November 2021 – Page 6 – The Valley Profile

Waihī RSA president Ellen Henderson said the thefts were upsetting. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Bronze plaques stolen from graves

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:November 15, 2021
Post category:November 2021

Scrap metal dealers across the country have been asked to keep an eye out for anybody bringing in bronze plaques, after more than a dozen were stolen from service people’s…

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,…

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