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Matilda waltzes into the list of top baby names
Amelia and Oliver remained the most popular baby names in NSW for 2021, with new contenders Matilda, Theodore and Levi making their debut in the top 10.
Social club looks for new members
Club has been running for more than 40 years, ensuring over-50s remain active.
Fire rips through Llandilo and Cranebrook
Thick black smoke is swallowing the skyline, as a bush fire spreads through Cranebrook in the vicinity of Vincent Road and the Northern Road.
Residents...
Bradbury backed Rudd
Member for Lindsay, David Bradbury, has confirmed that he switched camps in last night's Labor leadership ballot. In the showdown between Prime...
Luddenham Show sticks to its country roots
The Luddenham Annual Show is back for its 118th year on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, with plenty to do and see for the whole family.
Man stabbed at Kingswood
Police from St Marys Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing at Kingswood this morning. About 12.30am today, police attended...
Lions donate new medical technology to Nepean Hospital
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Nepean Hospital recently received a significant donation that is set to have a huge impact on the...
Strike up a free game on International Day of People with Disability
For the sixth consecutive year, Zone Bowling will bowl people over with a great deal to celebrate International Day of People with Disability.
Debate over debate
The Western Weekender is set to host one of the most important events of the Federal election campaign - a showdown between Liberal...
Turnbull talks tough on NBN
A nationwide broadband survey conducted by the Coalition has shown that some suburbs in the Lindsay electorate are struggling on Internet speeds that...
Huge winds lash Penrith
Huge winds are causing havoc across Penrith this afternoon with residents reporting "cyclone-like" conditions across the region. Reports of awnings...
Emu relocation put on hold
After a week of frustration and anger, a decision to remove native emus from the former St Marys ADI site owned by Lend...
Crowing about the New Year
Chinese communities worldwide will welcome the Year of the Rooster at Chinese New Year celebrations on Saturday, January 28.
From 10am to 12pm, Jordan Springs...
Solar speed solution
Labor Candidate for Londonderry Prue Car and Shadow Roads Minister Walt Secord have endorsed an innovative new way to stop motorists from speeding...
Asthma still a major concern
Despite a drop in asthma deaths and a reduction in prevalence – asthma is still unnecessarily inhibiting more than 80% of people living...
On the road for charity
If someone told you they were driving a 1984 Subaru Leone across a distance of 3,800km, you’d probably think they were crazy, right?
But that’s...
Penrith's naughty parkers
It's that little, white piece of paper flapping on your windshield that every car owner despises; a parking ticket. And according...
Cycleway nearly complete
Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres today announced that work on the cycleway along Castlereagh and Mulgoa roads in Penrith, between Jane and Batt streets,...
Fireworks issue widespread, say locals
Locals across the Penrith Local Government Area have been pestered in recent weeks by people letting off fireworks in residential areas at all...
Golf marathon for a cause
Erskine Park teenager Blake Hodges will tee off on December 14 with other golfers around the country for a 72-hole marathon to raise funds for the Cancer Council.
