Winner: Hugh Coutts playing his new guitar that was part of his prize from winning the annual Barley Corn songwriting competition. Read about his last minute entry in this section. Photo: Louisa Steyl

Koperdiewe vasgetrek
KOPERDIEWE wat aanhoudend kabels in Blue Downs gesteel het en hierdeur groot skade aangerig het, het hulle rieme verlede week teen ’n op-en-wakker taakspan styfgeloop.

Support your local clinic
KEEP on going to your local clinic, espec?ially if you were a regular visitor at the Carinus Street Clinic. In so doing, patient numbers would increase and could guar?antee clinic services to the public for the entire week, instead of three days a week as is currently the case.

Tip-off leads to big bust
AN anonymous tip-off saw the Ravensmead SAPS confiscate drugs worth more than R100 000 at a house in Uitsig on Friday 7 November.

Gang-violence flares up
THERE are fears of Bonteheuwel becoming a battle zone after a number of gang-related shootings and a killing in recent weeks.

Mavericks hope for a home run
MOST sports clubs plan to begin a development programme, most of them promise to institute a development programme in the near future and some of them even man?age to obtain large sponsorship based on empty promises.

Development progressing
AN environmental impact assessment (EIA) is being undertaken for the proposed development of a portion of the farm Groot Phesantekraal outside Durbanville to develop 2 700 erven in three seperate residential estates.

Last minute entry does the trick
THE Barley Corn Club recently hosted their annual songwriting competition, one of the only ones of its kind in Cape Town.

Vroeë Kersfees vir sentrum
NIE eens die nat, onplesierige weer buite kon die gees van welwillendheid demp wat by die Tygerberg Dienssentrum se jaarlikse Kersete in die Edgemead-gemeenskapsaal geheers het nie.