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FIM ENDURO WORLD CUP DEBUTS IN SHEFFIELD Elton John will bring his outrageous Las Vegas Show The Red Piano to the Sheffield Arena on Friday 23rd October.

The Red Piano show, conceptualised and designed by acclaimed photographer and good friend of Elton, David LaChapelle, has been running at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas to packed houses since 2004.

Sir Elton brought the show to London’s O2 Arena in September 2007, to rave reviews, as part of his 60th birthday celebrations and to mark 40 years of touring. He returned last year to perform in Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and a spectacular New Years Eve performance at The O2 in London, broadcast live on ITV. The larger-than-life set, complete with Elton’s iconic Yamaha red grand piano, has been designed to reflect Elton’s flamboyance alongside his peerless musicianship.

The theme throughout The Red Piano is love, symbolised by the colour red and articulated through the songs and state-of-the art effects and high-end imagery.

During the show, the audience will be treated to live performances of the phenomenal back catalogue of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, including hits such as Rocket Man, Yellow Brick Road and Candle In The Wind.

Elton John said: “It’s fantastic to see how British audiences react to the Red Piano. The show is stuffed with hits, it’s brash, bright and colourful. Over the past five years we have played over 200 Red Piano shows at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and every single one has been an event – the band and I have had a ball!

David LaChapelle said: “The show is a visual extravaganza, a collage of all the outrageous and beautiful images Elton has been responsible for in his career. I just wanted it to sparkle and shine and just be lush almost edible, like looking at a candy store. Elton has had a lot of fun. There have been some sad parts in his life, but when he’s on that stage I think that he loves it. This is a way of showing that love of performing and pay tribute to it”.

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FITNESS FANATICS LOOKING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE TO RAISE ‘DOUBLE MONEY’ FOR LOCAL CAUSES FITNESS fanatics are putting in the miles for a fundraising attempt to help local causes and will be able to double their money in the process.

The Mount Gym, in Spinkhill, has laid down the gauntlet for people in the area to take part in a ’12 hour distance marathon’, with sponsorship monies raised going to support the work of the South Yorkshire Community Foundation.

Through SYCF, all funds raised from the event will be matched pound for pound through the government’s Grassroots Grants programme and create a grant funding pot to secure the long term future of small community groups and projects in the area.

Becky Marsh, fitness instructor at the gym, said: “Everyone is really psyched up for what will be a great social event where gym members and those not yet involved with the gym can come together and raise money for their local community.

“Knowing that the money raised will be doubled through SYCF’s match funding offer has provided a big incentive for people to get involved with our ‘12 hour distance marathon’.”

The event will take place from 7am till 7pm on Saturday, October 24, and will see teams of four clock up as many miles as possible on the treadmill and exercise bike to raise money for SYCF. Becky said: “We chose to

support the South Yorkshire Community Foundation because we decided that rather than focusing on one particular cause we would support a charity that helped people from all walks of life.

“This way we know that a whole range of different causes will benefit from the funds that we raise.”

The event has already generated plenty of interest, with people coming from as far as London to get involved with the fundraising and one gym member has already secured more than £100 in sponsorship.

Pauline Grice, chief executive of SYCF, said: “This is a fantastic idea that is engaging local people who care greatly about their area to raise funds for worthy causes.

‘We support a vast range of activities and projects, from boxing clubs addressing anti-social behaviour issues to old peoples’ lunch clubs addressing social isolation, and from drop-in centres tackling substance misuse to refugee centres working towards social cohesion.

“It really does mean a lot to us when people in the area who care about the community that they live in go that extra yard to make a difference for those who need it most.”

Those interested in keeping fit and raising money for local causes should contact Becky Marsh on 01246 431990 or e-mail bmarsh@msmcollege. com to get involved.

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Sheffield 50+ - The Voice of Older People Heard Nationally INTERGENERATIONAL FISHING MATCH Early on Sunday, 4 October thirty people including pupils from City School, Woodthorpe Development Trust, Sheffield 50+ and staff from SCC’s Aiming High Positive Activities arrived at Aston Park.

The reason for getting up so early on a lovely autumn

morning was to take part in a special intergenerational fishing match. Trophies were presented to the winners by Councillor Martin Lawton.

Robert Gillatt of Sheffield 50+ said “It was a wonderful day with friendly rivalry – I can’t wait for the next match.”

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21 October at 7 pm at a venue to be decided Sharrow Sharrow and Highfield City Centre 28 October in The Old 20 October at 6.30 pm in Sharrow School, Vincent the Circle, Rockingham Rd, Sharrow at 6 pm Lane Darnall, Attercliffe & Tinsley Darnall, Attercliffe & Tinsley 15 October at Darnall Children’s Centre on Staniforth Road at 6 pm Hillsborough Deepcar 15 October in Stocksbridge Library at 6.30 pm Hillsborough, Stannington, Wisewood, Loxley and Middlewood 26 October at Hillsborough Arena, Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 4HA. Starts at 630 pm Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe, Walkley & Langsett

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NEW MERCURY WEBSITE CREATES TRAFFIC AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES This week saw the launch of the new Mercury website with lots of new features and opportunity.

Have a look at it at www. mercurynewspaper.co.uk Acts can now post a free web site and as the current hit rate is about 25000 per month and with over 1000 unique hits the site is generating more and more traffic every week. Adverts can be placed on the site and this also attracts interest at the side of our events page. Businesses will also be able to register their business on the site in the future giving even greater opportunity to advertisers.

Readers should remember that The Mercury also offer a design service for posters, brochures, flyers, business

literature and business cards and there is nowhere in this region where you can get better design and print work at a very competitive rate. We also have a special offer for advertisers where we will design and lauch your own website for as little as £99.00. There isn’t a club or business in the entire region that should be without one when there is an opportunity as good as this.

In a community we rely on one another to promote trade and we are uniquely placed to help business due to the very fact that we have a newspaper that has such wide distribution and readership. If you add to that the events and website the value for money and market penetration far outweighs

other advertising mediums.

We have proof of this due to the fact that advertisers have been with us for years and when a club, and particularly a guest houses, decide that they can save money by stopping advertising their business immediately falls and they come back to the paper immediately.

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If you do a search on Google for Malin Bridge Sports and Social Club this is what you get, to the rear of 22 Stannington Rd, Sheffield, S6 5FL, which tells you where it is.

What it doesn’t tell you is that this is a gem of club with excellent sporting facilites.

I go in there every Thursday and Sunday as this is where Stannington Brass Band have rehearsed for years.

