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| BUT it was Chapeltown Silver Prize Band rather than Alexander’s Ragtime Band that brought a good crowd into Chapeltown Park on Sunday September 6.
Despite the chilly weather, adults, children and it seems dogs, enjoyed a varied programme by the local band.
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| A summer of success |
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| IT has been a fantastic summer of sporting achievement for the young people in the north of the City.
Activity Sheffield has been busy running a variety of summer sessions, with activities on offer from football to fishing.
Not only did the... |
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| Local pensioner claim denied by Council |
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| IN January of this year Mrs. Kathleen Taylor, an 80 year old Stocksbridge resident of many years, fell badly next to her local bus stop.
She suffered serious injuries, damaging her teeth and breaking her glasses. The pavement outside the bus... |
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| New book about local area |
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‘ECCLESFIELD, Chapeltown & High Green Through Time’ is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.
Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of these Yorkshire towns, the famous streets and the famous faces,... |
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| Steels settle for point |
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| IN a tough encounter against last seasons Division One South champions, Steels had to settle for a point after Mick Godber rescued a point for Retford deep in stoppage time. The heart-breaking equalizer came after Matt Telling had given Steels the... |
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| Steels in second |
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| AFTER losing two games on the trot, Steels bounced back to winning ways with a 4-1 win over local rivals Frickley in front of a good crowd at Look Local Stadium on Bank Holiday Monday.
Steels made one change to the... |
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| New BMX track launched |
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| YOUNG people in the north of Sheffield are celebrating the opening of an exciting new BMX track.
They worked with Sheffield Futures in a bid to the Youth Capital Fund to improve the site at Charlton Brook and provide the superb new... |
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| Chapeltown photo competition a success |
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| A STUNNING 65 people entered Chapeltown’s third annual photo competition, and the winning shots have been chosen.
The theme was people, places and animals, and there was a winner in each of these categories.
Doris Denton, secretary of the Friends of... |
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| Concern expressed over library closure |
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| COUNCILLOR Paul Hand-Davis and Spencer Pitfield, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Penistone and Stocksbridge, have this week expressed their concern over the recent partial closure of Penistone library.
Due to reduced staffing levels the library in Penistone has had to operate on limited... |
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| Come as you are |
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| WISEWOOD Methodists are planning a weekend of fun, friendship and worship on September 26 and 27, the weekend coincides with Harvest celebrations and Back to Church Sunday.
Back to Church Sunday began in Manchester in 2004, and since then has grown in... |
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| Climb north Africa's highest peak! |
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| MARIE Curie Cancer Care has announced details of its fantastic new overseas challenge event to the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco.
Travel to Morocco and join a group of trekkers climbing Mount Toubkal. Trek through the High Atlas Mountains to summit north... |
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| MP gets to grips with mountains |
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| ANGELA Smith MP, well known as a hill walker, recently went one giant step further and took up climbing.
The MP, who is on a sports fellowship scheme with the British Mountaineering Council, took up an opportunity recently to take part in... |
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| Landlord calls time - on time! |
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| WITH extended licensing hours, the time-honoured call of “Time, gentlemen, please!” is heard rather less than it used to be.
But for one Sheffield pub, ‘time’ has a whole new meaning.
Landlord Paul Menzies of The Commercial on Station Road, Chapeltown will... |
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| Go batty! |
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| LOOKING for something unusual to do in the dark on a Saturday night?
Local people are invited to come along and experience the secrets of the night at Stainborough, as staff from Wentworth Castle Gardens in Barnsley will reveal the Garden's... |
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| Hotline improves access to maternity support |
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| WOMEN in Sheffield can now call one central number to access maternity advice and signposting to community midwives.
The new phone line will ensure women from across the city can access vital information and support during their pregnancy, quickly and easily.
It is... |
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| New exhibition at Coterie Gallery |
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| A NEW exhibition of art entitled ‘Pieces of Eight’ by the renowned group of eight artists exhibiting under the name of ‘The Art Buddies’ is showing at the Coterie Gallery, Pack Horse Lane, High Green from Friday August 28 to Thursday September... |
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| Police seek runaway man |
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| POLICE are appealing for information about a man they would like to speak to.
Around 2pm on Wednesday August 26, officers were on routine patrol on Dykes Hall Road, when they attempted to speak to a man who they believe was acting... |
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| Suncream or wellies for Art in the Gardens? |
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| MEMBERS of Sheffield Woodturning Club, based in Stannington, will be keeping a particularly keen eye on the weather forecast over the next couple of weeks.
This year will be their fourth at the Botanical Gardens ‘Art in the Gardens’ show. Last... |
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| Support blows in for wind farm |
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| TWENTY people blew away the wind farm myths thanks to Evelop UK’s sight-seeing visit.
The group from Stocksbridge and Penistone took up the invitation to visit a new wind farm in Yorkshire.
The wind farm, which has recently been switched on and is... |
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| Local schools celebrate GCSE results |
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| STUDENTS are celebrating at Myers Grove where they have achieved the highest ever number of good GCSE grades.
57% of candidates taking GCSEs this year have achieved five or more grade A*-Cs, 32% including English and mathematics.
Also, the progress of the... |
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