Newham General Store
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Newham General Store to re-open
Newham General Store has been sold and is expected to re-open to the community within the next few months. Woodend resident Jo Bombardier will re-open the store and cafe with her daughter Kayla Bombardier and son-in-law Nicholas Shepherd. Renovations are now under way for a new-look European farm-house style interior and many of the things…
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Newham store for sale
Newham General Store is up for sale following the business’s closure last year and the community rally to see it reopened. The prominent freehold, on the corner of Dons Road, was listed with Keatings Real Estate in February for $985,000. Agent John Keating told the Express he had led several private inspections through the property.…
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Town fights for store
Newham residents are rallying to secure a future for Newham General Store after its recent indefinite closure. Business owners announced its closure in a public statement after they were “unable to extend the lease past the current term”. “On this basis we have made the hard decision to wind up the business operating the store,…
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Newham mascot sculpture stolen
A bronze sculpture of a pig has been stolen from the wall outside the Newham General Store. The little bronze porker has graced the Newham village centre since 2010 and was removed sometime overnight last Thursday. It appears thieves levered up a 200kg capstone to remove bolts anchoring the sculpture to the wall. Nicknamed Chin-Chin,…