INDUSTRIAL OVEN THE CAUSE OF FIRE IN COOKS HILL CAFE
A Cooks Hill coffee shop has suffered smoke and fire damage after a blaze broke out in a kitchen yesterday. Around 5:50pm, fire crews attended Welsh Blacks cafe on Bull Street, where a fire had started...
View ArticleCOFFS HARBOUR DRIVER ALLEGEDLY CLOCKS 117KPH IN 60KPH ZONE
A 30-year-old Bella Vista man has been fined and had his licence suspended, after police allegedly clocked his high performance car at speeds of up to 117km an hour in a 60km zone at Coffs Harbour....
View ArticleWOMAN CHARGED AFTER HOUSE FIRE IN TORONTO
A 34-year-old woman has been charged, after a fire destroyed a house in Toronto. At around 11am yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of a house fire in Shelley Street. The blaze was well...
View ArticleP-PLATER RETURNS BREATH TEST OF 0.214 IN ADAMSTOWN HEIGHTS
A P-plater will face court in April, after being charged with high range drink driving in Newcastle. Just before two o’clock this morning, a 21-year-old woman was stopped for a random breath test on...
View ArticleQUEENSLAND MAN DROWNS TRYING TO SAVE THE LIFE OF 7-YEAR-OLD
Police have paid tribute to a man who drowned while attempting to save the life of a seven-year-old girl on the far north coast yesterday. At around 3:30pm, emergency services were called to Fingal...
View ArticlePOLICE SEEK WITNESSES TO SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH NEAR KEMPSEY
Police are investigating what caused a car to crashed on the Pacific Highway on the Mid North Coast, leaving a 41-year-old male passenger fighting for life in hospital. Just after 2pm on Friday,...
View Article30-YEAR-OLD THAT DIED SAVING DROWNING GIRL HAILED AS A HERO
A Gold Coast man, who died saving the life of young girl he’d never met, is being remembered as a true hero. Ryan Martin was one of two men who rescued the seven-year-old at Fingal Head, south of the...
View ArticleMAN DIES AFTER BREAK AND ENTER IN HAMILTON
A man has died following a break-in at a home in Newcastle. Around 3:30am on Saturday, police responded to reports of a fight at a house on Cleary Street at Hamilton. According to investigators, a...
View ArticlePOLICE SEIZE STOLEN PROPERTY AFTER ARRESTS RELATING TO THEFTS FROM VEHICLES
Two women have been charged over a string of offences relating to thefts from a number of vehicles across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie over the last fortnight. On Tuesday, investigations led police to...
View ArticlePAIR FLEES WITH CASH AFTER CESSNOCK BUTCHER ROBBERY
The owner of a Cessnock butcher’s shop has been threatened during an early morning robbery. Around 4:45am, two male intruders entered the shop on Maitland Road. They had their faces covered and...
View Article33 STAFF TO BE AFFECTED BY UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE OUTSOURCING
The University of Newcastle says outsourcing some of its on-campus services will allow it to invest more in education and research. Under a proposal put to staff, outside providers would be brought in...
View ArticlePROTESTORS LOCK ONTO CONVEYOR AT NARRABRI COAL MINE
An underground coal mine in Narrabri, operated by Whitehaven, was shut down this morning, after two protesters locked onto a coal conveyor. The female protesters, both in their 20’s, are believed to be...
View ArticleFIREARMS AND CANNABIS SEIZED DURING BUNDOOK PROPERTY SEARCH
Police have seized a number of unregistered firearms and cannabis plants following a property search near Taree yesterday. Ongoing investigations into drugs offences led police to attend a home on...
View ArticleVOLUNTEER SCHOOL WORKER AIRLIFTED AFTER BARBEQUE FLARE UP
UPDATE: A woman has been airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital after a flare up from barbeque in Holgate this morning. Around 10:30am, paramedics on the Central Coast responded to reports of an...
View ArticleSKIPPER UNSCATHED IN COFFS HARBOUR CAPSIZE
The skipper of a small boat has had a close escape, after his dinghy capsized off Coffs Harbour marina today. According to eyewitnesses, the boat was upturned in windy conditions about 3:10 Friday...
View ArticleAPPEALS FOR INFORMATION REGARDING MISSING LISMORE AIRCRAFT
Police are re-appealing to the public for any information regarding the disappearance of a light aircraft from Byron Bay last month. Around 4pm on Monday March 21st, a light aircraft left Lismore with...
View ArticleARMED INTRUDERS HOLD UP CESSNOCK BUTCHER SHOP
A Cessnock butcher’s shop was closed today, following an armed robbery early this morning. Two men entered the shop on Maitland Road just before 5am and threatened the owner. The offenders had their...
View ArticleMAN SLASHED IN THE NECK IN WARNERS BAY GLASSING
A 24-year-old man has suffered serious lacerations to his neck, after allegedly being struck with a glass during an altercation at Lake Macquarie last night. Around 10pm, police responded to reports of...
View ArticleTWO MEN ON THE RUN AFTER WINDALE HOME INVASION
Police are hunting two men, after a man and a women were attacked in Windale last night. Around 7:30pm, police attended a property on Tahlee Avenue after reports of an assault. On arrival, police found...
View ArticleADAM GOODES BOOING SAGA MOTIVATED ME TO SPEAK UP: STAN GRANT
Walkley Award winning journalist, Stan Grant, has spoken on a range of Indigenous issues as part of the Newcastle Writers Festival today. Speaking with Jill Emberson before an audience at the Civic...
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