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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SINGLETON BUSINESSES
Singleton Council and Singleton Business Chamber are giving more than $100,000 in support to local businesses, to help them get back on their feet. Businesses will be able to use a $250 gift card to buy essential food supplies, office and stationery, rewards for staff, fuel or service a company car. Meanwhile, select community groups…
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SECOND TEENAGE BOY CHARGED OVER STRING OF STEALING OFFENCES
A 14-year-old Tenambit boy will appear in court tomorrow, charged with several stealing offences in the Hunter. Police searched a number of properties in Rutherford and Aberglasslyn, as part of Operation Golding. They found a number of allegedly stolen items, including power tools, sporting equipment and clothing. The boy was arrested last Thursday at O’Hearn…
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TWO LICENSES SUSPENDED, INCLUDING L PLATER 70KM/H OVER LIMIT
Two drivers have had their licenses suspended on the Mid North Coast, after they were allegedly spotted driving more than 50 kilometres an hour over the speed limit. Just after 5pm, Highway Patrol police detected a 34-year-old man travelling 154 kilometres an hour on the Pacific Highway at Coolongolook. The driver was travelling north bound…
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MAN ARRESTED AT PUB AFTER THROWING ROCKS AT POLICE
A man has been charged after he allegedly threw rocks at police after failing to leave a Lake Macquarie pub early this morning. Police were called to the tavern at Gateshead just before 1am, after a man was reportedly acting disorderly and refused to leave. It’s understood the man initially left the premises when asked,…
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DRIVER CHARGED AFTER ALLEGED HIT AND RUN
A Far North Coast man has been charged after allegedly hitting a pedestrian on purpose in Casino on Friday night. A group of people were crossing a marked pedestrian crossing on Barker Street, just after 10pm, when a Nissan Navara travelling west approached them. Police were told the Nissan nearly hit a 40-year-old man, before…
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RESCUE DOG FOUND AFTER EPIC SEARCH
If your pet has ever gone missing, you’ll know exactly how Ursula Hurley felt this week. The Lake Macquarie local was so desperate to be reunited with her companion dog, she organised to have a chopper scour bushland for him. But the search was called off at the last-minute for the best possible reason.
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LIQUID NICOTINE BAN LABELLED AS TICKING HEALTH TIME-BOMB
Health Minister Greg Hunt has delayed banning the importation of e-cigarettes, giving in to the pressure of an industry campaign and vocal backbenchers. But vapers have labelled the decision a ‘ticking time-bomb’ for their health.
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WOMAN STABBED DURING DOMESTIC-RELATED INCIDENT AT FORSTER
A man has been arrested after stabbing a woman in the back during a domestic-related incident on the Mid North Coast overnight. The 31-year-old will appear in court tomorrow.
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LUCKY ESCAPE FOR WOMAN AT WALLSEND
A woman has walked away with only minor injuries after she crashed her car at Wallsend this morning. Just after 2am witnesses say they heard a loud bang and ran to see what had happened. The woman’s car had rolled down the embankment on the corner of Thomas and Lake Road. She was trapped for…
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STABBED IN THE BACK, MAN CHARGED OVER DOMESTIC RELATED INCIDENT
A man will face Port Macquarie local court tomorrow after he allegedly stabbed a woman in a carpark during a domestic related incident. At about 7.30pm, emergency services were called to Beach Street, Forster, after reports a woman had been injured. Police say the 21-year-old woman was parked in the carpark with a friend, when…