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New mural brightens Whanganui's Maria Pl pop-up space 21 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Dan Mills paints Jodi Clark's mural in Maria Pl. Photo / Lewis Gardner Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Artist Dan Mills has painted a lot of murals of his own design, but he's delighted to be decorating a Whanganui wall with someone else's. Mills began painting a design by Whanganui artist Jodi Clark on a freshly painted wall in Maria Pl on January 22. He lived in Whanganui for eight years and his own designs...

Red Shed timber gets new life as part of Town Centre Regeneration 10 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read The new reclaimed Oregon timber fence is the latest project from Whanganui District Council's Town Centre Regeneration Committee. Photo / Holly Hoddinott The new reclaimed Oregon timber fence is the latest project from Whanganui District Council's Town Centre Regeneration Committee. Photo / Holly Hoddinott Whanganui Chronicle Oregon timber from the Red Shed at Whanganui's port has been turned into a new fence around the tram shed storage area on Taupo Quay. "It's been nice to have had the...

Whanganui news in brief: It's green for go for new traffic lights 15 Dec, 2020 05:42 PM 2 minutes to read Road works at Victoria Ave and Dublin St are finished with new traffic lights in full operation. Photo / file. Road works at Victoria Ave and Dublin St are finished with new traffic lights in full operation. Photo / file. Whanganui Chronicle Green for go for new traffic lights The new traffic lights at the Victoria Ave and Dublin St intersection are now working. The intersection has been controlled by a temporary roundabout since late October while upgrade work was done. The work ...

Barclays Bank on Victoria Street (Google Street View) A Barclays Bank worker has admitted setting up a fake account, making false compensation claims and forging documents so she could take out a £2,000 loan. Louise Ellen Young, of Tynwald Grove, Castletown, pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud by false representation committed over four years. The 48-year-old will be sentenced on January 19 after a probation report has been completed. Prosecuting advocate Rachael Braidwood told the court that Young was working at the Victoria Street, Douglas, branch of the bank in March 2020 when the...

Whanganui's lower Victoria Ave co-design under way 14 Dec, 2020 03:00 PM 3 minutes to read Participants at the first lower Victoria Ave co-design workshop at Article Café & Vintage/Retro/Arts Store. Photo / Emma Morris Participants at the first lower Victoria Ave co-design workshop at Article Café & Vintage/Retro/Arts Store. Photo / Emma Morris Wanganui Midweek The co-design process for lower Victoria Ave has kicked off, after central government funding was secured to design a temporary, vibrant streetscape to attract people into the area to interact with each other and local businesses. To...