| Poet’s corner |
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| I only wish, to sooth thy lips,
To press to you the sweetest kiss,
Of berries bright and honeyed dew,
‘Neath the fired horizon view.
The fluttered moth, towards the flame,
My heart to you, no choice the same,
With wondrous hopes and dreams anew,
Of times ahead,... |
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| North Sheffield top of list to lose green space |
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| Dear Editor
Look Local readers may have read about Sheffield City Council’s plans for housing on greenfield sites.
Worrall, Oughtibridge and Stocksbridge are all in the firing line, the village of Worrall in particular set to increase in size by a... |
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| Building mystery solved and poem feedback |
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| It was an interesting letter last week, from your archives perhaps, about the new building facing Hillsborough School. What is the new building? Well, it's a cafe which has been open for the past six months. Has no one noticed?
Another excellent... |
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| Bin collections |
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| I see Sheffield Labour council have decided to move to fortnightly bin collections AND stop the collection of green waste! Surely this will mean that rather than encouraging people to 'go green' they will put their garden refuse in the black... |
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| What a laugh |
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| You have to laugh don't you? First we take away £30 a week from teenagers to keep them off the dole and in college education and then we announce £32 billion for a rail link that very few see any need... |
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| Stocksbridge left scratching their heads |
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| Dear Editor,
Readers may have heard that Sheffield’s Labour Council have agreed to spend £240,000 on a new community centre in the Wincobank area. Whilst congratulations must go to those local residents who have secured the funding, people in Stocksbridge and... |
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| Mystery building |
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| Can anyone put me out of my misery by telling me what the nice new building is going to be that is being built opposite Hillsborough Primary School? I have watched it going up, and am dying to know what... |
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| German gun |
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| Dear Ed
I recently came across a local newspaper report of the proceedings of a meeting of Stocksbridge Urban District Council held in May 1926, which in turn contains the following brief report which I thought may be of interest to... |
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| Dangerous dogs |
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| What follows is an account of what happened to us on Boxing Day December 2011 at approximately 11.30am.
Imagine the scene: It’s Boxing Day and I’m walking happily through the forest near Oughtibridge, enjoying the sunshine and mild weather. It had been... |
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| Coal dole |
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| Dear Ed
I recently came across the following article that appears in a February 1926 edition of the Penistone Express entitled “A Tempting Tip” that reports: Complaints of pilfering coal from a tip at Deepcar owned by Mrs (sic) Samuel Fox and... |
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| Chim Chimney |
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| There's been a planning meeting and I'll tell you what that means
The chimney at the papermill will soon be smithereens
The Health & Safety people say they've got to get it right
So they're gonna bring an expert in who's good with... |
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| Advice Centre |
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| Dear Sir,
I wonder how many people in Stocksbridge and the surrounding area are aware that Stocksbridge Advice Centre is, yet again, under the threat of closure.
I would urge anyone who has ever benefited from the advice given by its... |
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| Will Councillor Steve Wilson please contact me? |
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| At a meeting held during the summer to discuss the proposed Aldi planning application in Ecclesfield, Councillor Steve Wilson offered to keep all interested parties up to date with the progress of the application.
As requested, I left my details with him... |
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| On the subject of Christmas lights |
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| I would just like to say how wonderful the Christmas lights on the house and in the garden of the property on Townend Lane, Deepcar are.
There are so many it must take a lot of time and money to put... |
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| The season of goodwill |
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| The season of goodwill
Christmas is coming and it’s the season of goodwill to all men or so I thought until I read the letter from R Swift.
His wish for a peaceful night’s sleep would come at the expense of circa... |
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| Leisure Centre prices |
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| I am sure you will get plenty of complaints from angry locals. Who is responsible for the pricing at the Sports Centre under the new regime. The Centre is well used and therefore they can not say they were losing money.... |
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| How dare you? |
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| I have read the letter in this weeks look local from Mr R Swift with disgust. Sir, I am appalled, how dare you? I have been a resident of this little proud valley for over thirty years and have lived from... |
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| Gobsmacked |
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| After reading the comments made by Mr Swift, I felt I had to respond. He says that he has been a resident of Stocksbridge for a number of years. Just how long, I wonder?
The noise and air pollution emanating from... |
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| Appalling attack |
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| I feel as a local person that I need to reply to R.Swifts appalling attack on the livelihood of this village.
Without the factory there would not be a Stocksbridge. The lights and noises are for the health and safety of... |
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| A calling for all Steel Valley residents |
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| At an extra ordinary meeting Stocksbridge Town Council discussed the community and identified the areas of need that have to take priority during the period 2011/12.
In 2012 The Town Council will be supporting business in an attempt to introduce new Business,... |
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