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| A THORPE Hesley trio is raising money for Cavendish Cancer Care by running a marathon – their first ever.
Kay Hester, Jane Hore and Fiona Wilson from Thorpe Hesley will take on the Edinburgh Marathon on May 31.
Last year they participated in... |
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| 40 years of floral arts |
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| STOCKSBRIDGE Floral Art Society celebrated their 40th anniversary with Eileen Barraclough and Mr Tony Cleaver, president of the National Association of Floral Arts Scoiety, North East. ... |
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| Blooming good competitions |
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| AFTER last year’s successful ‘Best Blooming Pub’ competition, the Valley in Bloom group has extended the range of competitions for this season.
Whether you are a budding gardener, or simply feel like having some fun and making a quirky floral display in... |
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| Wind farm visit open to residents |
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| RESIDENTS have the chance to see how Sheephouse Heights wind farm may look – as part of a trip to see a similar scheme already generating electricity.
Evelop UK Ltd is inviting people from Stocksbridge and Penistone to take a closer look... |
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| Turbine noise claim |
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| PROTECT Sheephouse Heights Action Group claims that turbine noise will be a major problem for residents.
Group spokesperson, Alan Hey, told Look Local: “Over 40 families, some with small children, will be affected by unacceptable levels of noise from the five giant... |
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| Ecclesfield ready to bloom |
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| THANKS to all the people that attended the fundraising coffee morning and plant sale at St. Mary’s Church, “Ecclesfield in Bloom” have been able to order the compost needed to fill their planters.
They, and the whole village, are now hoping that... |
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| New Generation of performers visit to Stocksbridge |
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| LAST Wednesday saw the talented ‘New Generation’ group travel from Birmingham to perform for pupils at Stocksbridge High School.
New Generation is a Christian charity that travels extensively around the UK, working primarily with schools.
Members perform a variety of pop, hip-hop, and... |
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| A New Generation of performers come to Stocksbridge |
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| LAST Wednesday saw the talented ‘New Generation’ group travel from Birmingham to perform for pupils at Stocksbridge High School.
New Generation is a Christian charity that travels extensively around the UK, working primarily with schools.
Members perform a variety of pop, hip-hop, and... |
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| Something fishy going on in the Valley |
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| SOMETHING fishy is happening in north Sheffield, as pupils from four local schools attempt to breed stickleback fish in their classrooms.
Working with the Steel Valley Project and supported by the Environment Agency, each school – St. Ann’s Catholic, Oughtibridge Primary,... |
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| Something fishy going on in Steel Valley schools |
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| SOMETHING fishy is happening in north Sheffield, as pupils from four local schools attempt to breed stickleback fish in their classrooms.
Working with the Steel Valley Project and supported by the Environment Agency, each school – St. Ann’s Catholic, Oughtibridge Primary,... |
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| 'Tea by the Sea' for cancer charity |
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THE Pennine Sailing Club will host a ‘Tea by the Sea’ open day for charity on Saturday, May 30.
PSC has supported the Sail 4 Cancer charity’s ‘Tea by the Sea’ event for the past two years, and has so far raised... |
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| July judging for Hillsborough in Bloom |
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| SUMMER judging for Hillsborough in Bloom will take place on Thursday, July 16 this year.
The Yorkshire in Bloom judges, from Harrogate, will begin their route at 10am sharp.
They will be walked through the park and down Middlewood Road, in addition to... |
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| Evening of entertainment |
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| FOR a pleasant evening of varied entertainment – and all for a good cause – head to Newton Hall on Friday, May 22.
Local impresario Celia Aynsley is staging a fund-raising evening and concert in aid of Dream Flight, a charity supported... |
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| Forum to meet at Venue |
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| STOCKSBRIDGE Community Forum will meet at the Venue on Wednesday, May 27, at 7pm.
Inspector Blake of South Yorkshire Police will be in attendance and there will be updates on the Dransfield development and other issues. ... |
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| Loxley father of three killed with a brick |
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A 39-YEAR-OLD father of three was killed outside his Loxley home after being hit with a brick on Saturday night.
Craig Wass had gone outside after hearing a disturbance involving ten men outside his house and had asked them to calm down,... |
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| Duke visits popular local sites |
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HRH Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester visited The Venue and Wortley Top Forge on Thursday May 7.
The Venue welcomed the Royal visitor as part of their first anniversary celebrations during which he took a tour of the building, was introduced... |
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| Would you like to join Swads? |
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THE Stocksbridge Works Amateur Dramatic Section, or Swads as they’re known locally, has recently celebrated its 75th birthday.
Now, the group are looking for new members. Swads member, Sabrina L’Amie joined the group recently and urges others who might be interested to... |
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| Theatre success for Deepcar girl |
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STEEL Valley Beacon Arts is celebrating after one of their members was chosen to become a member of the National Youth Theatre.
Bridget Rudder, who lives in Deepcar and who is just 14 years old, was chosen from 4,000 young people... |
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| Military fitness test for kids |
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A KIDS Fitness Challenge was held in Ecclesfield Park on Sunday May 10 with two specialists from British Military Fitness and City Council Park Ranger Simon Ross.
Their fitness was put to the test with activities including crawling under camouflage nets,... |
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| MP slams 'despicable' plans |
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LOCAL MP Angela Smith MP has challenged local Conservatives to place on record their objection to attempts by some of their MPs to abolish the national minimum wage.
This Friday May 15, the Employment Opportunities Bill, which has been introduced by Conservative... |
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