| Life expectancy continues to increase in Sheffield |
 |
| LIFE expectancy in Sheffield continues to increase while mortality rates are falling, an annual report has shown.
The good news was revealed in the director of public health’s report, titled ‘Sheffield – Where Everyone’s Health Matters’, which analysed the health of each... |
 read full story |
| |
| SVBA prepares for forthcoming play |
 |
| AS part of Steel Valley Beacon Arts’ preparation for forthcoming play ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’, 25 cast members went to West Yorkshire Playhouse for a professional production of the play mounted by Shared Experience.
After a fine show, members of the cast met... |
| read full story |
| |
| Evelop response to PSH |
 |
| Evelop have sent us the following statement in response to the ‘Protect Sheephouse Heights’ group’s letter in last week's Look Local.
Olly Buck, project manager for Evelop UK, said: “Our colleagues in Holland will look forward to the letter but there is no question of... |
| read full story |
| |
| Well done to The Castle |
 |
| A big thank you to Glyn and Alison Stebbing, Clive, Chris Keith and his wife, Gordon and all the other helpers for all the hard work they put into raising £1,800 at the Harvest Festival. Money will go towards the Yorkshire... |
| read full story |
| |
| Steel Valley Heritage Trail |
 |
| I see that six Steel Valley Heritage Trail information leaflets regarding walks around the Stocksbridge area associated with “educating” people about the district’s local history are now generally available, and consequently I was wondering if anyone else is as puzzled as... |
| read full story |
| |
| Response to 'Thurgoland Memorial disrespect' |
 |
| I read with some surprise the letter printed in last week's Look Local from Anonymous. Your resident is disgusted that someone enjoys the time and view from the Thurgoland Memorial with a friend.
Surely these memorials aren't just mementoes to the... |
| read full story |
| |
| No time for PSH |
 |
| Reading the various articles and letters on the subject of the proposed wind turbines for Sheephouse Heights (Oct 8 issue), it struck me how the ‘Protect Sheephouse Heights’ group’s name has become a misnomer.
It seems to be a group of... |
| read full story |
| |
| Credit crunch stressline |
 |
| AN NHS phone service has been set up to help people cope with their worries about the credit crunch.
The credit crunch stressline aims to help people who are feeling worried about job security, redundancy, debt and money problems. Trained health... |
| read full story |
| |
| Poet's Corner 564 |
 |
| Other Heroes are Available
Catching eyes;
Pole vaulting from a stare,
Peeling sight from the ceiling,
Visions of you I’m stealing.
On the backward glance,
A stuttered embrace;
From eyes to lips
A butterfly trace.
But finger-tipped eyes,
Dexterous wise;
In there and out,
Pilfered without a shout.
Just recalling fragments
For the brick wall... |
| read full story |
| |
| Turbines - Angela Smith letter |
 |
| Last week’s Look Local featured the Tory general election candidate for this area calling on local people to respond to a survey he is running on wind farms and in particular on the proposal for a wind farm at Sheephouse Heights.
Isn’t... |
| read full story |
| |
| Turbines - reply from Evelop |
 |
| ONCE again, Protect Sheephouse Heights (PSH) fails to understand the issues surrounding Sheephouse Heights wind farm (Look Local, 24th September 2009)
The group's noise consultant report brought into question our methodology as a result of new research by some of the very authors who had originally produced... |
| read full story |
| |
| Turbines - reply to PSH letter |
 |
| I would like to make a number of points about Alan Hey’s letter ‘When will Evelop stop spinning?’ (Look Local, 24/9/09).
Firstly, the calculations from the noise report that Protect Sheephouse Heights (PSH) commissioned and to which Mr. Hey refers simply do... |
| read full story |
| |
| Tory donations #2 |
 |
| I recently received yet more unsolicited mail from the local Tory candidate, Spencer Pitfield, promising to publish online all donations to local parties over £1000, even though this information is already freely available on the Electoral Commissions website.
I do hope that... |
| read full story |
| |
| Tory donations #1 |
 |
| It was with some surprise that I read recently on the Electoral Commission website that Mr. Spencer Pitfield, Tory candidate for Penistone and Stocksbridge, has received £4,000.00 from an Irish businessman based in Hertfordshire. This businessman is the 139th richest man... |
| read full story |
| |
| Stroke fundraiser thanks |
 |
| Families Shaw, Day and Hirst would like to thank all who participated in, helped with, donated to or bought tickets for the concert held at Bolsterstone on September 19. £571.52 was raised and donated to The Stroke Association.
Thank you for all... |
| read full story |
| |
| Tooth Fairytale |
 |
| Once upon a time, not so long ago, the residents of Deepcar and Stockbridge had a very good NHS dental service. Then the government came, changed the rules and made people unhappy.
Only one of the two dental surgeries was now NHS;... |
| read full story |
| |
| Flowerbed thanks |
 |
|
Thanks to Chris Hawke for the beautiful flowerbeds on Carlton Rise, Wharncliffe Side. Keep up the good work.
The Brooke family
... |
| read full story |
| |
| Thurgoland memorial 'disrespect' |
 |
| I would like to share with your readers something I witnessed whilst waiting at the traffic lights in Thurgoland on Wednesday afternoon, September 30th.
On one corner of the crossroads stands the village war memorial. A young man was tending the plants... |
| read full story |
| |
| Do you have my daughter's shoes? |
 |
| At about 11 o’clock on Friday 2 October, I was in the Bridge Community Shop in Stocksbridge with my 2-year-old and 3-year-old daughters. We were by the toys and shoes when my 3-year-old took her new shoes off to try on... |
| read full story |
| |
| Poet's Corner 563 |
 |
| Dishwasher Friendly
The cooker and i are on first name terms
It produces the things that i've planned
But the dishwasher and the washing machine
speak a language i don't understand
My wife gets on well with the dishwasher
She communicates with it just great
But whenever i... |
| read full story |
| |
