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Category Archives: News
November issue St Albans News
Ali Jones thought she had won the election for the Innes councillor by 46 votes only to find out a day later that Pauline Cotter had won, based on special votes during the official and final count, by 16 votes. … Continue reading
Streets and housing feature in October St Albans News
The October issue (being delivered to local letterboxes from October 1) is a bit smaller than usual but fits in news about the housing standoff between the city council and government over the extent of the intensification needed and the … Continue reading
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St Albans News local elections edition
The September issue (being delivered to letterboxes on September 1) is largely devoted to local body elections. It features mayoral candidates, councillors, community board member candidates and Environment Canterbury candidates. In some non-election news Residents associations are banding together to … Continue reading
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St Albans News August issue features a growing problem
Family violence is unfortunately increasing in Christchurch and particularly in St Albans and nearby Papanui and Fendalton. To combined forces a public meeting on the topic about to be held at the community centre to see what residents can do … Continue reading
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Here’s St Albans News for July 2022
Fans of the Edgeware Pool are celebrating the council allocation of extra funding for the Edgeware Pool that will reduce the amount the pool group still needs to raise to construct the pool. It could even be operating in 18 … Continue reading
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St Albans News June edition available
Residents of Christchurch inner green suburbs, like St Albans and Richmond are sick of houses being demolished and replaced with ugly concrete blocks, tarseal and shrubs. One Christchurch resident, who has organised a petition, thinks we should demand the council … Continue reading
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St Albans News April 2022: Postal service saved
Good news – the post shop has found a new home in the supermarket as Stephen Anderson steps up to keep it in the Edgeware Village area Hard to believe that a few decades ago there were 3-4 post offices … Continue reading
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St Albans News February 2022
Another thing the city council has no plans to fix is the flooding after heavy rain that hits Edgeware Village shopping area on average once a year, entering shops uninvited. Cost would be too much and of limited benefit they … Continue reading
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St Albans News returns (October edition)
The community housing in Coles Place may be taller than what was there a year ago but the rebuild is an opportunity to include a few more units and all will be warm and safe. The trust which is looking … Continue reading
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A glimpse of the future in latest St Albans News
Mass rapid transit in the form of double decker buses or trams could come down Cranford St and Sherborne St, but not for a few decades (and only if population increases and that option is chosen). A new service has … Continue reading
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