News

The Westridge and Somerset Ridge Neighbourhood Watch (WNW) hosted a social bring-and-braai for watch members on the field located along Keurboom Avenue in the suburb on Saturday 25 February.

Council has committed to regular follow-ups and the monitoring of a community eyesore that continues to be a source of frustration and deep concern.

A small group of volunteers responded to the call by the Lourens River Conservation Society to assist in a litter clean-up and alien-vegetation hack on the banks of the Lourens River on Sunday 12 March.

Mid-afternoon traffic was disrupted by a hail of bullets showering from the bridge over the N2 highway at the R44, Broadway Boulevard, last Friday (10 March) in an apparent shoot-out between the occupants of two vehicles.

When the Absa Cape Epic gets underway this Sunday (19 March) Helderberg residents will be quietly hoping local riders can give the professionals a run for their money in the world-famous mountain-bike race.

It was a winless weekend for local cricket clubs in the Western Province Cricket Association First Division B League as both Somerset West Cricket Club (SWCC) and Hottentots-Holland Cricket Club (HHCC) succumbed to defeats on home soil.

A female hiker who sustained a serious ankle injury during an abseiling adventure at Steenbras River Gorge Crystal Pools had to be airlifted out of danger.

Nearly 200 days since leaving Les Sables-d’Olonne in France, South African solo sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer leads the non-stop round-the-world Golden Globe Race.