31 Dec 08 | A MAN will face Maitland court today after police allegedly found him with almost 100 ecstasy tablets
hidden in his shorts yesterday.
31 Dec 08 | POLICE have charged a man after finding an elaborate hydroponic cannabis cultivation set-up inside a house
on the states Central Coast yesterday.
31 Dec 08 | A MAN who allegedly led police on a high-speed pursuit through Newcastle was caught after the stolen car he
was driving became wedged in between trees in Civic Park early this morning.
31 Dec 08 | THE sleepy suburbs of Fern Bay and Fullerton Cove are tipped to become property hot spots in 2009, the area's real estate specialists say.
31 Dec 08 | KURRI Kurri is about to join Australia's "big list" and it's no laughing matter.
31 Dec 08 | ELLA and Cooper were the most popular baby names in the Hunter this year.
31 Dec 08 | NEWCASTLE Bowler of the Year Andrew Smith is likely to be sidelined for a month and could need surgery after injuring his left kneecap in a freak mishap just before Christmas.
Smith was kneeling do...
31 Dec 08 | ILLEGAL fishing is rife in Lake Macquarie and there are fears the problem will worsen as unemployment hits and criminals take greater risks, fishing sources say.
31 Dec 08 | JETS coach Gary van Egmond had little doubt veteran defender Spencer Prior could have been a positive influence on his young squad, but in the end time was not on his or the struggling A-League champi...
31 Dec 08 | NELSON Bay have been confirmed as the fifth and final team to qualify for the play-offs in the Invitation Big Bowls Challenge after a tight countback process.
The Marlins won their final four match...
31 Dec 08 | STATE Health Minister John Della Bosca will visit the Hunter Region next month for a meeting with health workers and to discuss the future of Cessnock and Kurri Kurri hospitals.
31 Dec 08 | WOMEN'S soccer in Newcastle has enjoyed a stellar 2008 and Matildas veteran Joey Peters expects even more success in 2009.
The new year will kick off with the the W-League semi-final between the Ne...
31 Dec 08 | THE Victorian sailor struck by lightning while on board his catamaran off Belmont was back on the water yesterday an hour after his release from hospital.
31 Dec 08 | TAXI owners are struggling to recruit drivers even as the industry's busiest night of the year looms, hindering expansion of the city's taxi fleet.
31 Dec 08 | THE spirit of New Year's Eve has arrived in the Hunter in more ways than one.
31 Dec 08 | NSW representative Jason Stokes is looking forward to again playing in the Newcastle district pennant competition next year.
Stokes, who won five Newcastle district No.1 grade pennant titles with S...
31 Dec 08 | JUGS of rum and coke were flowing thick and fast yesterday in Hobart for the buoyant crew of Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club's Tow Truck.
The Ker 11.3 finished first in division three of the Sydney t...
30 Dec 08 | A GALAXY of sports stars descended on Newcastle Beach yesterday, defying stormy weather to witness the wedding of Newcastle golfer Kristie Newton and former Hawthorn AFL player Ben Dixon.
30 Dec 08 | A DUDLEY man was arrested last night after he was allegedly found masturbating in a park less than 30 metres away from a family eating their dinner.
30 Dec 08 | A MAN will face court next month after allegedly smashing his car into a concrete barrier while drunk last
night.
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