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Wrenhaven opens the third stage of its light rail: capacity for 400,000 passengers a day The new 14-station line cuts the trip between the centre and the coastal districts to 22 minutes. Rides are free for the first week.
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Greyling Hills sawmill switches to engineered timber for apartment blocks Hartshorn Timber has invested in a press that glues layers of local spruce into large structural panels, and has won its first order for a six-storey housing scheme.
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Port of Wrenhaven handles record container volumes as Asher Point deep-water berth opens The port moved more boxes in the past quarter than in any three months on record, helped by a new 400-metre berth that can take the largest ships now calling in the region.
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Wrenhaven bird-ringing station joins flyway census from West Africa to the Arctic Volunteers at Fenwick Point are among more than 200 sites counting and ringing migrating birds this autumn, building a picture of the journeys made by waders and songbirds.
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Coastal guesthouses fill quiet months by bundling walks and food breaks Small hotels and guesthouses around Greyling Bay report a rise in out-of-season bookings after joining forces to sell guided walks, cookery sessions and harbour suppers as short-break packages.
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For bookworms: frames from shelves that overflow Books piled to the ceiling, leather bindings and old editions with yellowing pages.
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Timelapse captures a night-long lightning storm A towering storm cloud behind the mountains lit up the sky with dozens of strikes a minute.
