ROCKIN’ NOVOCASTRIAN PUBS TAP TRADING HOUR EXTENSIONS

Following the 2023 bill to foster the revival of live entertainment and riding the wave of new government grants supporting live music, two more Steel city pubs have applied to extend their capacity and hours. The Cricketers Arms Hotel in

HUNT’S KENT GEARS UP FOR MAJOR ANNIVERSARY

An iconic Newcastle hotel is warming up the plus-size lady ahead of the party for turning one hundred this July. In the lead-up to the centenary celebrations The Kent Hotel, Hunt Hospitality’s flagship venue, has begun extensive renovations refreshing its

PUB ROBBERIES AND ARRESTS IN NEWCASTLE REGION

An armed heroin user who robbed multiple pubs has been sentenced, and two teens arrested over assault and auto theft of an employee, after a series of incidents in the Newcastle region. Appearing before Newcastle District Court, it was reported

LAZARUS SNAPS UP ANOTHER LANTERN PUB

Lantern’s divestment and turnaround marches on, with Sydney-based hotelier Andrew Lazarus snapping up the Beaumont Exchange for a tidy sum. Located in one of the best regions of NSW’s second-largest city, Newcastle, the Exchange is a diverse business with significant

LANTERN OFFERS BEAUMONT EXCHANGE HOTEL TO MARKET

On the back of recent successful divestment campaigns, Lantern Hotel Group has put to market the Beaumont Exchange Hotel, in Hamilton. The ASX-listed Lantern (LTN) has enjoyed a number of hotel sales significantly above book value, and in continuation of