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Train derails at St Marys

Trains travelling in both directions remain suspended on both the Blue Mountains Line and Western Line between Penrith and Blacktown due to a minor...

War of words

Roads, rates, rubbish… and carbon tax. A spiteful war of words has erupted a week out from the Local Government...

Man injured in stabbing

Two men have been arrested following an alleged stabbing in Kingswood. Emergency services were called to Parker Street, Kingswood, about 10pm last night,...

Major delays on rail network

Train services have been suspended between Penrith and St Marys on the Blue Mountains Line and Western Line due to a fatality at Werrington....

Waste debate flares again

A war of words has erupted over the future of radioactive waste from the former Hunters Hill uranium smelter that has left Kemps...

Teacher charged over secret camera

Police have charged a North St Marys man following an investigation into an incident at a primary school last month. On Tuesday,...

Scott ready to win the west

  Hope, reward and opportunity are set to be the buzz words used by the Coalition and its Lindsay candidate Fiona Scott in...

Make them clean it up

Emu Plains resident, Peter Philliponi, is tired of cleaning graffiti from his front fence and garage and is calling on some ‘old-fashioned’ punishment...

Stink over smell

St Clair, Erskine Park and St Marys residents are still being affected by an odour and Council wants the matter be resolved by the...

Walking for a cause

A 48 hour, non-stop physical team challenge is not everyone’s cup of tea but for a group of local students, the outcome will outweigh...

Call to close off road

South Penrith residents of Tukara Road want the road’s entrance closed off at the Northern Road after countless accidents and close calls caused...

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...

Explosions rock Jamisontown

Emergency services remain on the site of an incident in Jamisontown in which it is believed a crane has collapsed, causing an explosion. ...

Colyton house raided; man arrested

A known associate of the Rebels and the Finks outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCG) has been charged with firearm and drug offences. Officers...

Cheering for Caitlin

  She cheers her heart out during the rugby league season trying to spur on a Panthers victory, and now Caitlin Alderson needs...

Assaults anger police

Last weekend there were two incidents at late night fast food outlets that are a concern for police. The first incident occurred...

St Marys man more than four times over limit

A 47-year-old St Marys man will face court after he allegedly recorded a breath analysis of 0.221 following a crash earlier today.About 12.05am today,...

Boy hurt in raceway crash

A two-bike motocross crash left a boy unconscious with head injuries at the Nepean Raceway at Agnes Banks today. CareFlight’s trauma team...

Man on the run after sex assault

A woman has been sexually assaulted during a home invasion in Cambridge Park earlier today. Police were called to a house in...

Penrith leads Sydney in housing growth

27.5% of all new residential subdivision approvals across Sydney’s Greenfield release areas were approved in Penrith over the last year. Figures released...