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POLICE have charged four men after they allegedly smashed their way into an Ipswich supermarket with a sledgehammer overnight, with one man bitten by a police dog while he was being arrested.
It came after the group allegedly tried to break into a different supermarket earlier in the night before they were chased off by cleaners inside the store.
Police will allege just after midnight that a group of men in a black sedan attempted to smash the entry doors to a supermarket in Fernvale.
But they fled after being disturbed by cleaners inside.
At 12.50am they then allegedly travelled to a supermarket on Collingwood Drive in Collingwood Park and used a sledgehammer to smash the glass door.
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IPSWICH Mayor Teresa Harding has definitively ruled out running for the federal seat of Blair and another battle with incumbent Shayne Neumann for a place in parliament.
Cr Harding, who was elected as the city’s first female mayor last year, unsuccessfully ran as the LNP’s candidate against Mr Neumann in the 2013 and 2016 elections.
It’s understood there was a push from within the party for her to run again in the upcoming election with the added profile as Ipswich’s new mayor after 18 months of administration. Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding.
The LNP has yet to announce its candidate.
Motorists face delays as major Warwick roadworks start ROADWORKS: Warwick motorists can soon expect delays as works begin on a crash-prone section of the Cunningham Highway.
News 28th Apr 2021 5:00 AM
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Motorists and heavy vehicle drivers are being urged to expect delays on the Cunningham Highway at the Goomburra Road and Gladfield Back Road intersection over coming weeks.
The Department of Transport and Main Roads will conduct road widening and drainage works at the intersection, 25km east of Warwick, from early May to mid-June 2021.
Works will be dependent on weather conditions.
TMR said the intersection’s crash history will be addressed by installing dedicated turning lanes, improved signage and other safety features such as extra guide posts and reflective pavement markers.