TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi Caleb’s off to hip hop worlds Page 6 Page 7 Helping kids get an online connection Fan-bloody-tastic being midge free • By Matt Slaughter JANET PROFIT had been battling a midge problem on her property for 11 years. Now, the Bromley resident Can you spot the difference? Worried about wearing hearing aids? Come in for your free hearing check and to talk to us about the latest hearing technology. p Sound p Style p Connectivity says she feels “fan-bloody-tastic” to be midge-free. Mrs Profit told PegasusPost in February midges were plaguing her Shortland St section near the Bromley wastewater treatment plant’s oxidation ponds. It was common for her dog to come in covered in midges and she couldn’t eat outside without getting a mouthful of them. She said she had been going p Discretion Call us to find out more Ashburton 03 307 8949 Fendalton 03 351 3535 Ferrymead 03 376 4483 Special Offer! Buy one hearing aid and get the second aid 1/2 Price Halswell 03 322 4326 Rangiora 03 310 7355 *Offer on the purchase of selected hearing aids, valid to 31 May2019 T&Cs apply. back and forth with the city council for more than a decade to try and fix the problem, but nothing had worked until now. •Turn to page 6 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 EXHIBITORS INVITED NOW Lisa Lynch 021 800 809 Reprieve for gallery through $6000 funding boost • By Matt Slaughter A FINANCIAL crisis for Brighton Gallery has been averted for now. Early last week, the Brighton Gallery Trust was facing the prospect of closing the gallery if it could not find extra funding. It asked the Coastal-Burwood Community Board for a grant of $6832 to pay its rent for next five months, but only $4100 was given. THis would have only allowed three months to find a way to keep the gallery open. But, the Rata Foundation came to the rescue, granting the gallery $6000 on Friday. Gallery trust secretary Jayne Cummins said the board’s grant wouldn’t have been enough to save it, but Rata’s grant made sure the gallery’s immediate future was secure. “It’s just taken the weight off and we’re just over the moon.” She said the two grants combined would be enough to keep the gallery going until the end of this year at least. •Turn to page 4 BLINDS...Cleaned, Repaired & Restored... 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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