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IN recent weeks while two homeware stores have closed their doors, one local businesswoman is bucking the trend and moving her popular furniture/homewares store to bigger premises.

Not so humble move for local homewares business

News IN recent weeks while two homeware stores have closed their doors, one local businesswoman is bucking the trend and moving her popular furniture/homewares store to...

24th Jul 2019 5:30 PM

WE'VE asked every Group 2 coach to nominate who they thought were the 13 best players from 2019 and tallied the votes to come up with one hell of a side.

EXCLUSIVE: Group 2 Team of the Year as voted by the coaches

News WE'VE asked every Group 2 coach to nominate who they thought were the 13 best players from 2019 and tallied the votes to come up with one hell of a side.

Man wanted over aggravated break and enter

Crime HAVE you seen him? Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man wanted on outstanding warrants who failed to appear in court.

MP calls for immediate action on Coffs’ youth unemployment

News FEDERAL Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan has called on his government to immediately address Coffs Harbour’s youth unemployment crisis.

Maps show homes surrounded by solar panels

Technology More details have emerged of a proposal for a $16m solar farm

Rule out a nuclear power station for northern NSW: Elliot

Politics The local MP raised the issue during question time at parliament

Mythbusting the Cultural and Civic Space debate

News Architect states why the city needs $76.5 million development.

Is your dog happy? Take the quiz to find out!

Pets & Animals Guide Dogs Australia has released a Dog Happiness quiz

Business back from the ashes

News A Coffs Harbour business destroyed by fire last year is now back in business.

Man preyed on disabled victim met via dating app

Crime Casino man went on spending spree with a stolen bank card

Network News

WATCH: Harrowing video before Boeing crash

News Watch footage of the chilling final moments before a Boeing 737

24th Jul 2019 4:42 PM

Doctor accused of claiming for dead in $370k Medicare rort

Crime The doctor will stand trial

24th Jul 2019 4:24 PM

Dangerously imaginative ways drugs are smuggled into NSW

Crime Border police say: ‘Don’t bother, we’ll bust you’.

24th Jul 2019 4:12 PM

How the Foxtel, Netflix deal will revolutionise TV

Offbeat "It’s a changing market and people are jumping in, jumping out"

24th Jul 2019 3:59 PM

Crime News

Pair accused of fatal street assault face court

Crime The pair remain in custody over the death of 38-year-old Aaron Marks

24th Jul 2019 4:13 PM

Ibrahim’s ex bodyguard Tongan Sam arrested over gun

Crime The former bodyguard to John Ibrahim, Tongan Sam has been arrested

24th Jul 2019 4:27 PM

Ex-Channel 7 exec ‘used 700 dodgy invoices to steal $8m‘

Crime A former executive allegedly used dodgy invoices to steal $8 million

24th Jul 2019 4:21 PM

Former NRL star skips court for Italian holiday

Crime Former NQ winger Nene Macdonald has had a warrant issued

24th Jul 2019 3:50 PM

Opinion

Ten’s unsurprising gutful of George

Opinion James Weir recaps the Masterchef saga

If you saw the horror of disease in '40s you'd vaccinate too

Opinion Betty shares her weekly view, this time on staying healthy

University's 'shock' discovery about man-made climate change

Environment OPINION: Emu Park resident slams global warming as 'fake news'

Hey Mack, what happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Swimming In the world of doping in sport there are no winners and a long list of losers.

Subscriber Exclusives

Cameron Munster has hosed down Phil Gould’s suggestions the Storm don’t have another gear, saying his ladder-leading outfit have plenty more strikepower left.

Munster hits back at Gould’s harsh title snub

Rugby League Cameron Munster has hosed down Phil Gould’s suggestions the Storm don’t have another gear, saying his ladder-leading outfit have plenty more strikepower left.

24th Jul 2019 5:40 PM

Warner out of firing line in new Aussie era

Cricket As the Australian cricket team looks to move past the ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal ahead of the Ashes series, a key player in the drama appears to have a new role.