The club is known locally as ‘The Gas Club’ as it was formerly the sports and social club for British Gas in Sheffield. When ‘British Gas’ had no further use for it the club was bought by a local property developer and he immediately set about trying to get planning permission for housing. This would have been a disgrace as the club had served the community for many years and there was also the provision of excellent sporting

facilities. Thankfully, and quite correctly, the planning application failed and the future of the club has been secured under a long term lease.

Not only are there excellent sporting facilities but there is a good snooker room, a delightful lounge and decent sized function/concert room.

The club has also recently been redecorated throughout and the steward keeps one of the best cellars in Sheffield.

Pete, our genial host, is worth a write up all of his own. I’ve been going into clubs since 1976 and I have rarely met anyone like him. He obviously knows his business as the pint he serves is unrivalled anywhere in the region and I often ‘pull his leg’.

The response I get is, quite frankly, marvellous and if I had the opportunity I’d record them and get them up on Youtube. Al Murray, the ‘Pub Landlord’ has

nothing on this man and he causes a degree of merriment with his responses to my tongue in cheek enquiries for exotic drinks.

The committee and members deserve congratulations Cheers mi dears for keeping the club going in difficult times and now Phil Spencer investing in new fixtures and fittings and decorating.

If you are looking for an evening out in good surroundings or you wish Monday marked a new era to hire a good club with for the newspaper world excellent parking facilites as the London Evening then give this club a try.

Standard ended 181 years Our clubs need, and deserve of paid circulation by in many cases, our support becoming a freesheet. and the old saying ‘use The paper, launched in 1827 them or lose them’ applies and sold for the price of one all over the region. penny, has seen off 13 rival Get round to Malin Bridge publications in its time, 1 Sports and Social, ask for of which was launched by Pete, and request a Sambuca, Robert Maxwell and the Blue Bols a Manhattan other Rupert Murdoch. The or any other cocktail year 1936 saw Mussolini you desire. You may be completely ban the paper from surprised by the response!

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MALIN BRIDGE SPORTS & SOCIAL

CLUB AVAILABILITY Another idea I came across while out and about was the letting out of the rooms within the clubs during the daytime.

Some areas have lost their community centres /youth clubs etc so one club rents their room out to local mother and toddler groups, OAP dance clubs and in mid week as a youth club disco which I was informed gets busy with the pop and crisps and entrance fees etc .

Dear Sir I called into the Handsworth Social on Saturday night with the intentions of having a look at a chap by the name of ‘Sebella’ or his proper name of Stuart Eden’ entertainer, and finished up stopping for the night.

This man from York has been around for a good while and is famed for his adult comedy; not for the faint hearted, not to mention a brilliant singing voice.

His act covers every aspect of comedy and he spends most of it walking round the club having one good laugh with the punters, who on this night couldn’t get enough of him.

His claim to fame apart from the television work (X Factor etc) js that he was the best comedy act at the prestigious East Midlands Gala command Show 2009. So when he’s at your club ‘don’t miss him, he’s not to be missed’. Good comics like him are few and far between. They had to switch the club lights off to get him off the stage; he’d have stayed on all night and the punters would have let him.

One of the best nights at the Social for many a night. Magic!!

Dear Sir I keep reading about the demise of ‘clubland’, price of a pint, smoking ban etc; young people not taking the places of older members; who for different reason can’t get to the club; young people would sooner be cramped in a pub in town paying extortionate prices for a pint.

In my view and that of many other older members in my area who sit in the club listening to ‘wannabee’ pop stars’; male and female singing so called pop songs that don’t mean a thing to most people in the club, who prefer to hear the songs from their era. A good artist should be able to sense what the crowd want and should be able to adapt, a few artists who have been around a while can do this, not the young artist nowadays.

How many times have I heard the comment “where have you got this turn from?’ ‘It’s what the agent sent us’. Leading me to suggest that the agent should have a good idea as to which artist would suit which club. The agents should have a good look around clubland.

How many times have I seen people leaving their club after bingo’s finished saying “I’m off, I don’t want to listen to him or her, don’t know what the songs are about anyway and guess what it will be

THE FUTURE IS FREE

The man is a legend.

Barnsley to see Mens Club. It cost us £2 each to get in and it was packed Is this just another way to and with the attendance it create revenue in the day probably covered the cost time and evening when our of the band. This works rooms are not being used? in a few clubs and I think Why not see if they can be its time to look at this utilised as in some cases the in a few more venues as local councils and police probably one of the biggest will back and help the overheads is artiste fees. clubs and at one time the On Sunday we went to local council used to help East Dene in Rotherham. fund some projects so it Again it was busy to see may be worth looking into Coyote who I must admit what funding is available.

I never tire of seeing, as On our tours this week what you see is what you we went to the Royston get raw commercial rock (Klondyke ) club in from a good set of guys

cartoonist David Low depicted the dictator as a wasp.

who enjoy playing live.

This club was very smart clean tidy and a good food wagon outside so well done to this club for making it an inviting place to visit.

This week we were off to see, for me, two of the best female lead vocalists on the clubs and have been for along time Bernadette Wilde at Wickersley on Thurs and Lorraine Crosby at Rotherham Trades on Saturday so I’ll let you know how it went next week.

Derek

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the same next weekend”.

Bring back live backing; people who can sing the good old songs, may keep people in the clubs a while longer.

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The charity helps find paid employment for young autistic people, many of whom we have supported in KES school.

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We have organised a charity rock ‘n’ roll night for Friday 16th October 2009 8pm at Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road,Sheffield S10 1TD. The band are local, Jump and Jive with a guest DJ Dancin’ Dave from Leicester.

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Rock ‘n’ roll clubs exist in many areas of the UK and are very popular.

There is nothing in Sheffield.

Birdwell in Barnsley being the closest. I regularly travel to Leeds, Halifax, and Derby.

The atmosphere is great, lively, lots of dancing and people dressing the part.

Sheffield is missing out!

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Curry is fast becoming the nation’s favorite dish.

Featured over the next few pages are a selection of some of the the best Indian Restaurants in the region, as voted for by a selection of people surveyed by The Mercury in Sheffield City Centre.

THE SPICE IS RIGHT The Tandoori A traditional favourite, Tandoori dishes are grilled on charcoal in a special tandoor (clay oven). A dry dish well flavoured not too hot.

black pepper, lemon juice and chilli. Not a dish for the faint hearted, also popular with ‘the Lads’ after several lagers at the local.

The Madras Originating in the south of India, this dish rich taste of hot and sour, extensively prepared with chilli, lemon juice and tomato puree.

The Bhuna A thoroughly garnished dish with onion, garlic, tomato and a few selected spices, this is the editor’s choice of curry. This medium hot dish is full of flavour and is not too creamy or sweet a definite to try (just pray that you have an understanding partner with all the garlic and onion).

