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dropped-in and none of the annoying stuff like the tedious, repetitive commercials and inane mindless chatter you get on other radio stations. “ Lindsay is confident Radiyo Richmond will appeal to a lot of listeners because the music targets his age group which is one of Richmond’s biggest demographics. He says the station will broadcast the
Plans to improve the safety of a dangerous intersection at the entrance to Wakatu Estate in Stoke are being finalised this week and will feature a stop sign, turning lanes and traffic islands to guide traffic flow. Last year, the Nelson City Council implemented a temporary speed reduction outside Wakatu Estate, four months after a series of nasty accidents at the intersection of Main Rd Stoke and Elm St. Council promised that “operational changes and on-the-ground road markings will be undertaken to make the intersection safer” and this week revealed it was meeting with contractors to discuss the planned changes. A council spokesperson says the new layout will include a stop sign at the exit from Elm St and a left-turning lane from Main Rd Stoke into Elm St. There will also be off-on ramps for cyclists to enable them to use the off-road path outside the entrance to Wakatu Estate and new traffic islands to guide traffic flow. Tasman district police road policing services
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Lindsay Yeo in his Radiyo Richmond studio last week. Photo: Simon Bloomberg.
Radiyo Richmond an oldie but a goodie Simon Bloomberg One of New Zealand’s most famous radio DJs couldn’t find a station he enjoyed listening to in Richmond so he started his own. Lindsay Yeo officially launched Radiyo Richmond 107.4FM this week because he wanted to listen to station with pleasant music and “none of the annoying stuff ”. wheelchairs
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The former Radio 2ZB DJ, who worked on national radio for 37 years before retiring to Nelson in 2001, has his own digital studio in his Richmond Hills home and plays 24-hour music on what he describes as a “radio jukebox”. “I have a very large music collection so it’s just hundreds of songs back-to-back,” Lindsay says. “It’s non-stop, pleasant music from all genres with the occasional witty bits
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