PADDINGTON’S VILLAGE INN SEEKS NEW KEEPER

Brody Peterson is offering up his corner local the Village Inn of Paddington as he heads to the Hills’ Hollywood. A prominent three level building on Glenmore Road, the pub was established in 1850, and was previously known as Durty

NEW LOOK CLEVELAND SANDS PUSHING ENTERTAINMENT

Australian Venue Co reopened Cleveland Sands Hotel this week after an extensive $1.65 million renovation to position the venue as a hub for live music, entertainment and sport. The Cleveland Sands has been a popular part of the Brisbane coastal

PUBS WILT AS UK SIZZLES

Pubs across Britain have been closing as a record-breaking heatwave cooks the country. Brits have been sweating and swooning in temperatures not seen in the history of weather records, claiming lives across Europe. Monday night went down as the warmest

ARUNDEL TAVERN SOLD TO SUN HOTELS

Publican developer Bruce Donnachy has sold his bustling Arundel Tavern to Paul Xu’s Sun Hotels. Donnachy built the pub in 2000, on a large site in semi-rural West Arundel, around 10 kilometres north-west of Surfers Paradise. The Tavern provides a

LIFE BAN FOR LICENSEE WHO BASHED DRINKING BUDDIES

The former licensee and part owner of a Sydney bar has received convictions and a life ban from the industry for a violent assault on two people he was drinking with after hours. John Quinlan, 59, is the former co-owner

LAID OFF MANAGER DODGES PRISON FOR WORK

A magistrate has spared a pub manager a conviction on drug charges in response to his contrition and because the scar on his record would jeopardise his livelihood. When 31-year-old Christopher Paul Tindal lost his job as a duty manager

MARLOW GETS ON WESTERN SYDNEY MILL

The Feros brothers’ JDA has sold the sprawling Mill Hotel in Milperra to Jason Marlow’s Hotel Group. The Mill is a hospitality arena, spread across a 9,527sqm landholding. It incorporates an efficient tavern style operation, thriving foodservice offering, gaming room

COURT RULES UNIVERSAL IN CIVIC INSURANCE DISPUTE

Universal Hotels has won a decision in the NSW Supreme Court over an insurance claim that was denied over a technicality and suggestion the policy was not completed properly. In February 2011, a patron of the public bar at the

EPA FINES PUB OVER NOISE LEVELS

EPA Victoria has fined a pub over $9k after management failed to comply with directives, following months of complaints. Having received public complaints regarding noise levels at Hotel Traralgon, also known as Ryan’s Hotel, in December 2021 the EPA issued

TOMMY TAKES A LITTLE LAMBTON

Long-time owner and designated pub matriarch of Lambton, Nancy Duggan, has sold her precious Northumberland Hotel to veteran hotelier Tom Adams as she plans retirement and her next projects. The two-storey brick Northumberland Hotel resides on a sizeable 727sqm corner