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The Southport Drinker is away
The Southport Drinker | August 13th 2008 by Rob
Taking a break… Thanks for all your support recently. I recently broke through the 30,000 unique views barrier and had an record 508 visitors on a single day and a best week and month ever. Nowhere near the Stonches of this world but it’s read more
Orange juice is a killer
The Southport Drinker | July 23rd 2008 by Rob
Drinking orange juice is deadly, say boffins. Straight vodka from now on. read more
Where’s the party?
The Southport Drinker | July 19th 2008 by Rob
Thousands of golf fans are in Southport for the Open - but the place is hardly buzzing. All the celebs we were promised have failed to turn up and the pubs are only slightly busier than usual. A journalist pal of mine described Southport as a “ read more
Lord help me
The Southport Drinker | July 13th 2008 by Rob
If a hangover from hell wasn’t bad enough, I’ve just been visited by a pair of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I didn’t have the strength to get rid of them and had to listen to 10 minutes of Bible quotations and warnings about drink as read more
Get rat-arsed or get the blues
The Southport Drinker | July 10th 2008 by Rob
Scientists from the University of North Carolina have discovered that giving up drink brings on black dog. Professor Clyde Hodge, who led the research, said: “Our work establishes a link between abstinence from alcohol drinking and depression. read more
Somerfield go down Big Brother route
The Southport Drinker | July 9th 2008 by Rob
Somerfield supermarkets are bringing in a “challenge 25″ policy. Anyone who looks under 25 will have to produce an ID card to buy booze. The store will continue to sell hooch to anyone over 18. Asda are starting a similar scheme. My Ame read more
Deadly water
The Southport Drinker | July 7th 2008 by Rob
A man has died after drinking 10l of water. Personally, I never touch the stuff. read more
Gas guzzlers
The Southport Drinker | July 6th 2008 by Rob
I was puzzled by the number of gentlemen I saw walking round Southport with petrol cans in their hands, until witnessing last night a chap topping up a bottle of Lucozade from one. Of course, it’s a sneaky way of outwitting the police and the & read more
First Southport Drinker award
The Southport Drinker | July 4th 2008 by Rob
Everyone on the Southport drinking scene will recognise John Morris. A beer drinker, entertainer, shoulder to cry on and driver of the coolest mobility scooter this side of Gotham City, he is a regular contributor to this blog. I’ve decided read more
Southport wine fest
The Southport Drinker | June 28th 2008 by Rob
The first Southport Wine Fest is on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 1-2). The event, which takes place at the Floral Hall, on the Promenade, Southport, from lunchtime to late, will feature over 200 wines and various other food and drink stalls. It is read more
Tramps anxiety
The Southport Drinker | June 27th 2008 by Rob
The tramps of Southport face a worrying wait after their favourite off-licence was caught in an undercover, underage booze sting for the fourth time in two years. Thorougoods on Lord Street faces a hearing next week on whether it can keep its licence read more
The SD is unwell
The Southport Drinker | June 24th 2008 by Rob
The Southport Drinker has been laid low by some sort of mystery lurgey and apologises for lack of posts. He also seems to be growing a beard. Not good. Mrs SD xx read more
Town drunk jailed
The Southport Drinker | June 20th 2008 by Rob
One of Southport’s most famous drunks, Peter Rankine, is finally facing up to the wrong sort of bars. SGB has the story here. read more
Latin champs
The Southport Drinker | June 15th 2008 by Rob
Jenny Birrell, Sammy Bridge-Watkinson and Ryan Gillespie from The Latin Lounge in Southport have passed the first stage in the Pilsner Urquell UK Master Bartender Awards. The eventual UK winner will go through to the bartenders’ World Cup e read more
Poker at the Welly
The Southport Drinker | June 11th 2008 by Rob
Some pubs lay down and died when the smoking ban kicked in, others took the bull by the horns and kicked right back. One such pub is the Wellington on Eastbank Street. Under the watchful eye of no-nonsense landlord Colin Donnelly, the Welly has flour read more
Pass the gin, baby
The Southport Drinker | June 5th 2008 by Rob
My other half has declared she will put up with my beer belly no longer and suggests a switch to gin and slimline tonic as the best way to fight to flab. What a timely suggestion. Swedish boffins have just discovered that gin is a miracle cure for r read more
Don’t buy Gazza a drink - updated
The Southport Drinker | June 2nd 2008 by Rob
There comes a time when every great drinker must consider putting away his cocktail shaker and making peace with the world. It looks as if that time has come for Paul Gascoigne, who’s sister Anna has appeared in the Daily Mail begging fans not read more
Owen’s too posh?
