Tag: tamworth

  • HORSING AROUND AT THE STATE PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

    HORSING AROUND AT THE STATE PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

    There was no horsing around at the final day of the NSW Pony Club State Championships. More than four-hundred riders have competed in four disciplines over eight days at Tamworth’s Equine Centre.

  • NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE

    NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE

    It’s the highlight of NAIDOC Week – Tamworth’s Indigenous community coming together to walk down Peel Street in a celebration of culture The local Gomeroi language placed front and centre.

  • POLICE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TWO MEN AFTER ARMED ROBBERY ATTEMPT

    POLICE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TWO MEN AFTER ARMED ROBBERY ATTEMPT

    Police have released a computer-generated image as part of their investigations into an attempted armed robbery in Tamworth earlier today. Just before 4:30am, two men entered a service station on White Street, and approached a female employee. Armed with a knife and a firearm, they demanded cash. A man in the store tackled one of…

  • CCTV IMAGES RELEASED FOLLOWING TAMWORTH VANDALISM

    CCTV IMAGES RELEASED FOLLOWING TAMWORTH VANDALISM

    North West police have released CCTV images, after a property was vandalised last month. The Bridge Street property in Tamworth was spray painted in graffiti – police believe these two men can help with their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crimestoppers.

  • TAMWORTH BULL RIDER IN INDUCED COMA

    TAMWORTH BULL RIDER IN INDUCED COMA

    An Australian bull rider has suffered life-threatening injuries, while competing at an event in the US. Bradie Gray from Hallsville, near Tamworth, was thrown from a bull and had his chest stomped on. The 20-year-old has broken ribs, a bruised aorta, collapsed lungs and has been put in an induced coma. Vision courtesy K2 Radio  

  • 30-YEAR-OLD TO FACE COURT OVER TAMWORTH STABBING

    30-YEAR-OLD TO FACE COURT OVER TAMWORTH STABBING

    A man has been charged after a stabbing in the north-west of New South Wales last week. Early in the morning of Thursday the 8th of June, two men and a woman were in a red-coloured four-wheel-drive on Campbell Road in the Tamworth suburb of Calala. One of the men, aged 30, allegedly produced a…

  • 172KM/H IN A 110KM/H ZONE RECORDED ON THE MID NORTH COAST

    172KM/H IN A 110KM/H ZONE RECORDED ON THE MID NORTH COAST

    A driver has allegedly recorded a speed of 172km/h in a 110km/h zone on the mid north coast, as Operation Stay Alert nears its conclusion. Police say the 25-year-old Indian national posted the speed on the Pacific Highway in Moorland. The man was issued a traffic infringement notice for exceed speed over 45km/h, and his…

  • P-PLATER ALLEGEDLY EVADES POLICE IN TAMWORTH

    P-PLATER ALLEGEDLY EVADES POLICE IN TAMWORTH

    A P-plate driver has allegedly blown more than the legal blood alcohol limit after a police pursuit in Tamworth overnight. Just after midnight, police say they detected a Holden Commodore speeding on Bridge Street, Tamworth. Police say the driver failed to stop, so a pursuit was initiated. The 19-year-old driver was arrested shortly after, when…

  • CRITICALLY INJURED ATTACK VICTIM AIRLIFTED TO SYDNEY

    CRITICALLY INJURED ATTACK VICTIM AIRLIFTED TO SYDNEY

    A man has been airlifted to Sydney with a fractured skull, after he was allegedly attacked with a brick and a bottle in the state’s north west. Around 1:30am yesterday, police responded to reports of a large fight at property on Green Street in Tamworth. When they arrived, police found a man with serious head…

  • THIRD DRIVER CHARGED OVER OXLEY HIGHWAY FATALITY

    THIRD DRIVER CHARGED OVER OXLEY HIGHWAY FATALITY

    A Taiwanese national has been charged, following a fatal car crash at Tamworth last week. Last Friday, a Ford Falcon and a Toyota Kluger collided on the Oxley Highway near Moroon Road. The 30-year-old male driver of the Ford died at the scene, while three other people involved were taken to Tamworth Hospital for treatment.…