A striking example in the many thousands of UK pubs that have closed since the onset of the pandemic, after a thousand years one of the oldest pubs in Britain has sunk into administration. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (YOFC) in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is one of several pubs that lay claim to being the oldest […]
Sydney’s iconic, hard-rocking Lansdowne Hotel has announced its pending retirement from live music, in favour of budget accommodation. The striking three-level pub is on City Road, close to the corner of Broadway and opposite Victoria Park, which skirts Sydney University. After years of uncertainty and closure stemming from Sydney’s crippling lockout laws, the famous live
Facing the loss of their treasured local, the people of the town of Grong Grong have raised over a million dollars to form a cooperative and buy it themselves. Grong Grong is a small town in the NSW Riverina, east of Narrandera. Its Aboriginal name regrettably translates as “very bad camping ground”. Its Royal Hotel,
Irvin Hotels has completed a major overhaul of Townsville’s iconic seaside Seaview Hotel. The local landmark was established in 1889, but the current building came in 1929 after the old timber Hotel was destroyed by fire. Renovations began in January of 2020, just prior to the start of the pandemic, and were completed at the
A community and crowd-funded campaign including an AFL footballer is rebuilding the closed Woodside Hotel, destined to return as the destination Woodside Beach Hotel. Woodside Beach is a Victorian town around three hours from Melbourne that has experienced tremendous loss in the past dozen years. Beyond the effects of COVID, it was hit by the
Australian Venue Co’s investment into its southern venues continues with launch of the reinvigorated Victoria Hotel in Yarraville and the Rooftop Bar and offering at Albury’s Albion Hotel. After four months closed, the Yarraville’s Victoria Hotel re-opened with a refreshed look on 2 December, under new management since acquisition by AVC in October. The landmark
Australian Venue Co. continues its strong investment into Queensland, with more renovations and the reopening of the idyllic Bribie Island Hotel. Bribie Island resumed trading Wednesday (1 December) following a $2.2 million refurbishment, to create “a family-friendly hub”. The new-look local sports a refreshed bistro, renovated gaming room, and a massive family-friendly beer garden with
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Comedian Mick Molloy has come home to roost, buying his first-ever pub, in partnership with Riverland Group. The four-storey Railway Hotel Brunswick, opposite Brunswick station, is a heritage-listed pub built in 1889. It saw headlines in late 2018 when its former owner was sent to prison after pleading guilty to selling nearly $70k worth of
Harris Narvo Hotels has announced the completion of a labour of love and official opening of the brand-new historic Hotel Gosford. The milestone comes after a decade of planning and a renovation that has taken the past 18 months. “It’s been ten-plus years in the making,” says Jordan Harris, group general manager, investor and son
The dynamic duo of Simon Tilley and Nick Wills have unveiled a major renovation and reopening of their recently acquired Richmond Inn. The award-winning hospitality group secured the deal on the pub in Sydney’s burgeoning north-west growth corridor in July. Established 1864, it is on a 3,007sqm corner site in the heart of Richmond, directly
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