Parramatta
Eat of the night: Parramatta comes alive after dark
Nicole Hasham Parramatta is Australia's fastest growing night-time hub and foodies are fuelling Sydney's evening trade, according to the first national comparison of cities after dark.
Parramatta 'boulevard' plan sunk
Catherine Armitage The widely criticised $10 billion plan to create a Paris or Barcelona-like boulevard with a sunken or ''slot'' motorway down the middle of Parramatta Road had been dropped because tunnelling proved...
Man charged after Parramatta bashing
Emma Partridge Police have charged a man in relation to a bashing which left another man unconscious with bleeding on his brain outside a Parramatta pub early on Sunday.
Body of unidentified woman found floating in suitcase in Parramatta River
Saffron Howden and Nick Ralston IN A quiet suburb, beneath the trees overhanging a sluggish, tidal canal, a large suitcase caught the eye of labourers.
Homeless teens at risk with end of crisis units
Anna Patty Parents and caseworkers are outraged the state government will abolish two specialist services that provide after-hours support for marginalised teenagers in Kings Cross and Cabramatta.
Anger as services to keep teens from crime dumped by state goverment
Anna Patty Parents and caseworkers are outraged the state government will abolish two specialist services that provide after-hours support for marginalised teenagers in Kings Cross and Cabramatta.
Greiner comes to end of road as infrastructure tsar
Sean Nicholls, Jacob Saulwick Nick Greiner has resigned as head of the state government's peak infrastructure adviser, declaring he is ''absolutely confident'' its major recommendation, the WestConnex motorway, will be built.
The boy who manned up to the church
Rick Feneley I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend ...
Wife thought teacher was having affair, court told
Nick Ralston, Melanie Kembrey The wife of high-profile dance teacher Grant Davies became suspicious when he placed a security lock on his phone and computer, court documents reveal.
Mother knew dance teacher was grooming daughter for sex, court documents allege
Nick Ralston and Lisa Davies Renowned Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies allegedly groomed a pre-teenage girl for sex with the "acquiescence" of her mother, with whom he also appeared to be having an affair, court documents have...
Outcry forces backflip on mounted police deal
Nicole Hasham The state government has backflipped on a ''secret deal'' to move the NSW mounted police to a popular public estate, caving in to mounting community pressure.
Ferries ahoy as minister pushes the boat out
Jacob Saulwick The state government will buy and build six new ferries within three years, and put on an extra 50 ferry services a week within months.
Hairdresser on sex charges
Melanie Kembrey A hairdresser in Sydney’s west has been charged with sexually and indecently assaulting four clients.
'Betrayed': top dance coach arrested
Nick Ralston, Melanie Kembrey, Tim Barlass, Megan Gorrey For almost a decade thousands of parents trusted prominent Sydney dance teacher Grant Davies as he told them he could make their children famous.
Man charged with running down woman after domestic dispute
Megan Gorrey A man who allegedly ran a woman down in his car following a domestic dispute in north-west Sydney on Friday night has been charged.
Calm killer caught taxi with her body in suitcase
Paul Bibby The teenager casually wheels a large black suitcase out to a waiting taxi.
Winners and losers: all change in rail revamp
Jacob Saulwick, Nicole Hasham Sydney's biggest train timetable change in almost a decade will include an extra 700 services a week - but some commuters will miss out when trains skip certain stations.
Armed robbery attempt misfires as pub workers put attacker in hospital
Emma Partridge A gunman who tried to rob a southern Sydney pub ended up in hospital after staff overpowered him early on Sunday.
Woman hit by bottle in train scuffle over tie
Ilya Gridneff A couple have been charged over an assault on a train in North Ryde, after a woman demanded that a 15-year-old boy hand over his school tie.
Man charged over Sydney strip club fire
A man charged over a fire that badly damaged a strip club in Sydney's Kings Cross is due to appear in Parramatta Bail Court today.
