TOURISM is certainly booming in the Bay with plenty of people holidaying here this year and summer is set to sizzle with locals and visitors alike stripping down to swimwear and making a splash. For locals it’s a staycation,…
STRIKE Force Backhouse detectives have charged a third man following investigations into the fatal shooting of a woman in Stockton earlier this year. Just after 8pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021, emergency services were called to a home on…
THE PEP11 permit has been garnering strong community resistance since it was first applied for. Many News Of The Area readers will have followed this story from earlier this year when the Prime Minister stated that he did not…
WITH Christmas fast approaching and restrictions easing as we reach high levels of vaccination in the region, clubs and groups are enjoying the opportunity to catch up and enjoy the good times. The Combined Probus Club of Medowie had…
IT’s time for your weekly emergency services update. Salamander Bay Accident At 4:25AM on Thursday 16 December Salamander Bay Fire Rescue NSW responded to an accident at Salamander Bay Waste Station. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
AS restrictions ease and masks and QR code check-ins are no longer mandatory in many settings, Dr Kerry Chant, NSW Government’s Chief Health Officer, is urging the community to continue masking up. In Newcastle and the Hunter, COVID-19 cases…
DETECTIVES from State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad have arrested eight men and seized mobile phones, electronic items and illicit drugs, as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged transmission of child abuse material through…
TILLIGERRY’S Santa lolly run was a big success again this year but there were some changes. The Tilligerry RSL provided finance for the sweets and the run was shortened with certain cross streets left out to save time. Advertise…
A MAN has been charged with a range of offences following a police pursuit in the state’s Hunter region last week. About 7.40am on Wednesday 15 December 2021, officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were patrolling Richardson Road…
REGIONAL pools across the MidCoast are back in operation following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions across the State. MidCoast Council has reopened pools in Bulahdelah, Stroud, Nabiac and Krambach to the community. Advertise with News of The Area today.…