The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England) back issues from April 2006:
Girls triumph as they see off 1,000 schools.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Meadowhead schoolgirl footballers have triumphed in a competition featuring 1,000 schools, reaching the final of the ESFA Royal Air Force Under-16 Girls Individual Schools' Cup at West Brom's ground on May 9. They are the first girls team from South Yorkshire to reach a ...
Trophy challenge is all back to front for Sarich.
Apr 01, 2006 ... DAVE WHISTLE will call on defenceman Rod Sarich to lead from the front - and the back - tonight. The Star Sheffield Steelers coach has been an admirer of Sarich's smooth skating and passing skills which turns defence into attack. And while Sarich will have his hands ...
Murphy bides his time for big one.
Apr 01, 2006 ... SNOOKER sensation Shaun Murphy insisted he wasn't under any pressure to win a tournament before his defence of the world title. Rotherham potter Murphy became the first qualifier for 26 years to triumph at the Crucible when he beat Matthew Stevens 18-16 in the final of the ...
Sterling performance steers Sharks home.
Apr 01, 2006 ... Sheffield Westfield Sharks bounced back from defeat on Thursday to beat eighth placed Brighton Bears last night to maintain their hold on third position. Sharks were inspired by 35-points from former Bear Sterling Davis as they look to finish the season in as higher position as ...
Watford loss gives United bid a boost.
Apr 01, 2006 ... SHEFFIELD United's automatic promotion hopes were significantly boosted by last night's Crystal Palace win over Watford. Third-placed Watford nosedived 3-1 and remain six points behind the Blades - but have now played one game more than Neil Warnock's men. Fifth ...
The fun times are back.
Apr 01, 2006 ... RUGGED defenceman Jason Robinson says the fun is back at The Star Sheffield Steelers. The hard-hitting Canadian and his team-mates have had a roller coaster ride this season - but the form and atmosphere at the Arena has improved so much that training is now a relative joy, he ...
'Last option' not on for Millers.
Apr 01, 2006 ... ROTHERHAM United's new owners say that taking the club into administration would be "the last option". Speculation began not long after Denis Coleman and Dino Maccio took over at Millmoor ten days ago when some of their comments were interpreted as indicating a possible move ...
COME AND JOIN US - coppell.
Apr 01, 2006 ... READING manager Steve Coppell has wished Sheffield United all the best as they attempt to join his side in the Premiership next season. The Championship's runaway leaders confirmed their place in the top flight last weekend after a 1-1 draw at Leicester combined with results ...
Despair for BMX kids after fire-bugs strike.
Apr 01, 2006 ... YOBS caused misery for dozens of young BMX riders when they set fire to thousands of pounds of equipment in South Yorkshire. Vandals have attacked the Kimberworth track twice in the last few weeks, wrecking around [pounds sterling]7,000 of gear. Local resident Carole ...
Wildlife lovers halt riverside tree-felling.
Apr 01, 2006 ... ENVIRONMENT chiefs have postponed tree clearance work beside a Sheffield river after protests from locals. Residents in apartments on Ball Street complained when Environment Agency workers began cutting trees between the Brooklyn Works and Cornish Place. ...
Battle for 'grey voters'.
Apr 01, 2006 ... PENSIONERS will become a key battleground in Sheffield's local elections as Labour and the Lib Dems both fight for the "grey vote". The Lib Dems fired the first volley when they said pensioners in the city were getting a "raw deal" from both the Government and the council. ...
Tribute to club DJ set to attract thousands.
Apr 01, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of clubbers from across the country are expected to flock to a benefit night in a Sheffield nightclub to be held in memory of a popular MC and DJ who died in a motorbike accident. Lyde Fox, known as Bombjack to clubbers on the hard-core dance scene, died last month ...
Plumber cleared in gas tragedy.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A PLUMBER who fitted central heating which "slowly and gradually" gassed a South Yorkshire care worker to death has been cleared of manslaughter. Unqualified Nigel Aspin, who left pipes unsealed at a cottage in Wortley, was found not guilty of causing the death of tenant Robert ...