The Massala Marinated with herbs and spices, barbecued, then cooked in a special flavoured sauce, butter and fresh cream. This is one of the most tasteful mild dishes.

The Kashmiri Mildly spiced and cooked with banana and lychees, this is a sweet dish.

The Rogan Josh A medium hot dish prepared with spices and tomato, one to try if all you’ve ever had is a Massala and you want to go up a level.

The Dupiaza This tasty medium hot dish is fried with onion and dozens of spices to provide a taste bud delight.

The Vindaloo Originating in the south of India, this dish is widely known for it fiery rich hot taste. Cooked with

The Balti A modern day classic, this dish has become very popular over the last few years with hundreds of Balti Houses opening.

The basic Balti is a dish covered with a medium consistency sauce made from a wide but balanced range of spices. There are of course several variations on the standard Balti:

Curry spicing varies from restaurant to restaurant, chef to chef. Here is a rough guide to some popular dishes found in most Curry houses... chilli. Not a dish for the faint hearted, also popular with ‘the Lads’ after several lagers at the local.

Balti Massala Marinated with herbs and spices, barbecued, then cooked in a special flavoured sauce, butter and fresh cream. This is one of the most tasteful mild dishes.

Balti Kashmiri Mildly spiced and cooked with banana and lychees this is a sweet dish.

Balti Rogan Josh A medium hot dish prepared with spices and tomato, one to try if all you’ve ever had is a Massala and you want to go up a level.

Balti Madras Originating in the south of India, this dish rich taste of hot and sour, extensively prepared with chilli, lemon juice and tomato puree.

Balti Bhuna A thoroughly garnished dish with onion, garlic, tomato and a few selected spices, this is the editor’s choice of curry.

This medium hot dish is full of flavour and is not too creamy or sweet a definite to try (just pray that you have an understanding partner with all the garlic and onion).

Balti Vindaloo Originating in the south of India, this dish is widely known for it fiery rich hot taste. Cooked with black pepper, lemon juice and

Balti Dupiaza This tasty medium hot dish is fried with onion and dozens of spices to provide a taste bud delight.

ZEENAT - A STAR OF INDIA Do you want to eat ‘EnglishIndian’ food or the real thing? Zeenat, one of Sheffield’s longest established restaurants, now offers diners a superb selection of authentic ‘apna’ dishes.

Zeenat has made big changes to it’s menu. I decided to find out why, and sample the new dishes, writes David Hayes.

The Attercliffe restaurant has been serving Indian food to Sheffielders for nearly 30 years, so why meddle with what has obviously been a successful recipe? As my co-investigator I took along a curry expert.

The decor in Zeenat is Early Bollywood - rich red tones and flickering candlelight.

Greeted by the restaurant manager Faiz Mohammed, who showed us to a very nice table.

Not being a big lover of beer, although the Zeenat has an extensive selection of both bottle and draught, I selected from the wine list. A bottle of Chilean Sauvignon blanc at only £11.50, very refreshing with a nice chilled crisp taste.

The new banner outside the Zeenat displayed a now serving ‘Apna Style Food’ which is a Punjabi word and roughly translates as ‘Our Own’ The Zeenat proudly boasts authentic Indian cooking, rather than the toned down dishes many other Asian restaurants offer. Apna food offers strong authentic flavours, meat on the bone full of strong spices which really tantalises the taste buds.

The extensive menu still offers many of the traditional Indian style meals including Madras,

Kormas and Vindaloo’s but they are listed as chef specials.

The majority of the menu proudly displays a colourful array of the Apna dishes.

For an appetiser we shared two plain poppadoms and a tray of mixed pickles, including Lime chutney, mango chutney, and a fantastic tomato based chutney that Faiz informed us was Zeenat’s “apna” - it’s own secret recipe.

Poppadoms done, we shared a special tandoori mix starter (£3.50): spicy-lamb sheek kebab with chunks of lamb and buttery chicken tikka. The dish was fantastic: robust flavours and tasty marinades.

For main course we chose Salunay rice from the apna menu (a spicy alternative to pilau rice), I opted for balti ghost with lamb tikka (£8.50).

It definitely looked different from the curries i’m used to: less greasy, and more colourful - deep, rich red. The menu described it as having a mouth-watering taste, and it certainly did not disappoint.

The lamb was fall-apart-inthe-mouth tender, and the sauce was packed with simmered herbs and spices.

Curry Expert said his apna on the bone lamb chop larahi (£8.50) was one of the best curries he had ever

tasted, which was quite a compliment coming from someone who eats Indian food as often as he does.

Faiz now suggested we try a traditional apna desert called zahda, which is the Indian equivalent of rice pudding. It rounded off perfectly an evening of exciting new tastes.

Faiz says once Indian-food lovers have eaten apna-style, they never go back.

On the evidence of our evening at Zeenat both of us are inclined to agree.

ZEENAT HAS LAUNCHED a weekend specials menu. For £10.50 you can try and traditional apna dish, plus dessert.

The specials available rotate through the whole apna menu, so if you visit Zeenat regular you will taste them all.

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About Us The mouth watering menu offers over 700 variety of dishes to suite every palate and every appetite, and the selection of dishes is phenomenal. Vegetarians will not be disappointed with the variety that is on offer - Vegetarians even have their very own menu!

For those with a large appetite - why not munch your way through ar monster meal? Feeling a bit exotic?

Why not try the paneer balti (Kashmiri-style lamb with curd cheese, onions, ginger, garlic and corriander)? If you are unable to find your favourite meal in the menu (highly unlikely) all you need to do is speak to one of the waiters and the Balti King chefs will be more than happy to indulge your every whim!

Balti King head chef Jalal Din has been in the trade for over 30 years and is considered to be one of the best Balti Chefs in the industry.

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TELEPHONE 0114 266 6655 Sheff Chefs Review A lively Indian based in the student centre of Broomhill, the Balti King has won any number of awards, most of which seem to be hung on the walls to make interesting reading whilst you wait for your Chicken Tikka to arrive. Food and service is of a good consistent standard and the prices are reasonable too.

There are a few unusual dishes on the menu, which add a touch of interest if you feel adventurous, but all the usual dishes are there too, including a good range of vegetarian options. A plus point is that the chefs are accommodating enough to cope with cooking meals to your preference if you ask. Oh, and another thing, become a regular and you’re likely to get one of their special Christmas Cards and perhaps receive discount vouchers every so often, which make it even more inviting!

