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Helderberg Hospice stalwart steps down
Last month (April) Helderberg Hospice bade farewell to Sr Lynne Kinleyside, whose palliative-care service to the Helderberg community over 21 years has left an indelible mark on the lives of both patients and their loved ones.
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Run the Spookhill Challenge in June if you dare!
The TimBuild Spookhill Challenge is set to take place on Saturday 17 June, starting and finishing at Beaumont Primary School in Somerset West. This unique 15 km race offers a challenging route, with stunning views and a mystery that has…
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Committed to curbing crime
Local officers in blue along with Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile attended a crime imbizo which was held in Lwandle on Wednesday 10 May.
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Local SPAR relaunches with bright new face
The Kotze family, father and son Jannie and Dieter, proud owners of KWIKSPAR Twin Palms, recently launched their newly revamped store in Strand. The renovated store boasts an overhauled entrance facade and key service departments as well as the new…
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Show your support and saddle up for THE500
Distance for Difference (D4D) has officially launched THE500, its fundraiser for 2023 comprising a 24-hour cycling and spinning challenge that takes place this year at Virgin Active Waterstone in Somerset West on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October.
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Veteran to don green and gold
The Veterans’ Cricket u-40 Provincial Tournament, involving eight provinces, took place in Johannesburg from Monday 8 to Friday 12 May. Helderberg Vikings Veterans’ Abdul Aziz Temoor was selected to represent the SA Proteas u-40 team to play in March 2024…
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PHOTO GALLERY: An avid reader’s delight
Penguin Random House and Ndiza Art Gallery launched a new book by Johan Vlok Louw, Sons of Mud, at Krystal Beach Hotel in Gordon’s Bay on Saturday 20 May, which saw him in conversation with publisher and literary agent Fourie…
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AWS in urgent need of food donations
Animal Welfare Society (AWS) Helderberg is in urgent and desperate need of dry dog food. “We are humbly asking for donations as our food stock is dangerously low,” a media release from the shelter stated.
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Somerset West boxer is on a quest
A young local boxer who aspires to become the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world is one step closer to his ultimate dream after knocking out the competition and clinching title honours at the provincial amateur boxing championships last month.
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Scholars encouraged to name City’s new anti-litter mascot
The City of Cape Town is calling on schools across the metro to help name the Mother City’s new anti-litter mascot.










