Kickboxer accused of road rage murder was protecting mum: court
A kickboxer accused of a savage road rage murder outside his Mid-North Coast home claims he was protecting his mother inside the house, a court heard.
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‘F**k off’: Cops kicked in groin, punched by elderly cleaner
An elderly North Coast cleaner punched a police officer in the face and kicked another officer in the groin after they stopped her from driving home drunk from the local pub. Here’s what happened in court.
Man found in caravan park with critical head injury
A man has been charged after an injured man was found in a Byron Bay caravan park with a serious head wound before being flown to hospital. Here’s what we know.
‘Did you f–k my boyfriend?’: Teen kidnapped, attacked with axe
A North Coast kidnapper tricked a girl, 17, into a car by promising a fun trip and instead took her to a caravan park, before a balaclava-clad co-offender hit her with an axe, a court heard.
‘Lazy Crown land’: Retained mayor points to pods in housing crisis
Northern NSW coastal town Ballina is no longer the sleepy hideaway it used to be, with people coming in droves. Re-elected Mayor Sharon Cadwallader has some ideas on how to house all the new arrivals.
Embattled ex-mayor spends night in watch-house
Embattled ex-Byron mayor Michael Lyon – who is facing allegations he assaulted his wife – has spent the night in a watch-house after allegedly breaching an AVO.
‘Out of control’: Teen allegedly attacked with axe, kidnapped
A Northern Rivers woman stands accused of kidnapping a teenage girl and robbing her before she escaped from a car in an alleged wild episode on a busy roadway.
Byron ‘neglected for way too long’: New mayor
Ex-Byron Shire mayor Michael Lyon has narrowly kept a seat on council, while its new Greens’ leader Sarah Ndiaye has outlined priorities including tackling a “very dire” housing mess.
Another appeal after savage attack on elderly ex-police officer
A Casino woman has appealed a jail-term after she encouraged a group attack on a 76-year-old ex-cop, punched the man and smashed his phone in a Lismore street. Here’s the latest.
Byron council still puzzled after water problem shuts popular pool
Mullumbimby’s Petria Thomas Swimming Pool has reopened – but mystery still surrounds the closure of the much-loved Byron Shire landmark.
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