30 Sep 08 | TIM Ambrose's Test future hangs in the balance after he was one of two wicketkeepers named in England's squad for their tour of India in December.
Speculation has been rife that the Newcastle-born ...
30 Sep 08 | NSW players Jason Stokes (Raymond Terrace) and Mick Cronin (East Cessnock) joined forces to win the fours championship at the NSW Open at Taren Point last week.
Cronin played lead and Stokes was se...
30 Sep 08 | INJURED striker Joel Griffiths has backed embattled Ecuadorean Edmundo Zura to be the Jets' saviour.
The Jets' high-priced marquee striker has struggled to adjust to the physical nature of the A-Le...
30 Sep 08 | COACH Gary van Egmond expects rival clubs to target Newcastle's star players but is confident the majority will stay with the A-League champions.
New franchises the Gold Coast and North Queensland ...
30 Sep 08 | CORY Paterson's agent expects Knights officials will launch formal contract talks soon, but Newcastle's hopes of re-signing the representative forward could hinge on a trip he is making to the US this...
30 Sep 08 | BREAKING NEWS: A SERVICE station console operator was recovering from facial injuries today after being kicked and punched during a violent armed robbery at Tarro last night.
29 Sep 08 | PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd faced the people of the Hunter last night in the federal cabinet's first public meeting in Newcastle.
Mr Rudd and his ministers engaged an audience of about 500 people at ...
29 Sep 08 | NEW parents Chris and Melanie Burgess believe anyone raising a family today needs "all the help and support they can get".
The Cessnock couple, who welcomed their baby girl Chelsea Ellen less than ...
29 Sep 08 | BABY Willow Cheryl Waddingham's hasty arrival into the world on the laundry floor may not have been the most auspicious of starts, but her parents consider it "really special".
After a check-up at ...
29 Sep 08 | THE Hunter's future prosperity depended on its citizens getting smarter, researchers told federal Treasurer Wayne Swan yesterday.
Speaking at a breakfast for Mr Swan, Hunter Valley Research Foundat...
29 Sep 08 | TREASURER Wayne Swan has acknowledged the great contribution the Hunter makes to the nation's wealth.
Mr Swan told a breakfast at Panthers Newcastle yesterday that the region was an engine room of ...
29 Sep 08 | MICHAEL Hope admits his latest project at his Pokolbin winery is a huge punt but it's one he believes will pay off, thanks to the region's evolving tourism industry.
In just a few weeks Hope Estate...
29 Sep 08 | A PACKED gallery in Singleton Council chambers erupted in cheers and applause last night when Sue Moore was elected the town's first female mayor.
Councillors voted seven to five in favour of Cr Mo...
29 Sep 08 | MORE parents could be saved from the devastation of having a stillborn baby because of new research conducted in the Hunter.
Researchers from the Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of...
29 Sep 08 | JOYCE, Olivia, Hazel and Bessie Lowrey have left the Hunter village of Stroud with a unique legacy, one that forms the basis of a tribute to mark this year's 90th anniversary of the end of World War I...
29 Sep 08 | MANY of the best junior golfers in the world will converge on The Oaks Golf and Country Club next week for the chance to be crowned Jack Newton International Junior Classic champion.
The Oaks head ...
29 Sep 08 | BEFORE we start proceedings, in accordance with procedure, there are a few apologies to register.
I would like to say sorry to fans of the Jets and the Geelong Cats, whose chances were rendered ne...
29 Sep 08 | INJURIES and national team commitments will leave the Newcastle Jets with just 14 senior players one less than required to fill the bench for the must-win game against the Wellington Phoenix at Ener...
29 Sep 08 | PROMISING Newcastle apprentice Blake Spriggs will make his city debut at Canterbury tomorrow.
The Broadmeadow-based 16-year-old apprentice will ride Kintyre Kid for trainer Steve Hodge in the 1100-...
29 Sep 08 | JOBE Wheelhouse was hauled into the Jets' office in March and told a few home truths.
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