| Doodlebugs VI |
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| In answer to Roy Beal, Arizona, USA – I can give him the information he is asking for.
Most Stocksbridge people did not know at that time what Doodlebugs were. I explained to them that I had met the deadly things... |
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| Improve Don Field instead of closing it! |
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| I (and I know I'm not the only one), share the same feelings as A Powell and St John's School Council, regarding the playground closures.
I don't use Hillcrest Road playground as it's not as near but I do take my... |
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| Litterbugs |
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| Kids, try this. Sellotape your drinks cans, fast food wrappers, empty packets of 10 cigs and sweet papers to your bedroom window. That'll give you an idea of what the world will look like in a few years’ time if you carry... |
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| Parents, be vigilant! |
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| Monday, April 6, 9.55am.
Four children, 12-14 years at most, drinking alcopops and cans of beer, and smoking.
Two girls and two boys enter Lidl at 10am and wander down the store. Within moments, one boy attempts to steal a bottle of spirits... |
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| Sheephouse Heights - for |
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| I read ‘Hydro power is the answer’ (Look Local letters, 26/3/09) with interest.
With about a third of old UK power stations due to close in the next decade or so and the appalling prospect of climate change that spirals out of control,... |
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| Station Road development response |
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| It was interesting to note how representatives of the other local political parties have now decided to step on board in relation to issues surrounding the new \'Bloor Homes\' development proposed at Station Road, Deepcar.
The original outline planning permission for... |
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| Station Road development |
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| It appears the development at Station Road is to go ahead after all. This development is seeking to build over 400 new houses and flats on the area now being cleared at Deepcar.
This could mean there will be around 2,000 people... |
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| Dogs' mess in Stocksbridge |
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| As the members of Stocksbridge in Bloom have done their best to give our environment a much better outlook, I cannot understand the irresponsible dog owners who repeatedly walk or drag their dog on what can clearly be seen as bulbs... |
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| Will the following idiot please stand up? |
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| Will the following idiot please stand up?
There is someone in Oughtibridge who takes their dog for a walk, does the right thing by taking a plastic bag to collect the mess, but then, instead of taking the bag home, promptly drops... |
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| Poets' Corner - The Passing of Time |
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| THE PASSING OF TIME
Oh youth, the carefree years of fun and laughter,
Every day seemed a happy ever after,
You didn’t stop to think that it may change,
As the ravishers of time start to rearrange
Your face, your body, your aching bones,
Once perfect, now... |
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| Don't give dogs chocolate |
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| Easter is just around the corner, so have a good time and enjoy your Easter eggs.
But please, PLEASE don’t be tempted to give pieces of them to your family dog(s), or any other dog. By all means, give them the... |
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| Answer to Mossley Road query |
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| The answer to your query, ‘Mystified of Oughtibridge’, is sheep.
This area was enclosed as part of the Langsett Enclosure 1811 - 1814 by Payne, lord of the manor of Langsett. The land was surveyed and a field plan produced on a drawing... |
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| Reply to 'Power Problem response' |
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| Yes, Mr. Miller, we all know that the power supply comes from the National Grid (Look Local letters, issue 535) but thank you for your patronising letter nonetheless. If consumers don't pay to this body, as you so rightly state, then... |
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| Letter from Deepcar School Council |
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| We are writing in reply to your article in Look Local, Thursday, March 12: ‘Taking the playground equipment out of Hillcrest Road Park in Deepcar.’
The children of Deepcar St Johns Junior School live in the local area and like going... |
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| Evelop's claim 'credible' |
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| Brian Foster claims (‘Power Problem’, letters 12/3/09) that the estimate that the proposed Sheephouse Heights wind farm would meet the average energy requirements of 9,000 homes is inflated.
In fact, the Evelop consultation leaflet I picked up in Penistone last week claims... |
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| Reply to 'Profit, not benefit' |
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| I enjoyed the ‘Profit, not benefit’ letter from ‘A local resident’ (Look Local, 535).
There is an extensive, sprawling collection of ‘massive structures’, probably profiting ‘some industrialists’ (with shareholders) in the Stocksbridge Valley. Perhaps ‘Local resident’ has ‘green wool’ obstructing his/her vision,... |
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| Mossley Road |
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| On each side of Mossley Road, near to the farm, there is a narrow, rectangular-shaped field, but the end next to the road is finished off in a circle. The stone walls give a 'keyhole' type appearance when viewed from above, as can be... |
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| Bowling club seeks members |
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| Stocksbridge Friendship Bowling Club is seeking new members.
If you enjoy fresh air and gentle exercise, meeting new friends and gaining new interests, you will be welcome at the green, situated at the rear of the Friendship pub on Manchester Road.
Contact... |
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| Hydro power the answer? |
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| Re: the proposed wind turbines:
Why are we not looking at hydro power, specifically micro hydro power?
We have umpteen reservoirs locally. All the way along the river Don are the sites of old mills. These would have negligible affect upon our... |
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| Reply to Spencer Pitfield |
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| Regarding Spencer Pitfield’s letter in Look Local, no 533:
The answer to so many of this country’s transport problems lies, not in building new roads, but in rebuilding and reopening certain railways that have been closed.
Perhaps Spencer Pitfield is unaware of... |
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