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Blue Mountains resident John Cenzato says locals are less concerned with new trains than with services running on time.

Passengers on this train line were hammered by delays. Now there’s more bad news

Amid this week’s rail delays, the rollout of new intercity trains to two regional commuter lines has been pushed back until at least the end of this year.

  • Penry Buckley

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The Paragon on Katoomba Street.

How the Paragon, the derelict grand dame of the Blue Mountains, could be saved

The owner of the Paragon Cafe in Katoomba has been ordered to secure the site, hire a heritage architect and detail what repairs need to be done.

  • Julie Power
STOP PFAS convener Jon Dee in Leura.

WaterNSW admits PFAS contamination could date from 1992

The Blue Mountains drinking water contamination with “forever chemicals” occurred between a 1992 truck crash and 2007, when a toxic fire fighting foam was banned.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The magnificent Carrington Hotel.

Skip this ‘forlorn’ Blue Mountains town? You’ll be missing out

Poor old Katoomba has seen better days, but to suggest it be bypassed en route to other sights in the area does the town a major disservice.

  • Julie Miller
Welcome to Katoomba, the town that time forgot.

Millions of visitors drive through this town every year. Some tell them to skip it

The gateway to one of the state’s top tourist attractions has become a “blighted, deteriorating town”.

  • Julie Power
Renee said the government robbed Jack of his childhood.

Jack’s mother thought he was being looked after. He died desperate and alone

Jack died in the Blue Mountains the day after his birthday. For his mother Renee, it was the tragic end to years of pain that should never have happened.

  • Amber Schultz
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The bottled water industry has defended its products, saying there is no risk from forever chemicals.

Memo to Sydney Water: It’s time to be upfront with the public about PFAS and our drinking water

Sydney Water should recognise that secrecy and a lack of transparency leads to fear and anxiety.

  • The Herald's View
Unsafe levels of PFAS have been found in a drinking water reservoir in the tourist village of Leura. The testing was conducted after pressure by community campaigner Jon Dee, pictured.

Cancer-linked chemical found at five times safe level in drinking water reservoir

Authorities have played down the discovery of the toxins in a water tower in an upmarket tourist town.

  • Carrie Fellner
Paragon, Katoomba

Inside the once-charming Paragon, a heartbreaking discovery is made

It epitomised glamour and fine dining for 110 years. Now, as our photos show, vandals have trashed its interior.

  • Julie Power
Ninety-seven-year old Noel Balfour has just recorded a new album in Andy Busuttil’s Blue Mountain Sound studio in Hazelbrook.

Meet Noel. He’s just recorded his second album at the age of 97

“I wake up with a song these days,” singer-songwriter Noel Balfour says.

  • John Shand

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