&B (Nicholson), ex- Bass.E15, QUEENS HEAD, 5-7 West Ham Lane. Adnams:Lighthouse. Now Enterprise, ex-Bass.  YATES’S. Renamed LANGTHORNE in 2010, + Courage: Best Bitter. Formerly YATES’S WINE LODGE. E20, TAP EAST. A permanent bar has now replaced the temporary one and an in-house 2.5 barrel brewery is now installed at the rear. Six handpumps dispense varying real ales from in- house and other micros and 10 keg taps dispense American and continental beers. Now open 11-11 Mon-Sat, 12-10 Sun. Know of any closed pubs? Tell it to http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/ Have a digital  camera? Do you think you can photograph pubs? It has been 25 years since we last photographed all our pubs. A dozen or so of us set out with maps and pub lists to obtain a photographic record in glorius black and white. Now is as good a time to do it again, this time in technicolour. Here is a spreadsheet for you to download, enter your name and an expected completion date against the pub or pubs you wish to photograph and email them back to me with the word photograph in the subject box  and rename the picture “postarea and pub.jpg, e.g. e1alma.jpg. If you don’t have a spreadsheet then look at this htm file and email me and I will update the file so that we are not all photographing the same pub! You will notice a “status” column and it is up to you if you want to photo the site of former pubs. Beware that if you are to photograph City pubs you may need a wideangle lens of about 33mm or below and that it would best be done at weekends when there are fewer people and traffic to mar the picture. Mobile phones may not be suitable to provide printable pictures. Set your camera to maximum quality. See some pubs here. If you fancy helping to do E6 or E7 contact David French. Thanks the Matt Clack who has volunteered to photograph Homerton. See the spreadsheet, can you help? I have to say that some promises to help have not been fulfilled.