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Book launch coming up

Author Julie Thomas is launching the final novel in her Horowitz trilogy on Monday, June 11 at Paper Plus. The trilogy began with The Keeper of Secrets and Rachel’s Legacy, finishes with Levi’s War. When…

Spotlight on council rents

The way council sets its 30 per cent rent cap for pensioners’ rent has prompted a letter from MP Louise Upston to the Minister of Social Development, querying the way the council has done its…

$4K donation from fishing contest

The Leamington Rugby Sports Club handed over $4000 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand recently, raised through the club’s annual fishing contest in February. It was a massive step up – over double…

Mind where you park

Sports fans are being urged to keep cycleways, walkways and driveways clear or risk getting a ticket. Vehicles have already been spotted parking across the cycleway/walkway from the intersection of Taylor and Victoria Sts in…

Rockquest bands shine

Twenty-nine bands bravely took to the stage at the Clarence St Theatre last Sunday as part of the Smokefree Rockquest regional heats, battling their nerves of steel to perform their own original songs to an…

Double survivor hosts Pink Breakfast

Ruth Pidwell spent the last Sunday morning of May awash in a sea of pink. The two-time survivor of breast cancer hosted her first Pink Ribbon Breakfast, joined by family and a group of 16…

St John’s ‘Giant Totara’ falls

A man described as an outstanding New Zealander and a great servant of St John was farewelled at St Andrew’s Church in Cambridge on May 24. Jeremy Stubbs, a Knight of Grace of the Order…

All piled up and nowhere to go

As the full effects of China’s decision to stop importing recycled rubbish from the West kicks in, the backlog of recycled waste at the Smart Enviromental plant near Thames is steadily growing, with Cambridge’s rubbish…

Gala for band’s trip

An afternoon gala concert at St Peter’s School on June 24 will be a major fundraising event in Cambridge Brass Band’s quest to support its first trip abroad. The band needs to raise around $75,000…

Quizmasters win $1000

A team of Year 7 and 8 students from St Peter’s School won the regional Lit Quiz competition held at Southwell School recently, where 51 teams competed. This has qualified the team for nationals, to…

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