| Mustard pots of money for charity |
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| WEDNESDAY April 11 was a fantastic fundraising night at Ye Olde Mustard Pot. The landlady, Kelly Groves, arranged a sing-along evening and a pie and pea supper in aid of Help for Heroes.
There was also a silent auction and... |
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| Soil boost for Worrall garden |
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| VINCI Construction UK has donated 20 tonnes of topsoil to Worrall Community Association Ltd, to help landscape the Memorial Hall garden used by the community.
As part of the local initiative, VINCI Construction UK worked with the Association to provide and deliver... |
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| Hobson's Choice |
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| Last week proved to be that time again - The EPPiC Theatre's May production - and I have to say I was looking forward to it.
The society stage three productions every calendar year and after paying my first visit to the... |
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| Fair Trade launches at fayre |
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| THE ‘Fairtrade Stocksbridge’ Steering Group had its first stall at the Venue’s successful Food & Craft Fayre on May 12.
With over 45 stalls present, they were selling a range of Fairtrade products, raffle tickets with Fairtrade prizes including a super hamper,... |
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| Professor's CBE |
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| PROFESSOR Hilary Chapman from Stocksbridge was celebrating this week after being awarded a CBE.
Hilary, who works for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is Chief Nurse and Chief Operating Officer.
She was awarded the honour in recognition of her services to nursing.... |
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| Heart attack victim's thanks to club |
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| A STOCKSBRIDGE man who had a heart attack at a Sheffield Wednesday match and stayed to see the end of the game was rewarded by the promotion winning club recently and his wife has written to Look Local to thank them.
Nicholas... |
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| Oldest pupil honours event |
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| A SCHOOL’S oldest former pupil has played a special part in an historic event to celebrate more than 300 years of education in a tiny Sheffield village – at the age of 97.
Marjorie Hirst unveiled a commemorative plaque dedicated to the... |
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| Keep the valley clean |
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| KIND-HEARTED volunteers have given up their time to cleanse the stunning Ewden Valley of litter.
Last Saturday, dozens of local residents scoured miles of footpaths and lanes to remove rubbish thoughtlessly dumped around the More Hall and Broomhead reservoirs.
Around 50 bags... |
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| Railway relics recovered |
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| A HAUL of pre-second world war railway memorabilia from north Sheffield has turned up in a box in Hertfordshire.
Nick Littlewood, who lives in Waltham Cross, was sorting out some boxes of clutter when he came across the items.
Nick contacted Look Local... |
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| 70 years of brass band service |
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| DEREK Garner was awarded lifetime membership of Loxley Silver Band at a recent concert for his 70 years of continuous service.
The fifth annual concert held last Saturday evening in support of the Motor Neurone Disease Association was much more than another... |
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| Labour strengthen grip on city |
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| LABOUR strengthened their grip on Sheffield City Council, enjoying particular success in the north of the city.
In East Ecclesfield, Labour gained a seat as Joyce Wright amassed 2,545 of the votes with Lib Dem competitor Colin Taylor on 1,167.
Hillsborough was another... |
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| The Sealed Knot Presents The Battle for Sheffield Castle 1644 |
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| The Molyneux Company of the Queens Lifeguard Regiment, a locally based Regiment of the Sealed Knot, are proudly presenting the 'Battle for Sheffield Castle, 1644'.
This exciting event will be taking place in Hillsborough Park, close to Hillsborough Library on May 19... |
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| Grandad clibs mountain with new knee |
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| AN all-action Grandad who suffered from severe arthritis has climbed Africa’s highest mountain after revolutionary knee surgery in Sheffield.
Terry Gregory, 73, defied the odds to get to the top of the 20,000ft Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania just over a year... |
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| What a folly |
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| Bolsterstone-based glass artist Sabine Little has been working on her Arts-Council-funded project, "Follies for Follies" since the beginning of the year, creating glass sculptures and installations to complement architectural and garden follies around the country.
Now, she is busily preparing for... |
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| Folk and ale festival returns |
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| IT’S back! The popular beer and music festival held in Worrall, North Sheffield, returns this month with an impressive line up of top local ales and performers.
Worrall Folk and Ale Festival 2012 takes place over the weekend of May 18-19... |
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| Deputy Prime Minister visits Worrall |
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| SHEFFIELD Hallam MP and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, faced a mini ‘Question Time’ from the residents of Worrall Village last Friday evening.
As the local MP, Nick held a public meeting at Worrall Village Memorial Hall. Local people were invited to... |
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| Residents say crash proves plans are a bad idea |
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| STOCKSBRIDGE residents are raising fresh road safety concerns after another crash on the town’s busy main road – just at the point where developers plan to build a crossroads.
At 9am on Friday morning, April 20, a black Mercedes turning right onto... |
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| Chapeltown woman is new face of W.I. |
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| THE city’s largest branch of the Women’s Institute, Seven Hills WI, is currently featuring on the homepage of the national organisation’s redesigned website, one of only two groups out of 6,600 to do so.
Seven Hills WI President, Lindsay Garfitt, 26... |
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| Brass band to pass the baton |
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| THE Oughtibridge Brass Band is extremely pleased to be taking part in Brass the Baton, the only London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project designed specifically for brass bands.
The project provides a unique opportunity for brass band musicians, and conductors, of... |
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| Golf club and school work together |
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| STOCKSBRIDGE High School recently teamed up with Stocksbridge Golf Club to deliver a new experience to a group of ten year nine students.
The visit was part of a short course written and delivered by the High School’s Personal Learning... |
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