We Can Survive Singers
Joined together by an invisible chord, members of one Barnsley-based choir really are singing off the same hymn sheet. They’ve got all their life to live and all their love to give, they are the We Can Survive Singers. They’re not professional vocalists, they don’t read music, and they definitely...
Celebrating 25 years of Rotherham U3A
They say the first age of education is the journey through school, the second learning job skills or how to parent – then what becomes of the third age once children have flown the nest or retirement beckons? How about enrolling at a university with a difference where the only...
Peter Foster: Riding High at 80
When approaching the grand old age of 80, some people may appreciate a heartfelt message in a birthday card, a slap-up family meal, or even a new pair of slippers. But not for one outgoing octogenarian from Rotherham. When Peter Foster turned 80 this summer, he geared up to take...
Is it ‘D-day’ for you?
LEGAL TALK with Elmhirst Parker Solicitors January is traditionally a time of new beginnings with resolutions made to do things differently and start afresh. Typically, plans might include starting a diet or exercise regime, making more time for friends or family or maybe changing jobs. But it can also spell...
Subtle Charms of Wintertime
With Garden Designer, Sally Cunis Now that the decorations are packed away for another year and the celebrations are over, it’s time to shrug off the spell of lethargy cast by recent festivities and step out into the garden as that is where the true magic happens. Whether it is...
Out in the Garden
Balmy days, fiery autumn colours and sunshine extend this most extraordinary year and it is hard to believe that winter is upon us. Bright red berries of Hawthorn (Crataegus), Rose, Sorbus and Cotoneaster festoon hedgerows and gardens alike indicating, if old tales are to be believed, we are in for...
Autumn in the Garden
A light of harvest hope after the long, hot heatwave With garden designer, Sally Cunis For the first time in many years most gardeners are probably hoping that we don’t have an Indian summer. We have enjoyed or endured (however you want to look at it) extremes of heat since...
March to the Arch
Ahead of next season’s Steel City derbies, two football fans are setting aside their rivalries and uniting together as they tackle a 26-mile route between London stadiums to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. On Sunday 22nd July, The Wortley Arms’ owner Andy Gabbitas, a lifelong Owl, is joining Blade...
Reds in the Community Shadow Scholarship
Not the final whistle just yet... With England having taken their youngest ever squad to this year’s World Cup, there will no doubt be scores of young lads across the country looking to follow in Kane and Co.’s footsteps. But for those who’ve always dreamed of playing for their boyhood...
Gardening: Shade
Have you got shade covered? Garden designer, Sally Cunis, looks at how to introduce shade into the garden this summer Recently, taking the scenic route home from Sheffield with a couple of friends out past Loxley and through the charming villages of Low and High Bradfield, meandering along lanes edged...
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