I have been back since my last review and nothing really much has changed yet the new landlord has been there over a month now. The new landlord is a pal of the previous one who is now only at The Clarendon now, rather than running both pubs. No signs of anything spectacular yet, so it looks as if it will go on as it was before. Tom Smith must have been lucky on his visit if there was a good band. No sign of any improvement on this front on my visit. Did i pick a bad night???Given poor choice of expensive weak beers, a visit to Wetherspoons is almost appealing.

Despite the two previous reviews, I have to question as to if the current landlord is losing interest by his choice of beers. The Greene King range of 'little boys' beers' and guest ales were evident on my last visit, the strongest being IPA and not in the best of condition. I am not liking what I see with all this bedwetters' fodder. Food is still good and reasonably priced. The music on Saturdays is of mixed quality and on occasions has emptied the place.

Landlord needs to reaffirm his commitment to the place and soon before we all lose interest.

There is a rumour that the landlord from The Panton Arms is about to retire, and soon hopefully. Should this prove true it may well empty The Alma.

After hearing that the Alma is finally changing hands and the new landlord is bringing it back to it`s roots with good food, live music and sport

this is now something that we in the area have been waiting for in a long time.