Day: 17 May 2026
Gordon’s Bay station
Gordon’s Bay station: built for a train that never came, converted for a car that always would. In 1953, the people of Gordon’s Bay received a railway station. It had a platform, a waiting room, a ticket window, a station master’s office, a clock and a sign that read GORDON’S BAY in the proud serif…
HARBOUR VOWS TO REMAIN “CHARMING AND UNSPOILED” AS NEW GIN BAR OPENS NEXT TO BAIT SHOP
Veteran Bait Seller Gives Establishment Two Years, Generously GORDON’S BAY – The historic waterfront of Gordon’s Bay Harbour has reaffirmed its commitment to remaining “charming, authentic and slightly suspiciously expensive” following the grand opening of a boutique gin bar directly beside a long-standing bait shop. The development marks what local planners describe as “a harmonious…
Missing Vehicle Found Safe and Well at Owner’s Place of Employment
Car described as “last seen on a Monday” recovers quietly in parking bay while owner gets lift, forgets and gets on with life for a fortnight “Ons Bring Die Nuus – Selfs As Die Nuus Reeds Twee Weke Oud Is” Helderberg vallei uitgawe | prys: R2.50 of een buskaartjie | landelike nonsens sedert 1912 BY…
The Lourens Street Traffic Circle Oversight
Somerset West residents form third subcommittee to discuss forming a committee about the traffic circle on Lourens Street The Lourens Street Traffic Circle Oversight Working Group (LSTCOWG) has, after eighteen months of sustained effort, four formal meetings, two extraordinary sessions, one recusal, a disputed set of minutes and a near-resignation over the question of whether…