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Brace for steep price hikes, consumers warned Local businessman Leonet Anderson by Lyf Compton The COVID-19 pandemic is driving up the cost of manufacturing and shipping, and consumers should brace themselves for increased prices. “This is critical going forward. When everything is rising for consumers how are they going to afford it,” is the question being posed by local businessman Leonet Anderson, owner of General Hardware Supplies in Arnos Vale. Anderson told SEARCHLIGHT on Thursday th...

Houses could be built in Blenheims quake-prone east with innovative engineering, says a councillor concerned that its subdivision potential is not being catered for. Work has begun on the Wai-iti subdivision in Blenheim. Photo: STUFF / Scott Hammond The eastern edge of Blenheim has been ruled out for urban expansion since the Christchurch earthquakes caused liquefaction that wrecked homes, streets and backyards a decade ago. The issue resurfaced as the Marlborough District Council plans major ...

Updated: January 22, 2021, 5:28 pm © DC Thomson The site of the proposed Burger King and Starbucks. A developer has appealed against the decision by councillors to refuse planning permission for a drive-thru Starbucks and Burger King near Dundee Airport. Early last year, London-based firm GVD submitted a planning application on behalf of Eat & Drive Ltd to build the two facilities and 54 parking spaces, including e-parking, at the bottom of Riverside Avenue. Continue Reading Log in or subscrib...