Motocycle rider airlifted to hospital after colliding with a tree on Broke Rd
Emergency Services were called to Broke Rd Pokolbin around 3pm this afternoon after a motorcycle rider collided with a tree. The 20 year old male rider was flown to Royal…
Top 3 criminal lawyers you can trust
We often talk about crime in the local area, but we have never really talked about what you should do if you find yourself in a sticky position. If you…
16-year-old boy stabbed travelling on a train between Beresfield and Maitland
A teenage boy has now been charged following investigations into the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in East Maitland yesterday. Police will allege the incident occurred about 7.20pm yesterday (Thursday…
James Blunt Cancels a day on the green
🚨 JAMES BLUNT / JASON MRAZ AUS TOUR CANCELLED due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and Government restrictions, the planned November 2020 Australian and New Zealand tour by James Blunt,…
Liberal Councillor Paul Dunn says Cessnock GOVT funding has never been higher
Just days after Labor MP Clayton Barr accused the liberals of pork barreling before the last election, we spoke to to Liberal Councillor Paul Dunn, who told us that the…
The search for Mr Skinner has recommenced at Fingal Bay this morning
The search for Mr Skinner has recommenced at Fingal Bay this morning. Local Police, Police Rescue, Marine Area Command and SES are currently on scene. Anyone who may have seen…
Fingal Bay-Missing Person- Daniel SKINNER.
Fingal Bay-Missing Person- Daniel SKINNER. Nelson Bay Police are seeking community assistance in locating a missing person, Daniel Skinner as there are concerns for his welfare. Police would like to…
Cessnock Performing Arts missed out spite being recommend for funding.
Clayton Barr says grants handed out before the last election was blatant pork barreling by then Arts Minister Don Harwin and Deputy Premier John Barilaro who ignored expert recommendations and…
Service Station Attendant assaulted with baseball bat during armed robbery.
Police are investigating an armed robbery in the Hunter early this morning. About 3.30am today (Tuesday 26 May 2020), a 32-year-old male employee was inside a service station on Lavis…
Is timed parking the answer to Cessnocks parking woes?
Councillor Ian Olsen has proposed that timed parking on Charlton St could be a solution to parking in the center of Cessnock instead of all day parking, unfortunately other councillors…
Calls for Joel Fitzgibbon to be sacked
Nationals Deputy Leader David Littleproud has called for Joel Fitzgibbon to be sacked after Joel criticized the government for leading the push into an inquiry of the origins of the…
Man arrested after attempted child abduction in Newcastle
A man will face court today charged over an alleged attempted child abduction in Newcastle West yesterday. About 5.10pm (Sunday 24 May 2020) officers attached to Newcastle City Police District…
Lake Rd between Elrington Drive and Leggetts Drive Closed
UPDATE: THE SITE HAS BEEN CLEARED AND THE ROAD HAS SINCE RE OPENED A two vehicle crash has closed Elrington (East Of Cessnock) Lake Rd between Elrington Drive and Leggetts…
Branxton Town Centre upgrades nearing completion
Councillor Melanie Dagg says the $400,000 Branxton Town Centre upgrades are nearing completion. The work includes the construction of more pathways and street tree planting on John Rose Avenue at…
Pursuit ends in taking out the trash near Newcastle
Police have arrested and charged a 39 year old male following a short pursuit and crash in Hamilton South on Monday. About 10:15am Monday 18 May 2020, officers from Newcastle…
Two men remain at large after armed robbery near Newcastle.
An investigation is underway following an armed robbery at a service station near Newcastle overnight. About 1.45am (Friday 22 May 2020), emergency services were called to a service station on…
61-year-old man has tragically died in a single vehicle crash on John Renshaw Drive
A man has died after a single-vehicle crash in the state’s Hunter region today. About 10.35am (Friday 22 May 2020), emergency services were called to John Renshaw Drive, Buchanan, after…
John Renshaw Drive Westbound lanes now open
UPDATE: All westbound lanes have reopened on John Renshaw Drive. All eastbound lanes remain closed. Eastbound motorists can continue to use the Hunter Expressway & M1 Pacific Motorway instead.
BUCHANAN: John Renshaw Drive is closed in both directions between the Hunter Expressway and the M1 Pacific Motorway
BUCHANAN: John Renshaw Drive is closed in both directions between the Hunter Expressway and the M1 Pacific Motorway due to a single car crash just east of Hunter Expressway. You…
Police operation nabs Muswellbrook man wanted with 5 outstanding warrants
A man wanted on five outstanding warrants has been arrested by police following a vehicle stop near Muswellbrook. An extensive police operation was conducted in the Nundle area yesterday (Wednesday…