The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England) back issues from April 2007:
Grieving man hits at yobs.
Apr 02, 2007 ... A GRIEVING Sheffield man has hit out at yobs who repeatedly vandalised his house and car while he was out visiting his terminally ill niece. Michael Tomlinson, aged 46, whose niece has subsequently died, says gangs of youths congregate in the Meadowhead area every weekend, ...
Health fears for patients.
Apr 02, 2007 ... PROPOSED changes to mental health services in Sheffield have left patients and their families fearing staff will lose their jobs and facilities will be axed. A public consultation organised by Sheffield Primary Care Trust (PCT) has now ended and are they due to present their ...
Climate plan plea to council.
Apr 02, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD residents want the council to have a long-term plan and targets for tackling climate change, according to the city's Green Party. The Greens surveyed 100 passers-by on Fargate at the same time that the council was conducting its official Your Council, Your Say ...
Caught by his own CCTV!
Apr 02, 2007 ... A SECURITY guard who stole thousands of pounds worth of computers from a South Yorkshire office complex he was supposed to be protecting knew he would be found out because he was filmed doing it, a court heard. Stuart John Dalby, of Jenkin Road, Brightside, Sheffield, who ...
School standards 'hit by staffing crisis'.
Apr 02, 2007 ... STAFFING problems have affected standards at a Sheffield primary school, a visiting team of inspectors discovered. Before the upheavals, which were entirely beyond the school's control, Loxley Primary had been operating effectively and providing a good quality education. ...
Yobs put lives at risk blocking railway line.
Apr 02, 2007 ... MINDLESS yobs could have caused a "catastrophe" when they tried to push a large boulder onto train tracks in South Yorkshire. A gang of youths attempted to push the large rock onto the line off a footbridge at Ginhouse Lane, Rotherham. A passing train driver alerted ...
Bikers will ride 1,830 miles in aid of hospice.
Apr 02, 2007 ... BIKERS are revving up for a 1,830-mile trip of a lifetime to help South Yorkshire cancer sufferers. A team of regulars from The Horse and Jockey at Hillsborough plan to ride from John O'Groats to Lands End to raise cash for Weston Park Hospital and St Luke's Hospice. ...
Putting light into Sharrow as residents show their creative talents.
Apr 02, 2007 ... ENCHANTMENT cast its magical spell over Sheffield as giant toadstools and talking trees were brought to life for Sharrow Lantern Carnival. The special event bedazzled hundreds of fans yesterday as the skies were illuminated with wacky and colourful creations. ...
South Yorks car crime shame.
Apr 02, 2007 ... A CAR is stolen, broken into or attacked every 13 minutes in South Yorkshire, figures have revealed. Government figures show that between March 2005 and April 2006 39,012 vehicles in the county were targeted by criminals. Figures recorded in South Yorkshire were above ...
Shoppers' paths are crossed by Easter tale.
Apr 02, 2007 ... ROMAN soldiers marched through the streets dragging a bloodied, semi-naked man ...bringing the true meaning of Easter to Sheffield city centre. But while some shoppers looked on in confusion, a strong following had built up behind the procession. And it soon became ...
Free adult training scheme encourages city cycling.
Apr 02, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD has the most successful free adult cycle training scheme in the north of England, according to campaigners who are stepping up a gear to promote pedal power in the city. Cycle training company Pedal Ready, which already provides government-approved 'Bikeability' cycle ...
'Too few wanting to be engineers'.
Apr 02, 2007 ... IT'S the first new forge in the UK for 20 years or more ... but where are the skilled men who will use it in years to come? That was the question posed by Independent Forgings and Alloys director Craig Syson on the day Industry Minister Margaret Hodge came to Sheffield to ...
Kerslake claims city's economy will still be changing in the future.
Apr 02, 2007 ... MAJOR change will continue to be a feature of the Sheffield economy for years to come, according to City Council chief executive SIr Bob Kerslake. "As much change needs to happen in the next 10 years as has happended in the last 10 years in Sheffield," Sir Bob told the 170 ...
UK paying price of neglect.
Apr 02, 2007 ... BRITAIN is giving up the key to its economic future by neglecting manufacturing, former CBI director general Sir John Banham warned delegates attending the Sheffield Economic Summit. Sir John, who is now chairman of Johnson Matthey, one of Britain's most successful FTSE100 ...
Hodge's city challenge.
Apr 02, 2007 ... INDUSTRY Minister Margaret Hodge has challenged Sheffield and South Yorkshire to build on the economic success of recent years by boosting innovation, enterprise, skills and links between business and education. "Over the last 10 years, Sheffield and the whole of South Yorkshire ...
Robyn is law unto herself.
