By Emily O'Connell -December 19, 2017

https://www.star.kiwi/2017/12/close-vote-shows-fails-topple-mora-broughton/

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board chairman Mike Mora and deputy chairwoman Helen Broughton have narrowly survived being toppled from their positions.

The venue was packed and the tables were groaning when the Riccarton West Community Garden held its annual Christmas dinner on 15th December.

The Christchurch City Council says that  rubbish collections will continue as normal on public holidays, except for New Year’s Day, Easter Good Friday, Anzac Day and Christmas Day.

On those public holidays wheelie bins will be emptied the day following normal collection day for that week.

As Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on a Monday this year, collection will move to Tuesday, the Tuesday collection to Wednesday, the Wednesday collection to Thursday, the Thursday collection to Friday and the Friday collection to Saturday.

To keep track of when your wheelie bin needs to go out, download the free wheelie bins app at the Apple AppStore or on GooglePlay.

Good food, good company and a visit from Santa and his elf provided a great evening out at the 2017 Riccarton Neighbourhood Support Group dinner, held at Riccarton Baptist Church on 6th December. As evidence, see the pics below.

Riccarton Neighbourhood Support Group would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Thousands of Christchurch families braved the 28 degree heat to watch this year's Santa Parade as it headed down Riccarton Road yesterday. Here are a couple of videos posted at YouTube by enthusiastic onlookers.

Christchurch's Riccarton Road is a mess, and has been for the past 14 months. Now businesses say they are being told it's being expected to take at least another six months, and it's strangling their businesses, reports The Press (P1, 4/12/2017)

Riccarton Road is to get a reprieve from work from now till after Christmas.