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Ausgrid postpones planned power outage as temperature to hit 37C

A decision was made on Friday afternoon.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 7, 2023

The hitman, 'Stockton's grandmother' and a crime so horrific it shocked the Hunter

'I'm glad Hawkins is going to burn for what he did.'

Newcastle Herald · Dec 6, 2023

Stacey Klimovitch murder: jury reaches verdict in Stockton hitman case

Canberra man Jason Paul Hawkins has spent the last three weeks on trial.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 5, 2023

'Not once was I asked to go shoot anyone': accused hitman denies murder plot

'I did not go to Stockton. I know I did not murder that woman.'

Newcastle Herald · Nov 28, 2023

Home Secretary’s apology over alleged ‘s**thole’ comment rejected by MP

THE MP who accused the Home Secretary of calling his constituency a “s**thole” has said he does not accept the apology offered by James Cleverly.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2023

James Cleverly apologises for foul language in Commons but denies Stockton slur

Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham accused the Home Secretary of calling the area a 'shithole'

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023

'I don't want no part of this': accused hitman claims he ran into bush on drive to Stockton

I didn't know what was happening. I was under the influence of drugs."

Newcastle Herald · Nov 27, 2023

Swimmer missing for 24 hours, crews scour beach from sea and sky

Five men were stuck in a rip but only four made it to shore.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 26, 2023

‘If James Cleverly thinks Stockton’s a shit-hole, why not do something about it?’

People in the Teesside town say the home secretary should help to rally an area that has endured chronic political neglect rather than badmouth it

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023

Home Secretary sorry for derogatory s*** MP jibe but denies slur aimed at Stockton

James Cleverly had been accused of attacking Alex Cunningham’s Stockton North seat, but allies said he was abusing the MP, not the place

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023