Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Making most of the region
Winning form at races
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Nelson forks out $1m in fines Sara Hollyman
Nelson Police handed out more than a million dollars in speeding fines in the region during the first nine months of 2020. New police data shows that between January and September
2020, a total of 14,639 speeding tickets, or $1,062,320 worth, were dished out to drivers in Nelson Bays from a combination of police officers and mobile speed cameras. Officers handed out just under 5000 tickets totalling more than $535,000. This was up 1300 tickets
from 2019 when they issued 3573 during the same period – despite the country being in Level 4 lockdown for a month. Tasman road policing team leader, Senior Sergeant Grant Andrews, says he’s not surprised officers have issued more tickets
for speeding. “Speeding has been a huge issue for us, our tolerance is probably less than it was which could be part of the reason the infringements have increased.” Grant says people are just not getting the message to drive to the
speed limit. “They seem to feel that they have an 11km tolerance over the limit as a right, but they don’t. We would’ve given out more around that 11-15km-over range, I’d say.
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Serving up style at races Erin Bradnock The style served at this year's Fashion on the Field event proves yet again that the fashion is just as important as the action on the track at a day at the races. More than 40 people competed in the best dressed and best hat categories this year as part of last weekend’s Nelson Harness Racing Club’s Interislander Summer Festival at Richmond Park. Annual competitors and friends, Emma SilkeFrench and Angela Miller, say they look forward to the event every year with the event marked in their calendars, months in advance. “We’ve done this together for four years now. Angela is in charge of the headwear and I’m on hair and makeup. It’s a great excuse to get dressed up and is always a fun day out in Nelson,” says Emma. However, the winners were Elizabeth Charleston, in an emerald dress, and Jono Leach, who took out best dressed man. Emma Silke- French and Angela Miller compete for best dressed at this year's Fashion in the Fields event. Photo: Erin Bradnock.
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