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chris tobin/Stuff Singh Trading has been granted a liquor off-licence to operate a bottle store in this former cafe in Pleasant Point, but the decision is now subject to an appeal. A Pleasant Point primary school has lodged an appeal against a decision to allow a new bottle store to open the small South Canterbury town. St Joseph’s School principal and board of trustees member Aroha Stewart confirmed an appeal had been made to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) but would not comment further. On April 6, the Timaru District Licensing Committee (DLC), comprising Sharyn Ca...

Puttshack Announces $60 Million in Growth Capital Latest investment round to support continued strategic growth for the only upscale tech-infused mini golf experience News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Puttshack, the only upscale tech-infused mini golf experience with global food and drink, today announced it has completed a growth capital round of $60 million led by Promethean Investments. The funds will continue to support the company's booming growth, bringing this one-of-a-kind experience to more cities in the U.S., UK and around t...

JOHN BISSET/Stuff A runner uses the closed section of the Smithfield Walkway in February 2021 after a gate was removed. But the walkway may open again officially, with Alliance general manager manufacturing Willie Wiese saying “Alliance is finalising a proposal to temporarily open the pathway and is in discussions with Environment Canterbury about this”. Wiese had previously said “an in-depth site investigation identified relatively low levels of asbestos-containing fragments within some historic building materials, which a previous landowner had likely used to in-fill the land many y...

JOHN BISSET/STUFF Safer Mid Canterbury and Safer Waitaki have been consulted regarding a new safer communities co-ordinator being employed by the Timaru District Council. (File photo) The employment of a new safer communities co-ordinator in the Timaru District has been recommended following the reassessment of a council decision, in 2019, not to renew its contract for Restorative Justice services. At Tuesday’s Timaru District Council community services committee meeting, councillors agreed a new co-ordinator should be employed by the council for a two-year fixed term, funded by the Safer ...

The “appalling” state of a stretch of State Highway 1, near Timaru's Evans St, has concerned councillors.