Various efforts are being made to help people affected by the closure of Tenterfield Taxis, including LiveBetter ramping up their community bus service.
Social issues and services
Posted inCrime
How not to evade police while driving drunk
Cumnock Police have had one of their easier arrests over the weekend after a man who was allegedly driving drunk crashed into the fence of the police station.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Armed robbery in Oxley Vale
Tamworth Police have arrested and charged West Tamworth man with two counts of armed robbery over an incident in Oxley Vale yesterday.
Posted inAdvertorial, Business, Inverell Shire, Local News, Social issues and services
Local Business Highlight: BEST Employment
Marketing & Relationship Manager Kate Ottewell sits down with The New England Times to share her unique insight into BEST’s mission, values, and community streams.
Posted inCrime, New England Times Engage Poll
New England Times Poll: locals most concerned about stealing as crime stats reveal dire situation in Moree
Less than a third of New Englanders trusted police to deal with local crime, while the latest crime stats reveal Moree is one of the worst crime hot spots in the state.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
19 year old man killed in crash at Piallamore
A man has died following a single-vehicle crash at Pillamore, while younger teens were involved in a high speed chase in Tamworth.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Social issues and services
Regional Child, Youth and Families conference in Armidale focused on youths this year
The Regional Child, Youth and Families Conference will return to Armidale on Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of March.
Posted inCrime, Education
New encyclopedia of rural crime
A new book from the Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England (UNE) aims to improve the prevention and response to rural crimes.
Posted inCrime, Guyra
Uncivil disputes: the perfect rural crime
In the wake of the recent closure of Little Black Duck Café in Guyra, there have been a number of cases of reported theft and fraud the police don’t seem to be interested in.
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
Domestic violence hot election topic as parties seek to be Government for Sydney
Pre-election claims and counter claims are coming out of Sydney thick and fast, and it’s hard to miss that both parties have decided domestic violence is a key issue for the poll that is now just 48 days away.