06 Nov 09 | Armidale’s ‘own’ Australian Idol contestant James Johnston’s dream run in the reality series continues this week, as he’s into the final four of the Channel Ten reality series.

06 Nov 09 | TOM Abbott grew up in Armidale and on Sunday he will return to the city - not as a boy just out of school as he was when he left town but as a young man now celebrated internationally as a jazz musician.

06 Nov 09 | ANTIQUE buffs will have a smorgasbord of items to check out at the annual Quota Craftarama this weekend. Almost 30 craftspeople will be represented at Craftarama, to be held at Armidale City Bowling Club. The event will run from 9am to 5.30pm tomorrow and from 9 to 4 on Sunday.

05 Oct 09 | Armidale Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout, Oct 3-5

06 Nov 09 | ARMIDALE’S Andrea Gibney returned from the World Dog Games in Sydney last weekend $10,000 richer after her dog Sammy won the small dog agility discipline at Acer Arena.

06 Nov 09 | A FOUR medal haul at the NSW PSSA athletics championships, held in Homebush last month, has Uralla’s Cory Nordstrom gearing up for the national titles in early December.