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NOT HAPPY WITH COUNCIL SERVICES
Residents in South Yorkshire have demanded better
services from their Council. Only 4/10 said they were happy with the
services being provided. Surveys were carried on Sheffield, Barnsley,
Rotherham and Doncaster as part of a new Government initiiative. The
questionnaires are sent out to random households throught the county.
In Sheffield, 39% of the 1,500 residents surveyed said they were satisfied
compared with 36% in Rotherham ,34% in Barnsley and 30% in Doncaster.
The National Average was 45%. The council have said that customer service
will be one of their top priorities for the coming year. the main are
of concern was concert and theatres and rubbish tips. 63% were satisifed
with their libary service and 73% with parks and open spaces.
THIRD OF PEOPLE NOT SEEING A DENTIST
A third of people in Sheffield have not seena
regular NHS dentist in over two years, new figures reveal. In Barnsley,
the figure is 38% of people. In Sheffield, 401 people received emergency
dental treatment in hospital. There ar curently 18 practices taking
on new NHS patients. The city has one of the higest levels of NHS dental
provision in the UK. NHS Sheffield is in the top 20 NHS organisations
for local spending per head on dental services. Anyone seeking an NHS
dentist should contact the NHS Trust's helpline on 0114 271 1050.
BUSES SEEING RECORD NUMBERS
A record number of journeys are being made by
passengers in Sheffield according to recent figures. Stagecoach say
that 10,000 extra journeys a week have taken place over the past 12
months compared with 2005. The number of adults paying full fare has
increased by over 8% in the last 12 months and by 106% since 2005. Stagecoach
operate over 400 vehicles and employs more than 1,200 staff in Yorkshire
and Derbyshire.
NEW SCANNER OF JESSOPS HOSPITAL
A new hi-tech scanner is being used at the Jessops
Hospital to make childbirth safer for expectant mums across the city.
The Sonosite M Turbo Machine is a portable ultrasound scanner for use
by both anaethestic and obsteric medical staff. It is designed to increase
patient safety by using ultrasound probes that can guide a variety of
treatments. It can used in multiple procedures. More than 7,000 babies
are delivered at the hospital each year. It can be used with Caesarean
sections or natural births. The machine was bought partly thanks to
a £35,000 donation from Westfield Health.
LOCAL FLOODING
The emergency services have been dealing with
localised flooding in Shefield following heavy rain. Some roads needed
to be closed following surface damage. The City Council are helping
to co-ordinate assistance. The floods are nowhere near as serious as
those that hit the region 2 years ago although further rain is expected.
The road dame is beng assessed at the moment. Motorists are asked to
take extra care on the roads and allow extra time for your journeys.
BLUNKETT INJURED
Brightside MP David Blunkett has been injured
following a freak accident. He was walking near his home celebrating
his 62nd brithday. He needed to be rushed to hospital after a cow fell
onto him causing him to break a rib. He fell to the ground and the animal
fell on top of him. The MP says he is still in pain but will be back
at work this week. If the cow's full weight had landed him he could
have been killed.
PROPOSAL FOR HALF HOURLY RAIL SERVICE TO LONDON
Proposals to introduce half hourly services between
Sheffield and London and being put to the Dept. Of Transport. SYPTE,
regional development agency Yorkshire Forward and East Midlands Trains
want to see servies that currently terminate at Derby being extended
to Sheffield. If the Dept. Of Transport give the go-ahead, the new services
could be operational in December.
FUND AGAINST RECESSION SET UP
A "Fighting Fund" has been set up
by Sheffield Council to help ease the burden of the recession. Council
chiefs have put £1.4M aside and will spend the money on responding
to any issues that crop up because of the economic downturn. If plans
to re-open two post offices in Sheffield get the go-ahead, the money
will come from this fund. Vacant shops in the new Retail Quarter could
also be refurbished. The Cabinet member for Finance said that the budget
was balanced and the they could afford to set this money aside.
ID CARD SCHEME PILOT REJECTED
Sheffield Council has refused to run a pilot
scheme for ID cards. Instead, Manchester will pilot the scheme. The
council were strongly opposed to the idea. The Council believe that
the majority of residents are against the plan. The Labour party, who
want to introduce the cards nationwide, said this was an issue for national
government to decide upon.
