Hand-made Musical Gem From A Preston Workshop

THIS is not where you would expect to find such beauty - deep in the heart of Preston, down an unwelcoming driveway, past the scrap metal place, the timber yard and the bloke who sells, among other things, toilets.

Memo - Casually On The Ball

IF YOU'RE heading out to catch the tennis action at the Australian Open this week, be kind to the 1400casual staff. Over 12 days they will provide directions to courts, toilets and ATMs; update patrons on scores and match progress; manage the excited, impatient, overheated and occasionally alcohol-affected members of the public; and they will clean up your mess when you leave, come rain, hail or intense heat.

Nurses Angered By Health Chief

NURSES have been upset by comments made by Hunter New England Health chief executive Dr Nigel Lyons over the treatment of a woman who miscarried in the toilets of Maitland Hospital.