November 2021 – Page 5 – The Valley Profile

Thames i-Site closed its doors on October 31, 2021. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

i-Site move sparks opposition

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:November 11, 2021
Post category:November 2021

The relocation of Thames’ information centre, plus it’s transformation into un-manned kiosks, has upset residents, with one saying it reinforces the need to re-establish a link between the town’s two…

Ngatea nurse Sam Horne is collecting washed chip packets to be sent to the United Kingdom. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Recycled chip packets to keep homeless warm

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:November 11, 2021
Post category:November 2021

The humble chip packet might be emptied in record-breaking speeds during a trip to the beach or on a family picnic, but to decompose, they take 80 years.That realisation,…

Two additional security staff were stationed at Thames Hospital over the summer period, following a nationwide increase in reported verbal and physical incidents. FILE PHOTO

Hospital staff praised after alleged assault

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:November 11, 2021
Post category:November 2021

A Thames man is thanking Thames Hospital staff who acted as “human shields” to stop a “healer” from allegedly harming his wife. KELLEY TANTAU reports At around 9:30pm on October…

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