Sheffield Pub News - July 2002

The Boardwalk in the city centre will play host to Kevin Kennedy - alias Coronation Street's Curls Watts - on Tuesday 23rd July. Kevin and his band chose to play at The Boardwalk because it's a great rock 'n roll venue.

Casa in the city centre is one of 12 pubs across the country trying out a new internet kiosk. Customers will now be able to surf the web and read email with a pint by their side. The pub is taking part in the trial with Public Internet Services Ltd, an internet kiosk provider.

Revolution Vodka Bar in the city centre has got a new list of 54 vodkas. Some of the new additions are: "Kremlyovskaya Chocolate" from Russia, "Grey Goose L'Orange" from France, "Ultimat" from Poland, "Seriously Pink" from Sweden and "Sliwowica" from Poland.

The Royal Hotel on Abbeydale Road is for sale. The freehold pub is on the market with estate agents Brownhill Vickers for are inviting offers around £225,000.

The advent of "designer glasses" has apparently made the theft of glasses from pubs even worse. Stella Artois and Guinness have both recently launched new style glasses, which have become a popular item to take home after a night out. The Hogshead (now Museum) in Orchard Square claims to lose over 20 glasses a week, mainly to students. Manager Mark Simmonite says that when students arrive at university they often forget to bring glasses, cutlery and ash trays with them. His pub seems to provide a place where all of these items can be "borrowed" and never returned. The Devonshire Cat on Wellington Street has a special "Yard of Ale" glass designed for Belgian Kwak beer. The beer costs £2.70 but you'll have to put down a £10 deposit for the glass because it's so popular that many customers are tempted to take it home with them!

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