{"id":29079,"date":"2018-11-06T14:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=29079"},"modified":"2018-11-06T14:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:03:43","slug":"controversial-canton-pub-gets-a-new-lease-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/06\/controversial-canton-pub-gets-a-new-lease-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Canton pub gets a new lease of life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29102 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29102 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181103_134654-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nONE of Cardiff\u2019s oldest pubs has been sold at auction for \u00a3810,000.<br \/>\nThe Corporation pub on Cowbridge Road was bought by local dentist Kevin Gracias and his business partner who doesn&#8217;t wish to be named.<br \/>\nThe pub, which was built in 1889, was one of several pubs in Cardiff that closed in 2016.<br \/>\nTony Dix, one of the previous owners, told Wales Online: &#8220;The issue with the Corporation, it used to be a rough pub \u2013 lots of fights and everything.\u201d<br \/>\nBut despite this challenge, Mr Gracias\u2019 anonymous partner said he had a history of successfully re-branding pubs and believed the Corporation would be no different when it reopens next year<br \/>\nLocal councillor Ramesh Patel told <em>The Cardiffian:\u00a0<\/em>\u201cI don\u2019t have a big issue on the pub being sold because the pub has been deteriorating for a long long time.<br \/>\n\u201cObviously, if a good pub chain comes along and buys it, that\u2019s great \u2026 It would be welcome, as long as it\u2019s run in a professional manner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of Cardiff\u2019s oldest pubs has been sold at auction for \u00a3810,000. 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