Today is Friday, July 29, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, former Hunter Valley vineyard owner David James' is accused of being involved in a 'cheque kiting' scheme involving nearly $20 million

Today is Thursday, July 28, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Live music, surf trivia, happy hour and footy. Hotelier Glenn Piper knows what the punters want.

Today is Wednesday, July 27, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, calls to split the Hunter New England health district in two are politically-based with no clear gains for affected communities, according to health economist Francesco Paolucci.

Today is Tuesday, July 25, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, the government says Newcastle is in the frame to receive support from its airline activation scheme but stopped short of committing funds

Today is Saturday, July 23, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, a LakeMacquarie couple spent almost 12 hours caught in a Splendour In The Grass traffic snarl on Thursday night after heavy rainfall sent the Byron Bay music festival into chaos.

Today is Friday, July 22, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Police have released dashcam vision of a person walking along a driveway as part of an investigation into an ongoing spate of tyre slashings in suburban Newcastle.

Today is Thursday, July 21, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, a primary school worker has been charged after allegedly providing a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine certificate to her workplace.

Today is Wednesday, July 20, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Jie William Smith has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter over the death of a six-month-old baby at New Lambton in 2019

Today is Saturday, July 16, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, the owners of a prominent hotel in the heart of the Newcastle East heritage precinct have lodged plans for a $6.7 million makeover.

Today is Friday, July 15, 2022 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s top stories, Supercars is poised to race in Newcastle in March 2023 and for the following four years after applying for heritage approval until 2027.