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22 Dec 09 | BATTLE Strikers is a new-age version of a classic favourite, the spinning-top. Despite its humble beginnings Battle Strikers is taking toy stores by storm around the world.
Battle Strikers feature
22 Dec 09 | A MOMENT of menopausal philanthropy threatened to destabilise the joy of Christmas in our household last week.
It was time, I believed and still believe, for us to do something for others duri
22 Dec 09 | LAUNCESTON City Council has encouraged shoppers to avoid parking costs and take advantage of the new free Tiger Bus service this Christmas.
The bus aims to make it easy and affordable for people t
22 Dec 09 | By PAUL BLACKLOW
CREDIT cards can be a safe and convenient tool for purchasing goods and services, especially over the internet or phone, or an expensive form of credit that can lead to fin
22 Dec 09 | WITH the breakout of another strain of swine flu, Launceston City Council Alderman Rosemary Armitage has called on state and federal support to get Launceston immunised.
"I am hoping with the seco
22 Dec 09 | TASMANIANS look set to rekindle their love affair with spending this Christmas, according to local businesses and experts.
Despite the global financial crisis, 2009 Christmas spending is expec
22 Dec 09 | PIP LEES offers some thrifty approaches to the festive season.
Here are some strategies to help you save this Christmas and beat the financial blues.
•MAKE A LIST, CHECK IT TWI
22 Dec 09 | TOURISM in Northern Tasmania has a bright future, according to the Launceston Tamar Valley Tourism Association.
The organisation conducted a survey last month that showed the downturn in the
22 Dec 09 | I RAN for election on three key issues - cleaning up the Tamar River, investigating and establishing a fairer rating system and a comprehensive car parking strategy.
In the month that I have been
22 Dec 09 | A RESIDENT of Waverley's Yarloop Street believes gardens in the area are being destroyed by a "plague" of wallabies, possums and rabbits.
Former Launceston City Council alderman George Brooks
22 Dec 09 | COUNTRY Club Tasmania has celebrated the release of six iconic motorcycle touring routes as part of the Tasmanian Classic Touring series.
Country Club Tasmania marketing manager Michael Bailey sai
22 Dec 09 | ST Vincent de Paul will have a little bit more to give this year thanks to the annual Classic Toy Run car rally held at Campbell Town in November.
The rally, organised by insurer Shannons, not onl
22 Dec 09 | ROYAL Life Saving has requested pool owners in Launceston check the safety of their swimming pools following the release of new drowning statistics.
New figures show 59 per cent of all toddler dro
22 Dec 09 | FOUR new scholarships have been made available to University of Tasmania students studying at the Newnham campus.
The scholarships are part of a partnership between NRM North and the Universit
20 Oct 09 | THE Launceston Times has turned one.
Formerly the Launceston Advertiser, the new-look Launceston Times, was launched last October at the Royal Launceston Show.
But renaming the publication
20 Oct 09 | ONE of Tasmania's oldest buildings, Albert Hall, will receive federal funding to the tune of $1 million as part of the Federal Government's $650 million Jobs Fund.
Albert Hall is one of se
20 Oct 09 | A CRACKDOWN on illegal posters in the CBD has been undertaken in recent weeks, according to Launceston City Council development services manager Ian Abernethy.
In response to a question from Alder
20 Oct 09 | A NEW fence surrounding the First Basin swimming pool will increase safety for visitors this summer.
The decision was made in a December 2008 meeting of the Launceston City Council, along with
20 Oct 09 | ENROLLED voters should now have received their ballot packs for the Launceston City Council election.
Voters have until October 27 to choose from 20 candidates, including 15 new to Launceston
20 Oct 09 | POOR drainage and debris build- up on South Launceston streets has caused homes to flood and drivers to lose control of their cars during heavy rain.
Residents were told by the council that the is
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