Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 29 January 2020
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Down
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Nelson
Charles Anderson
Tim Bayston knows he has burned some bridges in his time, but he also reckons he deserves a break. When he turned up at the Tahunanui Community Hub in late November, he was in severe pain and had not eaten in four days. “He was a train wreck,” says the hub manager Mark French. “He was really bad.” Tim had found himself in a difficult position. He was living in a van, parked up in
Tahunanui. He was paying it off $150 a week but, after he bought it, someone vandalised it. They broke the windscreen, cut the tyres and snapped off the wipers. “I’m mechanically minded so I can fix some of that, but not the tyres or windscreen,” says Tim. Tim has severe medical issues, partially from a lifetime as a panel beater and sprayer in the days where protective masks were
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Firefighters save Haven Rd business
Charles Anderson
The owner of the car workshop that was gutted by a huge blaze over the weekend is praising the work of the fire service in making sure it did not destroy his entire business.
The fire broke out 10.10pm on Saturday night at a workshop behind MS Ford, which is next door to the BP petrol station and a host of LPG tanks. The blaze drew firefighters from across the region in 12 appliances. It caused the closure
of the State Highway for several hours as onlookers watched them douse the fire, which also threw out toxic smoke. The fire was extinguished at about 3am, however, Haven Rd remained closed for some time with diversions in place.
There were no reports of injuries or any people in the building. “Not often do we get a fire with all the different aspects that this one had,” says senior station officer Craig Davies. Not only did firefighters have to contend with the threat of the
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petrol station and gas tanks but the workshop was also full of hazards, including acetylene and oxygen bottles along with150 air bags exploding. “A huge thanks to all the crews
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