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The dining room at Harkham Restaurant.

The Good Food Guide to a road trip in the Hunter Valley

Stop for a dry-aged cheeseburger or steak Diane pie – or settle in for a long, wine-matched lunch at these Good Food-approved Hunter Valley venues.

  • David Matthews

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French toast with vanilla and amaretto poached pear.

Arthur’s

A breezy Cessnock cafe serving brunch classics and specialty drinks.

  • David Matthews
Piehole pie and cake shop in Cessnock.

Piehole

A country pie shop serving all the classics from meat pies to apple turnovers and towering vanilla slices.

  • David Matthews
Police in Kearsley on Saturday.

Man arrested after mother found dead in suspected domestic violence incident

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man after a woman’s body was found in a home on Friday night. 

  • Kate Aubusson and Cindy Yin
Brett Button , driver of the bus which crashed causing the deaths of 10 passengers.

‘I care not for the keys to be lost’: Grieving father and husband confronts Hunter Valley bus driver

Survivors, friends and family of the 10 wedding guests killed in the “unprecedented” tragedy walked arm-in-arm into Newcastle courthouse for the sentencing of Brett Button.

  • Perry Duffin
Kevin James Pettiford argued he was mentally impaired when he killed a homeless man in Tweed Heads.

‘Hand of Death’ killer found criminally responsible for murder and jail attack

Kevin James Pettiford unsuccessfully argued a defence of mental health impairment for killing a homeless man and the attempted murder of an inmate with razors.

  • Sarah McPhee
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There are plenty of options for punters on a heavy track at Cessnock.

Race-by-race tips and preview for Cessnock on Monday

A seven-race card in the Hunter starts the working week.

  • Neil Evans
Trieste can strike third up on her home track in her first run for the Brett Cavanough yard.

Tallis looks a treat if he can pull off Perfect Style

Form will go under the spotlight when the races head to a heavy track at Monday's wet Cessnock meeting.

  • Neil Evans
There are plenty of options for punters on a heavy track at Cessnock.

Race-by-race guide and tips for Cessnock on Monday

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on a seven-race card.

  • Neil Evans
Convicted of intimidating girlfriends: Samuel Leigh Berry.

Prison guard convicted of choking, threatening ex-girlfriends

Samuel Leigh Berry threatened to slit his girlfriend's throat and choked her until she could not breathe, and threatened to break another's fingers.

  • Sally Rawsthorne