Paget ride earns success
By MATT NICHOLLS
A TEXTBOOK ride by Grafton jockey Matthew Paget made all the difference as Dusty’s Felt scored in the $35,000 Armidale Cup (1900m)...
Greener pastures beckon reinsman
By MATT NICHOLLS
MITCH Faulkner has bigger ambitions than training or driving a winner at Armidale over the next two Sundays.
The Uralla reinsman has a...
Thrills, spills all part of winning ride
By MATT NICHOLLS
THERE was no shortage of thrills and spills in the Armidale Autumn Festival Criterium on Sunday.
Hundreds of people lined the streets of...
Joe seals Canter, at a gallop
JOE Makeham’s stranglehold on the Campus to City Canter continued on Saturday as the teenager blitzed his rivals in the annual Autumn Festival event.
The...
Colts secure top spot
By MATT NICHOLLS
HILLGROVE will play in the grand final of the Armidale District Cricket Association after pinching top spot in the final round of...
Uralla wins premiership thriller
URALLA snared a thrilling victory over ladder leader Norths in the under-12 cricket grand final on Saturday.
In one of the closest games of the...
Tupou raring to go
Boundary rider By MATT NICHOLLS
ARMIDALE-managed boxer Bowie Tupou has been slugging it out with world heavyweight title challenger Alex Leapai this week and is...
Big screen to shine under night sky
AFTER rain postponed last month’s screening, Cinema Under the Stars returns to Armidale on Saturday night.
Family favourite Monsters University will air at Civic Park,...
Juniors take the lead
New England Bowls By RICHIE CLUTTERBUCK
THE juniors take to the greens at Guyra this weekend with the singles on Saturday and the pairs on...
Step up for cash
ARMIDALE’S reputation as a rugby league-loving city is on the line after readers of the Independent failed to tip eight winners in the New...
Revival sets the pace
ALL SYSTEMS are go for the return of harness racing to Armidale, Peter Munsie says.
The president of the Armidale Harness Racing Club said the...
Join drought fight
Your Garden - Jude Costello
LOCAL gardening enthusiasts are urged to mark Saturday 29 March on the calendar.
The garden clubs’ presidents have organised a...
