April 1 2015
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Show time for Malvern Fire causes extensive damage near Burnham The cause of a house fire is yet to be determined …
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Huge numbers for field day
The first ever South Island Agricultural Field Day to be held in Kirwee is being hailed a success …
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Malvern locals Beau and Bonnie Collier in front of the bouncy ship slide which was one of the attractions for the younger generation attending the Malvern A&P Show in Sheffield over the weekend. There was plenty for young and old to take part in and marvel at in the show, which was held in near perfect conditions on Saturday. at the Sheffield Domain. For more on the show go to page 5 … Photo by Peter Walker
Crime rates stable despite population growth by Kent Caddick
Despite the phenomenal population growth in Selwyn crime rates in the district aren’t rising according to Canterbury’s top cop.
Rural fire restrictions lifted A restricted fire season for most of rural Selwyn has been lifted …
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Canterbury Police District Commander Superintendent Gary Knowles attended a recent Selwyn District Council meeting to give councillors a briefing on where policing in the district is headed. According to figures released by Superintendent Knowles there were
1,424 recorded offences in Selwyn in 2011 but by 2013 this figure had dropped to 1,261 (down 11.5%) and he is predicting a figure of around 1,300 for the 2014 year. “You should be proud of this figure as it shows that despite the huge growth
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in the district the amount of recorded crime isn’t growing and that can be put down to a combination of the work done by community groups and local policing,” Superintendent Knowles told the council. continued on page 3 …