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Issue 1079
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19th September 2019
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Local News
New community fruit orchard in Oxley Park THANKS to National Lottery players, and a partnership initiative between Stocksbridge Town Council and Bradfield and Ecclesfield Parish Councils, Oxley Park now has a new fruit orchard including apple, pear and greengage. Last Saturday, local people came along for a day of woodland themed activities including a nature walk, LumberJills talk and tree planting with the Steel Valley Project. Attendees on the walk found out the many amazing practical and medicinal uses of nettles and the benefits of blackberry brambles in supporting a healthy woodland. At the LumberJill talk everyone was amazed to find out that we had our very own
local LumberJill, Dorothy, in the audience. Stocksbridge Mayor, Catherine Ward, said: “I thoroughly enjoyed today’s event- it was fantastic to find out we had a Land Army girl in the audience and lovely to be involved with the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership who put this event on.”
children’s activities in Greno Woods and a talk about the woods by Professor Melvyn Jones at the Reading Rooms. Both are free, but please book if you can via Eventbrite or contact n.willis@wildsheffield.com
Keith Tomkins, Sheffield Lakeland Project Manager, said: “It’s great to be working with these three councils as they demonstrate their commitment to woodlands and the wider environment. “Next weekend it is the turn of Ecclesfield, where people can find out more about the historical importance of woodlands from Mel Jones.” On Saturday September 14, the woodlands of Ecclesfield will be celebrated with
Witnesses to Halifax Road collision sought POLICE in Sheffield have launched an appeal for witnesses following a reported fail to stop collision in Sheffield on Friday September 13, in which an 80-year-old pedestrian suffered serious injuries.
At 5.40pm, it is reported that an unknown vehicle was involved in a collision with an 80-year-old man who was crossing Southey Green Road, near to the junction with Halifax Road.
The vehicle is understood to have turned from Halifax Road onto Southey Green Road. It failed to stop at the scene.
The pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries, where he remains in a stable condition.
Were you in the Southey Green Road area yesterday teatime? Did you see the vehicle involved? Please call 101 quoting incident number 705 of 13 September 2019.
