Brenda Harwood

Bluestone from Blackhead Quarry is a fitting material to be used in building a memorial to the 30 Dunedin and district men who were killed in the sinking of Royal Navy vessel HMS Neptune during World War 2, stonemason Ron Turner of Southern Landscapes says.

Opportunity is knocking for AliMcD model Stella Maxwell (18), who will leave next week to visit family and take up modelling opportunities in Europe.

The public pressure for reestablishing commuter rail services in Dunedin is cranking up with another ‘‘Bring Back the Train'' public meeting.

Dunedin people are being urged to jump aboard and join the call to restore commuter train travel in the south.

All eyes will be on Dunedin in November as the city pulls out all the stops for a Remembrance 2008 celebration that will be ‘‘bigger than Ben Hur''.

Friday will be an exciting day for Dunedin boy Cameron Bradley (pictured), as he celebrates his 8th birthday on the 8th day of the 8th month of 2008.

For self-confessed obsessive sneaker collector Kevin Downie, retailing high-end retro sneakers to Dunedin punters through his Identity store has been an extension of his hobby.

The conductor for Saturday night's Southern Sinfonia concert, Werner Andreas Albert, is no stranger to the rigours of Carl Orff's dramatic choral work Carmina Burana.

Friday will be an exciting day for Dunedin boy Cameron Bradley (pictured), as he celebrates his 8th birthday on the 8th day of the 8th month of 2008.

It's sleek, lightweight, and will hopefully race past the opposition in the Otago/Southland Grass Kart Challenge final.