Mitre 10 Re-branding

P & K Mitre 10 has finished its revamp and there were celebrations over the first weekend in October. A festive atmosphere greeted customers as people checked out the latest changes to their home improvement store. Spot prizes from 6 burner BBQs to outdoor setting were given away and there was a helium balloon for every kid who came along. Store owner Conor Kershaw was wrapt with the support shown by the community. … Continue Reading

Lucky Month at P & K

Lotto history was made in Martinborough in September when two major prize winning tickets were sold at Pain and Kershaw in the same draw.
Officials at the Lotteries Commission rated the chances of this happening at around once in 100,000 years! Even worldwide this may be unique, especially for such a small outlet. … Continue Reading

Cooking corner

Potato and anchovy pie

Ingredients
6 large potatoes
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 can flat anchovies
100gr butter
½ cup tomato puree … Continue Reading

Letters

Dixie Street
I enjoyed your front page coverage of the Martinborough jazz weekend. I went to hear the Dixie Street concert on Saturday night and it was great entertainment. An enjoyable reaquaintance with trad jazz, which I wrote about on my own little blog, ‘Musings from Martinborough’. The blog includes a video of one of the numbers they played, and it can be seen here
John MacGibbon … Continue Reading