May 24, 2013 THERE'S a new home ground for the greatest game of all ... Red and Blue HQ.

May 24, 2013 GRANNIES who sell home-made cakes, biscuits and jams could have their kitchens scrutinised by compliance officers under a draft proposal by Newcastle City Council.  

May 24, 2013 NEWCASTLE City Council is on track to post a $30million operating deficit this year, according to a quarterly review document that will be tabled at Tuesday night’s meeting.  

May 24, 2013 PAID parking is being investigated as a way to alleviate problems in Charlestown central business district, Lake Macquarie City Council officials say.  

May 24, 2013 THOUSANDS of tonnnes of sand continue to be stripped from Stockton Beach each week due to an unrelenting series of east coast lows.  

May 24, 2013 A RURAL hamlet in the Coalfields has again seen an uprising against a Hardie Holdings development.  

May 24, 2013 WITH record-holder Brian Morgan's words ringing in his ears and a howling wind in his face, Australian marathon champion Scott Westcott dug deep to break the national 25-kilometre and 30km track standards yesterday at Newcastle Athletics Field.

May 24, 2013 ABOUT 5.5 billion litres of the region's water - the equivalent of more than 30,000 rainwater tanks - will be lost this year through leaky pipes and water mains, Hunter Water has forecast.    

May 24, 2013 Photographer  NATALIE GRONO  approached the Morrow Park Bowling Club artists troupe in April to capture images for WEEKENDER.

May 24, 2013 From the World's Biggest Car Boot Sale to  life drawing classes,  the Giggle Ball to the caravan, camping, 4WD, fish & boat show, markets, movies, music and more - there's heaps on this weekend.