It's also been a busy day of news in the Leader office so we thought we'd share what we've been working on with you.

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Here's what our readers clicked on today.

Plan to recycle Tamworth velodrome CONSTRUCTION of a new shopping centre at the eastern end of Peel St has revived speculation about a prime block of land housing arguably one of Tamworth’s greatest “white elephants”. The multimillion-dollar Woolworths-Dan Murphy’s project on the former Prince of Wales Park site will only make the land on which the little-used velodrome sits more attractive to developers.

GRAND FINAL: North Tamworth simply the best | PHOTOS NORTH Tamworth Bears completed a perfect season in almost perfect fashion yesterday, defeating a game and gallant but overrun Gunnedah Bulldogs 56-18 in the Group 4 first grade grand final at Jack Woolaston Oval.  - Check out the photos.

Tamworth residents’ rates lower than some  TAMWORTH residents feeling the financial pinch of rising rates can take some solace from the fact they pay less than many of the state’s similar-sized councils. New figures from the Office of Local Government (OLG) show that in 2012-13, average residential rates in the Tamworth Regional Council area were $849.

Approval of Maules Creek coalmine under microscope ENVIRONMENTAL groups have been assured an upcoming parliamentary inquiry into planning decisions in Newcastle and the Hunter will be broad enough to scrutinise the controversial approval of the Maules Creek coalmine.

And don't forget your dose of weekend sport.

Tamworth: 22.7  Gunnedah: 22.8  Armidale: 14.1

Inverell: 19.0 Glen Innes: 15.0  Moree: 22.9

A bull shark tore Lake fishermen's sea anchor 'to shreds' at Lake Macquarie at the weekend.

 A CHILLING encounter with an ‘‘aggressive’’ two-and-a-half metre long bull shark has left a 21-year-old Lake Macquarie man shaken, and concerned for the safety of swimmers as the weather heats up.

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An emotional tribute to Jill Meagher from her husband on the second anniversary of her death.