| Community rally round pavilion |
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| ACTION for Stannington is leading a project to refurbish the Stannington Park Pavilion. We hope to be able to secure £25,000 to pay for much needed improvements to the outside and structure of the building, so that it can continue to... |
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| New gallery at Coterie |
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| ‘CRISIS what Crisis’ is a new contemporary sequential exhibition at the Coterie Gallery Pack Horse Lane, High Green.
It is to be held throughout April and it deals with the current economic situation through a series of sequential paintings parodying the... |
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| MP supports autistic job drive |
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| ANGELA Smith, local MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge is supporting The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) nationwide campaign aimed at getting more adults with autism into employment.
‘The Undiscovered Workforce’ calls upon MPs across the UK to work together with local authority... |
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| Meet Wilf - the whippet who won it |
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| IT was a dog’s life for Stocksbridge Canine Society has they had a successful weekend at Crufts this year, with three of their young members achieving remarkable results at the competition in Birmingham.
Ella Armstrong and her whippet, Wilf, beat over 200... |
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| Pavilion work begins |
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| WORK finally began on the new pavilion for Oughtibridge War Memorial Sports Club on Monday, with Lord Mayor Sylvia Dunkley on hand to shovel the first spade of dirt.
Also in attendance were former Sheffield Wednesady striker, John Pearson, and Sheffield United’s... |
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| Olympic torch route revealed |
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| Sheffield is today profiling the route through the city the Olympic Torch will be following, and the inspirational stories of the Sheffield based torchbearers.
Councillor Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council, said: “The Olympic Torch coming to Sheffield will be... |
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| Greno wood secured |
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| THE Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham is delighted to announce that, with the support of Viridor Credits Environmental Company, it has secured enough funding to purchase the largest area of Greno Woods; the area which has been held by the... |
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| A diamond couple |
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| A couple from Deepcar last week celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary- in the same year that the Queen commemorates her 60th year on the throne.
Barbara and Roy Herbert were married in St Mary's Church, Bolsterstone, on March 15 1952 and on... |
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| Mysterious Objects Sighted Over Chapeltown! |
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| Chapeltown residents may have been surprised last Saturday when brightly coloured objects were seen in the skies above the Park.
The mystery deepened as the smell of freshly-cooked bacon drifted down.
It was, of course, all a sign that the Friends... |
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| Tata search for apprentices |
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| Tata Steel has launched a search to find 17 bright, talented and passionate people to join its apprenticeship scheme in South Yorkshire.
The company is looking for 11 engineering, five technical and one administrative apprentice to start in September as part of... |
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| Fun ways to learn at Stocksbridge High |
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| STOCKSBRIDGE High School students were enjoying learning with a difference on Thursday when they went off rota to take part in a number of activities.
In the school gym, equipment which measured physical abilities such as throwing power, jumping, speed and reaction... |
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| Positive about Wildlife Trust |
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| ADAM Burns, aged 10, from Ecclesfield has been a regular on Outdoor Environmental and Activity Sessions run by the Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham in partnership with Sheffield City Council Ranger Team.
Since the first session began last summer, Adam... |
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| High Green children help plant tree |
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| GREEN-fingered primary school pupils dug deep to help plant five new trees at High Green.
Around 20 youngsters from High Green Primary School helped community forester Angus Hunter plant the London Plane trees on land off Angram Road.
Sheffield Homes and Sheffield... |
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| Rivelin fundraisers raise over £2,600 |
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| Local fundraisers are celebrating after the Marie Curie Cancer Care Rivelin Valley Fundraising Group kick started The Great Daffodil Appeal 2012 in style, raising over £2660 at a charity collection at Morrisons in Hillsborough over three days at the beginning of... |
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| Bridging the gap |
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| SENIOR citizens bridged the generation gap with local school children this week at a Sharing Our Lives Celebration in Malin Bridge.
The intergenerational project brought together residents from Sheffield Homes sheltered housing accommodation and youngsters from local primary schools.
The sheltered... |
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| Wortley today, tomorrow the world... |
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| YOUNGSTERS from three Yorkshire clubs enjoyed the biggest day of their fledgling rugby careers on Saturday February 25 when they provided the curtain-raiser entertainment in front of a full-house of 82,000 at the England v Wales RBS 6 Nations International at... |
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| Mayor visits dementia ward |
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| THE Mayor and Mayoress of Penistone took time out of to visit Barnsley Hospital’s ward 19 on Friday.
Councillors Steve and Lynette Webber identified ward 19 as one of their chosen charities and are taking the time to see first hand the... |
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| Aiming for gold |
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| The children of Lound Infant School, Chapeltown, Sheffield have all been voting for which of their classmates deserve a “Gold Award”.
Introduced by the governing body of the school, the award, which will be voted for and presented each half-term,... |
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| 'Full Monty' band crowned champs |
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| The band famous for appearing in Britain’s most successful movie of all time, The Full Monty, (formerly Stocksbridge band and City of Sheffield) have become Yorkshire Champions.
The band, now sponsored by the county’s biggest union “UNITE”, played at the Yorkshire area... |
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| Cubs at gala |
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| On Sunday February 26 the Ecclesfield Cub Scouts took part in the Don District Cubs Swimming Gala held at Chapeltown Baths.
The Scouts were successful in coming first and winning all four trophies in the competition. Every cub received a certificate for... |
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