Police are treating as suspicious a fire that engulfed the closed-down Corkman Irish Pub early on Saturday. In October, 2014, the pub freehold was put to market through CBRE by a private vendor that had owned it since 1988, with a leaseholder in place for another six months. Development potential was cited as a key […]
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A Queensland MP and her husband are in hot water over an alleged alcohol-fuelled incident at a pub in her electorate. Saturday 10 September, Brittany Lauga – first-term MP for the seat of Keppel – and her husband, Wayne, were reportedly asked to leave the Keppel Sands Hotel. This was following a fracas involving two
The way old Ye Olde Man & Scythe is cranky about the loss of its spirit, last ‘seen’ haunting a metal jar in an exhibit of Chinese contemporary art in Manchester. The Ye Olde Man & Scythe in Bolton is one of the UK’s oldest pubs, dating back to at least 1251. It is believed
A stirring video tribute to some of the victims of the lockouts and trade restrictions around Kings Cross and Oxford Street has reached around a million views in two days. ‘Sydney Closed’ is an eerie, time-lapse video created by David May and Tim Pass, of Surry Hills company Shifted Pictures. The pair have an affiliation
Pubs Irish and otherwise around Australia and the globe enjoyed ‘craic’ing Guinness sales yesterday courtesy of another St. Patricks day, but clouds shroud the Celtic spirit. In Sydney, the annual and spectacular St. Patricks day parade was cancelled due to last year’s bad weather. The event incurred serious rain in 2015 and the organisers a
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At least one British venue is reviving the near-forgotten practise of public purging, with specialised flushing vomit sinks installed into its toilets. Drawing on the tradition of spittoons – the usually brass receptacle commonly found in the early 20th century, into which chewing tobacco enthusiasts and victims of tuberculosis would spit – the sinks allow
News of a series of secret signs in the men’s rooms of pub across the UK has emerged, revealing an underground network of deceit and bribery. The signs offer opportunity for troubled male patrons to have staff lie over the phone to their wife, with a scaled system of payment. Representatives from associations for inquisitive
Around 5,000 people danced a peaceful protest through Sydney’s streets yesterday – citing their issue with restrictions that inhibit their right to party. The proclaimed “street party” was the initiative of the Australian branch of the international Reclaim The Streets movement, and squarely pointed the finger at the influence of big corporations on public policy.
Last week’s Australasian Gaming Expo saw the launch of industry forum The Drop – pledging “unbiased information” and networking for hospitality professionals. The product of three long-term pub and club industry veterans boasting over four decades combined experience, The Drop offers a free weekly newsletter, product reviews, seminars and events and a job notice board.
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