| Chapeltown Easter egg hunt |
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| DESPITE the threat of rain, last Saturday morning dawned bright and sunny for Chapeltown Park’s Easter egg hunt.
Around 200 people flocked to the park to hunt for Easter eggs, with a special Easter egg hunt taking place in an adjoining field... |
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| Mayor of Sheffield visits Pitstop Project |
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| THE Mayor of Sheffield was presented with an Easter card by youngsters during a recent visit to the Pitstop Project, based at St. John’s parish centre, Chapeltown.
Pupils Alice Fisher and Wayne Harris, along with Pitstop Project manager Pat Booth, presented Cllr... |
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| Shadow Home Secretary supports A61 campaign |
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| CHRIS Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary, met with A61 Road Safety Campaigner Damien Shipley and Spencer Pitfield, Parliamentary Candidate for Penistone and Stocksbridge, at the site of the recent tragic spate of accidents.
Mr Grayling offered his full support to Mr. Shipley's... |
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| The Mystery of Mossley Road |
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| Thanks, Nigel Clark, for solving 'The Mystery of Mossley Road!'
I thought it would be something like you described, but wanted to be sure. If anybody is interested, I have submitted a few photographs of the fields to the Geograph website. Just enter ‘Mossley... |
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| A primrose by any other name... |
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| Creswick Street Children’s Centre celebrated a new name in style this week by planting 300 primroses and inviting local families to join in the fun.
The Children’s Centre, just off Langsett Road near Hillsborough, is changing its name to Primrose Children’s Centre.... |
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| Ross the Boss to fight for title |
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| ROSS ‘The Boss’ Burkinshaw will fight for the English Super Flyweight title in London on St George’s Day – April 23.
The top of the bill bout will pit Ross against Liverpool’s Mike Robinson in a repeat of their showdown at Barnsley’s... |
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| Record breakers? |
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| STUNTMAN Marcelo De Ramos and his son, elite gymnast Jordan Ramos from Chapeltown in Sheffield, will compete at Pinewood Studio's for Sky1's Guinness World Record Smashed program.
They will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest slam dunk from a trampoline.
The record is 6.30 metres and... |
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| Vive La France |
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| THE children at Oughtibridge Primary School enjoyed participating in two French Days during March.
The dining room was transformed into a French bistro and crêperie for the events, with authentic food and drink on offer.
The children and staff entered into the... |
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| Manalishi album launch |
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| THE Venue is proud to be hosting the latest album launch for Sheffield blues/ rock band Manalishi on Saturday, April 11.
Manalishi is made up of Steve Fletcher on guitar and vocals, drummer James Lawrence, bassist Jack Greenwood and guitarist Jamie Davison,... |
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| Driftrun to play Plug |
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| WITH new tracks ready for their first outing and a buzz about town about the band, Driftrun are heading back to the Plug in what is becoming a much anticipated night. Driftrun have come to the attentions of local gig goers with the release... |
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| Singers new president |
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| THE Grenoside Singers unanimously appointed a new President at their recent Annual General Meeting.
Margaret Bradley, one of the founder members of the choir, was born in Birley Carr and is a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, where she is Choirmistress.... |
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| In Bloom update |
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| THE Valley in Bloom group were celebrating this week as they were presented new signs for Deepcar and Stocksbridge.
Andy McKie from Sheffield City Council Traffic and Highways was present to see the new signs on Friday April 3, as was Anne... |
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| Marcus ready for Brands Hatch |
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| THE Gearlink Kawasaki British Supersport team travels to Brands Hatch for the opening round of the British Supersport championship over the Easter weekend and all three riders are full of confidence after some positive testing results.
Chapeltown teenager Marcus Woodbine is the... |
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| Whistle Stop Tour 2009 |
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| WHEN two friends from Chapeltown first discussed cycling the length of Britain over a pint one night, they decided they had probably had one too many.
Fast-forward a few months and Adam Fisher, 20, and Oliver Frearson, 21, are preparing to undertake... |
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| Shadow Home Secretary visits Sheffield |
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| SHADOW Home Secretary Chris Grayling MP this week visited Sheffield, spending time out and about with the police in the Ecclesfield area.
Mr Grayling's visit began with a meeting with South Yorkshire Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes where he discussed policing in the... |
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| UK can have wind farms and wildlife |
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| EVELOP UK Ltd has today backed the RSPB in its call for more onshore wind farms to help tackle climate change.
The charity has called for an end to the "needless delays" that beset wind farm projects, after a study said more... |
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| Mike's Tea Party |
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| A TEA PARTY is to be held in April to raise funds for Homestart Sheffield – a charity that supports families with children under five years old who are going through difficult times in their lives.
Mike’s Tea Party is being held... |
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| Angela Smith MP meets Prime Minister |
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| LOCAL MP Angela Smith recently met Prime Minister Gordon Brown to press for support for skilled manufacturing workers who have been put on short-time working.
The MP has the support of almost 100 fellow MPs for her Commons motion, which has called... |
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| Cross-party support for road safety campaign |
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| LOCAL Labour MP Angela Smith and Conservative Parliamentary candidate Spencer Pitfield have both pledged their support to a growing campaign to get some sort of safety measures installed on two of Sheffield’s most notorious accident black spots.
Recently both the A61 and... |
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| Royd recycles to raise money |
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| ROYD Nursery Infant school pupils have been learning about the importance of recycling, at the same time raising funds for their school.
The children have been busy sorting through old clothes and shoes they have grown out of and soft toys they... |
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