The pub split between two Sydney councils and the fight over who should get it

The pub split between two Sydney councils and the fight over who should get it

It pays two sets of rates and has to put in development applications twice. The Winston Hotel’s owners have had enough.

  • byAnthony Segaert

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Parramatta’s iconic laksa shop is moving. Here’s why you should visit the OG spot while you still can
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Temasek

Parramatta’s iconic laksa shop is moving. Here’s why you should visit the OG spot while you still can

After more than three decades in business,Temasek still offers value with a capital V,selling 500 to 600 bowls of laksa every week.

  • byTerry Durack
Councils were stripped of planning powers. This mayor wants to go further

Councils were stripped of planning powers. This mayor wants to go further

Parramatta’s lord mayor says the state government was right to take away some planning powers – and local councils urgently need further reforms.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Rating Sydney’s NRL stadiums from worst to best

Rating Sydney’s NRL stadiums from worst to best

From lifeless and loveless,to lush and luxurious,the Herald ranks your club’s Sydney stadium and gives you a chance to have your say.

  • byBillie Eder
Parramatta gets a glimpse of its future as first light rail travels through CBD

Parramatta gets a glimpse of its future as first light rail travels through CBD

A tram has rolled through Parramatta’s CBD for the first time in 80 years,as testing begins on the entire line of the first stage of the Parramatta Light Rail project.

  • byAnthony Segaert
When 65,000 club members received an email,they had every reason to be wary

When 65,000 club members received an email,they had every reason to be wary

An undisclosed board candidate was given members’ names,addresses and contact details. One question was on everyone’s lips:Who?

  • byHarriet Alexander
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‘Rosehill will become a ghetto’:Councillor accused of ‘cultural snobbery’ over racecourse remarks

‘Rosehill will become a ghetto’:Councillor accused of ‘cultural snobbery’ over racecourse remarks

A Parramatta councillor has been condemned after warning the proposed housing development at the site has the potential to turn into a slum.

  • byAnthony Segaert
The Sydney suburbs where investment properties are selling at a loss

The Sydney suburbs where investment properties are selling at a loss

Most property investors make a profit,but pick the wrong neighbourhood and there’s a one in four chance of losing money.

  • byKate Burke andMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Second stage of Parramatta light rail finally gets green light

Second stage of Parramatta light rail finally gets green light

Seven years after the former Coalition government first announced the proposed route,the 10-kilometre tram line between the Parramatta CBD and Olympic Park has been given the tick by planning.

  • byMichael McGowan
Failed promises keep Sydney’s ‘worst road’ in slow lane

Failed promises keep Sydney’s ‘worst road’ in slow lane

The NSW government is being urged to commit to trackless trams or light rail on Parramatta Road to kickstart its oft promised,but long-delayed,revitalisation.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
‘We just bought the place’:Homes,businesses were slated for demolition in Parramatta Rd expansion
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‘We just bought the place’:Homes,businesses were slated for demolition in Parramatta Rd expansion

The roads minister has been forced to intervene after Transport for NSW plans revealed almost 200 properties along Parramatta Road were at risk of being demolished or having land reclaimed.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andChristopher Harris