Leg warmers, shoulder pads and a night for everyone. Tamworth’s All-Inclusive Dance Party is back, and organisers want an even bigger crowd this year.
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Posted inArmidale, Crime
Four charged after Armidale drug and weapons raid
Meth, a drug ledger and a zombie knife allegedly seized as police charge four people following a raid on an Armidale home.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Elderly couple threatened with machete in Tamworth crime spree
A machete, two stolen cars and an elderly couple threatened in their own motel room. Police are investigating a string of linked incidents across Tamworth overnight.
Posted inFeature, Local politics, Long Read, Moree Plains Shire, Politics
Three strikes and still not out: the weak council rules unable to deal with populist politicians
They run the same playbook as Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump: turn every sanction into persecution. Inside the NSW rules that still can’t make badly behaved councillors stop.
Posted inEnergy, Feature, Glen Innes, What's on
Glen Innes energy evening to help locals cut power bills
Want to cut your power bill? Glen Innes locals can get free, practical energy advice from farmers, a professor and energy experts next month.
Posted inBaan Baa, Bingara, Entertainment, Gunnedah, Tenterfield, What's on
Rusty Pickups tour brings live music to four New England North West towns
A Queensland country band, four New England North West towns, four nights. And the one at the Baan Baa pub is free.
Posted inArmidale, Barraba, Feature, Health, Housing, NSW Politics
Barraba pushes for health worker housing amid regional drive
Barraba says it’s missing out on health worker housing while Armidale gets a $200 million upgrade. The local MP wants that to change.
Posted inCrime, Narrabri, Tamworth
Two men charged in separate local machete incidents
Two men have been charged in separate incidents involving machetes, including an alleged home invasion in Narrabri and a high-speed police pursuit in Tamworth.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Feature, Good News
PLC Armidale students buck national NAPLAN slide
National NAPLAN scores are sliding, with one in three students missing basic benchmarks. PLC Armidale’s girls are heading the other way.