A pub "left to rot" for years has finally found a partner to take it over, with hope that work to refurbish it could start in the summer. The Grade-II listed Unicorn Inn in the Pentwyn area of the city has been boarded up since it closed in 2017.
The community set up a Facebook group two years later to discuss the re-opening of the popular pub, with one resident telling WalesOnline that it had been "left to rot" and had "become an eye sore". You can read more about that here. MP for Cardiff North Anna McMorrin and Julie Morgan MS wrote to Heineken/Star Pubs and Bars about the issue after it was raised by residents.
They have been meeting with the company, who took over from Punch Taverns in 2017, and published a £800,000 investment plan to "transform The Unicorn into a standout country-style pub with a modern finish, becoming Star Pubs & Bar’s flagship venue in Wales." A £1.4 million investment was approved - the biggest capital investment for Heineken/Star Pubs in 2023.
