Bob Meikle shaves his beard for a good cause
Well known Bob Meikle , a former NSRI station commander in St Francis Bay, this morning had his beard that he has sported for the past 20 years, shaved off for Cansa. An enthusiastic… Continue reading
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St Francis College trolley dash at SuperSpar
A big crowd packed Super Spar St Francis Bay this morning to watch and cheer on the chosen entrants in the successful St Francis College trolley dash fundraiser. The winner was Keith Vermeulen (left)… Continue reading
“We wanted to stay marooned!”
Most St Francis Bay residents are celebrating tonight as the temporary bridge for vehicular traffic over the SandRiver was completed around 6 pm tonight. But I hear some are actually drowning their sorrows as… Continue reading
Greg’s yacht Gulliver has been found
The yacht Gulliver, owned by Greg West from St Francis Bay and abandoned at sea in a sea rescue operation last month, has been found washed up on the shores an Eerste Rivier farm.… Continue reading
Sand River: latest update says bridge only open tomorrow 1 pm
The bypass is on track and should be open to vehicles from about 1pm tomorrow, the Kouga Municipality has annnounced in a late afternoon press release. The municipality and the Department of Roads… Continue reading
New bridge across the Sand to be competed this evening
According to a foreman at the construction site at the broken Sand River bridge, a new double lane bridge has been built on the Links side of the old bridge. Speaking in an… Continue reading
Latest updates on Sand River bridge
The latest news is that they are taking longer to build a one lane bridge across the Sand River than initially anticipated… so St Francis Bay residents are marooned here for another… Continue reading
Impatient motorists try to drive vehicles on footbridge
Impatient and iritable motorists are attempting to drive their vehicles over the footbridge that was created last night over the Sand River to help workers get to to and from work – instead of… Continue reading
Latest update on fixing of the bridge
A bypass is going to be built to allow vehicles access to/from St Francis. According to the municpality it is hoped the bypass will be completed by tomorrow at the latest. The municipality… Continue reading
Foot crossing now built across the Sand River
There is now a foot crossing acros the Sand River, built by volunteers and under the supervision of the disaster management team last night. Early this morning (7 am) as the these… Continue reading