Businesses in Whanganui s Ridgway St set to close for film shoot
16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Ridgway St business owners have confirmed they ll be closing on May 10 to make way for a film production. Photo / Bevan Conley
Ridgway St business owners have confirmed they ll be closing on May 10 to make way for a film production. Photo / Bevan Conley Rumours that a production company has been in talks to use the Whanganui CBD for a feature film appear to be true, with Whanganui District Council confirming an application has been made to close parts of two central city streets.
The council s compliance team leader, Sandra Woodhead, confirmed an application has been made to close off parts of Ridgway St and Victoria Ave.
Consumer-focused private equity major L Catterton has agreed to buy a controlling interest in boat, fishing and watersports parts business West Marine from Monomoy Capital Partners.
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Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over most parts of the island in the evening or night. Fairly heavy falls about 75 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Western and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces during the morning.
General public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 14th of April in this year. The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead tomorrow (13th), are Tikali, Mallavi, Vannivilankulam, Idaikkadu and Andankulam at about 12:10 noon.
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Bilia has today concluded an agreement to acquire Funnemark AS and Funnemark Sandefjord AS in Norway. The companies are authorized Toyota dealers, who conduct sales and service operations for Toyota cars at seven facilities in Vestfold, Telemark and Vikens fylke in Norway. Funnemark has been a car dealer since 1914 and with a market share of 10 per cent, it is today Norway s second largest Toyota dealer.
Through the acquisition, Bilia will take over operations conducted in five of the seven facilities. The five facilities taken over by Bilia are located in Porsgrunn, Notodden, Seljord, Larvik and Sandefjord. The operations conducted by Funnemark AS located in Kongsberg and Hokksund will be taken over by Bauda AS. The acquisition does not include the properties where the business is conducted. The agreement is subject to approval by the Norwegian competition authority.