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Balti King | 216 Fulwood Road, Broomhill, Sheffield S10 3BB

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Biryani Dishes

Cooked with rice, served with vegetable curry sauce Chicken Biryani £7.50 Meat Biryani £7.50 Prawn Biryani £7.95 King Prawn Biryani £8.50 Vegetable Biryani £6.50 Special Biryani £7.50

Balti Vegetable Dishes

Indian Restaurant & Take-Away Starters

Mixed Kebab Seikh Kebab Onion Bhaji Chicken Tikka Meat Tikka Prawn Puree King Prawn Butterfly Prawn Cocktail Garlic Mushrooms Samosa (meat or veg) Pakora (chicken or veg) Tandoori Chicken Lamb Chops Chicken Chaat Fish Pakora Chingri Sizzler Famous Bengal Tiger prawns, stir fried with onions & green peppers Tandoori Mixed grill Chicken Tikka Lamb Tikka, Seikh Kebab & Shami kebab Popadom Pickle Tray

House Specials - served with pilau rice Akhtars Special King prawns & tender pieces of Chicken Tikka, cooked together with fresh peppers & onions, tomatoes, exotic spices & Lamb Tikka Chicken or Lamb Massala This sauce is a blend of onions, peppers, medium spices and boiled egg Mango Chicken Tandoori Chicken, off the bone, cooked with mango puree, fresh cream, a touch of coconut powder, sultanas & mild spices, garnished with sliced mango & almonds Shahi Chicken Combination of barbecued chicken & spicy minced meat, cooked in special herbs and spices Chicken or lamb Pasanda Chicken or lamb Tikka cooked in a mils creamy sauce, flavoured with almonds & sultanas Murg De Gama This recipe is from the Goa region, Marinated chicken cooked with methi sauce & steam cooked baby potatoes North Indian Chilli Chicken Cooked with fresh green chillies & onions. fairly hot dish Garlic Chicken Murg Bemsil Chicken Tikka cooked with fresh ginger & coriander Pilli Pilli Chicken This dish is an indo kenyan version & its a fabulous dish for heat lovers. prepared in a very hot sauce with pot roasted green chillies Tikka King Prawn Moss Lamb Or Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi Khari chicken or lamb Fish Moss Keema Koyla Chat Mince cooked with very hot spices, vegetables, mushrooms & green chillies Dahi Murg Marinated Chicken, char grilled & prepared with a sweet & sour sauce

£3.50 £2.95 £2.00 £2.95 £2.95 £2.95 £3.60 £2.95 £2.95 £2.70 £2.95 £2.95 £3.70 £2.95 £3.70 £4.50 £3.95

Medium spices cooked with tomatoes, onions, capsicum & daniya Chicken or Lamb Rogan Josh Mince Rogan Josh Prawn Rogan Josh King Prawn Rogan Josh Chicken or Lamb Tikka Rogan Josh Vegetable Rogan Josh Mix Rogan Josh King Prawn Rogan Josh Cooked with onions, tomatoes and capsicum, medium spices Chicken Bhuna Meat Bhuna Mince Bhuna Prawn Bhuna KIng Prawn Bhuna

£8.50

Methi Dishes

£7.90

£5.50 £5.50 £5.50 £5.90 £7.50

Massala Dishes

£0.50 £2.00

£7.90

£5.50 £5.50 £5.90 £7.50 £6.50 £5.50 £6.90 £7.50

Bhuna Dishes

Medium Curry cooked with onions, tomatoes, Capsicum & boiled egg Chicken Massala Meat Massala Mince Massala Prawn Massala King Prawn Massala Chicken or Lamb Tikka Cooked with fenugreek leaves, tomatoes, onions, capsicum, medium spices Chicken Methi Meat Methi Mince Methi Prawn Methi King Prawn Methi Chicken or Lamb Tikka Methi

£5.50 £5.50 £5.50 £5.90 £7.50 £6.50

£5.50 £5.50 £5.50 £5.90 £7.50 £6.50

Dhansak Dishes

£7.90 £7.90 £7.90

£7.90 £7.90 £7.90 £7.90

£9.50 £7.90 £7.90 £9.50 £7.90 £7.90

Mild curry, cooked with lentils and pineapples Chicken Dhansak Meat Dhansak Mince Dhansak Prawn Dhansak King Prawn Dhansak Chicken or lamb Tikka Dhansak

£5.50 £5.50 £5.50 £5.90 £7.50 £6.50

Dopiaza Dishes

Cooked with onions, capsicum, tomatoes & daniya, grilled peppers, medium spices Chicken Dopiaza Meat Dopiaza Mince Dopiaza Prawn Dopiaza King Prawn Dopiaza Chicken or Lamb Dopiaza

£5.50 £5.50 £5.50 £5.50 £7.50 £6.50

Korma Dishes

Saag Dishes

£8.90 £7.90 £7.90 £8.90 £7.90 £9.50 £9.50

Very hot dishes Chicken or Lamb Chicken or Lamb Tikka Prawn King Prawn Vegetable Keema Mixed

Mixed Vegetable Bombay Aloo Saag Aloo Gubi Aloo Bindi Bhaji Saag Chana Chana Bhaji Mushroom Bhaji Brinjal Bhaji Dal Samba Saag Ponir

£3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00 £3.00

Roast Chicken Fried Scampi Plain Omlette Mushroom Omlette Prawn Omlette Chicken Salad Prawn Salad

£6.50 £6.90 £5.90 £5.90 £6.90 £6.50 £6.90

Boiled Rice Pilau Rice Mushroom Rice Vegetable Rice Egg Pilau Rice Keema Rice Fruity Rice Naan Peshwari Naan Garlic Naan Keema Naan Garlic Keema Naan Cheese Naan Onion Naan Tandoori Roti Chapati Raitha Chips Fried Mushrooms Green Salad

£1.90 £2.20 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £1.90 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £1.50 £1.00 £1.50 £1.60 £2.50 £2.00

Coke Lemonade Orange juice

£2.50 £2.50 £2.50

Side Dishes

English Dishes

Sundries

Soft Drinks

Please note that al of our Chicken is fresh breast meat and all meat is fresh meat.

Should part of your meal or service not be to your satisfaction, please notify our management who will deal with you complaint.

If you require a dish specially prepared, please do not hesitate to ask.

Restaurant parking Facilities

Very mild curry, cooked with cream and desiccated coconut Chicken Korma £5.50 Meat Korma £5.50 Mince Korma £5.50 Prawn Korma £5.90 King Prawn Korma £7.50 Chicken or Lamb Tikka Korma £6.50 These dishes are cooked with medium spices, onions, tomatoes & spinach.

