Women Told To Leave Town For Births

EXPECTANT women in the Blue Mountains have been told that as of today they can no longer give birth at their local hospital because of staff shortages, and will have to travel to Nepean or Lithgow hospitals.

Terrorist Suspect Moved After Escape Plot

ONE of nine men awaiting trial on charges of planning a terrorist attack has been moved from his high security cell at Lithgow Jail after an alleged escape plot was foiled.

Van Veen Brothers Getting Up To Speed

LITHGOW boys Johnathan and Brendon Van Veen are yet to convince Nelson Bay coach Robert Relf they are the real deal, but the pair are expected to feature on the representative scene this season.

Enviro 101

A sign outside the Wallerawang power station, west of Lithgow, depicts a silhouette of the plant's giant cooling tower with a wispy cloud gushing from the top. Below the image are two words: "Water Vapour".

Zig Zag Goes Straight To Heart

A WORLD of wizards or a wonder of 19th-century engineering whichever the Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow brings an opportunity for families to discover some old-fashioned fun while admiring what many consider a construction masterpiece of its time.

Halfway Point For Power Station

DELTA Electricity will haul a new transformer from Lithgow to replace one that exploded at Vales Point power station this month.

Two Sites For List

A PUSH to have two significant Newcastle sites added to the National Heritage List has been initiated by Doug Lithgow, from the Parks and Playground Movement.

Own Your Very Own Church, Or Convent, For Under $500,000

A FORMER convent and a Baptist church are for sale in Lithgow, each for less than $500,000.

P-plater Off Road

A P-PLATE driver caught doing 188 kmh in a 100 kmh zone at Belford, in the Hunter, lost his licence for three years when he appeared in Lithgow Local Court yesterday.

Bond For Drug At Prison Farm

A WOMAN who took cannabis into the grounds of Kirkconnell prison farm near Lithgow was placed on a 12-month bond in Newcastle Local Court yesterday.

Cable Service On A Roll

ILLAWARRA Cable Services and Lithgow Cable Repairs have joined with national electronics and electrical engineering company Ampcontrol to create one of the largest cable repair businesses in Australia.

City Shuns Facility Plan

PLANS by the Iemma Government to build a medium and minimum security prison as an extension to the existing maximum security facility is facing growing opposition in Lithgow.

Are Flies Driving You Crazy And What Do You Do To Get Rid Of Them?

Mary-Therese Lithgow, Wollongong

Lure Of A Sandstone Landmark

THE vendors of one of Lithgow's most historically significant homes have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars restoring the property.

Breach Of Bond Stupid: Magistrate

A WOMAN was on a bond and serving periodic detention when she took cannabis into the grounds of the Kirkconnell prison farm, near Lithgow, Newcastle Local Court was told yesterday.

No Tears Shed Over Death Of Gran Killer

THE suicide of one of Australia's worst serial killers has been greeted with mixed emotions by his victim's relatives. John Wayne Glover, 62, hanged himself inside Lithgow jail on Friday while serving life for the murders of six elderly women on Sydney's North Shore in 1989 and 1990. Known as the "Granny Killer", Glover bashed his victims to death but maintained what appeared to be a normal existence as a family man.

Suicide Watch On 'sick' Granny Killer

GRANNY killer John Glover has been placed on suicide watch at Lithgow Jail after telling prison officers: "I've had enough I want to kill myself."

Little Sebastian At Heart Of Help

JUST five hours after Sebastian Hope was born he was flown by helicopter from Lithgow to a Sydney hospital in a desperate bid to save his life after it was detected his heart was beating at twice the normal rate.

Triple-0 Leaves Region

TRIPLE-0 calls that would normally be fielded by operators at Warilla will be dealt with by call centres at Tuggerah, on the Central Coast, and Lithgow, in the Blue Mountains, from today.

Tastefully Capturing Man Who Lifted The Lid On Sex

KINSEY Rated: MA Starring: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, John Lithgow, Timothy Hutton. Critic's warning: Occasional language, sex scenes, full-frontal nudity. Critic's rating: 8/10