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Dec 1315 min read

2024: Ashburton in Retrospect

Its the end of 2024! Join me for a round up of local news.

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Feb 98 min read

Ice Cream in Ashburton: how Solway has a Secret Ice Cream Shop

How Ashburton's Alpine Ice Cream supplies the icecream of Italian royalty... and little Solway kids.

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Feb 23, 20236 min read

Ashburton's Icons: J & T Electrical Services

Update 5 May 2024: After 47 years, J & T Electrical Services in Ashburton closed its doors for the last time. Wishing Peter a long and...

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Dec 9, 20223 min read

Ashburton's icons: Ken Ross Jewellers

Over the summer – should that ever arrive – I hope to run a series on some of Ashburton’s longest continuously operated shops. On High...

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