NEWS
Wednesday November 2, 2016
Percy’s Newsagency changes hands
Percy’s newsagency will change hands after 50 years in the family with Shayne and Roslyn Clarke from NewsXpress taking over the business. Leo Percy has worked in the store for 38 years, starting when he was only 10-years-old. The last 28 years Leo has been at the helm. Pictures is Leo, Teddy, Billy and Sally Percy with Shayne and Roslyn.
Man injured in tractor accident at Delegate A Delegate man, 39, has claimed to have been run over by a tractor near his property on Saturday October 29. The man is believed to have suffered abdominal and chest injuries and abrasions on his legs. He was on a fire trail collecting firewood by himself when the accident occurred. He was able to send an SMS to his family, who contacted emergency services. He was extracted from the fire trail about 2km from his house, which is located on Balgownie Road. Cooma paramedics attended the accident as back up, however the man was airlifted by a Victorian helicopter emergency medical service to Canberra Hospital at approximately 5.30pm. Police are still investigating the incident. Paramedics transported a 36-year-old Cooma male to Cooma Hospital for a suspected overdose of the drug ice. Emergency services were called to the Alpine Hotel on Sharp Street, Cooma at 11.30pm on Friday October 28 after reports of an intoxicated and drug affected man. Staff at the hotel refused the man
service, after which he became aggressive, assaulting several people including security and police. Police would like to remind patrons that if you are refused service from a licensed premises and refuse to leave, you are liable for a $550 on-thespot fine. A motor vehicle accident occurred on the Jerangle Road at Bredbo at 11pm on Saturday October 29. While police were attending the accident, 2km east of Strike-A-Light Creek, they stopped a passing vehicle for the purpose of a random breath test. The 32-year-old female driver returned a positive reading, was arrested and was conveyed to a police station where she returned a reading of 0.153. She was charged with a
high range PCA offence and will appear before the Cooma Court in six weeks time. With the launch of the Snowy Mountains Trout Festival on the weekend, police and fisheries were patrolling both Eucumbene and Jindabyne lakes on Saturday October 29. A 23-year-old man from Canberra was in charge of a vessel and pulled over in the Buckenderra arm of Eucumbene Dam for a marine safety check and random breath test. He returned a breath analysis of 0.066 and will appear in Cooma Court in six weeks. T h e r e have been several thefts from
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Our Sam on leave
Readers may notice a slight change in our coverage of the news of the Bombala and Delegate district in coming issues, with regular journalist, Sam Tonks heading off on maternity leave this week. Sam has been covering the many happenings in Bombala, Delegate and surrounds since October 2015, but will be taking a nine-month break to welcome her second child in November. Of course The Post will ensure it continues the same great coverage of the local area, with journalists travelling to spend time in the Bombala office weekly, as well as attending local
events as they happen. The contact details for those wishing to give news tips or contribute material remain the same, so please email sam. monaropost@gmail.com or phone 0459 021 580 if you have anything to report or discuss from the Bombala area. Alternatively, you can call the Cooma office on 64520312 or email the editor at editor@ monaropost.com.au. Sam will be back on deck in August of next year, and would like to thank the local community for its continued support since her move to The Post just over a year ago.
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