Boys who set fire to school are locked up.
Apr 01, 2006 ... TWO teenage boys who admitted starting a ferocious blaze which destroyed part of a former South Yorkshire school have been locked up. A third has been warned he, too, could face custody. Sheffield Crown Court was told Craig Weston, 16, and Daniel Hershaw, 15, together with a boy ...
Bald ambition.
Apr 01, 2006 ... IT'S a case of hair today and gone tomorrow as actor Rob Flewitt demonstrates there are no lengths he won't go to in pursuit of the perfect acting performance. You can blame Hollywood legend Yul Brynner, the star who originated the role, but ever since the 1950s audiences have ...
Bankrupt barrister's [pounds sterling]5,000 taxes fine.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A BANKRUPT Sheffield barrister has been fined [pounds sterling]5,000 by magistrates after pleading guilty to 10 tax offences. Top lawyer Philip John Bingham broke the law when he charged for his legal services without paying a [pounds sterling]36,000 VAT security to HM Revenue ...
Death riddle over man, 24.
Apr 01, 2006 ... A YOUNG man has died after his badly injured body was discovered at a Sheffield house late last night. Police said today they were treating the death of the 24-year-old as "suspicious." Officers and ambulance crews were called at 11.40pm to the house at Romandale ...
Rail safety under scrutiny.
Apr 03, 2006 ... Sweeping changes in the safety regime for the UK rail network are going under the microscope today at a national conference chaired by Sheffield health and safety expert Ray Clarke at the London offices of lawyers Nabarro Nathanson. High profile speakers will include Her ...
Buyout turns up the heat.
Apr 03, 2006 ... One of the oldest companies in the domestic heating market, Sheffield-based Trianco, has been acquired in a management buy-out led by managing director Peter Ferguson. Chapeltown-based Trianco is one of the leaders in the oil-fired and electric heating boiler market, with ...
Exhibition of art starts in ex-pit village.
Apr 03, 2006 ... TWO Barnsley artists are to stage an exhibition of their work in a former mining village before moving on to some of London's most glamorous locations. Painter Ashley Jackson and sculptor Graham Ibbeson have got together for the first time to create an exhibition of their works ...
Ten more speed cameras.
Apr 03, 2006 ... AN extra 10 speed camera sites will be created in South Yorkshire in the coming year under a [pounds sterling]3.1 million scheme to put the brakes on drivers. The South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership has been given the green light to install fixed cameras at three sites and ...
Greyhound fan with 20 dogs is on a loser.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A GREYHOUND racing enthusiast has been ordered to get rid of 17 dogs at his South Yorkshire home after neighbours got sick of the barking, foul smells and rats. Residents complained after Patrick Derwin and his partner Caroline Schofield gradually increased the number of dogs in ...
Residents fail in fight for villages' bus service.
Apr 03, 2006 ... RESIDENTS who fought for months for a bus service from their Barnsley village to the nearest doctors' surgery have failed in their campaign. More than 350 people signed a petition demanding a service to Mapplewell after the closure of the Ballfield Lane surgery in Kexborough ...
One last shout and it's the end for firefighters.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THE battle is over, the last call out has been answered. When the firefighters that make up Red Watch at Ringinglow station clocked off at 9am yesterday they were replaced not by the usual White Watch, but by a fencing firm hired to secure the abandoned premises. ...
Teacher learns a lesson in life at an Indian village.
Apr 03, 2006 ... HALF-TERM is a time for teachers to relax, catch up on marking and generally have a break from school. If that's the case, nobody told Jo Wootton. Jo, aged 27, teaches at Summer Lane Primary School in Barnsley and spent the recent half term with 11 other teachers in ...
Fury as traffic survey leads to tailbacks.
Apr 03, 2006 ... COMMUTERS have reacted with fury after a traffic survey in Sheffield led to huge tailbacks in the north of the city. Police were forced to suspend attempts by Sheffield Council road traffic officers to gather information on vehicle movements in Penistone Road as rush hour ...
