PAYNES’ REIGN ENTERS THE ROYAL

DB Pubs has consolidated its portfolio in New England with sale of the Royal Hotel Armidale to growing local hoteliers Tom and Harley Payne. Occupying a large 1,836sqm site on main drag Marsh Street, the two-storey Art Deco hotel holds

ROYAL ARMIDALE SEEKS NEW KING

Rich-lister hoteliers the Roche Group have opted to divest their stately Royal Hotel at Armidale to focus on massive projects closer to home.   The striking, two-storey Art Deco brick pub occupies a large 1,836sqm site, with over 86 metres

ROCHE RICH-LISTERS CONTINUE EXPANSION INTO PUBS

A new generation of hotel royalty is stepping up its footprint in pubs, with rich-listers the Roche family consolidating their pivot with purchase of Armidale’s Royal Hotel. The Royal is the latest acquisition by the Roche Group, headed by Bill