AFTER 130 years in Parramatta, the Two Blues rugby club is set to take its ball and wander off over the horizon.

The club that produced internationals such as Ray Price, Tony Melrose, Andrew Leeds and current Wallaby Tatafu Polota-Nau hopes to announce soon that it will relocate to the Hills Shire.
The Two Blues has battled financially and on the field since Parramatta Leagues Club withdrew its sponsorship last year. The Shute Shield first-grade team finished second last this season, and regularly conceded 60 points or more.
Two Blues president Alan Hyam …

RESTAURANTS in Parramatta’s Eat Street will have to obey stringent rules to lift the look of the area and to improve pedestrian access.
But Parramatta Council will not ban smoking in outdoor areas, despite heavy lobbying from cancer care groups.
Instead, restaurants are expected to set aside about half of their outdoor dining areas for non-smokers with clear signage.
They also have to provide wind-proof ashtrays and keep the area clear of cigarette butts.
Parramatta Council has updated its outdoor dining policy to bring all restaurants in line over space taken up for outdoor …

ELDERLY residents are still suffering six months after the much used 606 Hillsbus service from Parramatta to Castle Hill was slashed by Transport Department officials.

Petitions, letters and questions in Parliament have so far failed to get any answers for the hundreds of regular uses who say they have been left stranded.
Baulkham Hills State Liberal MP Wayne Merton has been lobbying hard for the re-instatement of the original service which now terminates at Winston Hills Shopping Centre and has changed its route.
Last week he again addressed parliament urging Transport Minister David …

PARRAMATTA Park’s biggest fan had a high-profile visitor to help celebrate his 70-year love affair with the park last week.

Graham Taylor, of Greystanes, the unofficial captain of the Parramatta Park Runners Club, invited his old mate Nathan Rees along to mark the occasion.
The two go back more than 20 years to when the man who would become Premier was working at the park as an 18-year-old.
“We had our running group here in the early ‘80s and he was working on the garden as a gardener,’’ Taylor said.
“He just joined up …

GORDON paceman Chad Soper hit an unbeaten 50 to save face for the Stags against Eastern Suburbs - a day after he finished his HSC.
“The top order all got themselves out. It was horrible,” Soper, 17, said with a chuckle.
“Then the captain, Beau Casson, said I had a good opportunity because the team was 8-81.
“And I took it - and played well.”
Soper and No 11 James Kennedy (30) put on 61 for the last wicket.
The Stags were bowled out for for 166 at Waverley Oval on Saturday, with Eastern Suburbs …