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Feeling low Up high 

The high altitude lodges of Mt Everest have become potent breeding grounds for influenza during the last climbing season. Alarm bells started…

July2019

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Book review

Loving all of it My eyesight is fine. I chose this book from the Library’s online catalogue without realising that it was…

July2019

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Community Garden News 

Well, we have just about recovered from the excitement of being part of the Martinborough Medical Centre’s, Community Health Award, awarded last…

July2019

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Cooking Corner

Bakewell tart Ingredients Pastry: 140gr plain flour 85 Gr cold butter a pinch of salt Fangipane 165 Butter 165 castor sugar 3…

July2019

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Council Notes

From the 12th July we enter the pre-election period for the local government elections, which are being held on the 12th October…

July2019

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Deep plastic

The depth of the Mariana Trench makes it impossibly hostile to surface-dwelling life. Water pressure is more than 1000 times that at…

July2019

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Did you know

THE LIFE FLIGHT RESCUE HELICOPTER at cruising speed uses 300 litres of fuel an hour. It costs $138 for the fuel for…

July2019

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Digital Seniors – Meet the Coaches: Roger Fraser

Martinborough resident Roger Fraser is one of the coaches for Digital Seniors, the voluntary organisation that offers free coaching to seniors to…

July2019

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Overshoot day

The 29th of July was Earth Overshoot Day 2019. It is the day for this year when human consumption has outstripped what…

July2019

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Featherston Community Centre Charitable Trust AGM

Please join us at our AGM, Thursday 25th July at 7pm to hear about the past year at the Featherston Community Centre,…

July2019

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Actually it’s wrong 

The idea that you do not use all of your brain is a widespread myth. Brain scan studies show all areas are…

July2019

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A Truckload of Books

Every year thousands and thousands of donated books pile up in the hall of First Church awaiting the annual Mid-Winter Monster Book…

July2019

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