| Do you want to keep fit and make new friends? |
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| DO you want to keep fit and make new friends?
A cheerleading group in High Green is calling for new members to learn how to cheer and practice their pyramids and lifts, stunts and tumbles.
As well as being a great... |
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| Last chance to have your say on Stocksbridge |
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| THE proposed Stocksbridge retail development goes before the planning board on Tuesday, June 16 – this could be your last chance to have your say.
Dransfield’s submitted retail development proposal is planned for the Outokumpu/Corus works site, and has divided opinion within... |
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| Fit at fifty plus! |
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| YOU can be fit at fifty!
In response to local demand, Activity Sheffield has set up a range of activities and exercise sessions across the North Area Community Assembly for people aged 50 and over.
All the activities run at a steady pace... |
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| Calling all Kidz! |
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| CALLING all kids!
Are you a natural leader? Are you innovative, organised and outspoken? If so, The Venue in Stocksbridge wants to hear from you.
The Venue is seeking youngsters who are interested in having their say about the building and what happens... |
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| Local MP steps out |
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| KEEN walker Angela Smith MP recently joined a walk organised by the Sheffield Walking Group to help advertise ‘Get Walking Day’.
This new group’s aim is to get young people, especially young families, involved in walking. Many of the walks are designed... |
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| Roads close due to cylinder fire |
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| TWO roads in Ecclesfield closed at lunchtime on Tuesday due to an acetylene cylinder fire on Butterthwaite Lane.
Green Lane was shut between the junctions with Sicey Avenue and The Common. Butterthwaite Lane was also closed in both directions at the Green... |
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| Sheffield is the Real Deal! |
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| WHEN the BBC’s ‘Real Deal’ rolls into Doncaster Racecourse on Saturday, June 20 for the filming of its forth series, host David Dickinson will be accompanied by ELR Auctions Sheffield’s own star auctioneer, Robert Lea.
Along with some of ELR’s specialist valuers... |
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| Stocksbridge Fire Cadets win trophy |
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| PIC CREDIT: Anwar Suliman
FIRE Cadets from Stocksbridge Fire Station won a trophy for the ‘Best Achievement for Youngsters’ on Saturday, May 16 when they took part in a dragon boat race at Crookes Valley Park.
The event was organised to raise... |
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| Supporting local businesses in tough times |
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| THIS week, adults and young people from Valley Pentecostal Church, along with the Pais schools team, took time to serve the community of Stocksbridge.
Volunteers handed out free chocolates to passer bys on Manchester Road, as well as offering free face... |
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| Watch out... |
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| …THE Ratells are about!
Since making a debut at Thorncliffe Sports Club last May, it has been a sensational year for Chapeltown band The Regulars, which has now changed its name to The Ratells.
Gigs at many of Sheffield’s most popular venues, including... |
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| YO! Sushi |
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| AMONGST the expected fast food eateries of a shopping mall, Meadowhall has recently made one or two more unusual additions to its dining options.
After the successful opening of a tapas restaurant, popular Japanese chain YO! Sushi has now started trading.
YO! Sushi... |
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| KiteTastic! |
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| ON Tuesday June 26, Ecclesfield Park was host to two events for children off school for half term.
For the KiteTastic event, Park Rangers Simon Ross and Nell Taylor held a kite making event, supported by Jack Myers, a member of the... |
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| MP challenges Evelop on wind farm campaign |
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| Local MP Angela Smith has challenged the Dutch company Evelop to tell local people who they are paying to gather support for their proposals.
The MP says that rumours are circulating that local green activists are in the pay of Evelop and... |
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| Ecclesfield family fun day |
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| HOSTED by SPELL Community Partnership and organised by Kelly Hardy, there was a family picnic and activity day in Ecclesfield Park as part of family fun week.
The day helped to make history by contributing to a Guinness World Record for the... |
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| Woodland fair a hit in Grenoside |
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| PEOPLE in Sheffield’s Grenoside were able to learn more about the fascinating heritage of their local woodland last week.
The Wheata Woodland Fair on Sunday May 17 was organised by Sheffield City Council’s North Ranger Team and Grenoside Conservation Society.
There were also... |
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| Ben Gregor-Smith to give concert |
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| BEN Gregor-Smith will be giving a concert at Bolsterstone Village Hall on Sunday May 31 from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
His colleague and fellow music student Dan Browell is on the piano and they are playing music by Bach, Lutoslowski and Brahms.
Ben is... |
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| Countryside users unsure of how to deal with dead animals |
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| Market research shows few countryside users know correct response on dead wildlife
Many people who spend recreational time in the countryside occasionally come across dead animals but few know what to do if the cause of death appears suspicious.
That is a key... |
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| Creative Arts Week |
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| AS part of Creative Arts Week, Mr Ian Askham, a talented artist and Governor at Oughtibridge Primary School, spent the day working with Year 5 and Year 6 pupils.
The children studied the work of Jackson Pollock and after some free... |
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| Expect something big at the VPC |
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| ON May 31, Sunday Valley Pentecostal Church will be expecting something big to take place at their Miracle Service in the morning and at the Event in the evening.
They are running two of what they say are significant events for... |
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| Folk at The Venue |
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| THE next few weeks will see the main stage at The Venue graced by two of Scotland's most respected folk singers.
In the space of two weeks Stocksbridge will be privileged to host concerts by Dick Gaughan and Dougie Maclean.
Both... |
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