22/11/2008 | JOEL Griffiths has the Johnny Warren Medal as proof that he is the best soccer player in Australia.
The medal for the A-League player of the year sits alongside the Golden Boot award he won last se...
22/11/2008 | COALMINING companies continue to breach their environmental pollution licences and the State Government is failing to crack down on them, according to the latest government figures made public yesterday by the Greens political party.
22/11/2008 | A PIZZA delivery driver who faked an armed robbery to steal his boss's takings got his job back in what a magistrate said was a "remarkable" move.
22/11/2008 | A NEW Zealand woman is seeking compensation from Maitland-Newcastle Catholic diocese after alleging late priest Denis McAlinden sexually abused her when he was sent to New Zealand in the 1980s.
22/11/2008 | PATRONS at the Newcastle International Paceway tonight should be on the lookout for an alien invasion, with former Kiwi pacer Space Invader sent to launch his Australian campaign.
The gelding, whic...
22/11/2008 | REJECTED leg spinner Ben Woolmer hopes for a recall to Newcastle's NSW Country Championship squad at a selection meeting tomorrow night.
Woolmer was named in the squad for tomorrow's Ewin-Tennant t...
22/11/2008 | IT was all about movement at Newcastle's Wheeler Place last night, with the emphasis on bellies and booties and, of course, elegant arms.
22/11/2008 | IT was once renowned as a place of romance and rendezvous but the former Palais Royale site in Newcastle West will now house a KFC restaurant after selling this week for a figure believed to be about $5 million.
22/11/2008 | THE NSW Government approved an upgrading of Eraring power station, knowing it would increase greenhouse gas emissions, a Department of Planning report has revealed.
22/11/2008 | LEFT-ARM fast bowler Luke Bird will be the key to University keeping their three-match winning streak alive on the second day of their clash with Newcastle City at University Oval.
City are 2-31 in...
22/11/2008 | JOEL Griffiths sat down with twin brother Adam this week and made a pact about completing their final season together on a high.
Adam had announced he was headed to the Gold Coast on a lucrative th...
22/11/2008 | ALL clear and ready for take off.
That will be the case tomorrow when the Newcastle Jets W-League side unleash international imports Sanna Frostevall and Rebecca Smith against the Perth Glory at Wa...
22/11/2008 | THEY cruise in luxury and are spoilt with visions of a rolling coastline and a lush, ascending city, but splendour soon gives way to industry as super-liner passengers for Newcastle disembark at a freight terminal.
22/11/2008 | TENSIONS have emerged between Newcastle councillors over a proposed industrial development and the future of the city's rail line.
22/11/2008 | NSW Harness Racing Club officials took a double blow yesterday with the withdrawals of Kiwi superstar Auckland Reactor and dual winner Be Good Johnny from the $500,000 Miracle Mile (1760 metres) at Ha...
22/11/2008 | CHAMPION Newcastle jockey Allan Robinson is aiming to continue his winning run when he rides Visa Lisa in today's Australia Handicap (1300 metres) at Randwick.
Robinson, who is fine touch after rid...
22/11/2008 | THE man who coaxed axed Newcastle bowler Ben Woolmer out of retirement said the loss of the leg spinner and his captain Simon Moore would hurt NSW Country cricket.
NSW Country skipper Jeff Cook sta...
22/11/2008 | NEWCASTLE Jets owner Con Constantine remains adamant he will not consider using service agreements to top up player wages, despite losing five members of last season's championship-winning team to riv...
21/11/2008 | Take a look at some images from the wild weather in the Hunter over the last few days.
| Batten down for stormier weather | SLIDESHOW: Stormy weather
21/11/2008 | BREAKING NEWS: A MAN will face court today after police raided a house at The Entrance and allegedly seized 48 ecstasy
tablets, cannabis, cash and stolen goods.