TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi Veteran gardener still winning awards Young kart racer gets break in Europe EXHIBITORS INVITED NOW Lisa Lynch 021 800 809 • By Julia Evans SUJEAN IN was protesting against climate change when she Page 7 Page 16 St Margaret’s head girl links people with love and thousands of other students were evacuated from Cathedral Square on March 15. The St Margaret’s College head girl did not know what was going on. She just listened to the instructions of a friendly female police officer, and when she PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER found out about the terror attack which had devastated the city, she knew students would need an outlet to help. •Turn to page 4 Bishopdale Village Mall retailers still losing customers • By Jake Kenny BISHOPDALE Village Mall retailers say they are losing business as they wait for a long-promised mall upgrade. The mall is more than 50-yearsold and showing its age with tired buildings and several empty shops – and some business owners are fed up. The Fendalton-Waimairi- Harewood Community Board pledged $10,000 last December to help redevelop the area through ‘quick win’ cosmetic improvements. However, none of the $10,000 has been spent yet. Work has yet to start and some local business owners say the improvements will do little to solve the problem of falling foot traffic. Bishopdale Businesses Association member Tony Ralfe said the closure of the Westpac branch and the move of Mitre 10 to a nearby location three years ago, along with New World’s move to the far side of the mall, meant more was needed to help the remaining retailers. •Turn to page 4 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 Pardon?! *Terms and conditions apply. Saving valued up to $2000. Offer ends 31/03/2019. Trade in your old hearing aids. Save up to $2000! * Trade in your old hearing aids and discover a new world in style, streaming and on-the-go charging with the latest hearing technology. Give us a bell to find out how. Fendalton 03 351 3535 Ferrymead 03 376 4483 Halswell 03 322 4326
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