Apr 03, 2007 ... DLA Piper trainee solicitor Robyn Palmer has won a prize for being the most successful candidate with a law firm within 20 miles of Sheffield studying for a Diploma in Legal Practice. Robyn, a ged 26, pictured, picked up five distinctions in modules including Business Law and ...
Franchisee Victor bids to play a blinder.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Serial franchisee Victor Okenyi is hoping his new Sheffield venture will be a blinder. The 50-year-old recently sold his courier business franchise in Hull in order to get back into running a company where he could spend more time with customers and has launched an Apollo Blinds ...
Talking business at a huge eVent.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Business Link South Yorkshire is bringing five top business speakers to South Yorkshire for its 'eVent' at the McDonald St Paul's hotel in Sheffield. Olympic rower James Cracknell, entrepreneur and former Dragons' Den resident Doug Richard, Big Brother psychologist Geoffrey ...
Going out on a limb to win top award.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A plastic splint, designed to encourage broken limbs to heal faster than normal and developed by students from Sheffield and France has won a top international award. The vesatile, plastic splint incorporates a gel which generates heat, promoting faster healing and is ...
Global move for computers.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A SHEFFIELD solicitors has signed up to an IT aid scheme that will see all its old computers being put to good use in the developing world. Graysons solicitors, based in Paradise Square, have already sent their ...
Warning over car conmen.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD motorists are being conned by criminals using fake car registration documents to sell stolen vehicles. The results of a DVLA survey revealed today showed 59 per cent of Sheffield residents are unable to tell a genuine car registration ...
Pupils raise bags of cash.
Apr 03, 2007 ... BAGS - or in this case suitcases - of money was raised for Sheffield's Weston Park Hospital by pupils at a city school. Girl from Ashdell School in Broomhill all bought a suitcase to lessons stuffed with cakes, buns, books, cuddly toys and jewellery to sell to fellow classmates ...
Centre keeps it in family.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A NEW Sheffield community and children's centre has opened its doors and is proving popular with mums, dads and youngsters. The centre on Shirecliffe Road, Shirecliffe, was launched with a family-oriented meeting of the local area panel. A buffet lunch was provided ...
[pounds sterling]52 million New Deal election plea.
Apr 03, 2007 ... RESIDENTS in one of Sheffield's most multicultural areas are being urged to make sure they are eligible to take part in an important community election. Burngreave New Deal for Communities is a [pounds sterling]52 million Government programme to help regenerate the area. ...
Viva Las Vegas as ball helps hospital hit [pounds sterling]60,000 jackpot.
Apr 03, 2007 ... THE glitz and glamour of Las Vegas helped Sheffield partygoers raise a staggering [pounds sterling]60,000 for Weston Park Hospital. Hundreds of guests enjoyed entertainment themed on the glittering American city at the cancer hospital's annual fundraising ball. Star ...
Refreshing green tea boost for HIV battle.
Apr 03, 2007 ... GREEN tea could provide a new weapon against the Aids virus, HIV, according to research by the University of Sheffield. Scientists found that a compound in the beverage prevents the virus binding to immune system cells. They believe drinking green tea might slow the ...
Give a dog a home.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SOUTH Yorkshire dog lovers are being asked to become host families for pets. The Sheffield and Rotherham branches of Barking Mad - a national company offering accommodation to dogs whose ...
Flower club welcomes Spring.
Apr 03, 2007 ... FLORAL art will be served up along with coffee and cakes at Chesterfield Flower Lovers' Club's annual Spring competition. The event, on Friday, April 13, will be at Chesterfield Town Hall and raise funds for the Mayor's ...
Association green light.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SOUTH Yorkshire Housing Association has been given top marks following a Government assessment. The organisation kept its full set of green traffic lights from the Housing Corporation which regulates housing associations. ...
Sorry sight as college becomes yobs' target.
Apr 03, 2007 ... IT was once a centre of education for thousands of Sheffield teenagers. Now, about two years after it closed, it has become a place of target practice for stone-throwing yobs. The Loxley Centre - a former Sheffield College building, in Wood Lane, Stannington, which ...
Partnership schools plan condemned.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD's Lib Dems are planning to attack plans to turn comprehensives into trust and academy school, saying Labour is introducing "privatisation by the back door". Secondary schools across the city are currently being consulted on whether they want to move away from the local ...
Sowing seeds for wildlife.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD families are being encouraged to plant seeds to help wildlife. The Environment Trust, in partnership with Sheffield Council and Every Action Counts, is launching its Seeds for Sheffield scheme ....
New website has authority.(Website overview)
Apr 03, 2007 ... THE organisation responsible for overseeing South Yorkshire Police and the county's Fire and Rescue service has unveiled its new-look website. The South Yorkshire Joint Authorities website is being run by the Joint Secretariat which hopes the ...