The Southport Drinker | May 28th 2008 by Rob
Owen’s bar, arguably Southport’s poshest drinking place, has gone into administration. Owner Tony Owen promises there will be a “positive outcome” but will say no more. He must have borrowed heavily to fund the building of th read more
S&B beer this weekend
The Southport Drinker | May 15th 2008 by Rob
Don’t forget the S&B Cricket Club beer festival tomorrow and Sunday. read more
Wither the blarney boozer?
The Southport Drinker | May 15th 2008 by Rob
Irish houses of drink are not as popular as they used to be, but is there still time to save their reputation for a new generation of pub-goers? Begorrah boozers opened up everywhere in the 80s and early 90s, with the big pub companies spending milli read more
Cocktails for the spring sun
The Southport Drinker | May 11th 2008 by Rob
I’m away at the moment, sampling Welsh beers and drinking cocktails on the porch. Before I left, a much-beloved Scottish friend sent me these cocktail recipes. Unlike some, they work really well with cheap hooch. I pass them on to you to enjoy read more
Sandpiper to be demolished
The Southport Drinker | April 29th 2008 by Rob
The former Sandpiper pub in Woodvale is to be demolished. Lease holders Punch Taverns plan to give the building, which has been empty for several years, to Sefton Council after failing to find a new tenant. The building has fallen into a serious stat read more
Love on the rocks
The Southport Drinker | April 28th 2008 by Rob
On a hot tip from newshound Jmensa that my beloved Brains SA was coming on at the Phoenix, I hot-footed it over there to find it was still a day or so away from pouring. I noticed that the new pub wasn’t that busy despite it being lunchtime, es read more
Top of the hops
The Southport Drinker | April 27th 2008 by Rob
80s pop star Tony Hadley is puttings his pop millions into brewing and buying beers for thirsty servicemen. Story here. read more
Harvey’s Irish cream
The Southport Drinker | April 25th 2008 by Rob
The long-empty former Harvey’s restaurant, next to the Southport Casino, is rumoured to be up for conversion into an Irish theme pub. Blarney boozers are not as popular as they used to be, indeed there’s only one (O’Leary’s) read more
Festival of booze
The Southport Drinker | April 24th 2008 by Rob
The Baron’s Bar celebrated winning the pub of the year award last night and unveiled plans for a fabulous four-week beer festival in May. In front of a cheering crowd of regulars, local Camra chairman Stuart Elliot presented manager George Sour read more
St George’s day dancing
The Southport Drinker | April 23rd 2008 by Rob
The Southport Swords folk dancing group will be touring the town’s pubs in honour of St George tonight with their anarchic blend of morris dancing, drinking and performance art. The beardy weirdys will be Baron’s Bar, before heading over read more
Storm in a beer glass
The Southport Drinker | April 8th 2008 by Rob
The Champion newspaper has run a funny story on ‘lager lout’ behaviour by Southport Camra members. In reality, it’s a storm in a beer glass. There’s been a history of niggles between no-nonsense licensee Geoffrey Miller and certain me read more
Vera says cheers to real ale
The Southport Drinker | April 1st 2008 by Rob
Southport is warmly welcoming Coronation Street star Liz Dawn as she prepares for her new role as landlady in the town. Liz, who played Vera Duckworth in the soap, is taking over as manager of The Falstaff with her husband Don. The pub is to be rebr read more
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