Adam Marshall has made alarming claims about a ‘crisis’ of local women not being able to give birth at their local hospital, but both statistics and the Hunter New England Health District say that’s not right.
RK Crosby
RK Crosby is a broadcaster, journalist and pollster, and publisher of the New England Times.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation
Armidale Secondary College ‘codesign’ a lie
ASC Principal Bree Harvey-Bice promoted they were working on ‘co-designing a new vision’ for the troubled high school, but it appears that was a lie.
Posted inAgriculture
Price of meat in the supermarket finally starts dropping
A frequent comment from many beef and lamb farmers in the New England is that there was no reason for the supermarket shelf price for meat to be so high when the price they were getting at the saleyard is so low.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics
Controversial Murray Darling Basin plan passes
A controversial deal between Greens and Labor to take water away from farmers in our region for the environment has passed the Senate.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics
Greens, Labor Murray Darling deal steals from New England farmers to give warm fuzzies to cities
Labor and Greens have announced a Murray Darling Basin deal to specifically target the Northern Basin for additional water buybacks.
Posted inEmergency management
Flood warning for Tamworth, Carroll, Gunnedah as severe storms roll in again
The Bureau of Meteorology is again predicting widespread rainfall and warning of minor flooding for the Peel and Namoi rivers.
Posted inPublic Transport
Armidale and Uralla to benefit from better bus network
A revamped bus network, which includes the introduction of seven-day-a-week connections between UNE and Armidale station, is set to roll out from Monday 11 December.
Posted inPublic Transport
Dorrigo Transit denied grant to make travel to Coffs affordable for pensioners, students
Dorrigo Transit has been rejected for a NSW Government grant they wanted to use to offer concession fares on their Armidale to Coffs Harbour route
Posted inSport, Tamworth
Annual awards highlight the region’s sports stars
Football and some more unusual sports dominated the Tamworth Regional Sports Awards announced last night.
Posted inArmidale
A W Simpson & Co celebrates 160 years of legal services for the New England
Today marks the 160th birthday of one of the oldest legal firms in the country, A W Simpson & Co of Armidale.