RESIDENTS CLUB TOGETHER TO CHANGE STREET NAME
The road name has been a cause for concern
for many years but now fed up residents have banded together to change
the name of Butt Hole Role. It will now be known as Archers Way. The
residents of the Consiborough borough were fed up of tourists gathering
to have their picture taken by the road signs with some bearing their
buttocks. Some street signs had even been stolen. An internet petition
has been started to change the name back again. The road was originally
named after a communal water butt used centuries ago.
PEOPLE'S COURT - COMING SOON
Volunteers are preparing for a new role helping
to launch Sheffield's pioneering community justice panels. Members have
told how the initiatives will have a "fantastic effect" on
local matters. Offenders and victims of low-level crime can choose to
have cases dealt with via the panels as an alternative to the traditional
court process. If successful, the scheme will be rolled out throughout
the city. The Community Justice Panels will be launched shortly. Punishments
include meeting their victims, making restitution or restoring or replacing
damaged property. Sheffield Council are seeking moe volunteers to sit
on the Justice Panels, application forms are available from the Council
offices or by emailing CommunityJustice@sheffield.gov.uk.
HOME-TESTING HIV KITS
Sheffield has been picked to pilot a
new home-testing kit that aims to reduce the spread of HIV. Almost a
third of the people in Britain are affected by the virus which can lead
to AIDS and have not yet been diagnosed so are missing out on early
treatment options. The Goverment has picked Sheffield for a three-month
community pilot scheme. The kits will be available via community outreach
programmes and via various websites. The kits involve obtaining a swab
from inside the mouth and posting it off to the lab where the results
will be analysed and returned by either text or a phone call. The test
is completely confidential. If Sheffield is reflective of the natinal
trend, around 30% more people are living with the disease and are unaware
of it. If diagnosed early enough, people with the disease can lead normal
lives.
SCHOOLS TO GET TOP GRADUATES
Top young graduates from the country's best universities
are being drafted in as teachers to Sheffield's inner city schools in
order to boost standards. At least four city schools have expressed
an interest in siging up to the scheme which will run for at least 2
years. These include Firth Park, Chaucer, Hinde House and Parkwood High.
The scheme has increased the number of graduate places available. This
year, 850 graduates will be placed. The scheme has been on trial in
other areas of the coutnry and is now being rolled out nation-wide.
The graduates will go straight from univeristy into the classrooms.
The hope is that the scheme will inspire the pupils to go onto further
education and to increase staff skills. In South Yorkshire, training
will be delivered in partnership with a regional consortium made up
of both Sheffield universities, Hull University and Huddersfield University.
SCIENCE HONOURS FOR UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
Two University Of Sheffield Professors have been
elected as Fellows of the Royal Society - the highest accolade for British
scientists. Professor Neil Hunter and Professor Maurice Skolnick were
inducted recently. Prof. Hunter is part of the Dept. of Microbiology
and Biotechnology. He has received his award for his work into the way
bacteria and plants make chlorophyll and use the green pigments in photosysthesis.
Prof. Skolnick works in the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. He has been
recognised for his research into the way light interacts with electrons
in semiconductors. The work may lead to new hugely-powerful computers.
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29/06/09 - Marcus Tudgay has been the subject of a £1.75M bid
from Burnley to lure him away from Hillsobrough. The player recenly
signed a new 3 year deal after scoring 14 goals last season.
27/06/09 - Wednesday have confirmed their initary for their trip to
Malta. They will play in 2 traingular tournaments with games of 45 minutes
each. The games will take place on 13th and 16th July at Malta's Victor
Tedesco Stadium in Hamrun. Their opponents include Valletta, Sliema,
Birkirkara and the delightfully named Dingli Swallows.
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02/07/09 - The Steelers have announced
the signing of British D Man Ben Morgan from the Scimitars.
