| Dog |
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| Dear NGH worker,
Thank you for raising your concern about our dog, and it is duly noted and I apologise sincerely for the disturbance, however, please allow me to respond to your anonymously, posted, typed letter.
Firstly, we do not just tie our... |
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| More garden fires |
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| To the resident on Glebelands Road who insists on recreating the volumes of smoke normally associated with a light aircraft crash by means of frequent garden fires.
Thank you very much for instigating the washing of the same laundry twice in... |
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| Fishy tales |
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| I started fishing last year and found a fishery on the outside of Deepcar called Morehall Fisheries. Not only is it a good all round fishery with lots of fish, it has toilets and nice people running it.
I use the fishery... |
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| Enough for Ennis... |
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| For goodness sake Jim Hinchey, I think Jess Ennis is advertising enough, television etc. What about our old soldiers? We never seem to honour them. There were a lot of brave men in the Second World War, but none seem to... |
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| RecyCoal and Hesley Wood spoil heap |
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| At a recent open meeting (19/07/2012) organised by The Northern Community Assembly to discuss the proposed plan by RecyCoal to obliterate the Hesley Wood Tip Site one, or more, City Councillors found “some merit” in the proposed development.
Would they like... |
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| Mini Pots of Care 2012 |
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| Dear Editor,
I’m writing to encourage schools and groups to register now for Mini Pots of Care event for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Mini Pots of Care is a free creative and educational project for 3-11 year olds where children receive... |
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| Fly tipping |
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| Deepcar Dumpit Site was closed yesterday. During the afternoon some kind person delivered a computer and printer with flat screen monitor, table and two televisions to the woodland alongside Morehall Road.
The tipping has been dealt with by myself and Yorkshire Water... |
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| Golden girl Jessica Ennis |
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| Dear Look Local,
I have just wrote a letter to our MP Angela Smith, and propose and put forward the name of heptathlon gold-medalist Jessica Ennis to have a train from Sheffield to London named after her called the Jessica Ennis Golden... |
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| Ruby’s bed |
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| As the development at the front of the library continues; many people have been asking the question: “What has happened to Ruby’s bed?”
Well, with kind help from the workmen involved in the project it has been safely moved to the side... |
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| Perfidious politicians? |
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| In response to Mr Machin’s letter “Rob the poor, feed the rich” (Look Local Issue: 706) its curious is it not, how a few years ago, moral outrage ensued when it was alleged that certain young women up and down the... |
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| Greave House thanks |
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| Dear Look Local,
If I may, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank many local businesses for their donations towards a raffle we held in aid of Greave House Farm Trust: Floral Magic, Sara's Flowers, Palace Cafe, Greens, Crawshaws, Geo... |
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| Gala thank you |
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| Dear Sir,
On behalf of Worrall Community Association Ltd, I would like to thank all the people who helped to make the Gala on July 7 such a success this year.
Despite the weather and the possibility of cancellation, as one of... |
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| Forgotten train line |
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| With reference to 'The fogotten railway line by Jim Hinchey'. There are several groups trying to reopen the Sheffield to Manchester line. One in particular, Don Valley Railway,
are planning to have passenger rail traffic between Stocksbridge and Sheffield. The group has... |
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| 66 Bus Route |
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| I would like to urge anyone that uses the 66 bus to sign our petition. It is proposed that the 66 only runs from Rotherham to Chapeltown.
The people of High Green and other parts of Sheffield would not have a... |
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| Chapeltown Academy planned |
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| A FREE academy offering A-levels to the elite of Sheffield’s pupils is being planned in Chapeltown.
Chapeltown Academy would be a sixth-form college Chapeltown seeking to provide a stretching academic education to 16-19 students in North Sheffield and Barnsley.
It is hoped that... |
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| Wind turbine |
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| I would like to draw your readers' attention to yet another planning application (12/01653/FUL) for a wind turbine on Hunshelf Bank, opposite Deepcar.
As with most turbines, this one will be visible over a large area. Although this is quite low... |
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| Transformers |
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| We would like to encourage anyone who has not seen the transformation that has taken place at the car park on Victoria Street to go and have a look.
It was a litter-strewn, weed ridden mess with young saplings, that were... |
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| The forgotten rail line – Northern Snub |
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| Local people, north of Sheffield. Wadsley Bridge old station to Deepcar, Penistone and Hazelhead to Dunford Bridge.
Not a penny will be spent on this route which was closed down in the seventies under the Conservatives.
The line was an electric line... |
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| School speeding |
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| Dear Sir,
I feel compelled to write regarding a decision made by the Labour controlled Northern Community Assembly at their meeting on July 10.
At this meeting they decided to ‘defer’ any decision regarding the introduction of any proposals to reduce the... |
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| School reunion |
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| Our School Reunion was a great success and we all had a wonderful time. On behalf of the teachers I would like to thank all the former Bolsterstone pupils who came and entered so cheerfully into the spirit of the event.... |
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