THE debt-laden listed pub fund ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund is running so low on cash it has told investors it will not pay their June distribution payment.

SUPREME Court judge Megan Latham wants people involved in the Newcastle pub and nightclub scene to take heed of William Nicholas Charles Pocock's behaviour.

THE hotels lockout in the Newcastle CBD and earlier closing for nightspots are turning the tide against city violence, police have said.

IT'S been a year of achievement and recognition for Newcastle's quality hotel Noah's On the Beach.

MYSTERY surrounds the private family believed to have bought Newcastle's harbourfront hotel, the Crowne Plaza, for about $48 million.