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Authors of Today South London, Tomorrow South London and Shirk, Rest and Play. Podcast: Deserter Pubcast Account monitored from the pub by @andrewgrumbridge.bsky.social, @vincerai.bsky.social and Heather in Marketing. Website: www.deserter.co.uk
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Spotted in Sainsbury’s, Newbury. Red wine (Merlot) for £1 can. Report - drinkable. Just a shame it doesn’t fill a glass! Cheers!

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What an incredibly unsettling slogan.

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DESERTER PUBCAST: We meet the new guv’nor at the Blythe Hill Tavern. (Interview about halfway through if you’re not interested in Dirty South’s hotdogs or the Raider’s banana 🤷‍♀️) Wherever you get your podcasts or here on the website: deserter.co.uk/2025/03/emer...

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Deserter Pubcast: Pub Emergency! Farewell to Con at South London’s finest and an exclusive interview with the new landlord. Plus all the usual balls that has made us the 4th most most offensive podcast in Apple’s Society & Culture section 😎 New ep. out now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Looking forward to summoning the spirit of Mally next Sunday Open to all.

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Farewell to Con at the Blythe. After 37 years at the helm of the greatest pub, he’s fully earned a good sit down.

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imagine WANTING to receive two million emails

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Your starter for 10

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A fine looking building, The Roebuck, Borough, London. 7/10

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About last night. Spotter: G. Ramage

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GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular weekly round-up of news, links and commentary from the world of beer and pubs. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2025/02/news...

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Potentially catastrophic news reaches us about South London’s finest... The BHT tenancy is on the market. www.stonegatepubpartners.co.uk/find-a-pub/b...

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The Shirker's Rest 📍9 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6PP This Micropub is located opposite Goldsmiths University in New Cross, Southeast London. It opened in June 2022 and is the brainchild of a group of mates who decided they wanted to own their own pub. 🧵⤵️ #newcross #pub

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#CrispNews

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When your T-shirt matches the pub art. Open today from 1pm today. Verdant pouring all weekend and a few pints of Putty left in the keg!

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Getting there. But 9 month year or nothing. No compromise.

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Not looking great for the Pyrotechnists Arms, Nunhead. (Via @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social & @yestom.bsky.social)

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By the Horns enters liquidation www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/by-t... HT @melissacolebeer.bsky.social

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@deserterblog.bsky.social South London pastoral, New Cross

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Lydia Wood’s ‘Locals is an exhibit of work from the ongoing Pub Project - the artist’s mission to draw every pub in London’. Free tickets available, I’m going. It’s in SE9 which my mind still can’t comprehend is real. Chance to visit The Rusty Bucket though. geraldmooregallery.org/exhibitions/...

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Never give up. Never surrender. Unless it's too hard, or you're really, really tired.

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When you open the drawer in the table and find a drawing - Le Chapitre, Namur.

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Newcastle x3 the 2nd place!

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Anyone remember the Greenwich Mean Gang?

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I’m in this, talking about my favourite crisps - but don’t let that put you off!

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Exemplary Tuesday behaviour.

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Please take pity on a noob and let us know of good people to follow. We like pubs, beer, football, loafing and South London.

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A publican spends the afternoon visiting his favourite South London watering holes on the way to his own pub. deserter.co.uk/2024/06/the-...

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Dirty South plays away. deserter.co.uk/2025/01/anot...

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NEW DESERTER PUBCAST Featuring a tale of two Fixers, Dirty behaving badly, latest from @theshirkersrest.bsky.social and Desert Island Crisps with @willhawkes.bsky.social. Warning: quite sweary. Wherever you get your podcasts or right here on the website: deserter.co.uk/2025/01/pubc...

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