TWO juveniles aged 12 and 17 could face up to 25 years behind bars after today being charged with the bashing of 79-year-old Moree grandmother Maureen Hiscock in her Boland Drive home on November 19, last year. Mrs Hiscock confronted the intruders who assaulted her with...
LUKE Morgan’s incredible run of success continued on Saturday when bread-and-butter gelding Medal Afrique raced away to win the 1300m Austbrokers RWA Insurance Bingara Cup in slick time. The Tamworth trainer has won 11 races since October 28 last year, and the run continued when Armidale...
IT is a sight not often seen on a racetrack in the bush, but bookmaking brothers Terry, Phillip and Chris Picone made a rare fraternal appearance on Saturday, fielding alongside one another on the local races at the Bingara Cup meeting. Terry Picone, who usually fields...
MOREE Public School deputy principal Lindy Hosegood was named Moree Citizen of the Year at Australia Day celebrations on Friday. The festivities, hosted by Moree Lions Club, featured multi awarding-winning actress and writer Penny Cook as this year’s Australia Day ambassador and drew a large crowd...
MOREE Race Club will swing open the gates, fire up the barbie and turn on the beer taps at its new-look February meeting to say a heart-felt thank-you to the individuals and community groups that helped make last year’s Christmas twilight races such a huge...
MARK Mason heads to Sydney today chasing a Canterbury success with De La Hoya tonight and a first-up win with sprinting star Hidden Pearl at Randwick tomorrow while also eyeing off a Country Music Cup win at his home track next Thursday. The Tamworth trainer now...
POLICE are renewing their appeal for information on the 30-year anniversary of the death of a Tamworth teenager, as the NSW Government announces a reward of up to $500,000 for information. The body of 17-year-old Mark Anthony Haines was found on train tracks outside of Tamworth...
LUKE Morgan and Josh Oliver combined to notch a double at Glen Innes on Saturday and will be hoping their racing stampede continues again at Gunnedah tomorrow (Tuesday, January 16). Morgan, a former world champion saddle bronc rodeo star, legged former star Kiwi apprentice Oliver aboard...
A WOMAN believed to be aged in her 60s has died after a single-vehicle accident about 30 kilometres south of Narrabri on the Kamilaroi Highway. Emergency services were notified just after 9am on Sunday of a 4WD on the side of the highway. Police believe the vehicle...
EMPLOYEES at Gwydir Industries will have stable footing as they build a solid foundation of work skills, thanks to an $11,000 NSW Government grant to lay a concrete slab that promises to boost worker safety. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall joined staff at the renowned...