By ROOKES, Felicity KIWI music legend John Rowles will be in New Plymouth next month for an intimate show-and- tell of his musical life. The 61-year-old reckons the dinner show at the Quality Hotel on November 9 will feature his famous songs and a photo essay of his life as a worldwide performer.

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By RILKOFF, Matt WATCHING recycling can be a heartbreaking experience. Especially if you are self-confessed computer geek Jay Mclean, 17, and you have sneaked into a massively popular computer recycling depot in New Plymouth hoping to snare a few free bits and bytes.

By EVANS, Ryan SAUSAGES, blankets, blotter pads and pillows will soon be protecting New Plymouth's waterways from oil and petrol spills.

By MCLEAN, Glenn BAIL has again been denied for the Uruti man accused of shooting at his neighbours.