24th Jul 2019 5:31 PM

New Korean compact SUV to become key market player

Motoring Another new SUV poised to reach showrooms expected to start from about $25,000.

24th Jul 2019 5:14 PM

No more winging it for Koroibete

Rugby Union A desperate Wallabies side needs unpolished diamond Marika Koroibete to finally deliver on his enormous potential - and the winger is primed to perform.

24th Jul 2019 5:05 PM

Mum, three children escape car inferno

News A MOTHER and her three children are 'lucky to be alive' after their car burst into flames just days after getting it back from a local car dealership.

24th Jul 2019 4:16 PM

Gulaptis hits back at Labor over Essential Energy job cuts

Politics 'I think it's a bit rich for Labor to being having a shot at myself..for not acting some 19 days after Essential Energy announced proposed job cuts.'

24th Jul 2019 4:00 PM

Sport

Grisedale guides Gold Coast raider to Sawtell Cup

Sport VETERAN hoop Jon Grisedale used all of his nous in the saddle to steer Bodega Negra ($13) to the narrowest of victories in the 2019 Sawtell Cup.

HEARTBREAK: Macksville steal last spot in finals from Woopi

Sport IT came down to the final game to decide who would be playing finals

Panthers maul Axemen to claim home final

Sport SAWTELL Panthers will host Woolgoolga or Macksville next weekend.

Snappers fly home late to snatch derby win

Sport SNAPPERS come from behind to take the points against SCU.

Our cricketing oldies bring the gold home

Sport The Coffs Harbour Golden Oldies Cricket Club travelled to Mackay last week to...

National Sport

Arrow: Time for players to take a stand

Rugby League Jai Arrow calls on Titans teammates to save club’s season

24th Jul 2019 4:47 PM

Priority pick key to Suns’ one-two draft bonanza

AFL Suns eyeing mates Matthew Rowell and Noah Anderson in package deal

24th Jul 2019 4:26 PM

‘Team Mack’ unite as swimmers turn backs on Sun

Swimming Swimming world unite in protest at Chinese drug cheat Sun Yang

24th Jul 2019 4:20 PM

Bogut: USA has strength in numbers

Basketball Andrew Bogut says Americans are still World Cup favourites

24th Jul 2019 4:18 PM

Community

ESSENTIAL Energy confirmed 165 jobs are to be axed in the latest round of cuts, with the number of jobs to be cut in Grafton leaked to NSW Labor

Essential Energy's Grafton job cut numbers leaked

Politics ESSENTIAL Energy confirmed 165 jobs are to be axed in the latest round of cuts, with the number of jobs to be cut in Grafton leaked to NSW Labor

Student reveals how he got a taste for deep-fried spiders

Offbeat Student learns to love local food on trip to Cambodia

REVEALED: Superstar US rapper to headline new coast festival

Entertainment "This will be a really special one off performance"

REVEALED: Ink Gin creators to release exciting new product

Food & Entertainment The product coincides with the fourth anniversary of Ink Gin.

5 reasons why Evans Head is better than Byron Bay

Life An ice-cream costs $4 in Evans, but it's $7 in the Bay

What's On

POP-UP SHOP: Mum helping pregnant women buy clothes that fit

Business Clothes during pregnancy and breastfeeding can be a nightmare.

All the gossip and the fashion mistakes from Splendour 2019

Offbeat The music, fashion and the lack of celebrities

Day 1: The unhealthy habit that ruins Splendour for many

News Why are young people smoking all around the festival?

Doctors, police and security at biggest Splendour ever

Music There's a state-of-the-art medical facility at the festival

Local Business News

In good news for patients on the North Coast, health professionals are set to access improved training through a $720,000 health training partnership.

New deal to improve health care

News In good news for patients on the North Coast, health professionals are set to access improved training through a $720,000 health training partnership.