| Mixed feelings at Tinsley cooling towers demolition |
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| AT 3am on Sunday, August 24, thousands of Sheffielders gathered to witness the end of an era for a local landmark.
The Tinsley cooling towers, for many the gateway to the north of England, were finally demolished after years of speculation.
As the... |
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| Campaign to save Loxley Post Office |
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CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save Loxley Post Office from closure have been given a boost by a huge public reaction to their petition.
A petition started by local Liberal Democrats has already attracted over 500 signatures. They have also set up a website... |
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| Knife crime reduction |
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| SOUTH Yorkshire Police Authority has hailed community initiatives targeting young people as one of the reasons for the reduction in knife crime.
The county’s police force recently announced knife crime had decreased by 15.4 per cent in South Yorkshire between 1... |
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| Wharncliffe birch bash |
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| COME and join the Coalfield Heathland Project and the Wharncliffe Heathlands Trust to protect the wonderful purple heather of Wharncliffe Heath Local Nature Reserve.
The task will involve removing the young birch trees that spread over the heath each year.
As... |
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| Talk a walk through history |
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| WOULD you like to learn more about your heritage? Want to share some of your memories?
Then come along on two guided walks organised by the Steel Valley Project exploring the impact of people, industry and the natural world on the... |
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| More kicking the habit |
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| MORE and more people in Yorkshire are quitting smoking with help from the NHS Smokefree service, according to the latest figures.
Almost 35,500 people in the region stubbed out their last cigarette in 2007/8, which is a 22.7 per cent increase on... |
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| Twenty-five years of training |
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| CELEBRATING its 25th year in the training industry, JHP Training is one of the largest and most successful vocational training organisations in the UK, offering a wide range of work-based and job-seeker training for adults and young people alike.
Helping individuals and... |
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| Work starts on school revamp |
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| KIND-hearted volunteer staff have started work on the second phase of a refurbishment programme at Sheffield’s Hillsborough Primary School.
Employees at Liberata, which manages council tax and housing benefits on behalf of Sheffield City Council, are helping to completely refurbish the Parkside... |
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| Students celebrate GCSE results |
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| EARLY indications show that north Sheffield schools are working hard to tackle the attainment challenge, according to this year’s GCSE results.
Some of north Sheffield’s secondary schools have improved, and many have achieved similar results to last year.
Among the local schools celebrating... |
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| Who killed my mum? |
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| DANIEL Grainger was just five years old when his mother Patricia was brutally murdered near their Parson Cross home in 1997.
Now, eleven years on, the youngster has created a website to try to track down her killer.
Daniel, now 16, launched... |
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| Royal approval for sailing club |
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| PENNINE Sailing Club is delighted to announce that it has met the Royal Yachting Association's stringent requirements for recognition as part of the On Board initiative.
As part of this scheme the club will be offering youngsters from partner organisations the... |
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| Former MP to deliver course to the community |
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| HELEN Jackson is to deliver a course this autumn aimed at developing the skills and confidence of people interested in getting more active in the Stocksbridge community.
The WEA course, Politics and Public Life, has been organised in partnership with STEP... |
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| Glimpse into future for Eva residents |
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| RESIDENTS at a Sheffield Homes Sheltered Homes Scheme enjoyed a get-together and free lunch in celebration of their newly-refurbished accommodation.
Sheffield Homes partner Wates Living Space has been undertaking Decent Homes renovations at Crabtree Grange Sheltered Homes Scheme.
The work has... |
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| Mamma Mia sing-along! |
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| FOLLOWING on from the tremendous success of the Mamma Mia film earlier this month, staff at Penistone Paramount Cinema are delighted to announce that they have secured one of the few copies on the hit film in sing-along format.
There will... |
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| £8k raised in memory of local Marine |
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| OVER 350 people turned out in the rain last month for a fundraising run in memory of a Thurgoland Royal Marine, raising nearly £8,000.
Relatives and friends of 23-year-old David Marsh, who was tragically killed in Afghanistan in March, took part in... |
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| Twenty years of Steel Valley Project |
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| THE Steel Valley Project celebrated its twenty year anniversary with a community fair and procession along the Steel Valley Walk.
Locals joined in a parade up to Pea Royd Hill and Fox West Wood, accompanied by a dragon sculpture and music from... |
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| Flood disaster funds |
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| A FINAL CALL is being made for victims of last summer’s floods to come forward and apply for support from the Flood Disaster Relief Fund.
More than 3,300 payments have already been made to victims, and more than 2,200 families have... |
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| Tissue 'glue' developed by local company |
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| DOCTORS and surgeons throughout the country have welcomed major advances in a tissue ‘glue’ developed by Chapeltown-based health care company B.Braun Medical.
Histoacryl was initially developed for use in A&E units as a fast, effective alternative to traditional stitches for minor cuts,... |
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| Ecclesfield Gala in the Park |
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| FOR a fun day out that raises money for a worthy cause at the same time, head to Ecclesfield Gala in the Park on Sunday, August 31.
The annual free gala is held in aid of local Macmillan cancer relief, for which... |
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| An Irish mountain challenge |
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| MARIE Curie Cancer Care is appealing for Sheffield walkers to join its 60th anniversary celebrations and take on an Irish mountain challenge at Slieve Donard.
The cancer care charity is encouraging walkers to put their best foot forward for this summer challenge... |
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