Jamey Gordon
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Saturday’s market at Poinsettia Park in Somerset West raised R10 000 for the Friends of Poinsettia Park’s ongoing maintenance efforts, with funds supporting grass cutting, tree watering, and security improvements as the community-driven group of seven core members works to maintain the park’s 3km walking circuit, fishing dam, and recreational facilities due to limited City…
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A 69-year-old Somerset West grandfather named Mark Pennells became a TikTok sensation after his video dressed as “Mr Sixty60” in a complete Checkers delivery outfit garnered nearly 100 000 views, inspiring him to encourage others his age to embrace new adventures and proving that viral fame knows no age limit.
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Summerhill Surgical Centre in Somerset West celebrated a major milestone with the unveiling of its new Procedure Room and Mohs Laboratory on Tuesday, marking ten years of growth as a doctor-owned day hospital.
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Somerset West police arrested six suspects following a cash-in-transit robbery on Tuesday morning at a Sir Lowry’s Pass grocery store, where an armed suspect held a Fidelity Services Group guard at gunpoint, fired one shot, and robbed an undisclosed amount of money before fleeing, though no one was injured in the incident.
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Nandipha Gwabeni (39), ‘n geliefde ma en sake-eienaar van Sir Lowry’s Pass, is Woensdag 12 November in ‘n skietaanval by haar woning in Riemvasmaak doodgeskiet toe twee mans onder die voorwendsel van drankverkope haar sjebien binnegegaan het.
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‘n Beweerde hondereddingspoging in Strand se Lochnerhof-woongebied het tragies geëindig toe die vierpotige vriend weens haar swak gesondheid deur die Helderberg-dierebeskermingsvereniging van kant gemaak moes word.
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‘n Skietvoorval in Sir Lowry’s Pass het Woensdag 12 November ‘n 39-jarige sjebeen-eienaar, Nandipha Gwabeni, se lewe geëis. Twee mans het vermoedelik haar woning onder voorwendsel van alkoholaankope betree voordat hulle haar noodlottig gewond het. Die Somerset-Wes-polisie ondersoek ‘n saak van moord en poging tot moord nadat die verdagtes tydens hul vlug ‘n tweede inwoner…
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Die Helderberg-gemeenskap treur oor die verlies van Pierre Volschenk (50), stigter van Pierre Volschenk Verfkontrakteurs wat in 1994 gestig is en verskeie toekennings ontvang het, wat Saterdag 25 Oktober oorlede is en onthou sal word as ‘n gerespekteerde Strand-sakeman wat bekend was vir sy gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid, integriteit en liefde vir sy medemens.
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Five armed robbers remain at large after stealing an undisclosed amount of cash and two service pistols during a cash-in-transit heist at Somerset Crossing shopping centre outside Lwandle on Wednesday 5 November, with police appealing for public assistance as surveillance footage shows the suspects fleeing in getaway vehicles.
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Arleen Seyfried celebrated her 90th birthday with a surprise party at Somerset West’s Book Exchange, the beloved bookshop she ran for 51 years before selling it nearly three years ago.
