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Subscriber only An intoxicated man made members of the public uncomfortable when he started yelling Black Lives Matter , you white f -ing c -s and other profanities while at a North Rockhampton shopping centre in August 2020. Hedley James Twaddle, 45, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on March 15 to one count each of commit public nuisance and contravene direction or requirement of police. Police prosecutor sergeant Kevin Ongheen said security were notified by patrons that Twaddle was walking around Northside Plaza Shopping Centre at 9.50am on August 6, 2020 yelling profanities and causing a nuisance. Mr Ongheen said Twaddle was intoxicated and yelling Black Lives Matter and you white f -ing c -s while holding, what appeared to be, a bottle of alcohol.
Scoffins Clocks and Watches will operate at 87 East St in Rockhampton’s CBD.
Mr Scoffin had to find a new location with the closure of the Kern Arcade, where the business had operated for the past 18 years.
He then decided on the East St property, which has been vacant for about five years and previously housed a cash loan agency. Scoffins Clocks and Watches has moved to 87 East St, between D’s Fine Jewellery and Accessories and what was Vizes City Newsagency.
The shop is several doors up from the Oxford Hotel, between D’s Fine Jewellery and Accessories and what was Vizes City Newsagency.
Mr Scoffin said it had been a frantic couple of weeks trying to find a suitable location but he was happy with the outcome. With the move, he also plans to rebrand as CQ Clocks and Watches to save any confusion with Scoffins Clocks and Watches at Yeppoon, which is run by his parents. Rowan Scoffin is relocating his business, Scoffins Clocks and Watches, from Kern Arcade to Northside Plaza Shopping Centre. Mr Scoffin had investigated the possibility of moving into East St but said rent was too expensive. He received the contracts for the new shop this week but said it could be six weeks before he was up and running at Northside Plaza.
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Subscriber only UPDATE, 12.50PM: Police have taken one person into custody over the alleged incident and are transporting them to Rockhampton Watchhouse. A Queensland Police Service spokesman was unable to confirm whether or not a weapon had had been produced in the alleged incident. INITIAL: A knife has allegedly been produced in a fight between three people at the Northside Plaza Shopping Centre park. Initial reports suggest a juvenile male, believed to be 15, produced a knife in a fight with two other people at about 12.20pm at the shopping centre car park on Musgrave St, Rockhampton. According to a Queensland Police Service spokesman, the alleged offender decamped from the scene towards High St.