A Southall pub crawling with cockroaches and bedbugs has been slapped with a £17,000 fine after failing to clean up its filthy conditions.

Old Oak Tree Pub Ltd, which runs The Old Oak Tree Pub on The Common, was found to have bedbugs in guest bedrooms and cockroaches infesting its kitchen after complaints from members of the public sparked a council investigation.

Despite warnings, advice and legal notices ordering action to be taken, inspectors said the problems were still not properly dealt with when they returned to the premises.

Ealing Council officers first began investigating the pub in 2023, carrying out a series of inspections of both the bar and its guest accommodation.

As well as the pest infestations, inspectors uncovered a string of hazards that put people at risk of slipping and falling over.

Officers initially gave the business advice and sent warning letters before escalating enforcement action and serving legal notices requiring improvements.

But follow-up visits found the problems had not been adequately addressed, eventually leading to the prosecution.

The company and Mr Grewal also admitted two offences under the Public Health Act for failing to remedy problems involving cockroach and bedbug activity at the premises.

Magistrates were told the defendants had been given several opportunities to address the problems but had failed to do so.

Old Oak Tree Pub Ltd was fined £4,800, while Mr Grewal was fined £4,000.

The defendants were also ordered to pay a £3,200 victim surcharge and £5,000 in prosecution costs.

The fines, surcharge and costs amounted to a total of £17,000.

Mr Grewal now has a criminal conviction as a result of the case.

Councillor Kamaljit Nagpal, the council’s cabinet member for decent living incomes, said: “Businesses have a legal responsibility to provide safe and hygienic environments for their customers, visitors, and staff.

“In this case, our officers found repeated failures over a long period of time, despite providing advice and several opportunities for the business to address the problems.

“We will not hesitate to take enforcement action where companies fail to meet basic legal obligations and put public health or safety at risk.”