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Backyard blaze threatens neighbouring homes at Cessnock overnight

Multiple crews were called to the scene.

Newcastle Herald

Valid reasons for further evaluating developers' wish lists

More than profits: Work needed first to better align and connect growth areas

Newcastle Herald

Cessnock prison closes wing of cells as inmate numbers decline

A quarter of cells at Cessnock Correctional Facility are empty.

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Land values fall up to 10% across Hunter as interest rates, costs bite

Cessnock had the biggest land value drop in 2023.

Newcastle Herald

No plans for more selective schools in region marred by 'growing pains'

Just three of NSW's 17 fully academically selective high schools are outside greater Sydney.

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Hunter schools among state's worst for teacher-to-student ratios

Newcastle schools have 15.1 students per teacher, compared with a NSW average of 13.4.

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Why Charlie turns into Richie each summer

N matter how hot it gets, you keep your wig and jacket on.

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Isolated, underused, inadequate: Planning commissioner's grim take on Hunter

Matthew Endacott says the state has not supported Hunter growth.

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Coalfields are developing exponentially, and those residents need transport

Letters and Short Takes: Why restoring rail to Kurri and Cessnock is essential.

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200,000 people, no new roads: hideous social experiment set for Lower Hunter

State government is planning a traffic hell in the Coalfields.

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'Hand of Death' killer found guilty of murder, slashing Cessnock jail inmate's throat

"Look, I know what I did was wrong. I can't help it. I tried"

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Sound of music rings out at Cessnock prison with Christmas concert

Around 20 inmates have been making music in jail.

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Cessnock is booming: how will the city cope with 112,000 people?

'I don't think you can ever do enough forward planning.'

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Mulletfest crowns its new king as the faithful come back to the Hunter

The mullets have returned home to celebrate the best Australian haircut.

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It's doable for the NSW government: we should have a Cessnock rail service

An invaluable Hunter passenger train service is ready and waiting.

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Men charged over Hunter fires

Both go before Cessnock court.

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Renewing, not removing, line a win for all

Letters to the editor: I have signed the rail petition and encourage others to.

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Cessnock deserves a passenger train service

Hunter must support saving Cessnock rail service.

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Cessnock offers to host Supercars after Newcastle race axed

Mayor Jay Suvaal says Cessnock's streets or airport could become a race track.

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ON THIS DAY: Abernethy's moment from hell, remembering the 2002 bushfire

Today marks the 21st anniversary of one of Cessnock's most devastating bushfires.

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Bikie shooter sentenced over jailhouse bashing at Cessnock

Wade Basanovic was involved in the bashing while most of the way through a jail term for killing a senior bikie.

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Woman charged after man stabbed in stomach near Cessnock

The man is in a critical but stable condition in hospital following the alleged stabbing.

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'A rough 24 hours': blaze throws plumes of thick smoke into the air

Windy conditions are throwing plumes of smoke into the sky but the Neath blaze remains contained.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter shoplifting: man arrested in supermarket crime sting

The man will appear before Cessnock Local Court today.

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Bulk-billed healthcare facility to take pressure off Cessnock Hospital

The facility will be operational this month.

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