TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi SAME DAY RELINES The top coach who didn’t like playing • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding WHEN SARA Norton was 11-years-old she was reluctantly dragged out onto the netball Fancy a day out at the polo? Page 7 court – and she vowed to never play the sport again. “I couldn’t shoot and I hated it . . . that was my only experience with netball,” she said. Now three decades later, the Avonhead resident has been presented with a major coaching award from Netball New Zealand. Young footballers taking on Japan’s best Page 15 Norton, 44, was named community coach of the year at the 2018 Netball Coach Awards. •Turn to page 10 03 349 5050 New Dentures > Repairs > Relines > 6 Brynley Street, Hornby, Chch www.betterdenture.co.nz Riccarton bus lounge problems ‘rear ugly head’ • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding TROUBLE HAS returned to the Riccarton Rd bus lounges again. Riccarton Community Constable Aaron Thorn said anti-social issues the lounges faced when it opened in December 2015 is “rearing its ugly head again.” He said the main issue is loitering with the youth aged in their teens being “disrespectful and smart” and not moving on from the bus lounges when asked. But Constable Thorn said the issues don’t appear to be the same as what they used to be. The bus lounges on Riccarton Rd have frequently attracted anti-social behaviour since opening, including assaults. “It is minor in the grand scheme of things, they are just loitering and hang around and the guards get a bit frustrated,” Constable Thorn said. Police met with the security officers over the issue last week. The problem started again just before Christmas involving youths aged between 14 and 17. •Turn to page 5 Happy New Ears! Up to $2019 off hearing aids. Plus FREE batteries for the life of the device. Call now to book your free hearing test. * *Terms and conditions apply. Saving valued up to $2019. Offer ends 31/01/19. Fendalton 03 351 3535 Ferrymead 03 376 4483 Halswell 03 322 4326 Rangiora 03 310 7355 Experience. The Difference. BLINDS...Cleaned, Repaired & Restored... Restore your oiled CEDAR BLINDS with our re-oiling service. Rejuvenate your lacquered CEDAR BLINDS High-tech Cleaning We clean and repair all types of blinds – Venetians, Cedar, Verticals, Roller, Hollands, Romans and Pleated – with environmentally friendly cleaning products. Temperature Controlled Drying Re-oiling & Rejuvenating Fabric Blinds - such as Austrian and Roman Same Day Pick Up & Drop Off We offer a same-day, pick up and drop off service for most types of blinds. Bookings are required. Convenient Location We are located at 330 Cashel Street (near the Fitzgerald end), parking available onsite Roller Blinds cleaned from as little as $22 per blind Ph 377 0770, 330 Cashel St, Christchurch www.blindcare.co.nz SCAN QR code for Info > WE ARE OPEN Mon - Fri 8.00am to 5.00pm
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