Police quote Macca's assault stats in fight against King Street Hotel expansion

Michael Parris
Updated January 28 2021 - 12:26pm, first published January 27 2021 - 7:00pm
OPPOSITION: King Street Hotel has applied to expand its operations into a neighbouring building in Steel Street. Picture: Simon McCarthy
OPPOSITION: King Street Hotel has applied to expand its operations into a neighbouring building in Steel Street. Picture: Simon McCarthy

Police oppose the proposed expansion of the King Street Hotel, arguing it would have a "further detrimental effect" on the inner-city neighbourhood.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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