| Community Helpers |
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| Thank you to all the people in our community who do things on a voluntary basis; in their own family free time; for our kids. This includes the football dads, toddler group mums, Beavers and Rainbows leaders and many, many more.
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| Open Meeting |
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| I am writing on behalf of Sheffield U3A in order to alert your readers to an open meeting, to be held in Stocksbridge Library on Thursday, September 25, at 2.30pm. The meeting will explain the potential for setting up informal learning... |
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| Wind Turbines |
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| For the avoidance of any doubt and confusion, we should point out that it was Look Local that entitled Cllr Dan Lyons PhD's letter in the 2 July edition regarding the wind turbines 'A Scientist's View', not Cllr. Lyons. While he... |
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| Venue - thank you |
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| We would like to say, through Look Local, a big thank you to everyone who attended Chay’s 21st birthday party at The Venue last Saturday night. It was so nice to see so many family and friends. We are sorry that... |
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| Futsal enthusiasm |
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| On Saturday 21 June, I spent a day at the Institute of Sport in Attercliffe. I went to watch my grandson play in the national ‘futsal’ finals – he plays for Stocksbridge Steels under 12s.
I was amazed at the enthusiasm... |
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| Catastrophic impact |
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| I do not believe that the residents of Stocksbridge, Midhope, Langsett, Oxspring and the surrounding areas are fully aware of the catastrophic impact the building of the wind turbines at Sheephouse Heights would have on their futures.
With five wind turbines,... |
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| Wind turbines 'pointless' |
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| Regarding objections to wind turbines: representations to planning boards are supposed to pertain to practical matters of implementation, rather than the validity of the proposals. Hence in this instance we can be expected to comment on visual intrusion for residents and... |
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| Yes, I am in favour of the turbines |
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| Yes, I am in favour.
The government probably views wind farms as a highly-visible quick-fix to their own problems. However, environmental groups consider wind farms to be only part of the solution to global climate change, and would say that we really... |
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| Wind turbines - a scientist's view |
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| Dear Look Local,
Contrary to the opinions expressed in last week's paper, the fact of the matter is that the wind turbines on Hunshelf Bank are an urgent necessity given the pressing need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and prevent potentially catastrophic... |
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| Letter - Why we must oppose the turbines |
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| Dear Editor
APPLICATION TO ERECT FIVE WIND TURBINES AND ONE TEST WIND TURBINE AT SHEEPHOUSE FARM, MORTIMER ROAD, PENISTONE, SHEFFIELD.
I was disappointed to see that your article regarding the above application was illustrated by a photograph of wind turbines superimposed upon a... |
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| What Does Stocksbridge Mean to You? |
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| I feel so mad – does anyone know what Stocksbridge is, or what it means to the people who were born here or lived here most of their lives?
Well, to me it’s a village where we grew up with respect for... |
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| Cllr. Davis Truly Independent |
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| I appreciate why Martin Davis wants to stress that he is an independent councillor rather than a member of a particular political party – it is never nice to have rumours spread about you, be they innocuous or damaging.
But instead of... |
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| No. 58 Bus Keeps Detouring |
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| Will somebody explain to me why the 58 bus is allowed to divert from its normal route and take a short cut up Carr Road to the terminus at Knowles Avenue? This leaves the passengers on Manchester Road stranded, most of... |
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| Thank You |
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| A big thank you to everyone who helped to take care of me and my son when I fainted in Crawshaws at Monday lunchtime.
Thank you again,
Laura and Ted.
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| Keep Dogs on Leads |
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| Sad as I am over the deaths of the dogs on Townend Common, I have to say I believe if the dog owners had acted more responsibly and not let the dogs off their leads these deaths would not have happened.
It’s... |
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| Cllr. Davis - I AM Independent! |
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| Dear Sir,
It has recently come to my attention that there are rumours going around that I am a closet Conservative. May I assure your readers that this is a total falsehood.
I am not now, and never will be again, a member... |
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| Were You in the Girls' Brigade? |
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Were you a member of the Girls' Brigade that used to meet at Stockbridge Methodist Chapel when Rev. Joyce Mobberley was the minister there? Do you remember being taught to do quilling by Doris Stubbs from Green Moor Church and helping... |
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| Odd Statements |
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| To me, and no doubt to many others in the Steel Valley, our councillor and others from within the town hall, plus the Valley in Bloom network, come up with the oddest statements.
1) ‘Welcome’ says a recent new sign post on Knoll... |
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| Sweeney a cut above the usual |
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| SWEENEY Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street came to our screens this week, courtesy of the master of macabre, Tim Burton.
It stars the ever-popular Johnny Depp as the strangely lovable and suitably eccentric murderer, Sweeney Todd.
This is the sixth film... |
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| Thorncliffe pond reply |
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| I’m writing in response to ‘Yours Angrily Anonymous’ who criticised the work carried out around Thorncliffe Pond and Summerhills. As secretary of the newly formed Thorncliffe Conservation Group, I was dismayed by the letter.
Complaints of anti-social behaviour of a few youths... |
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