Prawn Saag Chicken or Lamb Saag King Prawn Saag Mixed Saag Minced Saag Chicken or Lamb Tikka Saag Vegetable Saag

£5.90 £5.90 £5.90 £5.90 £5.90 £5.90 £5.90 £5.90 £5.50

Customer service

£5.90 £5.50 £7.50 £6.50 £5.50 £6.50 £5.50

Madras & Vindaloo Dishes

Special Tandoori Dishes

All Tandoori Dishes are served with Rice, Salad & Curry sauce King prawn tandoori Tandoori Chicken Chicken Tikka Pieces of chicken, marinated in spices and herbs Mixed Tandoori King prawn, Seikh Kebab, tandoori chicken & Chicken Tikka Harilal Murg Stir fried Chicken Tikka Tiger King Prawn Shashlik Tandoori, cooked onions, capsicum & tomatoes Chingri Sizzler Bengal tiger Prawns with stir fried onions & green peppers

Rogan Josh Dishes

Balti Aloo Chana Balti Vegetable Jal (hot) Balti Vegetable Khari Balti Vegetable Methi Balti Vegetable Pilli Pilli (very hot) Balti Vegetable Brinjal Balti Vegetable Rogan Josh Balti Vegetable Ponir Balti Vegetable Chana

£5.50 £6.50 £5.90 £7.50 £5.50 £5.90 £6.90

Bookings are taken for private parties, functions and banquets Buffet nights, every Tuesday £10.95

OPENING TIMES

Takeaway Sunday - Thursday 5.30pm - 11.30pm Friday & Saturday 5.30pm - Midnight Restaurant 7 days a week5.30pm - 11.00pm with plenty of parking space at the rear.

193B Sheffield Road Killamarsh, Sheffield, S21 1DX TEL: 0114 2477666 TEL: 0114 2477791 www.akhtars-restaurant.co.uk Free delivery on orders over £10 within a 3 mile radius

Balti Dishes

All these dishes are cooked in medium spices, tomatoes, onions, capsicum, daniya & balti sauce Special Mixed Balti Chicken or Lamb Balti Chicken or Lamb Tikka Balti Mince Balti Prawn Balti King Prawn Balti Vegetable Balti

£8.50 £6.90 £7.90 £6.90 £6.90 £8.90 £6.50 Menu and Prices subject to change

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Saturday 17th October BBC ONE 6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:30 The Hairy Bakers 12:00 BBC News 12:15 Football Focus 1:00 Gymnastics: World Championships 4:30 Final Score 5:10 BBC News 5:15 Regional News/Weather 5:20 Formula 1: The Brazilian Grand Prix - Qualifying 7:15 Strictly Come Dancing - The remaining 12 couples battle it out as they take to the floor with a jive or a Viennese waltz. By the end of the show, one more couple will be leaving the competition for good.

While the celebrities nervously wait for the result, the professional dancers bring a taste of carnival to Strictly with a sizzling samba, and there is a show-stopping number to celebrate the 80th anniversary of MGM musicals.

9:25 The National Lottery Draws 9:35 BBC News 9:50 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow - Swansea. Michael McIntyre visits some of the UK’s most prestigious and iconic stand-up comedy venues, unearthing a raft of comedy’s brightest new talent and finest comedians en route 10:20 Match of the Day - Gary Lineker hosts highlights from the day’s Premier League fixtures, which include all the ‘Big Four’ clubs. Chelsea’s victory at Aston Villa last season was the Blues’ first at Villa Park in 10 visits - Carlo Ancelotti would have been looking for three more points this lunchtime to continue what has been a fine start to his reign. Champions Manchester United aim for their seventh consecutive home win over Bolton, while big rivals Liverpool target a seventh win home and away over Sunderland 11:45 The Football League Show

BBC TWO 6:00 Me Too! 6:20 Big Cook Little Cook 6:40 Bits and Bobs 7:00 Dennis & Gnasher 7:15 Dennis & Gnasher 7:25 Sportsround 7:40 What’s New ScoobyDoo? 8:00 Gimme a Break 8:30 TMi 10:00 My Almost Famous Family 10:30 Ed and Oucho’s Excellent Inventions 11:00 The Story of Tracy Beaker 11:30 Animals at Work 12:00 The Cut 12:25 The Cut 12:50 Off the Hook 1:20 Chartjackers 1:25 The Well 1:35 Kyle XY 2:20 FILM: Waterloo 4:30 Gymnastics: World Championships 5:00 Emma 6:00 Autumnwatch 7:00 Autumnwatch Unsprung 7:30 Life - Challenges of Life - With David Attenborough. David Attenborough narrates a wildlife series. In nature, living long enough to breed is a monumental struggle, and many animals and plants go to extremes to give themselves a chance. Three brother cheetahs band together to bring down a huge ostrich, bottle-nosed dolphins trap fish in a ring of mud, the Strawberry frog carries a tadpole high into a tree and drops it in a waterfilled bromeliad, and chinstrap penguins undertake a heroic and tragic journey through the broken ice to get out to sea 8:30 Gandhi 9:30 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 10:10 FILM: Muriel’s Wedding 11:50 FILM: Miracle

Birthdays: Michael Eavis (74) - Evel Knievel (70) - Ernie Els (40) - Wyclef Jean (37) - Eminem (35) - Kimi Raikkonen (30) On this Day: Calder Hall Opened, Britain’s first Nuclear power station (1956) - Beatles first TV appearance (1962)

ITV 1 6.00 The Fluffy Club 7.25 Toonattik 9.25 Horrid Henry 9.40 Scratch ‘n’ Sniff’s Den of Doom 10.10 Art Attack 10.35 FILM: When In Rome 12.15 ITV News/Weather 12.20 FILM: Agatha Christie’s Sparkling Cyanide 2.10 Torvill and Dean’s Dancing on Ice: The Bolero Tour Live 3.10 FILM: The Lost World: Jurassic Park 5.30 Calendar News/Weather 5.45 ITV News/Weather 6.00 Animals Do the Funniest Things 7.00 New You’ve Been Framed!

