TOWNSVILLE police Inspector Cheryl Scanlon was quoted in the Townsville Bulletin yesterday as saying Crimebusters was “like a neighbourhood watch for the poor.” In fact Insp Scanlon said Crimebusters was “like a neighbourhood watch for the time-poor”. The Bulletin apologises for the error. Report an error
THE Skeney Says column in Saturday's Townsville Bulletin described her state after receiving surgery at a dental practice on Kings Rd. The line "my cotton-wool-stuffed face squished against the window, eyes rolled back at them and slack jaw drooling blood down my chin" was an exaggeration for the purpose of humour and was not intended [...]
TOWNSVILLE City Council chief executive Ray Burton was quoted in Saturday's edition saying the role of a new strategic policy advisor had been created "to deal with some of the issues your paper (the Townsville Bulletin) has created". This was wrong. Mr Burton said the position had been created "to deal with some of the [...]
ON February 10, 2010 an article was published concerning ‘murdered US bride Tina Watson’. The Townsville Bulletin accepts that Gabe Watson has not been convicted of murdering Tina Watson. Tina died while scuba diving at the Yongala wreck on October 23, 2003. Gabe Watson pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of his failure to take [...]
AN article published under the headline `Guards take bribes’, on page 4 of yesterday’s Townsville Bulletin incorrectly identified Iain Miller as Turnell Security Services operations manager. Mr Miller has no ties to Turnell Security Services. The Townsville Bulletin apologises to Mr Miller and Turnell Security Services for the error. The story also quoted Liquor Licensing [...]
A REPORT in yesterday’s Townsville Bulletin that cyclist Vicki Porter was killed after being hit by a car on Flinders St West was incorrect. Vicki Porter was actually seriously injured. The Townsville Bulletin sincerely apologises for the error. Report an error
AN article appeared in last Saturday’s edition about a new service offered by event planning agency Out of the Blue which helped budding grooms plan the perfect proposal. The story focused on the real-life tale of Andrew Sorbello who approached Out Of The Blue’s Cassandra Waples for some help when he popped the question to [...]
