A 43-YEAR-OLD man arrested over the armed robbery of a hotel in Kew, has been formally refused bail.

Cleveland Noel Madden appeared before Magistrate Georgina Darcy in Port Macquarie Local Court on 16 October.

He had been arrested in Port Macquarie the previous day by officers investigating break and enters in the area.

Madden is charged with nine offences including being involved in the armed robbery of a licenced premises in Kew in January; stealing a motor vehicle from a business in Urunga in August, two break and enters in East Ballina and Ballina in August, and two more conspiracies to break and enter.

His case returns to Port Macquarie Local Court on 11 December.

A 25-year-old woman was arrested with Madden.

She was charged with aggravated break and enter in company (intend steal) and drive motor vehicle during a disqualification period.

The woman was granted conditional bail to appear in Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 13 November.

By Sue STEPHENSON