Last Thursday (4 April), marked a momentous occasion at Christmas Tinto Primary School as 31 disadvantaged learners were afforded the precious gift of improved eyesight.
Distance for Difference (D4D) managed to raise R600 000 in aid of needy children through yet another successful THE500 fundraiser, which saw cyclists saddle up in participation of the event at Virgin Active Waterstone in Somerset West on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October.
Residents of Greenacres Village in Bridgewater who live on the brink of the Lourens River are fed up with crime in the area and are demanding that a fence be erected to stop criminals from breaking into their properties.
Bothners Somerset West recently relocated to a new bigger shop at The Avenues shopping centre, and to celebrate the milestone a grand opening was held at the new premises on Tuesday (25 July).
On Tuesday 30 May, Nedbank opened its 252nd new branch, in Main Road in Strand.
The site, reconstituted from the branch that was there before, was closed for a while as reconstruction was underway to occupy a smaller space, almost halving to its current size. A festive atmosphere reigned as staff at the branch, various representatives from Nedbank and Ward 83 councillor Carl Punt all gathered at the premises on the big day.