| Up’t For’t Cup |
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| Dear Editor,
I recently came across the following article that appears in the October 1st 1904 edition of the Penistone Express entitled “Amusing Football Match At Deepcar”, which relates that:
“A large crowd of spectators assembled at the Uskers’ Grounds, Deepcar, to... |
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| Broomhead Show |
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| Deepcar Brass Band would appreciate it if you could include the result of our COW PAT COMPETITION which was held on Sunday 10th July at the 20th Annual Broomhead Show at Broomhead Park,Wigtwizzle.
The 1st Prize of £200 is Ticket No.... |
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| Bus stop access |
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| Dear Editor,
I would like to ask the person who parks their vehicle at the bus stop on St Margarets Avenue if they are not using it could they please put in on their driveway. I am a regular bus traveller and... |
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| Labourers wanted |
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| Throughout many bygone years, Michael Parker has constantly bemoaned his lot! But, I suspect, like many here in the Valley, he wants a job situation to come to him.
Then he stated many jobs are 'dross', meaning I suppose labouring and... |
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| Chapeltown Gala |
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| Having just spent most of the day (Saturday 9th) at the Gala in Chapeltown Park, I would like to say thank you to all the groups who participated in supplying the stalls and entertainment and to all the people who turned... |
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| A call to schools |
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| Dear Editor,
Marie Curie Cancer Care is calling for all secondary schools in Sheffield to sign up to the Daffodil Schools Challenge by August 31, 2011.
The Daffodil Schools Challenge tasks pupils aged 11 to 16 with planning and creating a... |
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| Steel Valley Way |
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| After many years of campaigning to protect and enhance our valley’s public rights of way and create our own ‘Green Corridor’ multi-user route link to the TPT at Deepcar and beyond, The Steel Valley Way Group finally see that their hard... |
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| Groups praise |
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| Dear Sir
I would like to congratulate two local groups in Chapeltown for the fantastic work they have done within the local community. Firstly, the Friends of Chapeltown Park, who for many years have campaigned for a new play ground. It... |
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| Garden open day success |
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| Thank you to Look Local for including our event in the What's On page and to everyone who supported the recent Garden Open Day in Thorpe Hesley and Scholes. We had great weather and over 170 visitors. We have raised... |
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| Driving to the shops |
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| Dear Editor,
Michael Parker wants us to shed light on why it will soon be possible to drive to about ten different supermarkets from Stocksbridge without even getting the engine warmed up.
He doesn't seem to realise that while China invests in nano... |
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| Stray sheep |
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| This is to the person who owns the sheep in fields above Hunshelf Bank. Can you put a board up with a contact number, so when people like us come upon one of your flock in distress we can contact you.
We... |
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| Phone mast proposal |
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| I have read of Mr Hewerdine’s concern, shared by many in Grenoside, of the proposal to site a ‘phone mast at the edge of the Conservation area, in Main St, Grenoside, and reported in your 2nd June edition. As one of... |
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| Fox Glen Park |
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| At last a park in Deepcar has had some alterations to make it a better place for kids. Or so I thought. Already there is graffiti all over the newly painted climbing frame. The slide is abused by boys on bikes.... |
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| Broken community |
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| I would like to thank the mindless morons that have smashed three windows in the Stubbin Community Centre at Deepcar.
The first window to be broken was two weeks ago and it cost us over £100 to replace. Now we have another... |
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| A Scotsman's reply |
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| Following on from the poem published in last weeks Look Local by Mr Paul Carey, please could l highlight my own concern with regard to the comments made about Scotland.
As a Scotsman living and working in north Sheffield (and paying taxes... |
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| Useless response |
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| Dear Editor,
In her “Back to work ‘useless’” letter (Look Local: Issue 643), regarding her waste of time spent on a government “employment provision” program, Helen asks the question “What did I do it for?”
In response to which, she and other readers... |
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| Thanks for votes |
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| I would just like to say a big THANK YOU to the 1234 people who voted for me in the recent Parish Council Elections. Unfortunately I did not obtain enough votes to secure a seat, being short by about 150 votes... |
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| Election thanks |
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| We are writing to thank the residents of Stocksbridge, Deepcar and Bolsterstone for the support given to us in the recent Stocksbridge Town Council elections.
There is now a Labour councillor in all but one of the wards of Stocksbridge Town Council,... |
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| Local elections |
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| Dear Editor,
While looking at the local election results I noticed that the labour party had two candidates in several wards- surely this was detrimental to their cause.
If there had only been one labour candidate to vote for, then on... |
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| Good luck to the Town Council |
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| I have been asked why I didn’t stand for Stocksbridge Town Council in this recent election having spent the last three years on the council.
There are two main reasons, firstly I am self employed and my work absorbs a lot of... |
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