Man is arrested after fatal blaze.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A MAN has been arrested after a woman was found dead in a burning house on a South Yorkshire estate. The woman, who has not been identified, was found slumped in an upstairs bedroom at the property in Jackson Crescent, Rawmarsh, Rotherham. Police are treating the ...
DONOR VICAR'S GIFT OF LOVE.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A DEVOTED Sheffield vicar hopes to give his toddler daughter the ultimate gift of love - by donating one of his kidneys. Rev Neil Draisey - minister of Hillsborough Baptist Church - will give his left kidney to two-and-a-half-year-old Hannah, who was born with the rare condition ...
Allotment holder evicted over his untidy plot.
Apr 03, 2006 ... AN ALLOTMENT holder in Barnsley is to be evicted for having an untidy plot after a 12-year campaign by town councillors. John Harvey, aged 54, has been given notice to quit his allotment in Grimethorpe after Brierley Town Council sent 10 warning letters ordering him to tidy up ...
SHOE RAPIST CASE ARREST.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A MAN was due in court today accused of being the 'shoe rapist' who carried out a series of sexual attacks in South Yorkshire during the early 1980s. The offender was dubbed the shoe rapist after becoming notorious for taking women's shoes as some kind of memento of his crimes. ...
ritchie backs red-card dan.
Apr 03, 2006 ... BARNSLEY boss Andy Ritchie has defended red-card culprit Daniel Nardiello. The striker, who came on for Martin Devaney with 20 minutes to play lasted 15 minutes before being sent off in the 1-0 defeat at Huddersfield. He was booked for kicking the ball away and then ...
Princess Anne is a really good sport.
Apr 03, 2006 ... HER Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to officially open an innovative scheme at Rotherham Rugby Club. Princess Anne - a keen rugby fan - will give the royal seal of approval to the Try Line Centre based at the Clifton Lane home of Rotherham Titans. The innovative ...
Knill blast at millers.
Apr 03, 2006 ... ROTHERHAM United manager Alan Knill admitted his exasperation today over the side's up and down form as he reflected on the latest away setback. "Everyone was upbeat after the Bristol City performance and result and I thought, and I believe a lot of our followers did, that we ...
Blades 'Stoke' the fires of hope.
Apr 03, 2006 ... IF, as seems, increasingly likely, Sheffield United fill the division's remaining automatic promotion berth, this performance will provide the perfect blueprint on how to survive that perilous first season in the Premiership. Stoke may not possess the unrelenting power of ...
Against the Laws for Owls to win.
Apr 03, 2006 ... A SHARP-eyed statistician cast doubt on Wednesday's chances of beating Burnley, just before Saturday's match began. Graham Laws had apparently refereed at six Owls matches and they had won none of them. The tally duly became seven, and it wasn't heaven - but, of ...
Titans spring to life after coach's outburst.
Apr 03, 2006 ... THAT'S more like it. In fact, much more like it. Rotherham Titans' second half destruction by repeatedly ripping apart the Birmingham club's defence went some way to apologising for their derby defeat at Doncaster. Titans ran in six tries after the interval in a ...
Ex-Yorkshireman hits England for a century.
Apr 03, 2006 ... ENGLAND were made to toil in the heat in Goa at India amassed 294-6 from their 50 overs in the third one-day international today. Yuvrav Singh, who had a spell with Yorkshire a couple of years ago, made 103 and shared a fifth wicket stand of 142 with fellow left hander Suresh ...
The Tadpole develops taste for the big time.
Apr 03, 2006 ... RIVALS and mates call Jessica Ennis 'the tadpole.' They can drop the nickname now, her 'big pool small fish days' are done. The Commonwealth bronze medal won in Melbourne confirms that. Ennis, at just 20, is becoming a major international track and field ...
Maltby slip lets Sutton snatch it.
Apr 03, 2006 ... LOOKING for a victory to guarantee Premier Division football next season, Maltby Main let a winning position slip as they went down 2-1 to Sutton Town at Muglet Lane. Maltby started well, missed a great chance and then took the lead on 17 minutes when Jordan Stocks drove in a 15 ...
