Prince’s autobiography selling like hotcakes

scription of Harry’s life including the grief of his mother, Princess Diana’s passing, his war experiences in Afghanistan, but mainly his turbulent relationship with the royal family.

through is the Ashburton District Council’s jurisdiction.

Donaldson said the authorities need to do more.

“The fact that it happens so often shows there is a fault with something.”

He believes a strike bar would be an ideal solution to provide an early warning system for motorists approaching the height restriction.

A number of other ideas have been put forward.

Restricting the access has been suggested as an easy fix and Waka Kotahi, as part of the upcoming Tinwald corridor upgrade, had proposed to close the access from SH1, making it left turn out only, but the weight of public feedback wanting the status quo has had Waka Kotahi hold off on any changes at the viaduct.

Digging the road out deeper has also been suggested, but at its current depth it is already frequently flooded in heavy rain events.

The council and Waka Kotahi are understood to be looking at ways to improve road safety around the Tinwald viaduct as part of the Tinwald corridor upgrade.

Prince Harry’s autobiography is flying off the shelves. His book Spare has piqued the interest of millions all over the world after being released last week, including the Ashburton community.

The book is a first-hand de- been run off its feet trying to keep up with sales.

“We sold all 30 books of stock within the first day-and-a-half,” salesperson Norma Geddes said.

Ashburton Public Library manager, Jill Watson, said “the library knew the book would be in high demand so we bought five copies”.

“These copies have been reserved since we ordered them in, with another six on the waiting list,” she said.

Paper Plus Ashburton has also

“I’m not surprised at how popular it has been with the amount of publicity we have received.”

Both the Ashburton library and local bookshops have also seen demand increase in the well-known Black Fern Ruby Tui’s Straight Up autobiography.

“Paper Plus will continue to keep stocking Harry’s book until the sales plateau,” Geddes said.