Making up lost ground
ARMIDALE businessmen John Sewell and Brian Abbott have thrown their support behind the literacy program at the BackTrack school.
They are donating a series of...
Trailer of aid
THE ARMIDALE branch of the Salvation Army will be able to respond to emergencies faster and more efficiently after it was given a new...
Butterflies flutter by
THOUSANDS of origami butterflies will be suspended over the laneway between Cinders Lane and Armidale’s mall to mark the International Day of Disability next...
Barnaby’s Indon trip delayed
BARNABY Joyce has postponed a planned trip to Indonesia on the back of the ongoing spying scandal.
The Member for New England and Agriculture Minister...
Tribal trouble
By MATT NICHOLLS
A CENTURIES-OLD debate about the traditional owners of the Armidale land has flared up again.
Armidale Dumaresq Council had tasked its Gayinyaga Committee...
Bid for NBN extension
By MATT NICHOLLS
ARMIDALE Dumaresq Council will write to Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a bid to win more time for the National Broadband Network...
Liam Neeson stars
THE most recent round of junior club cricket was action-packed and has highlighted the depth of talent developing in the ranks of Armidale’s juniors.
A...
Golden finale
By RICHIE CLUTTERBUCK
ARMIDALE City’s run in the gold division of the annual club challenge came to an end at Woolgoolga on Saturday when they...
Set for slick times
THE grass is green and the times should be slick at the Armidale Greyhound Racing Club on Saturday.
Eight races have been programmed for the...
Crown of Stone
JAY Stone was crowned Armidale Athletics’ senior athlete of the year at Sunday’s gala day at Harris Park.
Hundreds of competitors from Armidale and the...
Girls add fresh edge
WITH international heroes like Elyse Perry and Tamworth’s Erin Osborne to admire, girls cricket is on the rise in Armidale.
While there is no girls...
Jockeys a drought-breaker
By MATT NICHOLLS
NEW ENGLAND farmers should be lining up to thank the Armidale Jockey Club.
Despite one of the driest years on record, you can...