NB Status of floods and bridge – continual news feed
St Francis Chronicle ‘Daily Online News’ and news agency in St Francis Bay will keep all readers – residents and visitors – up to date regularly – and up to every 20 minutes… Read More
Hopes to finish Billabong JBay tomorrow ahead of bad weather
With extremely severe weather conditions predicted for this weekend organisers of the Billabong Pro J-bay are hoping to finish tomorrow. “There is some bad weather approaching, but we just don’t know exactly when… Read More
How rain and flood water is captured at the Links: Fortifications for the Sand River Bridge
By Bev Mortimer: Heavy rains anticipated? Where the storm water goes… With rumours flying crazy around following the announcement by the weather bureau of the possibility of flooding this weekend - from tomorrow , 13 July 2012 – St Francis Chronicle spoke to… Read More
Standout performances from Smith and Holmes at Billabong Pro today
Stand-out performances in excellent waves and perfect surf marked the second day of competition at Billabong Pro J-Bay. Sean Holmes and Jordy Smith impressed the local crowds. Four to six-foot waves poured down… Read More
South African Sean Holmes advances to round 3 in Billabong Pro
Sean Holmes (Jeffreys Bay, South Africa) (pictured) advanced into Round 3 of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa today. In previous years Holmes has taken out some of… Read More
Below zero temps, snow and flash floods expected this weekend
Below freezing weather conditions, heavy snowfalls, flash floods and road closures are predicted for this weekend from Storms River to Port Elizabeth. This warning came after a Port Elizabeth Disaster Management Services called all… Read More
Win Free Weekend Passes to Radio 5FM Contest this weekend!!
Two people can win a weekend pass each to Radio 5M’s music concert this weekend. The concert is running from 13-15 July 2012 at Mentorskraal, Jeffreys Bay St Francis Chronicle has two passes… Read More
First day of high performance surfing at Billabong Pro
Supertubes at its best greeted surfers in the Billabong Pro J-Bay 2012 today – the opening day of the event. A solid six to eight-foot of surf groomed by offshore southwest winds and… Read More
National Arts Fest 2012 increases attendance figures
Despite the current poor economic climate, the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown today reported a 8.7% increase in attendance at its 38th edition. “Our attendance was 218 236 across the Main, Fringe and our… Read More
South African Casey Grant netts high score in Billabong Pro
South African Champion Casey Grant (Scottburgh, South Africa) (pictured) advanced into Round 2 of the Billabong Pro JBay at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa today. In Round 1 Grant posted one of the… Read More