7.30 Harry Hill’s TV Burp - Quick fire comic Harry Hill skewers more of the funniest, quirkiest and silliest clips from the week’s TV output, including the usual mix of top reality shows, soaps and dramas, along with some genuine oddities. Who will join Derek Acorah, Bear Grylls and Paris Hilton in the pantheon of TV Burp cult heroes? There is only one way to find out 8.00 The X Factor - The 11 remaining acts battle it out to impress the judges and viewers and stay in the competition. The judges each mentor one category of singers, with Simon Cowell getting the over 25s, Dannii Minogue taking charge of the girls, Cheryl Cole overseeing the boys and Louis Walsh looking after the groups. Host Dermot O’Leary is on hand to support the performers, who will be trying not to think about tomorrow’s elimination 10.00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories: Boris Becker 11.00 ITV News/Weather 11.15 FILM: Crossroads - The story of three childhood best friends who take a road trip from Georgia to California. Mimi entertains dreams of Hollywood, Kit is looking forward to seeing her boyfriend and Lucy wants to find the mother she has never met 1.15 FILM: Cadillac Man

Sunday 18th October BBC ONE 7:00 Breakfast 7:35 Match of the Day 9:00 The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 The Big Questions 11:00 Country Tracks 12:00 The Politics Show 1:00 ‘Allo ‘Allo! 1:25 EastEnders 3:20 Points of View 3:35 BBC News 3:50 Regional News/ Weather 4:00 Formula 1: The Brazilian Grand Prix 7:10 Countryfile 8:10 Casualty - Love Is a Sacrifice. Georgia Taylor, Ben Turner, Gillian Kearney, Tristan Gemmil, Derek Thompson, Michael French. Dir: Dermot Boyd.

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby General’s emergency department. Ruth’s surgical dreams are within her grasp, but she is forced to make a difficult choice. The F2s are under strict supervision until they are thrown into danger; will they sink or swim? And Polly receives another visit from Alistair 9:00 Emma - Adaptation of the Jane Austen classic.

Emma teases Mr Knightley about Jane, but he remains tight-lipped. Meanwhile, Frank and Emma plan a ball, and Emma wonders whether she might be in love with him. Despite having a wonderful time at a village ball, she decides not. With her matchmaking officially abandoned, Emma feels cooped up and bored, so Mr Knightley suggests a day trip to Box Hill for a change of scene and some temporary escape 10:00 BBC News.

10:20 FILM: Good Will Hunting - Poignant story of a troubled young genius who finds his allegiance to his friends and blue-collar background challenged by new opportunities. A beautiful postgraduate student and an unusual therapist aid him in his struggle to resolve the anger and confusion that accompany his extraordinary talent for assimilating information and solving vexing mathematical problems 12:20 Weatherview

BBC TWO 6:00 Me Too! 6:20 Big Cook Little Cook 6:40 Bits and Bobs 7:00 Uncle Max 7:15 OOglies 7:30 Prank Patrol 8:00 Da Dick and Dom Dairies 8:30 M.I. High 9:00 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 Animal Park 12:00 MotoGP 2009: Phillip Island Highlights 1:00 Gymnastics: World Championships 4:55 A Summer on Golden Pond 5:05 Meerkat Manor 5:30 Meerkat Manor 5:55 Songs of Praise 6:30 Porridge.

7:00 Top Gear 8:00 Last Chance to See - Blue Whale.

Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine continue their journeys to the ends of the Earth, travelling by car, boat, plane and horse through Mexico. In a dramatic conclusion to the series, the travellers have a close encounter with grey whales and meet the deadly Humboldt squid in a search for the mighty blue whale, the biggest creature that has ever lived 9:00 Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means - Charley Boorman embarks on his second series of By Any Means, this time starting his adventure in Sydney and travelling to Tokyo. In Indonesia, Charley is excited about a new adventure ahead. Beginning in Makassar in South Sulawesi, Charley drops in on a Muslim wedding and sees another side to how the ceremony is celebrated.

After getting back in the saddle with the Indonesian Harley Davidson club, Charley samples some more interesting local cuisine - bat and dog meat!

10:00 Match of the Day 2 10:50 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:20 FILM: Wah-Wah 1:00 BBC News

CHANNEL 4 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Gillette World Sport 7:30 FIA GT3 Championship 8:00 The Morning Line 8:55 Friends 9:25 Rimmel London Presents The World’s Greatest Pop Star: Madonna 10:30 Friends 10:55 Hollyoaks Music Show 11:30 P. Diddy’s Starmaker 12:25 Scrubs 12:55 Red Bull Rivals 1:45 Channel 4 Racing From Newmarket And Cheltenham 4:00 Come Dine With Me 4:30 Come Dine With Me 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Come Dine With Me 6:00 Come Dine With Me 6:30 Channel 4 News 7:00 Kevin Mccloud’s Grand Tour 8:00 Building Of The Year: The Riba Stirling Prize 2009 - Kevin Mccloud Announces, Live From Old Billingsgate In London, The Winner Of Building Of The Year In The Most Prestigious Award For Architecture In The Uk: The Coveted Riba Stirling Prize 2009 . The £20,000 Award Goes To The Architect For The Building That Has Been Most Significant For The Evolution Of Architecture In The Past Year. It’s Always A Close-Run Competition And This Year Is No Exception, With A Dazzling Array Of Top-Quality Buildings On The Shortlist: Including An Elegant 18-Storey Office Building In The Historic Heart Of The City Of London; A Pioneering Cancer Care Centre At Charing Cross Hospital, Which Treats The Emotional And Physical Needs Of Patients; A Stylish Modernist Art Museum In The Danish Wilderness; A £500 Million Redevelopment Of Liverpool City Centre; And A New Nhs Health Centre In Kentish Town, Which Represents The Future Of General Healthcare Architecture In This Country 9:00 Film: The X-Files 11:20 Film: Saw 1:20 4music: Live From Abbey Road

FIVE 6.00 Sunrise 7.00 Angels of Jarm 7.05 Fireman

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Sam 7.25 The Milkshake! Show 7.55 Noddy in Toyland 8.05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.25 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.40 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 8.55 Olivia 9.10 Little Princess 9.30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10.00 NFLUK 11.00 Rough Guide to Short Breaks 11.20 The Gadget Show 12.20 Nature Shock: The Whale That Ate the Great White 1.20 Film: Ten Wanted Men 2.55 Film: French Kiss 5.00 Film: You’ve Got Mail 7.10 Five News 7.15 NCIS 8.05 CSI: NY - New York-based spin-off of the crime drama series. When a young woman dressed from head-to-toe in blue is found dead in the subway

Muriels Wedding BBC 2 - 10:10pm Cult romantic comedy about a frumpy girl who equates marriage with success and is willing to any lengths necessary fulfil her dream. Stuck in a small provincial town in northern Australia.

after a rave party, Mac is summoned from a night at the opera to process the scene. Across town, a famous bachelor is found dead in his swim gym 9.00 CSI: NY 10.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Drama series about a team of forensic investigators in Las Vegas. The CSIs investigate the murder of a 16-year-old girl at a motel. Nick recognises the victim as someone he knew, and recalls each of their encounters over the past year in a series of flashbacks 11.00 Law and Order: SVU - Drama series about an elite force based in New York. Two men are charged with rape and murder after the disappearance of a Canadian student 12.00 SuperCasino