This signing means the club will go with 3 import D men, 6 import forwards
and 1 import netminder. Morgan joins Scott Basiuk and Mark Thomas on
defence with 2 D men still to be signed. Morgan played 4 years with
the Scimitars whilst studying at Sheffield Hallam University. He is
a quick skater and very mobile.
30/06/09 - Ashley Tait has signed for Ritton Renon
in Italy. It marks the end of a 2 year spell in Sheffield where he won
the Playoffs twice and the League once. Tait says he is going for a
new challenge but has been wished well by everyone in Sheffield. Coach
Dave Matsos has said that the door is always open if he wishes to return.
22/06/09 - The Steelers have arranged a further pre-season game against
Newcastle Vipers on the 30th August up in Newcastle with a 5.30pm face
off.
19/06/09 - The Steelers are waiting on final confirmation from trevor
Keonig as to whether he will be their keeper for the coming year. The
club have offered him a decent package and have helped to find him a
teachign job in Sheffield but he has not signed the contract yet.
12/06/09 - The game against Coventry will take place at Ice Sheffield
on Fri 21st August with a 7.30pm face off.
10/06/09 - Tickets for the 2009-10 season curtain raiser between the
Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers for the Charity Shield
go on sale from Friday June 12th. The special fund raising game, which
is a repeat of last season’s play-off final, will raise funds
for grassroots development and the family of ice hockey photographer
Dave Page, who died suddenly last season.
Ticket prices have been set at £10 for adults and £5 for
concessions. The game takes place on Wednesday September 2nd and will
start at 7.30pm at the NIC in Nottingham.
The tickets can be bought on line at Trent
FM Arena or by phone on 0844 4124624.
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01/07/09 - United have given a 2-week trail to Portsmouth winger Glen
Little. The 33 year old will travel to Malta with the team.
19/06/09 - The Blades have completed the signing of midfiedler Lee
Williamson from Watford. the fee is thought ht be around £500,000.
13/06/09 - United are showing an interest in Man City striker Chad Evans.
Kevn Blackwell is willing to pay around £1.5M for the player.
He has scored 10 goals in 20 starts in the Championship.
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19/06/09 - The Sharks have renewed the contract of Player/Head Coach
Abita Lyons. He signs a new 2-year deal.
13/06/09 - The Tigers completed their Premier Trophy campaign with a
45-45 draw at Berwick on Saturday evening.
The Tigers went into the night knowing they couldn’t progress any further
in the competition, but with just pride to race for they still took
the meeting to a last heat decider and picked-up a well-deserved share
of the points.
Ricky Ashworth was in good form for Sheffield with 13 points and Richard
Hall (10+1), Paul Cooper (8+2) and Joel Parsons (7+1) all gave their
skipper good support.
In a keenly fought affair the Tigers took an early lead following a
5-1 in heat 2 from Parsons and Cooper, but Berwick fought back and by
the completion of six races had edged themselves into a 19-17 lead.
Sheffield quickly levelled things up with a 4-2 from Hall and Chris
Mills in heat 7 and then Hugh Skidmore and Parsons took full-advantage
of William Lawson’s misfortune in heat 8. Lawson had to go off a 15-metre
handicap after exceeding the two-minute allowance and the Tigers duo
responded by storming to a 5-1.
Back came the Bandits with a 4-2 in heat 10 and after a series of shared
races the home side eventually drew level and took the meeting to a
last heat decider with another four-pointer in heat 14.
But when it came to heat 15 the two teams couldn’t be split. Although
Michal Makovsky raced to a comfortable victory for Berwick ahead of
Hall and Ashworth, the Sheffield pair kept Josef Franc at the back and
the race and match ended all-square.
Ricky Ashworth 13, Richard Hall 10+1, Paul Cooper 8+2, Joel Parsons
7+1, Josh Auty 3+1, Hugh Skidmore 3, Chris Mills 1.
12/06/09 - Rotherham have signed midflieder Nicky Law from Shefield
United. He signs on a 2-year deal.
12/06/09 - Barnsley keeper Heinz Muller is moving back to Germany after
agreeing a deal with FSV Mainz who have just been promoted back to the
Bundersliga. A fee of £430,000 is thought to have been agreed.
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