ALL RIGHTS RESEVERD

This is the transcript of a newspaper article by Jeff EVANS produced in the Beer Section of the November 2007 edition of What's Brewing which is published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)... Jack runs a Londis franchise on the outskirts of the village of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfords hire. When I pull up outside, there is nothing to suggest there is anything to differentiate this Londis store from any other, nor is there when I step through the door and find myself faced with the usual array of convenience goods, newspapers and lottery tickets. Jack's colleague at the till is busy serving a steady stream of locals with their pints of milk, loaves of bread and tins of soup, but Jack himself is hard to spot. I just pick out the top of his head, bobbing around at the side of the shop as he lavishes his attention on the reason for my visit... Westholme Stores is a business that has been transformed in the past year. After running the shop for 18 years, Jack had been worn down by having..