Three late night takeaway stores in Hamilton face at least a few more weeks of early closures, after a meeting with Newcastle City Council representatives and police on Friday resulted in another meeting being scheduled.
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Three of five outlets at the Oasis food court on Beaumont Street were forced to close early recently when a 26-year-old development application was unearthed.
It showed the businesses had to close by 10pm on weekdays, midnight on Saturdays and 8pm on Sundays. The owners, who were unaware of the restrictions, have been operating until 5am.
A second meeting between the business owners, council and police will be held in two weeks. In a statement after the meeting, Hamilton Business Chamber president Nathan Errington said the chamber was “committed to providing a vibrant and safe business and entertainment precinct”.
Nick Bielby
Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has worked as a journalist since 2011. Having joined the Newcastle Herald in 2017, he won a Walkley Award in 2019 with Donna Page for their investigation 'Dirty Deeds', which exposed the decades of illegal dumping of toxic material in and around a Hunter waterway.
Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has worked as a journalist since 2011. Having joined the Newcastle Herald in 2017, he won a Walkley Award in 2019 with Donna Page for their investigation 'Dirty Deeds', which exposed the decades of illegal dumping of toxic material in and around a Hunter waterway.
