From college to an 800-cow dairy farm in Marlborough's Wairau Valley

Can't view this email, [click here]( [Marlborough Express Banner]( 21 May 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on the most popular Marlborough Express stories you might have missed this week. [Large Article Image]( [From college to an 800-cow dairy farm in Marlborough's Wairau Valley]( “My favourite cow is number 699, she always comes for a nice scratch and a pat in the morning.” [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Pot left on stove fills community kitchen with smoke]( While there was no fire, a significant amount of smoke had built up in John's Kitchen, a community kitchen in Blenheim. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [High school teacher dies suddenly in Marlborough]( Students at a high school in Picton are being sent home after a teacher died suddenly on Friday morning. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Business owners bewildered by 'crazy' bush and bark garden replacing grass berm]( Roadside plantings to beautify a busy Picton street have mystified business owners who say a footpath would make more sense. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Marlborough's 'notorious' town centre tiles claim another slip victim]( After falling on the wet pavers on his way into town, Ralph Martin felt it was safer to walk home on the road. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Couple celebrate big, fat, free 'fantastic' wedding]( Alana and James Rondel had the "perfect" day to make the most of winning a Marlborough wedding package. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Council backs senior housing elevator after 'serious concerns' raised]( Number crunching at council gives lift to two-storey senior housing complex in Marlborough. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [South Marlborough community stunned by spate of deaths on Blenheim to Ward highway]( Residents fear complacency is behind drivers losing their lives on State Highway 1. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Martial artist gets home detention for sex tapes]( Blenheim man who made sex tapes of girlfriend without her knowledge given home detention. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Rockin' onward and upward as music shop expands]( Blenheim's music store has doubled its size, after the final chapter in one of the town centre's longest running shops. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](