The pub going citizens of Lewes in East Sussex no doubt raised a pint or two during the Easter bank holiday but not for the reasons you might think.
Yes, after months of bad PR for Greene King, which has seen locals brandishing placards and posing for journalists and photographers alike, the brewer has finally backed down from its ill-fated decision to remove local brew Harveys from the Lewes Arms pub in favor of its own.
After Lewes Mayor Merlin Milner seized upon the recent splitting of Greene King's managed pub business as an opportunity to make Harveys case, a report in the local paper the Sussex Express has revealed Greene King is now reviewing its decision.
Incoming Local Pubs manager Jonathan Lawson, who knows a thing or two about keeping local interests happy from his days at J Sainsbury's running their 'Local' stores, has apparently heard Milner's call and is moving to get the beer reinstated and bring an end to one hell of a hangover.
Kitchen Rat wonders how many other pubs have had their local brews dropped in favour of Greene King's beverages?
Meanwhile the whereabouts of the Lawson's predecessor Mark Angela remains unknow.
Comments (1)
Very interesting to read about Greene King but Lewes is in East Sussex and the local paper is the Sussex Express
Posted by jean howells | April 10, 2007 4:29 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 16:29