Jobnet gets major award.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A SERVICE which helps Sheffield residents back into work after long periods of unemployment has received a national award. Jobnet, which matches people with vacancies and provides help with training, was given the Matrix Quality ...
Verdict due over death.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD coroner Chris Dorries is this week considering his verdict after three days of evidence given during an inquest into the death of a mum of four. Alison Christian, aged 36, of Danewood Avenue, Castle Beck, Manor, died of peritonitis in 2005. The inquest ...
Steve reaches great heights in fund bid.
Apr 03, 2007 ... MOLTEN rock, melting ice and mountains - they're all the same to charity climber Steve Jones. Steve, who works as a general manager for Remploy in Chesterfield, scaled the top of the world's highest active volcano to raise over [pounds sterling]3,000. The epic ...
TV's Richard hotfoots to home city for appeal.
Apr 03, 2007 ... HE'S thrown slop at children, stuck faces on unsuspecting grown-ups' backs, and encouraged youngsters to yell the catchphrase 'bogies' in the most inappropriate of places ... iIt was about time kids' TV presenter Richard McCourt got a taste of his own medicine. And ...
Bus protester in council bid.
Apr 03, 2007 ... THE leader of the We Want Our Buses Back campaign is to stand as a Socialist Party candidate in the local elections in Sheffield. Calvin Payne will stand in the Graves Park ward in the May elections. He said: "More and more people are disillusioned with all three of the ...
Band bathe in contest glory.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A SHEFFIELD based band have made it through to the regional finals of a prestigious talent contest in Bath. GreySun, who have members from Sheffield, Barnsley, Chesterfield and Leeds, are competing to be crowned South Coast Idols. After battling it out at a regional ...
Resurfacing at long last.
Apr 03, 2007 ... RESURFACING work is finally being carried out on Psalter Lane in Sheffield - one of the city's most notorious potholed streets. StreetForce workers will resurface a 580-metre stretch from Sharrow Vale roundabout to the junction with Williamson Road in Nether Edge. ...
Driver's stolen handbag discovered in river.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A MOTORIST has thanked Environment Agency staff after they discovered her stolen handbag while cleaning up a Sheffield river. Nita White's car window was smashed, and her bag stolen - when she left her vehicle parked unattended in Leadmill Road, Sheffield, for a matter of ...
Nominate a Superkid.
Apr 03, 2007 ... THERE'S still time for proud parents, teachers and friends to nominate a Star Superkid - so if you know of someone special then log on to our website. Every year we scour South ...
Shops barring young rebels.
Apr 03, 2007 ... HUNDREDS of Sheffield shopkeepers have pledged to unite and stop young people buying cigarettes, alcohol, knives and fireworks. Nearly 400 businesses signed up to the Responsible Retailer Scheme, and Sheffield is being hailed as leading the way nationally. More than 20,000 ...
The Vikings are invading Dam Flask.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD might be about as far away from the sea as you can get. But that does little to prevent members of Sheffield Viking Sailing Club pursuing a life more usually suited to the high seas. In recent weeks they have been perfecting their sailing skills on fresh ...
Pupils give council leaders a grilling.
Apr 03, 2007 ... COUNCIL chiefs found themselves facing the Jeremy Paxmans of the future during a visit to one of the city's most eco-friendly schools. Chief executive Sir Bob Kerslake and Coun Harry Harpham, cabinet member for children's services, visited Mosborough Primary School and took ...
Church run support unit.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A SHEFFIELD support centre for people with problems is facing a brighter future after being brought under new management. Carmel House on Dykes Hall Road, Hillsborough, has been operating for 20 years as a place for people having difficulty coping with the pressures of life ...
Gareth meets Sheffield fans.
Apr 03, 2007 ... POP Idol Gareth Gates is celebrating the release of his new single Changes with a free acoustic show and signing session at Sheffield's HMV store. His visit to Sheffield is part of a tour of just three cities where he will be performing his single and meeting fans. ...
Robbers wield cleaver.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SUPERMARKET staff have been left extremely shaken after they were threatened with a meat cleaver during a robbery in Sheffield. The staff, a man aged 61 and a woman of 58, were not injured, but were forced to hand over money and cigarettes when the Co-op Late supermarket on Lees ...
School and bank join forces to cater for some new-style learning.
Apr 03, 2007 ... YOUNGSTERS at a Sheffield School had their knives, forks and calculators at the ready when they spent the day as a catering company. More than 200 pupils at King Ecgbert School joined forces with NatWest Bank to develop their business and financial skills. Year seven ...
