Call it a monkey on the back, a looming shadow, or the last box left to tick.

Sydney, Newcastle, Orange, Bathurst and Dubbo have a long history with pattern books. The earliest documented architectural pattern books arrived in Australia in 1810. Like with Britain ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 5 °F (-15 °C). Cloudy with a high of 25 °F (-3.9 °C) and a 53% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at ...

A man has been arrested after an hours-long pursuit which resulted in a police officer being hit by a car and gunshots being fired. I am a senior journalist for ACM in the Central West. I cover ...

The chance to prove there's more to cricket in the bush than what happens in Newcastle is a huge motivation for Western Zone heading into the Country Championships final.

Two people were found unresponsive in a Bathurst home Saturday. They were later pronounced dead. Officers responded to a call at a residence in south Bathurst and found the individuals ...

The NSW Inspector of Custodial Services has called for the permanent closure of the medium security wings of Bathurst Correctional Centre. Continuously running since 1888, the inspector has found ...

Three of the region's worst alleged offenders were arrested over 24 hours last week. Deputy Editor at the Central Western Daily, Daily Liberal and Western Advocate. Founder of The Catch-Up ...

Almost $60 million of needs-based funding has been distributed to public schools across the Central West, revealing the biggest funding boosts and cuts at each school.

Did you know that the little yellow fella you drag in Google Maps Street View is called Pegman? It's not the most practical tip, but you'll find the ones below useful. You can change many Google ...