Hunter News 15 June 2020
BY ISABEL EVERETT Former Swansea MP and convicted paedophile, Milton Orkopoulos, has been charged with further offences, following an investigation into historic...
Inmates at Cessnock Gaol will soon be subject to full body scans in a bid to stop illegal drugs and contraband from entering the prison.
The search continues for the alleged culprits involved in two assaults in Newcastle and Muswellbrook over the weekend.
Independent brewers struggling to cope with the impact of drought, bushfire and COVID-19 are welcoming a support package to help them through the next 12 months.
Fire crews and the gas company has the area safe after a gas leak early Friday morning.
Ausgrid has started its annual bushfire safety program, assessing power poles and powerlines across the Hunter for any issues or faults that could increase the risk of a bushfire in the warmer months.
Police believe they've disrupted a very active and profitable firearms and drug supply chain in Newcastle.
A woman who allegedly refused a police breath test, has been charged after being arrested while attempting to pick up a young girl from a school in Port Stephens.
Cessnock Council has secured almost $2 million dollars in federal funding to build an off-road, shared cycleway between Branxton and Greta.
Newcastle Police believe they've smashed a major drugs and firearms supply ring following coordinated raids across the city.