The X-Files Channel 4 - 9pm

Rob Bowman’s feature film, based on the popular TV series, stars David Duchonovy and Gillian Anderson as special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. The two are in disgrace after failing to stop the bombing of a Federal building in Dallas

Birthdays: Martina Navratilova (53) - Jean Claude Van Damme (49) - Mike Tindall (31) On this Day: The BBC was formed (1922) - Axl Rose announces he is leaving Guns N Roses (1989)

ITV 1 6:00 The Fluffy Club 7.25 Toonattik: 9.25 Paz 9.35 Captain Mack 9.50 Supernormal 10.05 Emu 10.20 Coronation Street Omnibus 12.35 Animals Do the Funniest Things 1.35 ITV News/Weather 1.40 Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows 3.40 FILM: Live and Let Die 6.00 Calendar News and Weather 6.15 ITV News/Weather 6.30 Harry Hill’s TV Burp 7.00 All Star Family Fortunes - Vernon Kay hosts the gameshow in which two celebrities and their families battle it out to win a possible 30,000 pounds for the charity of their choice. Today Formula 1 racing legend David Coulthard and clan take on Anthea Turner and family. The Coulthards are playing for the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, while the Turners hope to raise funds for Chase Children’s Hospice and the North Staffs Triple A charity for autistic children 7.45 The X Factor 9.00 Doc Martin. The Departed 10.00 ITV News/Weather 10.15 Lee Hall: The South Bank Show - Melvyn Bragg meets acclaimed playwright Lee Hall to discuss his work and influences, touching upon the sense of loss that pervades some of his work, including Billy Elliot and his new project, Pitman Painters. Lee talks about his childhood in east Newcastle and his early work with the Tyneside Youth Theatre, and with Live Community theatre group, who are currently staging Pitman Painters 11.15 The Other Side 12.15 UEFA Champions League Weekly

CHANNEL 4 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 FIVB Beach Volleyball 8:00 Freesports On 4 8:30 Freesports On 4 8:55 Friends 9:30 Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:05 Alexandra Burke: Under The Skin 1:05 Rimmel London Presents The World’s Greatest Popstar: Kylie Minogue 2:10 Friends 2:40 Ugly Betty 3:40 The Simpsons 4:15 The Simpsons 4:45 Deal OR No Deal 5:35 Scrapheap Challenge 6:35 Channel 4 News 7:05 Bear Grylls And Will Ferrell: Born Survivors 8:00 Come Dine With Me 9:00 Film: The Last King Of Scotland - Kevin Macdonald’s Film4-Funded Drama Stars Oscar And Bafta-Winning Forest Whitaker As Idi Amin, The Murderous Ugandan Dictator Of The Late 70s, With James Mcavoy As Dr Nicholas Garrigan, A Young Scottish Doctor. While Travelling Through Africa, Garrigan Almost By Chance BecoMes Enlisted As Amin’s Doctor And Confidante. But As Amin Becomes More Deranged, Garrigan’s Close Relationship With Him Endangers Not Just His Own Life But Those Around Him. An Almost Conradian Voyage Into The Heart Of Africa, The Film Features Two Career-Best Central Performances, With Whitaker In Particular Scarily Realistic As The Crazed Amin. Network Premier 11:30 Film: Saw II - Darren Lynn Bousman Takes The Helm For This Sequel, With The Jigsaw Killer Inviting Capture By Cop Eric Mathews. But Once In Custody, He Reveals His Latest Puzzle; Eight People, Including Mathews’ Son Daniel (Erik Knudsen) Are Trapped In A Derelict House. If They Can Solve The Clues, Overcome The Murderous Traps And Work Together, They May Be Able To Escape.

1:15 My Name Is Earl

FIVE 6.00 Sunrise 7.00 Angels of Jarm 7.05 Fireman Sam 7.25 The Milkshake! Show 7.55 Noddy in Toyland 8.05 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.25 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 8.40 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 8.55 Olivia 9.10 Little Princess 9.30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10.00 Snobs 10.30 Wizards of Waverly Place 11.00 Hannah Montana 11.30 The Tribe 12.05 Farmer Wants a Wife 1.00 Megastructures: Built from Disaster 2.00 Film: The Rocketeer 4.05 Film: Stuart Little 2 5.40 Five News 5.45 Film: The Phantom - Fantasy adventure about the masked protector of a remote tropical island.

The legendary Phantom must prevent evil corporate interlopers from stealing the ancient magical skulls that give him his powers. Based on the long-running classic comic strip that originated in the 1930s.

7.40 Film: Spider-Man - Live action adaptation of the Marvel comic strip about an alienated teen who is bitten by a genetically altered spider during a school outing and subsequently develops superhuman powers. As he endeavours to come to terms with his new-found abilities, he is also forced to contend with a maniac villain known as the Green Goblin 10.00 Film: The Punisher - Action thriller. A vengeful FBI agent is determined to wreck the life of the Florida drug lord who killed his wife and children.

He remakes himself in the form of The Punisher, a ruthless and heavily armed vigilante who will stop at nothing to defeat his enemies. Based on the Marvel Comics hero 12.15 FlashForward

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Bear Grylls & Will Ferrel: Born Survivors

Channel 4 - 7:05pm

Bear Grylls Tackles The World’s Toughest Environments And Faces Wild Terrain And Animals, But Now He’s Confronted By A New Type Of Challenge: Will Ferrell.

The Hollywood Actor And Comedian Joins Bear For A Special Two-Day Survival Mission In The Arctic Circle

Brazilian Grand Prix BBC One - 4pm Jake Humphrey is in Interlagos for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the 16th of the 2009 season’s 17 races. It has been a dramatic year so far and the challenging Interlagos circuit usually throws up plenty of excitement

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Eastenders Mon: Heather’s waters break and Patrick is there to hold her hand, while Shirley gets more desperate to make ends meet. Janine attempts to tear Sam’s new life apart, and Libby discovers that Darren is up to something. Poor Billy and Jay are given their marching orders from the Vic Tues: Heather gives birth to a baby boy, but the father is nowhere to be found. Phil stands up for Shirley, Jay tries to put a smile on Billy’s face, and Minty voices his regrets about not being a dad. Libby says yes to Darren, but will Adam ruin their happiness?

Thurs: Heather calls the father to come and see his son - who will it be? Meanwhile, Tamwar takes his birthday celebrations into his own hands. Libby is attacked about her decision, and Owen is caught in the middle Fri: Heather waits anxiously until the father of her baby finally arrives.

