POLICE were called after a 75-year-old tenant from the complex climbed a tree to stop workers hacking branches. Workers had marked trees for a severe lopping to get the portable loos to the courtyards. Ray Boyle says trees help cut down noise pollution from the busy highway. Workers called police when Mr Boyle refused to…

THE group Inglewood on Beaufort wants to establish a local community garden. The budding community group has been impressed by the success of the North Perth community garden opened last year and is investigating potential sites. IOB deputy chair Matt Seabrook says the group is canvassing people on its Facebook page to gauge public support…

INGLEWOOD is set to host a summer market Monday nights. The food and arts market is planned to start in November and will be held in spots between Sixth and Tenth Avenues. It is the brainchild of Inglewood on Beaufort Street, a nascent community group spearheaded by Mondo’s Vince Garreffa. IOB deputy chair Matt Seabrook…

A WOMAN restricted to a wheelchair has twice been bogged in a sandy path, with a builder and her council slow to fix the problem. Lily, who travels the pavement on Beechboro Road South to get to her local shops, was bogged after sand on the path mixed with rain and her 250kg wheelchair started…

THE Beaufort Street Art Market has been approved to run until the end of next year following a successful trial. Lesley Thomas from the Beaufort Street Network said on the first day of the market “several businesses reported an increase in trade”. Despite rough weather she said it was a good turnout: one artist selling…

THE Mary Street Piazza will be made permanent, with an overwhelming majority supporting the Beaufort Street public open space. But the Mary Street Bakery says the piazza is costing it “between $500 and $1000 per day” in lost trade and says it will have to close and “re-open as a night time restaurant” if the…

A HIKE in late fees is penalising low-income families and discouraging people from borrowing books from struggling libraries, says Inglewood mother of two Narelle Hopkin. Busy trying to juggle a toddler, a three-month-old and a recently diagnosed kidney problem that required doctor’s visits, Ms Hopkin was six days late with 12 books and shocked to…

THE operators of the Leederville hotel promised a new, less rowdy venue when they applied to Vincent council for renovations, and so far that’s bearing out. Chief ranger Steve Butler reported to the Safer Vincent committee that “WA police advised there has been a 25 per cent decrease in activity in Leederville area since the…

WE’RE hearing strong indications the final boundaries of council mergers will be announced this coming week. The Voice understands WA local government minister Tony Simpson will announce his call on options presented to him by the WA local government advisory board on Wednesday. Mr Simpson has the power to accept or reject the WALGB’s recommendations,…

EARLY signs of new life for the long-closed Savoy Hotel are echoing through Perth city council’s planning department. The Hay Street hotel was built by John Talbott Hobbs, and in 1916 it was advertised as “The Ritz of Australia”. But it’s been closed since the 1980s, with just a shoe store operating out of the…