LANTERN BOASTS MORE PREMIUM PUB SALES AMID TURN-AROUND
ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group is forging ahead with its turnaround, announcing the sale of further assets, particularly the landmark Bowral Hotel for $6.35 million. Following a shareholder vote to oust the existing Lantern (LTN) board mid-2015, the newly-appointed Chairman John
REDCAPE GOES TO COURT OVER NEW EASTWOOD HOTEL REJECTION
Redcape Hotel Group and management of the Eastwood Hotel are taking Ryde Council to court over denied plans to build a new adjacent hotel. The Eastwood is a prominent corner landmark of the western Sydney suburb, and the Group submitted
KINGS CROSS OWNER CONVICTED FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL BAR
The DreamGirls nightmare has continued for owner Michael Frank Amante, as battles with OLGR and a raid in December result in closure of the venue, and now his conviction. Police and officers of OLGR (now Liquor & Gaming NSW –
REGULATOR ANNOUNCES MANDATORY ONLINE REFRESHERS FOR RSA, RCG
Liquor & Gaming NSW has begun the next step in its mandate to maintain industry competency and keep employees up to date, announcing a move to compulsory online refresher courses. The regulator requires that person who work in the service
BEER DELUXE JOINS DIXON GROUP STABLE FOR $31m
Dixon Hospitality has swooped on another pub group, signing a $31 million deal to acquire the Beer DeLuxe portfolio in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Armada Hospitality was formed in 2012 by Craig Shearer and Jason Sheather, specialising in “management service
HOTEL MARKET HEAT BREEDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND PLAYERS
Research is predicting 2016 to be another chart-topping year in hotel sales, and agents are gearing up in preparation. More than $3 billion in pub and hotel assets transacted in 2015*, and expectations for that to continue have seen the
SYDNEY’S RESTRICTIONS RENDER THE PUB POINTLESS: DAILY RECORD UK
Taken from Daily Mail UK: Sydney's bizarre new fun killing alcohol restrictions renders the whole pub experience completely pointless [caption id="attachment_6042" align="alignright" width="179"] John Niven[/caption] By John Niven I’m in Sydney and I can confirm that fun, if not
PUBLICAN DODGES JAIL AFTER CHEATING TABCORP TO PAY THE BILLS
A NSW publican has narrowly escaped jail after being caught defrauding Tabcorp of nearly $45,000 in late 2015. Keith Douglas Cummings is the owner and licensee of the Candelo Hotel, in Candelo, near Bega. [caption id="attachment_5993" align="aligncenter" width="598"] Candelo Hotel,
BAYSIDE PUB & ACCOMMODATION UP FOR GRABS
A St Kilda pub and hotel business has hit the market amid the boom in pub-style accommodation around the country. Located on bustling Barkly Street in the bayside suburb of St Kilda, Hotel Barkly holds a 3am licence and consists
‘HISTORY MADE’ NEXT WEEK BY COOPERS
A week out from GABS 2016, Coopers has revealed it will offer up a special edition IPA “inspired the Coopers brewing dynasty”. Brew ‘A’ is based on founder Thomas Cooper’s first ever beer recipe, employing generous amounts of Enigma and