Merlin to add magic to Greene King row

Kitchen Rat has heard the Mayor of Lewes, Merlin Milner, is attempting to work some mayoral magic and get local brew Harveys bitter reinstated in the now notorious Lewes Arms pub, scene of a boycott by locals.

Taking advantage of Greene King's decision to split its managed pub estate, Milner has called upon incumbent Local Pubs director Jonathan Lawson to reinstall Harvey's bitter in the Lewes Arms as his first act in charge.

Kitchen Rat congratulates Milner for pulling a cracking PR trick out of his hat in order to get the brew back in the boozer. As the feud has been running since December it could well be time for a new kind of magic.