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Luke Pepper's Opal Ridge set to shine in Silver Shadow Stakes

Scone trainer Luke Pepper hopes a fitness edge and a wider gate will help Opal Ridge when she steps up to group 2 company on Saturday at Randwick.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19, 2022

Weather bureau cancels flood warning for Scone after peak below minor level

The State Emergency Service has warned that moderate flooding is possible at Scone on Friday morning, after intense rainfall overnight caused "sharp and dangerous rises" at Kingdon Ponds, upstream of the town.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 4, 2022

Sex, drugs and horse racing: Scone Cup cocaine guilty pleas

Two men will be sentenced next month over the purchase of more than $12,000 of cocaine bound for this year's Scone Cup race meet.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 2, 2022

Man denies dumping woman's body, lying to police to protect mate

James Anthony Cunneen, accused of assisting a mate cover up the killing of Carly McBride in 2014, not only denies helping dump the 31-year-old's body in bushland outside Scone and lying to police but disputes she was murdered, a jury has heard.

Newcastle Herald · May 16, 2022

Perthshire pensioners complete epic 225-mile cycle challenge for charity

Jim Thomas, of Scone, and Davie Ramsay, of Perth, have been likened to Jack and Victor from TV series Still Game

Daily Record · May 14, 2022

Questions raised over council contractor's agreement to clean Perth watercourse

BAM Nuttall has been tasked to clean the Lade in Perth to meet a requirement agreed through its contract for the Cross Tay Link Road project

Daily Record · May 13, 2022

Hunter Valley Police allege seized cocaine 'destined' for the Scone Cup

NSW Police have arrested a pub licensee as part of investigations into alleged drug supply activity ahead of a major horse racing event in the Hunter Valley this weekend.

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Men charged over alleged drug supply at Scone

Three men have been charged with drug-related offences following an extensive investigation in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · May 11, 2022

Distraught Scone pupils plead for irresponsible drivers to 'kill' their speed - and not the ducks - outside their primary school

The children who attend Robert Douglas Memorial have made posters and drafted letters calling for more action after a spate of fatalities among the Scone Pond duck population

Daily Record · May 5, 2022

New Perth bridge idea backed after critics question council funding for feasibility study

Perth and Kinross Council had agreed to pay up to £25,000 for a study to be conducted to assess the practicality of forming a new active travel route between Perth and Scone including a new bridge over the River Tay at the North Inch

Daily Record · May 3, 2022