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The Rompney was a sad loss
The Culver could be quite tasty too. I ran a pub in Chester-le-street for a short while. One lunchtime a guy walked in with a sawn -off shot gun in an open hold-all and politely asked, You haven't seen Jonny Moore have you?" I didn't stay much longer after that.
My local when I lived in Pentrebane was either the Bulldog or the Bottle. They were about equidistant from my house - I decided quite early on to do my drinking in town or Canton.
Back in the '60s, when I was a wee lad, my dad and his friends would frequent "The Dusty" while me and my brother would slide up and down the walls on either side of the steps outside. Feels like a thousand years ago. The Good Companions was always a mystery to me. Since it was walking distance from our house, Dad left us home with the missus.
Yes, he really does.
Should you not know, it's a relatively tiny place with a population of 4K. Most residents are minted as they're experts at fiddling their annual tax returns. It's why it has so many pubs and eateries.
It's not all wine and roses there though.
So many moonlight thefts has resulted in few women daring to leave their drawers fluttering on their washing lines overnight to be air-dried as nature intended.