BUSINESS owner Ian Mitchell said Nelson Bay had been blown "back to the Stone Age" by the violent storm that left the ...

An upcoming review of the laws around dog ownership could have extensive consequences for owners, who may even need a licence ...

Labor frontbencher Murray Watt was in Newcastle on Friday to spruik the party's Same Job, Same Pay laws as the federal ...

A hapless driver had his vehicle pulled from the water's edge at Horseshoe Beach on Friday after apparently trying to perform ...

Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, ...

Newcastle's flagship cultural festival has a new director with more than two decades experience in the creative industry, and ...

SATURDAY is unlikely to escape the heavy rain that has buffeted the Hunter in recent days, with authorities on high alert as ...

PARTS of the Hunter may be without electricity for days, Ausgrid has warned, as efforts continue to end blackouts around the ...

About 30,000 people are still without power in the Hunter and phone reception is still down on Friday morning as emergency ...

A TEENAGER is behind bars accused of the stabbing murder of a man at Gateshead and threatening witnesses not to go to the ...

Well, they've just about come clean. The state government's distaste for driving in Greater Newcastle is almost there in ...

Merewether builder Mark Fricker will head to court next month to challenge a parking fine issued while he was opening a gate ...