Syed realises that his blackmailer is very close to home, and Denise wades in on Libby’s future. Minty finds a chink in Adam’s armour

Emmerdale Mon: Faye challenges Mark to sacrifice his marriage. Paddy fears that Aaron has taken advantage of Holly.

Nathan lures Leyla into a night out without David Tues: Leyla is ensnared by Nathan and betrays David. Mark commits to Faye but is torn when Natasha embraces their marriage. Adam confronts Aaron about getting Holly drunk Wed: Nathan threatens Leyla over their one night stand. Faye grills Mark about his romantic evening with Natasha. Zak warns Charity not to blow things with Debbie Thurs:Sparks fly when Cain returns to find Charity has her feet under the table at Debbie’s. Nathan toys with Leyla and David’s relationship.

Marlon receives some shocking news from Donna Fri: Carl takes daring action to locate Cain’s money. Ashley is wracked with doubt about Sally’s safety with Vincent. Cain challenges Charity not to skip town before Debbie’s birthday Coronation Street Mon: An old friend of Tony’s makes a shocking return. Will Luke escape with Rosie’s money? Joe promises a

CREATE A SPOOKY SANDWICH FOR HALLOWEEN!

Wiggly worms, vampire blood, squashed flies and witches warts are just some of the gruesome ingredients that could go into a spooky sandwich for Halloween.

Warburtons Family Baker has teamed up with The Mercury and they are calling all children across the area to design the most horrid sandwich they can think of to mark Halloween.

Your spooky sandwich will be judged by a panel from Warburtons Bakery and the three most spooky will win a £20 book voucher each.

Tom Sugden, of Warburtons, said: “It’s always great when we have the opportunity to get involved with the community and encourage children to use their imaginations. I can’t wait to see what recipe ideas they come up with - I’m sure we’ll receive plenty of gruesome suggestions.”

Send your spooky sandwich drawings to Emma Franklin, Warburtons Spooky Sandwich Competition, c/o GREEN Communications, 19 King St, Wakefield, WF1 2SQ. The closing date is Wednesday, October 21.

Warburtons Yorkshire bakery currently has more than 500 employees who work from the Wakefield based bakery and the Howden and Premier Park depots. Warburtons full range of products is available throughout Yorkshire.

surprise for Gail. Carla gives Tony a shocking ultimatum. Rosie is devastated by Luke’s con. How will Gail react to Joe’s surprise?

Thurs: How will a desperate Tony deal with Carla? Rosie’s nightmare is revealed. Joe’s boat causes outrage on the Street Fri: Tony makes Jimmy do his dirty work once again. Joe’s boat causes fireworks between Gail and Norris!

Will Molly be caught out by Sally?

Is Tony having second thoughts, or will he go through with his plan to kill Carla?

Neighbours Mon: Elle finds new ways to punish Lucas. Paul embarks on his stag night. Declan struggles to enjoy his birthday Tues: Lucas takes responsibility for his actions. Is Kate hiding a secret about her father? Dan and Libby face another problem Wed: Lucas tries to make amends.

Ringo tries to help Declan have fun.

Harry questions Zeke’s behaviourThurs: Is Zeke hiding something?

Declan struggles with his obligations. Callum and Toadie clash Fri: Paul makes a terrible mistake with his wedding vows. Rebecca enjoys her hen night. Will Callum and Toadie reconcile?

Home and Away Mon: Charlies searches for evidence against Grant. Hugo plans to create a new dive attraction. Nicole continues to pursue Sid Tues: Ruby faces a dilemma.

Hugo and John Palmer clash over the schooner. Charlie meets with another of Grant’s victims Wed: Charlie kidnaps Grant and attempts to force him to confess.

Geoff tries to convince Aden to work on the trawler Thurs: AAden and Geoff struggle to work together. Romeo Smith is introduced to Summer Bay. Tony tries to spend more time with Rachel and Harry Fri: Romeo settles into the bay.

Tony reaches breaking point with Rachel. Nicole goes to extreme lengths to entrap Sid

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VOICE OF THE NIGHTINGALE WEEK 7

Its been a steady run-of-the-mill week at Radio Nightingale this week, everything went to plan and nothing out of the ordinary happened. The words storm, before and lull spring to mind!

We had Steelers commentary on Saturday night, the slight technical hitch of the previous week a distant memory as the commentary team pulled off their best show yet.

Unfortunately we don’t seem to be bringing the same improvements to the Steelers performance as again they were defeated at the Sheffield Arena. We continue to search for new volunteers who can bring something to the Nightingale team. If you’ve ever listened to the radio and thought it sounded easy and fancied a go, do get in touch with us. Its not as easy as it sounds but we can train (almost) anyone to present a programme. We’re really keen to hear from people who have a musical specialist subject which can be used as a theme for a programme, e.g. swing, brass, motown, etc. There is also a vacancy coming available shortly on a Sunday morning to present a programme surrounding the live relay of the hospital chapel Holy Communion Service. For this programme you’d ideally have a knowledge of religious music and be available weekly Sundays from 10am-12pm.If presenting sounds a bit too technical or terrifying, then we have a variety of other tasks which don’t involve talking on the radio. Most of them do involve computers, but not all. Some are just about talking to patients, visiting people at their bedside to collect requests and feedback about the service. There’s admin jobs, making jingles, looking after the library of CD’s, even cleaning and tea-mashing! Whatever your skills, if you’ve got the time and inclination to get involved in providing our service to the patients of the Rotherham General Hospital do get in touch with us. Either give us a call on 01709 304244 or visit our website www.radionightingale.org. uk to download an application form.

Radio Nightingale broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the patients and staff of the Rotherham General Hospital on 945 &1350mw and Hospedia. For more information about the station visit www. radionightingale.org.uk Current volunteer vacancies: • Saturday sports show presenter • Football commentator • Request collector (Tuesday or Wednesday morning) • Fundraiser • MW transmitter engineer • Voice over artist / creator Contact us on 01709 304244 for more information on volunteering.

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The Darfield Ladies Get Together Club At The Darfield Community Centre Thursday 1.45 - 4pm £1.20pp Coffee/Tea/Cakes Provided 4 Bingo Cards-Jo 90, Cards, Dominos, Free Annual Trip in July Xmas Lunch with Entertainment

Tel: 01226 752762 Organiser A Coopland Joint Organiser M. Ward

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For further information on all our activities please look at our website www.darfieldcommunitycentre.org.uk or Call Dennis Gent on 01226 757638 or Maureen Smith on 01226 270617

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