Explosions, thick smoke, and workers evacuated. A car was destroyed in a fire behind Tamworth's Atrium on Saturday, but was an e-bike really to blame? Police say the cause is still unknown.

Shooters, then Nationals, now One Nation. Tamworth gun maker Jeff Bacon has switched again, landing second on an upper house ticket promising to repeal NSW's new firearm laws.

Rising costs and a slow economy are biting local businesses. Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson has a simple ask for October: shut the laptop and shop in town.

Updated: Knights fans lined the road to send their team off to the grand final. Then a car ploughed into the crowd. Ten are injured including two 5 year olds and a 2 year old, two critically, and the driver is under arrest.

Knights fans lined the road to send their team off to the grand final. Then a car ploughed into the crowd. Nine are injured, one critically, and the driver is under arrest.

WEEKEND LONG READ: The NSW election is less than six months away, and both sides are selling 'tough on crime'. The evidence says their tough slogans don't make us safer. So why do they keep doing it?

Today for Small Business Month, we’re celebrating three local businesses that keep the New England looking good,

Labor wants every labour hire firm in NSW licensed. Farmers agree rogue operators must go, but warn the shearing team and harvest contractor could get caught in the net.

Clare O'Neil, Anthony Albanese, David Shoebridge, Barbara Pocock, Housing Australia, Australian Greens

Six Peel and Brisbane Street shops in Tamworth and two in Gunnedah's Conadilly Street are shut for 90 days after raids uncovered 250,000 illicit cigarettes. And landlords could be next.

Live music, festivals, and cycling events could soon have a new home in Tenterfield. Angry Bull Trails has landed $1.5 million, and 16 other New England projects are sharing the rest.

Smaller teams, bigger reach, and nearly half now using AI. New research shows how NSW small businesses are changing, and why regional owners stand apart.

There's $100,000 on the table and Narrabri and Moree are named on the invitation list. Local charities have just over two weeks to get their applications in.

Armidale households are reporting cleaner homes, improved comfort and easier heating after replacing wood heaters with reverse-cycle air conditioning.

Today we’re celebrating three local businesses that add a little extra to life, from a personal trainer with a difference, to a great place to stay, and a great take away to keep in mind for your next visit to Coffs.

Armidale's Nathan Czinner and Lily Neilson, plus Farrer's Jack Marshall, are in the NSW Pride squads for Hockey One. And they'll be sharing the turf with some of the world's best.

A 402-tonne load, 72 metres long, is about to crawl over the Moonbi Range. Here's when the New England Highway will close on Friday, and where to watch it roll into Uralla.

"This man knows nothing about segregation." A Gomeroi Elder and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council have hit back after Gunnedah councillors voted to fly just one flag in the chamber.

Double demerits, random breath and drug tests, and 261 lives already lost this year. Police have a blunt message for anyone hitting the road this Labour Day long weekend.

Breakfasts, bootcamps, and a night of creativity after dark. Glen Innes businesses have a whole month of free support on offer this October. Here's what's coming up.

A new North Tamworth church hall will provide space for local gatherings while supporting builders and tradies during construction.

Moree's domestic violence rate is more than triple the state average. As NSW adds 1,000 prison beds, the Northern Tablelands MP says the answers may lie in Austria, Spain, and Sweden.

Today for Small Business Month, let's kick things off by demonstrating the diversity of local small business with artisanal woodcarvers, a bookkeeper, and a creative collective that you simply have to visit.

Origin has walked away from its 870MW Skye Ridge wind farm near Walcha, effective immediately, to double down on its Northern Tablelands project west of Armidale. But the move was no surprise.

Every town has a local legend who never gets thanked. Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains want their names, and in Gunnedah there are new award categories to find them.

Eric Noakes has handed Walcha's mayoralty to Hyde Thomson, as his deputy steps aside amid questions over a tourism venture.

Gunnedah's deputy mayor warned of "a reverse type of apartheid" before councillors voted to hang just one flag in the chamber. Now Aboriginal community members are fighting back with a petition.

Isaac from Nursery Near Me has some tips for spring planting on the tablelands, and says you should keep it simple, and choose natives from the cold country, not the coast.

Inverell Shire residents are being invited to help shape the region’s waste and resource recovery services for the next decade.

Residents, commuters and businesses relying on Waterfall Way are being urged to allow extra travel time as multiple roadworks continue between Raleigh and Armidale.

UNE will continue its accommodation credit in 2027, helping eligible students reduce the cost of living and studying in Armidale.

Inverell Library will welcome an Australian author or illustrator for local library and school events after being selected for the 2027 LitUp program.

RFBI staff, volunteers and villages across the New England have earned multiple honours at the organisation’s 2026 Showcase Awards.

Tamworth missed out last time. Now, after slashing 36 days off its average approval time, the council is back in line for a share of $73 million in infrastructure funding.

Small Business Month starts on Thursday, 1 October, and this year there’s even more to celebrate across the New England and North Coast. Register your business now!

One Woolbrook volunteer has been fighting fires for six decades. He was among more than 61 Tamworth-area firefighters honoured this weekend, as two brigades rolled out new trucks.

Denise says she doesn't know where the increasingly complicated relationship between the Coalition and One Nation will ultimately end.

Rural women spend their lives looking after everyone else. Now Glen Innes women are being invited to take a day just for themselves, with nutrition, strength, and mental health on the menu.

Large water users in Armidale and surrounding areas are being urged to prepare for new water metering requirements before a December deadline.

Motels, cafes, and tourist attractions across the north west could be short of staff this summer. The local MP says backpacker visa cuts are to blame, and industry figures put the cost at $1.65 billion.

Four people have been charged following an investigation into the alleged supply of drugs across the New England region.

A Uralla favourite has swept the region's top business awards, taking home four gongs including Business of the Year. See the full list of New England North West winners.

An 83-year-old woman has died after being struck by a car on Manilla Road at Oxley Vale this morning. Police are investigating and have urged anyone with information to come forward.

There's an old cowboy rule about wearing the hat, and Star Maker's Jarrad Wrigley has turned it into a cheeky party anthem ahead of his Tamworth EP launch.