Tag: tamworth

  • BARNABY JOYCE LAUNCHES NEW MOBILE TOWER IN MOONBI

    BARNABY JOYCE LAUNCHES NEW MOBILE TOWER IN MOONBI

    Mobile phone service in the Moonbi ranges can be touch and go. But it’s hoped coverage will improve drastically, with a new Vodafone tower switched on today.  

  • TAMWORTH BRIDE USES RETURN AND EARN SCHEME TO BUY HER WEDDING DRESS

    TAMWORTH BRIDE USES RETURN AND EARN SCHEME TO BUY HER WEDDING DRESS

    Weddings are usually costly, which is why a Tamworth bride set herself a strict $500 limit for her wedding dress. But after falling in love with one five times that price, you’ll never guess how Larina Zell came up with the cash.

  • ‘THE WOLFE BROTHERS’ DOMINATE 2019 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS

    ‘THE WOLFE BROTHERS’ DOMINATE 2019 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS

    Dusty jeans and akubras were replaced with glitz and glamour for country music’s night of nights. The red carpet was rolled out for the Golden Guitar Awards, with the Wolfe Brothers taking home four awards.

  • LEVEL TWO RESTRICTIONS ON THE CARDS FOR TAMWORTH

    LEVEL TWO RESTRICTIONS ON THE CARDS FOR TAMWORTH

    Level 2 restrictions could be just weeks away for Tamworth residents. Despite level one restrictions being put in place last week, there has been no drop in the amount of water used. “Daily consumption has remained above 40 megalitres a day, our target for level one is around 25 megalitres a day.” Tamworth Regional Council…

  • FIRE BREAKS OUT ABOVE SHOP IN PEEL STREET

    FIRE BREAKS OUT ABOVE SHOP IN PEEL STREET

    Festival crowds were treated to a masterclass in emergency service response on Sunday night, when a fire broke out above a shop on Peel Street. About 8:30, smoke was seen billowing through the window of an upstairs apartment. With a crowd watching on, emergency services quickly entered the building and contained the blaze. “Crews were…

  • STABBING VICTIMS STILL RECOVERING

    STABBING VICTIMS STILL RECOVERING

    Three people injured in Saturday night’s stabbing in South Tamworth remain in hospital. A 34-year-old man was flown to John Hunter Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, where he is now in a stable condition. Two women are also stable. The three were stabbed during a domestic incident at a home on Coorong Street, late on Saturday…

  • THREE PEOPLE STABBED IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE IN TAMWORTH

    THREE PEOPLE STABBED IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE IN TAMWORTH

    Three people have been stabbed after a domestic dispute spilled onto the front lawn of a Tamworth home. Two of the victims are now in a stable condition, while a 34-year-old man is receiving treatment at John Hunter Hospital. A 21-year-old man has been charged over the attack.

  • MAN CHARGED AFTER THREE STABBED AT TAMWORTH

    MAN CHARGED AFTER THREE STABBED AT TAMWORTH

    Three people have been stabbed during a domestic dispute at Tamworth. Police have been told a 21-year-old man and his 21-year-old girlfriend got into an argument in the the front yard of a home on Coorong Street, just before 10:30 on Saturday night. During the argument, the man’s mother attempted to intervene, with both women…

  • THOUSANDS ARRIVE AS COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL GETS UNDERWAY

    THOUSANDS ARRIVE AS COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL GETS UNDERWAY

    Music fans are out in force at Australia’s country music mecca, Tamworth, for another year. The Country Music Festival kicked off in fine style with a surprise appearance from Adam Harvey.

  • FRESH APPEAL FOLLOWING TAMWORTH ROBBERY

    FRESH APPEAL FOLLOWING TAMWORTH ROBBERY

    Police have released a number of images to assist with tracking down a man involved in an armed robbery at Tamworth last year. It comes just over a week after a 21-year-old man was charged in relation to the October 1st robbery, in which two men armed with knives threatened staff at a Dampier Street…