Honours even in six-pointer.
Apr 03, 2006 ... Worksop entertained fellow strugglers Redditch United in what was a six pointer relegation battle - and both had to settle for one point in a 1-1 draw. It was Worksop who made the ideal start when Ben Saunders tried a snap shot that the keeper did not deal with and Steve Owens ...
Steelers in last four to cap glory weekend.
Apr 03, 2006 ... COACH Dave Whistle today paid tribute to his "awesome" The Star Steelers side who have miraculously transformed their ice hockey season. In one weekend, Sheffield won a cup and, against the odds, progressed to the Play-Offs final four. They will face owner Bob Phillips' other ...
Warnock hails fans as Blades inch nearer Premiership.
Apr 03, 2006 ... SHEFFIELD United manager Neil Warnock saluted the club's players and supporters after watching them score a telling psychological blow in the battle for the Premiership. A travelling army of nearly 4,500 fans travelled to Stoke City on Saturday to watch United strengthen their ...
We'd rather play away!
Apr 03, 2006 ... PLAYING three of the vital last five games away from home will have no fears for Wednesday captain Graham Coughlan. For the Owls defender believes that the worn state of the Hillsborough pitch is now more of a hindrance than a help in the team's bid to pick up points. ...
Water works pay off as Sheff sink Rovers.
Apr 04, 2006 ... DRAWING 7-7 at half-time, Sheffield turned on the style after the break and ran in half a dozen more tries to score a 36-7 victory over close North Two East rivals Hartlepool Rovers at Abbeydale. The two sides are now level on 19 points with nine wins and a draw from each of ...
Games golden guys converge on Ponds Forge.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A host of Britain's Common-wealth Games swimming medallists will be in action for the first time since Melbourne when they compete at the British Championships in Sheffield starting today. The meet, which doubles as the European Championship trials, welcomes athletes from the ...
Sharks need one more win for third position.
Apr 04, 2006 ... SHEFFIELD Westfield Sharks made it two wins out of two on the road and need just one more victory from their final two matches to clinch third place in the BBL. They play at Plymouth Raiders on Saturday and at home against Guildford Heat on Sunday. Although ...
Tait agonises as brother's jaw is broken.
Apr 04, 2006 ... WARREN Tait told today of the moment he watched his brother's jaw shattered as the pair's rival clubs contested the Knockout Cup final. The Star Sheffield Steelers centre was observing from a few yards away as a slapshot from clumsy Coventry Blaze import Jeff Hutchins smashed ...
I'm not ready to quit.
Apr 04, 2006 ... SHEFFIELD'S Tony Ally had planned the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne to be the swansong to an incredible diving career spanning over 20 years. The thing is, Ally won silver in the men's three-metre synchro event and doesn't actually want to retire yet? "I really did ...
Tigers fans asked to give Sanchez time.
Apr 04, 2006 ... EMILIANO Sanchez could be the key to Sheffield Tigers' chances of silverware this season - that's the view of the club's joint owner Malcolm Wright. Sanchez was a high profile signing by the Owlerton side during the winter with the aim of improving the club's away displays. ...
Jewell's blast at ref to cost him FA fine.
Apr 04, 2006 ... WIGAN boss Paul Jewell will need to dip into his pockets to pay a fine the Football Association are almost certain to dish out for a stinging attack on referee Phil Dowd. Jewell, the former Sheffield Wednesday manager, pulled no punches in his condemnation of the Staffordshire ...
Duncan helps McFarland over FA rap.
Apr 04, 2006 ... CHESTERFIELD manager Roy McFarland was facing an an FA Tribunal today, answering charges of using abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official. He was being represented at the FA hearing by former Chesterfield manager John Duncan, who is now an official with the ...
We're all in it together.
Apr 04, 2006 ... SHEFFIELD United's entire squad was today placed on standby as manager Neil Warnock prepares to crush any signs of complacency or fatigue down the Championship season's finishing straight. Chris Lucketti and Garry Flitcroft have been told to ready themselves for action as the ...
