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A 23-year-old man has been extradited from Queensland to NSW over an axe attack at East Maitland last week.

Mayfield and Tighes Hill are set to become home to a number of new retail operators.

A Stockton social housing resident has been handed an eviction from the Department of Communities and Justice who have deemed the home uninhabitable.

Lake Macquarie Police conducted a dangerous driving blitz on Monday which resulted in 11 arrests.

Hunter New England Health have confirmed the Coles Express which has undergone deep cleaning was visited by two COVID-19 positive removalists from Sydney.

While half of the country is told to stay at home to stop the spread of COVID-19, for a growing number of women and children it is simply not an option.

Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery is urging the NSW government to rethink its decision to allow construction workers from the Greater Sydney region to travel to Newcastle to work on local building sites.

Communities along the proposed Lower Hunter freight rail corridor are expressing their concerns about the lack of consultation.

After positive responses from four trial games, the walking football pilot program will return at Lake Macquarie Regional Sports Facility in Speers Point.

With almost $5 million available through Stage Two of the Bushfire Recovery fund, Dungog, Cessnock, Singleton and Upper Hunter Council areas will all receive funding to support bushfire recovery across their impacted communities.