Not just a playground

No matter your age or ability, the new “inclusive” playground at Thornton in North Penrith encourages all local residents to rediscover their inner...

Chamber's honour

They are names steeped in Penrith’s history and now the Lamrock and Freeburn families have been given a special honour that pays tribute...

Coalition dumps red tape

Facing over 700 different regulations daily, local childcare centre operators are feeling constrained by red tape. Steve Robinson, who operates Little...

Taking on the world

A Glenmore Park teenager has already raised over $7,000 for charity and will be looking to raise her own profile even further when...

Ray made me do it

A 70-year-old man who vandalised the office of Federal Lindsay MP, David Bradbury, has told police that 2GB radio presenter Ray Hadley was...

Geoff Brown enters election race

Geoff Brown, who narrowly missed out on election to Penrith City Council last year, has been named as the Lindsay candidate for the...

Safety, congestion to be improved

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and Roads Minister, Duncan Gay witnessed first hand the traffic exiting the M4 at Emu Plains yesterday, saying that...

Sarah's a top intern

University of Western Sydney student, Sarah Callus, has been named Intern of the Year. Ms Callus, who is currently studying a...

Good Samaritan attacked

A man has been assaulted and subjected to an attempted carjacking after stopping to render aid to a person lying on the roadway. ...

Armed robbery at Kingswood

St Marys detectives are investigating an armed robbery at a take-away store in Kingswood this morning. About 12.10am today, two unknown men...

Cranebrook man killed in crash

A Cranebrook man has died in an accident at East Kurrajong overnight, while the driver of the car has tested positive to a...

Roundabout to improve safety

Penrith Council has been allocated Federal Government funding to fix the dangerous intersection of Doonmore and Stafford Streets in Penrith. As...

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...

Rudd back as Labor leader

The biggest battle on Wednesday was supposed to be between New South Wales and Queensland on the footy field. But it turned...

High St to be closed for park

After a rather circular debate on Monday evening, Penrith Councillors adopted the Penrith CBD Masterplan which will see High Street closed at the Westfield...

Shuttle bus axed

The free shuttle bus servicing the Penrith CBD has turned out to be a failed experiment, with the State Government announcing the service will...

Virbac opens new facility in Penrith

As part of a $10 million expansion and investment into their Penrith site, multinational company Virbac, opened brand new facilities last Friday that...

Shooting victims not known to offenders, police say

A brother and a sister shot at while they drove home from work in the early hours of this morning were innocent victims...

Shots fired into car

Two men are in custody after shots were fired into a car in Penrith this morning. A 20-year-old woman and a 25-year-old...

Every step matters

Cancer affects the lives of many people and now one group of Penrith-based women have decided to take action. A group of...