TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi Tug cruise put on hold again Page 5 Rounding up loose llamas Page 7 233 Riccarton Road Phone 341 5419 “Easiest to find Denture Clinic in Christchurch” Battle against bottle store continues • By Georgia O’Connor-Harding A BATTLE to stop another liquor store from opening in Halswell is continuing to rage on. The Halswell Residents’ Association has appealed the decision to allow off-licence liquor store Bottle-O Halswell to open on 29 Ensign St, with the opening hours of 9am-11pm daily. The appeal was made to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority. The bottle store won’t be able to open until the appeal period is finished. The bottle store was approved by the district licensing committee last month and had 37 objections against the application. There were also five petitions containing 32 signatures against the application. Residents’ association chairman John Bennett said the fact it wants to put an offlicence facility in the middle of suburbia is not good for the community. “We believe it was wrong and we think that the community deserves better,” he said. In October it objected to the application with concerns there would be “many aspects of amenity loss” if it was approved. Mr Bennett said the association believes there are sufficient facilities in Halswell for alcohol with Craythorne’s Public House, Super Liquor and New World Halswell. •Turn to page 5 On par with scholarship Promising young former Christchurch Boys’ High School golfer Ben Baker flew to the United States this month to start a scholarship at NCAA division one college Nicholls State University in Louisiana. •Story, page 10 naTiVe planT nursery Trees for CanTerbury speCialisTs in • Groundcovers • Ferns • Grasses • Small to big sized shrubs • Shelterbelts • ALL grades • Expert advice • Planting now Ask us about Super Gold Card discounts Helping our community grow 42 Charlesworth Street Ph/Fax (03) 982-1028 OPEN 7 DAYS www.treesforcanterbury.org.nz 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. Back to School ShoeS Ascent & McKinlays from $79.95 - $149 47c Garlands Road, Woolston Phone 389 3431 www.thefootwearfactory.co.nz
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