| Wednesday to visit Bracken Moor for friendly |
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| SHEFFIELD Wednesday will visit Bracken Moor on Wednesday July 22 for a pre-season friendly in what could be a chance for Owls fans to see some of Brian Laws’ new signings.
The fixture is listed as a Sheffield Wednesday first squad game... |
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| Poets' Corner 552 |
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| You should have gone to Specsavers… Mr. Gordon Brown
This country needs the industries that you are closing down
You shut down mines and import coal, you buy our ships abroad,
Each day you take a thousand jobs and put them to the sword.
You... |
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| Reply to Mr. G. Hallsworth |
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| In reply to Mr. G. Hallsworth:
I understand the devastating effect these job losses at Corus will have on people’s survival, but a business cannot continue to run if it is not making a profit.
People will survive as they have in the... |
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| Bolsterstone graveyard a 'disgrace' |
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| Recently, Bolsterstone Church had its annual fayre.
I haven't seen any report of how much money was raised or where the money goes. I know where it doesn't go, though – towards tending the graveyard there.
I have been visiting there for 56 years... |
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| Lost camera |
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| A Cannon Ixus digital camera in a black and orange case was lost at Cross Lane Park on Thursday, July 9 at about 3pm. On it are pictures taken for Happy Hands Nursery of Jake Bear, their resident teddy bear, on... |
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| In reply to Mr Mappin |
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| In reply to the letter from Mr Mappin:
Like it or not, we live in a country where a lot of people hold to the Islamic religious beliefs. A few have problems coming to terms with British law and British Government actions... |
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| In reply to Faye Tomson |
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| I write in full support of Faye Tomson’s comments about wind turbines. Yet another retail park is neither wanted or needed, and will serve only to have a negative impact on local businesses.
Stocksbridge has a fantastic opportunity to lead by... |
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| Family tree appeal |
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| I am researching my family tree and am hoping that some of your readers could help me to trace my grandfather, John Taylor Wiggett.
I believe he served with the 1420th King Hussars Regiment during the 1940s in India, where he... |
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| A right to roam - response |
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| A right to roam: A response from the residents of Hollin Busk Lane and Princes Drive
Many residents alongside the footpath pick up the broken pint glasses, pop bottles, beer cans and other litter to make the paths pleasant to walk down.... |
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| Worried about the loss of jobs |
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| Dear Look Local,
I am writing to voice my disapproval and concern about the recent job loses at the Corus plant at Stocksbridge.
I am sure I speak for the whole community when I offer my sympathies to those affected and their families,... |
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| What will happen with the new development? |
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Dear Editor,
I see from Issue 549 of Look Local that the proposed Dransfield redevelopment of Fox’s site has got the go ahead; a main selling point of which is the “expectation” that “up to” 900 jobs will be created in the... |
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| Venue in full swing |
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| Dear Look Local,
On Friday July 3, in company with my wife, and around 350 other people, I attended a terrific performance of the annual 'Summer Show' of The Lauren McCaslin School of Theatre dance which was held at the Venue at Stocksbridge, and what a performance... |
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| To Mum on her 85th birthday |
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| To Mum on her 85th birthday
It’s good to know you’re still alive
And fairly well at 85
Because you take your drops and pills
Fourusis, Doxis and Ramprills
Which all sound, sort of, Greek and Latin
Xalaton and Prasastation
To make sure your heart still ticks
Take your... |
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| Thank you Lauren |
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| At the Venue over Friday and Saturday night we were treated to a presentation of dancing and singing by local children of all ages. There was even one set where ladies of even more mature years gave their rendition.
The whole... |
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| Thanks to the young couple |
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| I would like to draw your attention to an incident that happened to my next door neighbour.
She was 91 years old, and lived alone. She had a fall in the house, but managed to shout and draw the attention of... |
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| Stocksbridge Cemetary, Bocking Hill |
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| After visiting this cemetery a couple of weeks ago, we were astonished to see what had happened to all the graves there. Weed killer had been used around all the headstones - presumably to save the council operatives using shears to... |
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| In agreement with Faye |
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| Re: Windmill turbines
I write in full support of Faye Tomsons comments about windmill turbines. Yet another retail park is nether wanted or needed and will only serve to have a negative impact on local businesses. Stocksbridge has a fantastic opportunity to... |
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| In reply to Faye Tompson |
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| In reply to Faye Tompson's letter (Look Local July 2),
Firstly she derides the proposed new retail development at Stocksbridge on the basis of environmental factors including the use of large amounts of concrete.
But here lies one of the weaknesses of... |
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| BNP |
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| Dear Editor,
I would like to reply to the two letters in issue 550 about the BNP. I am probably in category (B) i.e., too ignorant to know better, but I believe I am entitled to my opinion.
Am I wrong and... |
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| A right to roam |
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| Dear Editor,
I have noticed that a lot of people have stopped using the footpaths from Stocksbridge to Bolsterstone, especially Princess Drive and Holling Busk Lane where the residents at the side of the paths think that they are part of their... |
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