Star Entertainment Dismisses Appeal against the Rejection of Its Pyrmont Tower Project

Star Entertainment Dismisses Appeal against the Rejection of Its Pyrmont Tower Project

Major Australian gambling operator the Star Entertainment Group decided not to challenge the NSW Planning Commission’s rejection of its proposed multi-million hotel and apartment tower in Sydney’s suburb Pyrmont. The proposed project, which involves a 66-story tower, was dismissed by the Independent Planning Commission in November 2019. The dismissal caused a wave of criticism on behalf of major developers and media supporters of the project like radio presenter Alan Jones of 2GB’s The Alan Jones Breakfast Show. The operator planned to include facilities like libraries, function spaces, and a neighbourhood…

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Preston Letting Agent Embezzled £23,000 from Tenants to Gamble

Preston Letting Agent Embezzled £23,000 from Tenants to Gamble

A letting agent responsible for liaising with dozens of potential tenants and landlords has been found guilty in stealing more than £23,000 in tenants’ money to fund his gambling addiction and repay a gambling debt. 40-year-old letting negotiator Paul Philipps-Young of Kittlingbourne Brow, Higher Walton, Preston, pleaded guilty to fraud and was given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months with 100 hours unpaid work. Since the man had repaid some of the embezzled money, he was ordered to pay £5,400 in compensation in a Preston Crown Court hearing…

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