| New blue boxes |
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Yet again we have an ill-thought out plan from Sheffield City Council. I wonder how many hours of meetings and discussions it took to agree to take the blue bins out of storage and put them in use again. Maybe the... |
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| Horses on roads |
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This is even simpler! The majority of horse riders would much prefer to ride off-road on green lanes and bridleways. Unfortunately, we would need equines of the Pegasus variety if we are to access them without traversing on the public highway.
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| Charlton Brook |
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| At the end of January Look Local featured an article regarding de-silting Charlton Brook. As we live nearby, I regularly walked by to watch "progress". However at the end of February I heard that the project had run out of... |
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| Bus services 77 and 78 Chapeltown route. |
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I regularly use bus services on the 77 and 78 Chapeltown routes. The state of the buses is appalling. They are ancient, smelly and are often missing altogether.
One driver told me that the better buses have been sent to Glasgow! Why?
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| Poet's Corner 580 |
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| The Birth of Spring
The months of bleak mid-winter lie dormant o’er the earth
Thoughts are turning springward, to spring’s awaited birth.
All nature, still and resting, slumbers through the year’s long night,
Awaits the great awakening, to the sun, warmth and light.
Trees are bending,... |
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| Thanks to dedicated carers |
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| Our grateful thanks go to the dedicated team of Direct Health carers who never failed to fulfill their duties of care to us during the recent bad weather conditions over the Christmas and New Year period.
Well done Direct Health team.
G &... |
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| Dog mess in the glen |
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| I’d just like to thank all the dog owners who walk their dogs through the glen and the play area and let them**** everywhere without cleaning up after them.
This happened when we had snow and now it has melted to... |
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| Yorkshire spirit still alive |
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| During the recent cold snap, I was also faced with a long walk back to Wharncliffe Side from the Middlewood tram stop.
Having trudged through the snow for about a mile, wishing that a motorist would stop and offer a lift,... |
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| Time for Stocksbridge to break away? |
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| Please can I take the opportunity to respond to several letters from Look Local readers with regard to the poor services the residents of Stocksbridge receive from Sheffield City Council.
This has especially been brought to the forefront over these past few... |
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| Thanks to kind carers |
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| Can you please print a huge thank you to all the Direct Health carers in Stocksbridge who trudge around in the snow and ice to patients – breakfast-time, lunchtime, teatime and bedtime. They all deserve a medal.
Many thanks.
Joyce (one of the... |
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| Snow excuse |
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| While the snow has been an understandable excuse for not collecting the bins lately, I would hate to see this used at a later date as a reason to go for fortnightly collections.
Our neighbours have voluntarily been taking the overspill to the dump-it,... |
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| Poet's Corner 578 |
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| ‘A Winter Wonderland’
I looked out of my window, snow falling thick and fast
Covering the ground in a beautiful white mass.
It looked just like a Christmas card with perfection at its height
Icicles hanging like diamonds, shimmering in the light,
Tree tops glistening like... |
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| Thanks to village store staff |
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| Nothing seems to be too much trouble for Ann and her staff at the village store at Thorpe’s Garage, Thurgoland.
They work tirelessly to provide an excellent service and keep the shop well-stocked. Not only do they supply almost anything you need,... |
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| Thanks to gritters |
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| I would like to extend my thanks to the council, gritters, snow clearers and all the other services who have tried, in extremely difficult circumstances, to keep us on the move.
Tim Gregory,
Deepcar
I would like to extend my thanks to the council, gritters,... |
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| Thanks to Pete of High Green |
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| After taking my daughter to nursery last week (and with my other daughter still in the car) I got stuck trying to turn around on Carlthorpe Rise, High Green.
I really want to thank Pete, who came to my rescue. Pete spent almost... |
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| Thanks to Chapeltown residents |
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| I would like to thank all the people of Chapeltown who were concerned at my plight when my car broke down just before Christmas, going around the island near the Esso garage in Chapeltown.
Immediately, three gentlemen pushed the car onto the... |
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| Thanks to mother and daughter |
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| Could you please thank the lady and her daughter who helped me on December 19. I fainted, and without their help I wouldn’t have known what to do. Thank you both so much.
B. Broughton,
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| Christingle thanks |
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| Thank you to everyone who turned out on a cold, icy Christmas Eve afternoon to support the Christingle service held in St Matthias Church, Stocksbridge.
Special thanks go to the children of Deepcar Royd Infants’ School choir and their teacher, who... |
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| Town Council thanks |
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| I write on behalf of the Councillors to pass on their sincere thanks for your donation towards the town’s Christmas illuminations.
Once again, our contractor supplied us with some wonderful displays and each year we hope to vary the features and provide... |
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| Thanks to kind family |
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| Can you please print a huge thank you to the family who gave my daughter a lift home on Tuesday night in their 4x4 from the Tankersley roundabout to Stocksbridge High School at about 4.40pm?
She had made it to work at... |
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