TRIBUTES have been paid to a proud family man after his passing. Stanley Thomas Leonard was born January 29 1949 in the Hexham family home - the youngest of three children. Stan was the baby of the family; his siblings said he was spoilt rotten and were always taking the blame for his mischief! But Stan was also a loving and warm character with many friends. As a boy, Stan attended St Mary’s Catholic School, where it’s said that no one ever complained about his school work - on the occasions he did turn up for lessons! In his younger years, Stan had fleeting aspirations of becoming a bank robber but decided there was too much risk involved, instead settling on becoming a welder! His first job was as a wool cleaner at Wool Growers and he later held various driving jobs - much to daughter Marie’s delight as she always got lifts for free!
Theatre Royal, schools, and pools get major climate boost as Newcastle wins £27m green funding bid
Newcastle City Council has confirmed that an ambitious bid to install eco-friendly measures in 32 public buildings has been approved, just a couple of weeks after it was lodged
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Waikato/Bay of Plenty Junior Young Farmer of the Year and AgriKids winners announced
2 Mar, 2021 07:45 PM
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A duo from Cambridge High School have taken out the title for Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year 2021.
Anna Ede and Ben Ede topped the points table for the regional competition.
The contest for high school students in Teen Ag Clubs was held at the Tauranga Racecourse on Saturday, running alongside the Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Young Farmer of the Year regional final.
Timothy Lumsden from Hamilton Boy s and Tayla Hansen from St. Paul s Collegiate came in second place.
Theatre Royal, Discovery Museum, swimming pools, and 16 schools set for green upgrades in £27m bid
Newcastle City Council is bidding for a share of a £1bn fund to decarbonise public buildings, in an effort to make the city carbon neutral by 2030
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Fatal boat crash in Tauranga: Clayton Graves mum robbed of chance to say goodbye
4 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
6 minutes to read I love you to the moon and back.
That s the last text message Lisa Graves will ever receive from her son, Clayton Graves. His words are engraved on the wooden wakahuia (treasure box) that contains the 29-year-old s ashes and sits surrounded by family photographs on her mantle.
On Wednesday, Lisa, 60, read those words back to her son as she addressed the High Court at Tauranga where Guy Appleton was jailed for Clayton s manslaughter.
The court was told Appleton and Clayton were intoxicated when they made the fateful decision to take Appleton s boat out fishing late in the night.