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MEET THE BESTS | THE FAMILY BEHIND THE NRL’S TRY-SCORING MACHINE
With five tries already this NRL season, Newcastle’s Bradman Best has a growing legion of fans. But the boy from Woy Woy hasn’t had an easy run to the top… his family supporting him through several major injuries.
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MORE THAN $500,000 DONATED TO KEEP HUNTER CHARITIES ON THEIR FEET
Newcastle’s Ronald McDonald House has found itself under pressure as fundraisers are cancelled. But a lifeline from the Greater Charitable Foundation is now helping keep the lights on for families of sick children.
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MAN SENTENCED FOR THREATENING TO ATTACK A NEWCASTLE MOSQUE
A homeless man who threatened to attack a Newcastle mosque will walk free from jail in less than a month. Cormac Rothsey posted a series of violent threats on Facebook, in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks.
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YOUNG FAMILY RECALLS TERRIFYING MOMENT WHEN A CAR CRASHES INTO TELARAH HOME
Two people have now been charged following yesterday’s terrifying crash at Telarah, where a car ended up in the front of a house. The young family inside the home escaped injury… but things could have been far worse.
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YOUNG BOY CHARGED OVER WAVING AROUND A FAKE GUN
A 12-year-old boy is facing court after allegedly waving around a fake gun while sitting in a car at traffic lights in Tamworth. Concerned onlookers called police around 9:15am on Friday, saying a boy was waving around a pistol in a white Holden Commodore at a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Bridge…
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TWO PEOPLE CHARGED AFTER CAR PLOUGHS INTO TELARAH HOME
Two people have been charged after their car ploughed into a Telarah home on Thursday afternoon during a police pursuit. Police were patrolling the New England Highway just after 2pm, when they noticed a vehicle allegedly travelling at speed. They tried to stop the driver, but he failed to pull over, and a pursuit began.…
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WATER MAIN BREAK SENDS ELDERLY MAN TO HOSPITAL
A man has been hospitalised after a burst water main flooded his Wyoming home this morning. The Day Street incident is one of two being investigated by Central Coast Council.
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CAR PLOUGHS INTO TELARAH HOME, PASSENGER RUNS OFF
A crime scene has been set up in Telarah, after a car ploughed into a home on Brooks Street this afternoon. Police were patrolling the New England Highway just after 2pm, when they noticed a vehicle allegedly travelling at speed. They tried to stop the driver, but he failed to stop, beginning a pursuit. The…
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GRAFTON POLICE APPEAL FOR INFO AFTER 40 HEADSTONES DESTROYED
The headstones of a World War One veteran and a four-year-old child were among those destroyed by vandals at a Grafton cemetery this week. Police are ramping up their search for those responsible.
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POLICE INVESTIGATE PUBLIC HOUSING FIRE
Detectives are working to determine what caused a blaze inside a public housing unit at Woy Woy. The flat was destroyed when the fire broke out around five o’clock yesterday afternoon. Neighbours were evacuated and a 57-year-old male resident is receiving treatment at Gosford Hospital. Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.