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LICENSED VENUES TO OPERATE WITHOUT SET CAPACITY LIMIT NEXT MONTH
The state Government has announced the 50-person limit on licensed venues will be lifted across New South Wales next month. From July 1, pubs and restaurants across the Hunter won’t have to operate under a state-wide set capacity limit, but must allow for the one person per four square metre rule. Outdoor venues with a…
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MAN WANTED OVER NEWCASTLE ASSAULT
A man is recovering in hospital following a coward punch attack at the Hotel Delany last night. The 31-year-old was with his friends on Darby Street at around 7 o’clock last night, when he was approached by a group of unknown men. Police were told the man was knocked unconscious after being slapped and punched…
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LUCKY ESCAPE FOR YOUNG BIKE RIDER
A Newcastle boy is recovering at home tonight, after a nasty fall while mountain biking with friends. The 11-year-old tumbled 10 metres off a cliff and escaped with only minor injuries. Our cameras captured the delicate operation to retrieve him.
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MAN CHARGED AFTER $5,000 WORTH OF COCAINE SEIZED FROM HIS CAR
A man has been charged after he was caught travelling with illegal drugs in Delungra. The 23-year-old had been pulled over by police at 2pm on Thursday, when officers seized $5000 worth of cocaine from his car. The man then returned a positive result in a roadside drug test. He’s been granted conditional bail.
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CAR STOLEN FROM DRIVEWAY OF AN EAST MAITLAND HOME
A Hunter woman says she no longer feels safe in her own home, after her car was stolen from her driveway while she was sleeping. Adding insult to injury – it came after she was laid off from work during the shutdown.
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GYMS REOPEN ACROSS THE FAR NORTH COAST THANKS TO RELAXED RESTRICTIONS
In the Northern Rivers, fitness junkies have rushed through the doors of local gyms on the first day of relaxed restrictions. Anytime Fitness in Goonellabah has received a makeover during the forced shutdown, and was buzzing with people wanting to break a sweat this morning. “Gyms are safe, they’re great for mental health and I…
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AMBULANCE CREWS ASSESS BOY WHO CAME OFF BIKE AT MEREWETHER
An 11-year-old boy is being assessed for potential head injuries after he came off his bike on a dirt road at Merewether this morning. Emergency services were called to Gun Club Road just after 10 o’clock, and arrived within half an hour of the accident to recover the boy, who fell at least ten metres.…
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PETITION CALLS FOR STATUE TO BE REMOVED
Campaigns to tear down controversial monuments in the US and other parts of the world have resurrected an age-old debate in Maitland. A petition has surfaced calling for Jocko – a statue of a young black boy – to be removed from the main street.
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CENTRAL COAST MAN ALLEGEDLY IMPORTS ‘ICE’ BY POST
A Central Coast man has been charged after allegedly attempting to import a large quantity of the drug ‘ice’ by post. Earlier this month, Police began investigating the attempted importation of approximately 1.6kg of methylamphetamine oil contained within cosmetic bottles. Officers arrested a 41-year-old man at a unit on Albany Street, Point Frederick over the…
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MAN ALLEGEDLY IMPERSONATES A SPECIALIST DOCTOR FOR FINANCIAL GAIN
A Hunter Valley man has fraudulently obtained more than $10,000 after he allegedly told clients he’s a specialist doctor. In November, 2019, Police began investigating alleged fraudulent offences committed by a 53-year-old man. Lake Macquarie police executed a search warrant at a home on Watson Street, Ellalong near Cessnock, and arrested him. During the search,…