Every now and then Leeds CAMRA makes an award to recognise a pub that has done something right, and done it rather wll. It’s called the Most Improved Pub award, and it doesn’t get handed out that often.
On a cold Tuesday in December, then, a bunch of CAMRA members made their way to the Original Oak in Headingley to hand over just such an award. The reason? The Oak, a long-standing keggery, introduced real ale over the summer. Initially this was Marston’s Pedigree, but the range …

Doesn’t it come round quickly? Everyone’s favourite beery event of the year is being planned again for 2010, so put a note in your diary for 18th to 20th March when Leeds Beer, Cider and Perry Festival is planned to take place.
It will be held in the usual place, Pudsey Civic Hall, which is close to New Pudsey Station and served by regular buses and trains from both Leeds and Bradford.
As ever there will be an exciting range of around 150 real ales from around the country available in …