Ayres denies further cuts

Amidst a week of controversial cuts to the health and education budgets, MP for Penrith, Stuart Ayres, has flatly denied that further cuts...

Man arrested over stabbings

Police have charged a man following investigations into two stabbings that occurred in Oxley Park and St Marys earlier this year. ...

It's cardboard city

Young, aspiring local architects have been hard at work building their own city… of a different size. 140 year eight students...

Council finally decided

A week after Penrith locals went to the polls, the make-up of the new-look Council has finally been officially determined. It was...

Trolls targeted cheerleader

The Penrith cheerleader who took out this year’s Cheerleader of the Year title has revealed she was subjected to cruel social network trolling...

Our Miss Earth

Glenmore Park resident, Jenna Seymour, has been crowned Miss Earth Australia – one of the biggest annual beauty pageants worldwide. Jenna, a...

Christmas cakes back again

Christmas in July is well and truly gone, which means that with only 14 weeks left until the real deal, its time to...

Down to the wire

Most eyes are fixed on an extremely tight battle in South Ward as the uncertainty over the exact make-up of the new-look Council...

Appeal after robbery

Police investigating a theft in Werrington last month want to speak to a woman who they believe has vital information. About 10.15am on...

Davies, Aitken pleased with re-election

Outgoing Penrith Mayor, Greg Davies, has thanked his “enthusiastic and hardworking supporters” for his re-election tonight at a Labor Party function in St Marys....

Mystery still surrounds new Council

AS AT 11:30PM: The fate of Penrith City Council hangs in the balance with voting preferences set to determine several of the 15...

Polls close, counting begins

Counting is getting underway in Penrith after polls closed following 10 hours of voting at locations across the area. It's expected to...

Mixed response amongst voters

Election fever overtook Penrith this morning as every adult flocked to their local polling booth in order to have their say on who they...

Voters go to the polls

Polling places across the Penrith area have just opened as locals head to the polls to vote in a new-look Council. Candidates...

Still a tourism magnet

Penrith’s iconic Regatta Centre is the blueprint for potential tourism magnets that western Sydney needs more of. That’s according to Shadow...

Former MP could face jail time

Former State Penrith MP Karyn Paluzzano could be in prison by the end of the year if she is not deemed suitable for...

Big damage bill after fire

Police are investigating a suspicious warehouse fire in St Marys. About 12am today, police and Fire and Rescue were called to a warehouse...

Sad memories of our first fallen

Until this week, the story behind Sergeant James Beatty was long buried in archived police gazettes and the long grass of St Stephen’s...

Waste faces 300 years of monitoring

The farcical drama surrounding radioactive waste headed to Kemps Creek has taken another twist, with newly released documents revealing the waste needs to be...

Penrith mourns fallen hero

A Penrith-born father of two was amongst three Australian soldiers who were killed in an insider attack at Patrol Base Wahab in the Baluchi...