Warrant Out For Midnight Runner

A WARRANT was issued yesterday for the arrest of a man who has made a practice of booking accommodation around the State and skipping without paying. Peter Townsend, 43, whose address was given as the Salvation Army hostel at Wickham, failed to appear in Newcastle Court yesterday for sentence on

Riverside Retreats

There's nothing quite like messing about by the river. John Borthwick seeks out NSW's best waterside accommodation. 1 Noah's on the Beach The name may suggest beach, rather than riverside, but the hotel's views are book-ended by water, with Newcastle Beach right in front and the Hunter River