<![CDATA[The Star - Community]]> Feed http://www.thestar.co.uk/community Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/nsst_community_feed_1_41624 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:57:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Old folk plead to save ‘lifeline’ bus]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/old_folk_plead_to_save_lifeline_bus_1_4271214

ELDERLY people are urging Sheffield Council to have a change of heart and keep their ‘lifeline’ minibus service on the road.

]]> 1.4271214 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Pancake race proves lots of fun]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/pancake_race_proves_lots_of_fun_1_4271207

WHAT a flipping race! Not only did residents at Eagle House home in Sheffield have to flip a pancake in their challenge for Shrove Tuesday, they also had to do it in fancy dress.

]]> 1.4271207 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Have your say on sites for housing]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/have_your_say_on_sites_for_housing_1_4271167

TIME is running out for people to give their views on plans to earmark green and open spaces around Sheffield for up to 500 new homes.

]]> 1.4271167 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Mum sees how charity spends her cash]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/mum_sees_how_charity_spends_her_cash_1_4271237

A SOUTH Yorkshire mum who donates to Oxfam will travel to Africa to see first hand how her money is spent.

]]> 1.4271237 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:57:37 +0000 <![CDATA[Don’t miss out on grant cash]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/don_t_miss_out_on_grant_cash_1_4271181

DO NOT miss out on grants to help keep your home warm, a Sheffield MP has urged.

]]> 1.4271181 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:46:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Family devastated after arson fire kills chickens]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/family_devastated_after_arson_fire_kills_chickens_1_4271161

A SHEFFIELD man is warning smallholders to be on their guard after his chicken house was deliberately set on fire and destroyed, killing two of his birds.

]]> 1.4271161 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:43:48 +0000 <![CDATA[100mph train hits bike on track]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/100mph_train_hits_bike_on_track_1_4271113

A SHEFFIELD-BOUND train travelling at about 100mph hit a bike thrown on to the tracks in a ‘mindless act of vandalism’.

]]> 1.4271113 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:37:44 +0000 <![CDATA[Police hunt for chain thieves]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/police_hunt_for_chain_thieves_1_4271104

Images have been released of men police want to trace over a jewellery scam.

]]> 1.4271104 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:36:35 +0000 <![CDATA[Tenants’ views ‘most important’ in deciding future of council housing]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/tenants_views_most_important_in_deciding_future_of_council_housing_1_4271094

Sheffield housing supremo Coun Harry Harpham has pledged to ‘involve as many tenants as possible’ in a consultation about how council estates should be managed in the future.

]]> 1.4271094 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:32:46 +0000 <![CDATA[Ballot a cause for controversy]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/ballot_a_cause_for_controversy_1_4271092

THE vote on the future of Sheffield’s council housing has caused controversy - with claims tenants were not given full information or the chance to choose between all options.

]]> 1.4271092 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:31:57 +0000 <![CDATA[Monica and sense]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/monica_and_sense_1_4270984

I normally find Monica’s column very interesting with sensible views.

]]> 1.4270984 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:53:24 +0000 <![CDATA[Elsie waves in a new century at house party]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/elsie_waves_in_a_new_century_at_house_party_1_4268033

YOUTHFUL Elsie Pix is living proof you can stay active whatever your age.

]]> 1.4268033 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Scout troop marks 100th anniversary]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/scout_troop_marks_100th_anniversary_1_4267956

A YEAR of celebrations to mark 100 years of a Sheffield scout troop was launched with an Olympic Games-inspired ceremony.

]]> 1.4267956 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[College Kes project swoops for prize]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/college_kes_project_swoops_for_prize_1_4268020

A PROJECT inspired by the iconic film Kes, using birds of prey to help troubled youngsters in real life, has been chosen as a finalist in a national awards scheme.

]]> 1.4268020 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Debonair Jet is a true gent who needs a home]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/debonair_jet_is_a_true_gent_who_needs_a_home_1_4268050

JET black - and as handsome a hound and you’re likely to meet.

]]> 1.4268050 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Self-help group’s 25-year milestone]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/self_help_group_s_25_year_milestone_1_4268045

A GROUP in Shiregreen which has helped hundreds of people kick their addiction to tranquillisers is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

]]> 1.4268045 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:37:31 +0000 <![CDATA[Playground scheme on shortlist to secure funds]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/playground_scheme_on_shortlist_to_secure_funds_1_4268030

VOTES are needed for a community project seeking to transform a rundown Sheffield playground.

]]> 1.4268030 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[Volunteers dig in to mark the Queen’s jubilee]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/volunteers_dig_in_to_mark_the_queen_s_jubilee_1_4268010

VOLUNTEERS gathered to plant more than 100 new trees in a Sheffield park as part of a national project to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

]]> 1.4268010 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:31:51 +0000 <![CDATA[Fundraising is a piece of cake]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/fundraising_is_a_piece_of_cake_1_4267985

Members of the Dinnington-based Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice volunteer support group got their teeth into a fundraising challenge.

]]> 1.4267985 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:27:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Palace trip for founding friend]]> http://www.thestar.co.uk/palace_trip_for_founding_friend_1_4267977

One of the people instrumental in making Rotherham’s Clifton Park Museum a success has been honoured by the Queen.

]]> 1.4267977 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:27:08 +0000