| Driftrun to Return to Manchester |
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MEMBERS of Sheffield band Driftrun are spreading their upbeat style of music all over the north with a return to Manchester Academy 3 on Saturday 16th February.
The band is returning to the Academy by popular demand after a successful first appearance... |
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| Romeo, Romeo... |
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| IN the Steel Valley Beacon Arts latest production, Romeo and Juliet, all the main acting parts are being taken by the younger members of the company and the singing being done mainly by the senior members.
Besides giving a big commitment... |
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| Businesses Go Pink for Charity! |
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| BUSINESSES and colleges around South Yorkshire will be ‘in the pink’ on Valentine’s Day to help raise money for charity.
Employees and students are being urged to cast off dark work clothes, don anything pink and donate money to support the local... |
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| Half Term at Wentworth |
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| WENTWORTH Castle Gardens will be a busy place over the February half-term, with lots to do for both young and old alike.
The first signs of spring are beginning to show - so why not go to Wentworth Castle Gardens and enjoy... |
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| Technology Seminars |
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| P1 Technology, a Sheffield based design consultancy, is offering presentations to secondary schools across the Sheffield region on design concepts used within engineering and manufacturing and the qualification requirements and careers available within the sector.
P1 Technology has a wealth of... |
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| Latest on ‘dog poisonings’ |
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| THANK you to everyone who contacted Look Local regarding our front page story ‘What Killed Our Dogs?’ last week.
Four other dog owners have been in touch reporting that their pets either died suddenly or suffered serious illness after walking in the... |
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| Teen’s 1,000 mile charity ride |
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| A CHAPELTOWN teenager born with severe leg and foot problems has raised over £2,000 for the hospital where he was cared for as a child.
Jack Pearson, 16, cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise a total of nearly £2,300... |
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| Chapeltown station gun drama |
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| PROBLEMS with youth violence arose when two rival gangs clashed on a train on route to Chapeltown railway station on Saturday.
The conflict broke out at around 6pm when a gang of 12 members was on a train from Meadowhall, leading to... |
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| Myers Grove update |
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| THE next steps in developing a new school to replace Myers Grove and Wisewood secondary schools are to be discussed at Sheffield City Council’s Cabinet this week.
A decision was taken by a full meeting of Sheffield City Council on July 25... |
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| Stannington gets greener |
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| STANNINGTON became greener this week when Sheffield’s Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress stopped in the village to help school children plant trees.
Lord Mayor Cllr Arthur Dunworth and Lady Mayoress Cllr Mrs Kathleen Chadwick visited Stanington on Friday to help pupils... |
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| Monkeys look to conquer |
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| ARCTIC Monkeys have gone from strength to strength since making it to the ‘big time’ and are set to conquer at next months NME awards. The band has received a record seven niminations, including; Best British Band; Best Live Band and... |
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| Can you help SVP? |
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| DO you know anything about the Woodlands, railway and river near Deepcar?
The Steel Valley Project is interested in talking to local people who may know any information or have stories to tell about the disused railway exchange, known as Elephant Sidings,... |
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| Hope is contagious! |
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| THIS Sunday, January 27, will see the official launch of Hillsborough Church Network Contagious Hope event planned to run from June 27 to June 29.
Contagious Hope is a youth event organized by the Hillsborough Church Network based at Wadsley Church with... |
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| Car vandals |
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| DEEPCAR Police are appealing for information after a series of car vandalism incidents in the area.
Police say the number of cars vandalised over the past few weeks is now well into double figures, with wing mirrors snapped off and windscreen wipers... |
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| OFSTED success for High Green school |
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| STAFF, governors and children at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School in High Green are celebrating after a very successful OFSTED inspection just before Christmas.
The school was judged to be a good school with outstanding features and was warmly praised in... |
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| Penistone arts festival looking for performers |
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| PENISTONE and District Community Partnership are looking for more performing arts groups to get involved in a week long festival in July.
More than 15 different groups have already expressed an interest in taking part in the festival to be held... |
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| Suicide shock |
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| A STOCKSBRIDGE resident committed suicide after falling into the spiral of depression, an inquest heard. Russell John Smith, father-of-three was found hanged in his home by his two sons, aged 10 and 12.
He was confirmed to have become depressed after losing his... |
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| Update on problem road |
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| REPAIR work on the currently impassable Middlewood Road could begin in April and be completed by autumn of this year.
Middlewood road, or the A6102, suffered a landslip due to the floods in summer last year and has remained closed ever since,... |
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| Two golden tickets remain! |
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| THE hunt for Golden Tickets, which allow children the chance to attend Little Voices performing arts school this Easter, has entered its final week.
Golden Tickets have been turning up in Oughtibridge, Penistone, Stocksbridge and Deepcar, and Look Local can exclusively... |
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| ‘Tell us about it’ asks District Community Partnership |
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| PENISTONE and District Community Partnership is appealing for news of local events that would be of interest to tourists to the area, for inclusion on the website www.visitpenistone.co.uk.
The website attracts nearly 3,000 hits per month and is designed to showcase... |
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