THE Funda quarry outside Plettenberg Bay, which stopped operating last April, is to be rehabilitated in a move that looks set to improve the quality of water flowing into the Bitou River.
08/02/10
Municipality uses drinking water to spray dump site during Crisis
Municipal workers have apparently been authorized to use our critically low drinking water supply to spray the dump site.
08/02/10
R12000 salary battle set to cost Bitou dearly
BITOU opposition councillor Memory Booysen’s bid to be paid an outstanding R12000 in salary has turned into an acrimonious battle that could cost the municipality tens of thousands of rands in legal fees.
04/02/10
Heavy blow to hopes of World Cup bookings
HOPES that Garden Route guesthouses and hotels would be overflowing during the soccer World Cup have been dashed after Fifa drastically cut back on official accommodation.
04/02/10
Artistic expression on show
VERNISSAGE II EXHIBITION has opened at The Old Post Office in Plettenberg Bay’s Upper Deck, is the annual display of a life drawing group run by the irrepressible Myfanwy Bekker.
03/02/10
Plett Movie House 5th to 11th February
This Week at the Plett Movie House 5th to 11th February: INVICTUS (Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon), THE REBOUND(Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha), and PLANET 51(Voices of: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel)…click through for more info…
02/02/10
Dog owner in court after horror attack
A Plettenberg Bay man appeared in the magistrate’s court yesterday charged with defeating the ends of justice for allegedly trying to hide his dogs from police after they savaged a woman to death.
29/01/10
Bitou set to form water users’ association
REPRESENTATIVES of the agriculture, nature conservation, tourism, ratepayers and municipal sectors in Bitou have agreed to form a water users’ association in light of the prolonged drought.
29/01/10
Living Hope reminds local kids of their right to a happy life
THE Kwanokuthula-based non profit organisation Living Hope kick-started 2010 with a back to school programme from January 11-13.
29/01/10
Plettenberg Bay Rotary thanks donors
AFTER the disastrous fire at Kwanokuthula this month, an appeal was made to the people of Plettenberg Bay, to assist those residents who had lost everything in the blaze
29/01/10
Budding entrepreneurs set to spring-clean Plett
KWANOKUTHULA residents Welile ‘Weza’ Nqolo and Melikhaya ‘Elvis’ Jacobs had a dream… and then set out to make it happen! They sought advice, did their own market research, prepared a business plan and registered a close corporation.
28/01/10
Plett Movie House 29th January to 4th February
This Week at the Plett Movie House 29th January to 4th February: (500) DAYS OF SUMMER(Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel), INVICTUS (Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon) and AVATAR (Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana)…click through for more info…
28/01/10
What is the University of the Third Age?
UNIVERSITY of the Third Age (U3A) groups around the world cater for those people who have passed youth and middle age and are now in their third age. Retired they may be, but their minds are still active and responsive to intellectual stimulus – U3A members are those who haven’t forgotten that learning can be [...]
28/01/10
Bitou water supply – all the alarm bells sound…
Long-time CXPRESS contributor of years past, and outdoors fundi of legendary proportions, JACK MUDD shares a piece of his mind on the local water crisis
28/01/10
Vigilance required as thieves target SA in Cup run-up
MOST South Africans, and that includes Garden Route residents, live in the hope that this year’s Fifa Soccer World Cup will be a great success. At the same time, certain folk are seeing the frenzy as an opportunity to grab extra cash for their own pockets.
27/01/10
Bitou vetoes beach horse-riding
THE Bitou mayoral committee has rejected an application for horse rides on Keurbooms beach following complaints from local residents who are concerned about the environmental impact of the tourism venture on the sensitive coastal habitat.
27/01/10
Bitou ups disaster relief funds
THE total cost to repair or rebuild houses and shacks damaged in a fire in KwaNokuthula that left 60 families homeless early this month has not yet been calculated, but the Bitou Municipality has increased its disaster relief funds to just over R1-million to cater for the additional expense.
27/01/10
Rain fails to end Garden Route drought
WHILE heavy rains were experienced in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu Natal yesterday, the drought-stricken Garden Route only received between 8mm and 15mm overnight on Monday.
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Sideposts (News Snippets) 
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Sedgefield desalination plant a huge success.
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Rainfall on the 27-28th January in the Plettenberg Bay region was 1-3mm.
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08/02/10
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