Jennifer Eder10:00, May 04 2021
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Jenny and Malcolm Horwell are saying goodbye to their 100-year-old home, and hazelnut and walnut business.
A couple that founded a successful nut business is preparing to farewell their historic villa, orchard and business to start a new chapter in their lives. Jenny and Malcolm Horwell have spent 25 years refurbishing the house, raising a family and growing a business at the Rowley Crescent property in Grovetown, Marlborough. But with a grandchild on the way, the Horwells have decided to retire and move into town, listing the property and boutique nut business Uncle Joe s for sale as a lifestyle package.
A Marlborough man stuck in India due to a family emergency says the pandemic is “very scary” in his former hometown of New Delhi. Anshul Gupta, a real estate salesperson based in Blenheim, spontaneously booked a flight about two weeks ago, to support his parents going into surgery; his mother intends to donate a kidney to his father, who has been ill for some time. “He had been fine, he was on medication, but he suddenly got worse. And I have to be here for my family, I took the next flight without even thinking about it – operations are a big thing to do, in India,” Gupta said.
A Marlborough man stuck in India due to a family emergency says the pandemic is “very scary” in his former hometown of New Delhi. Anshul Gupta, a real estate salesperson based in Blenheim, spontaneously booked a flight about two weeks ago, to support his parents going into surgery; his mother intends to donate a kidney to his father, who has been ill for some time. “He had been fine, he was on medication, but he suddenly got worse. And I have to be here for my family, I took the next flight without even thinking about it – operations are a big thing to do, in India,” Gupta said.
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Rosemarie said they had been living in Blenheim for six years, and they thought taking part in the festive competition would make them closer to the Blenheim community. “The best part about joining the competition was when we saw people stopping to have a look at our house.”
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Leo and Rosemarie Morcilla have won the 2020 First National Marlborough Christmas Lights Competition. The winning entrants were: 1st: Rosemarie Morcilla, 70 Hutcheson St, Blenheim ($1000 Prezzy Card) Leo originally put up just a few lights on the front of their Mayfield home, and it was this interest from the public, and encouragement from friends and the Filipino community, which spurred him on to expand his efforts.