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Trappies sewer works on track
Work on the multimillion rand rehabilition of the Trappies Bulk Sewer project resumed after the annual builders’ break. Contractors have officially remobilised to the De Villiers Street area to begin the next phase of this essential infrastructure project, which aims…
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Boland Pink Walk celebrates landmark 21st anniversary
For 21 remarkable years the Boland Pink Walk – Walk for Cancer – has stood as a beacon of hope, unity and compassion in the local community. What began as […]
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Sir Lowry’s Pass Library launches Cool Space initiative
Sir Lowry’s Pass Library has become Cape Town’s first Cool Spaces pilot facility, transforming into a life-saving refuge with indoor cooling, clean water, and shaded areas to protect vulnerable residents during extreme heat as part of the City of Cape…
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Final farewell to family matriarch Myrtle Kershaw (83)
Beloved Somerset West resident Myrtle Kershaw (83) passed away Thursday, survived by husband Anthony and family. Funeral Monday 2 February at Christ Church.
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Local line dancers off to UK for world championship quest
Five line dancers from the Helderberg have earned spots at the ‘Oscars of line dancing’ in Blackpool, but need community support to fund their UK trip.
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Bush-fire blitz along the N2 ongoing
Firefighters successfully extinguished a devastating vegetation fire along the N2 near a local film studio on Sunday evening (25 January) after a grueling three-day battle involving 50 firefighters, helicopters, and drone technology, though the area continues smouldering and requires periodic…
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Grabouw police is top-tier
Grabouw Police Station was named Best Colonel (Level 12) Station in the Western Cape at the provincial Excellence Awards Ceremony on Friday 17 January, recognising the collective efforts of all personnel under Colonel Wilfred Coetzee’s leadership for their outstanding performance…
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Police probe fatal emergency at Somerset West gym
Somerset West police have opened an inquest into the death of a 72-year-old man who suffered a fatal medical emergency at a local gym on Friday evening (23 January).
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Firefighters faced ‘hostile crowd’ during Strandfoam fire rescue
Emergency crews worked through the early hours of Thursday morning (22 January) to extinguish a raging fire which broke out in an open storage area at Strandfoam, off Broadlands Road. While the blaze was successfully contained the operation was marred…
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PHOTOS: Emergency services battle massive fire at Strandfoam
A major fire broke out this afternoon (Wednesday 21 January) at a leading Helderberg-based South African foam-product manufacturer and stockist located in Broadlands Road, Strand, sending towering plumes of thick, toxic black smoke across the entire basin.
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