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Have fun with OSCAR these holidays OSCAR or Out of School Care and Recreation is a perfect alternative for children needing care during the holidays or anytime during the year.

Combining gifts and flowers for all occasions As the name suggests, new retail store Petals and Presents in Marton combines affordable gifts with the convenience of a florist in the same shop.

Rural fuel means local rural service “Rural Fuel is the only locally owned fuel distributor in the lower North Island” says local representative Graeme Small.

New Farmlands building and old friends Farmlands officially opened their new building at a social evening for shareholders, suppliers and customers on Monday evening .

Who says Marton hasn’t got traffic lights? That’s rubbish The new weigh station at the Marton Waste Transfer Station is open for testing at present and uses one of the few sets of traffic lights in Marton to control the flow of traffic over the bridge.

Speirs staff received NZQA Certificates About 40 Staff from Marton’s Speirs Foods received NZQA award ceremony at Arahina on Wednesday.

Deliveries on the menu Graze Out Caterers are delivering a meal to a door near you and even your place if you like.

New hire vehicle service BJW Motors in Marton have taken on a hire vehicle agency to service the needs of locals.

Rubbish cost continues to grow for contractors Another set of rises to the cost of dumping rubbish at the Marton Waste Transfer Station is forcing local contractors to pass on the rises to their customers.

Familiar new tourism project manager Te Kahui Tupua (Sacred Peaks) the tourism MRI (major regional initiative) combining the Ruapehu, Rangitikei and Wanganui districts has appointed Vicky Dombroski as Project Manager.

Multiple Rangitikei Fuel station closures Travelling motorists and locals were surprised to see Bulls BP close its doors on Monday and it will be joined by Caltex stations in Sanson and Marton also due to close in the future.

Ready with wool expertise Local shearing contractor Gary Moore has joined Kells Wool Limited bringing his knowledge and expertise in the wool trade to local farmers.

Farm Environment Awards for Holly Farm Galpins Road farmers David, Maureen and Cameron Smith took out two awards in this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Having been talked into entering by the Award organisers, they were surprised to find they had taken both the Silver Fern Farms Livestock Farm Award and the Gallagher Innovation Award.

Speirs Nutritionals enters major world markets with Croda Europe Manawatu-based Speirs Nutritionals Limited and Croda Europe Limited have signed an exclusive supply agreement to market omega 3 emulsions to food product manufacturers in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America.