Bischoff D-Day as Owls hope for all-clear to keep loan ace.
Apr 04, 2006 ... IT could be decision day for Sheffield Wednesday and on-loan defender Mikkel Bischoff. The Owls are awaiting the result of tests on his injured knee. The Manchester City centre-half's ligament strain may keep him out of Saturday's away game against botttom club Crewe ....
Planning bid to revitalise town.
Apr 04, 2006 ... DEVELOPERS planning to revitalise a rundown part of Rotherham town centre have now formally applied for planning permission. Liverpool-based Iliad was chosen by Rotherham Council to spearhead the prestigious [pounds sterling]30 million Westgate riverside project. The ...
[pounds sterling]1m saved in claims blitz.
Apr 04, 2006 ... ROTHERHAM Council has saved more than one million pounds after a get tough clampdown on compensation claims. Council bosses were concerned at the growing level of compensation being paid out to tenants who claimed housing repairs hadn't been done. In many cases ...
Millers eye roma clash.
Apr 04, 2006 ... ROTHERHAM United are bidding to land a plum pre-season friendly against leading Serie A side AS Roma. The Millers are exploring the possibility as they understand Roma will be in this country before their own season starts in Italy. New Rotherham director Dino Maccio ...
Pit site land row still rumbles on.
Apr 04, 2006 ... PLANS to redevelop a prime former pit site in Barnsley have been delayed for eight years by a land ownership dispute. Developers of the Rockingham Colliery opencast site, on the Dearne Valley Parkway between Birdwell and Hoyland Common, hope to give it the 'Cortonwood' ...
Ducks dead in rampage.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A GROUP of teenagers in a car deliberately mowed down and killed three ducks at Cannon Hall Country Park. Today police and the RSPCA appealed for information about the "repugnant and repulsive" act at the popular Barnsley beauty spot. The gruesome incident happened ...
Wright on time, tommy!
Apr 04, 2006 ... BARNSLEY striker Tommy Wright will be recalled to manager Andy Ritchie's squad for Saturday's home game against Chesterfield. Daniel Nardiello is banned from that fixture following his red card at Huddersfield. Wright is returning from a two-match suspension for ...
Robber's attack on OAP driver.
Apr 04, 2006 ... A ROBBER flagged down an elderly motorist in Barnsley before spraying him in the face with an aerosol gas and snatching his bag. The 73-year-old driver pulled over when he saw an agitated man waving from the roadside on Dog Hill Lane, Shafton. The man knocked on the ...
Every one a winner for high performer.
Apr 04, 2006 ... Two Chesterfield companies have carried off top accolades from the transport industry. Driver safety and risk management specialist, Peak Performance, won the title of Best Risk Management Company for a record fourth time at the 2006 Fleet News Awards. RAC Auto ...
Growth aid is our cup of tea.
Apr 04, 2006 ... More than 7,500 jobs and sales worth nearly [pounds sterling]200 million have been generated by South Yorkshire firms, with the help of the Invest for Growth programme, funded by Objective 1, the regeneration body. Reason enough for representatives of some of the 1,200 ...
Capital chance to help charity!
Apr 04, 2006 ... FRIENDS Tom Johnson and Rob Dransfield are getting all revved up to ride across Europe and show their support for a cause close to their hearts. The Sheffield lads are taking to the road this May to visit 10 capital cities in 10 days to raise vital funds to help premature baby ...
Funds bid to create a living landmark.
Apr 04, 2006 ... THE group behind a [pounds sterling]14.7 million bid to transform Barnsley Town Hall and its surrounding areas into a "living landmark" is hoping to get the backing of 100,000 locals. A committee representing local organisations and community groups is seeking the support of ...
Bereaved family offer [pounds sterling]10,000 info reward.
Apr 04, 2006 ... RELATIVES of a man found dead in Sheffield five years ago have put up a [pounds sterling]10,000 reward for information about his death, in the belief he was murdered. Christopher Barker, aged 43, from Lowedges Road, Lowedges, died in his girlfriend's house in Broom Walk, ...