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Tourist Detained at Cape Town Airport After Attempting to Smuggle Strand Beach Home in Tupperware

Airport security at Cape Town International Airport reportedly intercepted a foreign tourist this week attempting to leave the country with several suspicious containers filled with sand collected from various Cape beaches including Strand Gordon’s Bay and Camps Bay. Officials initially feared the containers may contain narcotics biological samples or contraband minerals. Investigators later discovered the…

Helderberg Boy Nearly Hospitalised After Mistaking Urinal Mothballs for “Free Peppermints”

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A six-year-old Helderberg boy was rushed to a local doctor this week after allegedly consuming several mothballs from a petrol station urinal believing they were “free peppermints for customers and Easter egg hunting going through his mind”. The shocking incident unfolded during a routine family fuel stop somewhere between Strand and Somerset West — an…

Gordon’s Bay station

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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

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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

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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

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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…

PROMENADE RENOVATION COMPLETED — RESIDENTS IMPRESSED BY CONSISTENT LACK OF CHANGE

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Officials Confirm Project Was “Exactly as Planned,” Public Still Searching for Evidence STRAND — After 14 months of construction, detours, dust and philosophical reflection, the long-awaited renovation of the Strand Promenade has officially been declared complete, with municipal leaders proudly announcing that the project successfully achieved its primary objective: looking almost identical to how it…

KAROOLIS’S CAPERS IN ROOI-ELS

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Your Community. Your Stories. Your Baboons. When the Neighbours Have Fangs, a Troop and Absolutely No Manners By Our Rooi-Els Correspondent | Wildlife & Community Desk If you have ever wondered what it would be like to live next door to a gang of highly intelligent, perpetually hungry and completely shameless freeloaders, welcome to Rooi-Els….

The Helderberg Blind Tasting Challenge ends in humiliation for the experts

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Kultuur • Wyn • Skandaal • Tonge in die Kies The Helderberg Blind Tasting Challenge ends in humiliation for the experts, a R49 Oom Tas Dry Red wins the evening, Sebastiaan does not take questions. Die Helderburger organised the Helderberg Basin’s first independent blind wine tasting last Saturday, assembling five local wine experts, four self-described…

Beachfront Dog-Walking Permits Introduced ‘To Preserve Order Among Leisure Activities

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STRAND – Residents wishing to walk their dogs along Strand Beach will now be required to obtain a “Recreational Canine Mobility Ticket,” following a new municipal initiative aimed at “formalizing informal enjoyment.” The policy, introduced this week, requires dog owners to purchase and display valid tickets before setting paw/or foot/on the beachfront. Structured Leisure Implemented…