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Why professional footballers are lining up at this braiding salon

It started with kids' parties. Now, BraidLab styles NRLW stars and its owner dreams of the 2032 Olympics.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 9

'Cranky old man' Matt Corby takes a gamble on new album

The musician and singer talks about the joy of making music without a master plan.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

House fire, car inferno, solar panel blaze in busy 24 hours for firefighters

A series of fires has kept emergency services on alert.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

A winter swimming season isn't too much to ask in a city as big as Newcastle

Letters: 'People who swim have to fight for what should be part of council's regular duties.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

Lake councillors to consider land clearance following review of holdings

The four blocks are situated across all three wards of the council LGA.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

The drug testing statistic that proves the Hunter has 'work to do'

Police reveal how long weekend operation is playing out on the region's roads.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

Progress, not perfection: glaring flaws in new cannabis driving laws

Opinion | 'No other prescription medication is tested for like this at the roadside, and certainly no one else is facing the mandatory loss of their licence.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

19 years to the day the Pasha Bulker ran aground at Nobbys

The story of how the ship became beached in Newcastle on June 8, 2007.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

Humpback highway open for business, bringing 'total joy' to spectators

It's whale season in the Hunter. Have you seen them cruising by?

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

Popular music festival exits Central Coast for Newcastle debut

Line-up details are yet to be revealed.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 7