Worker saved from arson blaze.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A TERRIFIED admin worker had to be rescued from a burning school building following a suspected arson attack at a Sheffield primary. The blaze broke out at Lowfield Primary School on London Road, Heeley, yesterday while the pupils were off for the Easter holidays. But ...
Missing student's body found.
Apr 03, 2007 ... A DISTRAUGHT couple were today planning to bury their youngest daughter - just days after the wedding of her older sister. Rosemary and Barry Bedford were this week faced with the heartbreaking task of arranging the funeral of their daughter Catherine and the wedding of their ...
Family agony as student's body found.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A DISTRAUGHT couple were today planning to bury their youngest daughter - just days after the wedding of her older sister. Rosemary and Barry Bedford were this week faced with the heartbreaking task of arranging the funeral of their daughter Catherine and the wedding of their ...
100th female anniversary.
Apr 04, 2007 ... LEADING female politicians joined together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women being allowed to stand for election as local councillors. The Women's Local Government Society helped bring about the legislation in 1907 and as part of the celebrations, the group was ...
Party gets set to dazzle.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A TOP cosmetics and jewellery party is to be held to raise money for a charity working to improve the lives of people living with epilepsy. The Virgin Vie party, to be held at the Royal Victoria Holiday Inn Hotel in Sheffield on April 26, will give ...
Kicking off to help disabled.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A CHARITY which works to help people with learning disabilities speak up for themselves has organised a charity football match to raise vital funds. The Speaking Up For Action charity - SUFA - will host the match at Sheffield United's training ...
Choir children in good voice.
Apr 04, 2007 ... CHILDREN'S choirs from across Sheffield joined forces - and voices - for a fundraising concert which raised [pounds sterling]2,500 for a city charity. More than 200 youngsters from Lydgate Junior School in Crosspool, Nether Green Infants, Woodseats Primary, Greystones Primary, ...
Mental health jobless fears.
Apr 04, 2007 ... MORE than 1,000 people in South Yorkshire could find themselves jobless due to mental health problems, according to a national charity. The Shaw Trust estimates that as many as 955 people in Sheffield, and more than 400 in Rotherham, could find themselves unable to work in the ...
Robert is the ladies' choice.
Apr 04, 2007 ... SHEFFIELD Hallam Univ-ersity Chancellor Robert Winston has managed to achieve something that has eluded virtually all men - he understands women. The fertility expect beat the likes of Gordon Brown, Bill Clinton and Daniel Craig to finish third in a survey conducted to find the ...
Cup of tea launches campaign for Labour.
Apr 04, 2007 ... LABOUR'S local election campaign was launched over a cup of tea - when a senior Government minister popped into Sheffield to visit a pensioner. John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, kicked off the party's local election campaign and manifesto at the home of ...
Museum on shortlist for [pounds sterling]100,000.
Apr 04, 2007 ... WESTON Park Museum is in the running to receive a cash prize of [pounds sterling]100,000 after being shortlisted for a prestigious national arts award. The Broomhill facility, which re-opened last October following a [pounds sterling]19 million redevelopment project, is one of ...
'Cagney and Lacey' pass on [pounds sterling]1,000 prize to school.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A CRIME-fighting due who won a Home Office award for tackling anti-social behaviour on their Sheffield estate are to donate their prize money to a local school later this month. June MacFarlane and Ann Kemp - dubbed Sheffield's very own Cagney and Lacey - will hand over the ...
Last farewell to mum stabbed outside flat.
Apr 04, 2007 ... AFTER a four-month fight for life, the plaque on Doreen Corbett's coffin summed up her tragic struggle in two words: 'At Rest'. The 39-year-old mother-of-five, who was cremated in Barnsley yesterday, had finally found peace after battling to recover from multiple stab wounds ...
Lecturer vanishes in New Zealand wilderness.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A RETIRED Sheffield University lecturer has vanished while on a walking holiday in New Zealand - but his anxious wife and son today said they refuse to give up hope he will be found alive. Dr Derek Hawkins, aged 72, set off alone on a four-hour bush walk last Thursday in the ...
Ex-Blade jailed over fatal raid.
Apr 04, 2007 ... A FORMER Sheffield United midfielder once considered a "real life role model" for aspiring young soccer stars was today starting an eight-year jail term for helping plan a robbery that ended in murder. Ashley Sestanovich, aged 25, a former body double for Arsenal star Thierry ...
Finance deal spurs move for expansion.
Apr 04, 2007 ... Business is booming for Attercliffe-based Sheffield Fabrication. The company, which was launched in 2001 and manufactures a wide range of steel products, including weigh bridges and wheel spinners and provides a steel cladding service, is aiming to increase turnover by more than ...