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ROTHERHAM CAMRA ON THE HUNT TO FIND YORKSHIREʼS BEER OF THE YEAR Rotherham’s branch of the Campaign for Real Ale is hoping to discover the best beer in Yorkshire, after securing the rights to host the ofﬁcial regional beer championships, which will take place during this year’s Real Ale and Music Festival. This year’s festival takes place at Magna during 2-5th March and will be themed around the white rose… meaning that almost every beer will be specially selected from counties featuring a white rose in their crest! The winning beer

will be judged by a panel of beer experts, and go on to compete in the national ﬁnals, where it could be crowned the Champion Beer of Britain for 2011. The Rotherham branch of CAMRA, which was created as a result of the popularity of the town’s real ale festival currently has a membership of over 500 across the borough, and Chairman Jim Crowe believes that one of the reasons the festival has proved to be so popular is the wide variety of brews available: “It is a terriﬁc honour for Rotherham to

host the Yorkshire beer championship and means that the festival is likely to attract some of the best brewers from all four corners of the region. “Some people say that there is a beer out there to suit anyne’s palette, and with over 250 beers available this year, festival visitors will have a great chance to discover the huge variety of Real Ales for themselves. For some it’s about experiencing new and unusual brews, while others come along to see if they agree with the judging panel. “The White Rose

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COPLEYʼS COLUMN The New Year is scarcely a week ago and already we have lost two British iconic ﬁgures. I refer to Gerry Rafferty and Gary Mason. Gerry Rafferty passed away on January 4th at home in Upton, Dorset. He had been admitted to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital last November but after his release home he died of liver failure as a direct consequence of his lifelong battle with alcoholism. After early jobs working in a butcher’s shop and as a civil service clerk, he earned money busking in the London Underground before joining the band Fifth Column with Joe Egan, later of Stealers Wheel. In 1969, he became the third member of an existing duo the Humblebums together with Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey, who left shortly afterwards, leaving Rafferty and Connolly to record two acclaimed albums for Transatlantic Records. They split in 1971 with Connolly achieving much solo success as a comedian, and Rafferty and Joe Egan formed Stealers Wheel, having a massive hit with ‘Stuck in the Middle with You’, before splitting up in 1975. Legal issues over this split prohibited Rafferty from releasing any new material for three years, but after resolution of issues in 1978,

he recorded solo album, City to City, which included the much acclaimed Baker Street, which charted at three in the UK and two in America. The album sold over 5.5 million copies. He had married in 1970 to Carla Ventilla and divorced in 1990. His later years were spent fighting alcoholism and depression, before finally succumbing last week. Baker Street, an absolute classic, which included a fabulous saxophone solo, will do much to keep his memory alive. Gary Mason was perhaps the most underrated heavyweight this country has had for many a year. Fighting under the shadow of Frank Bruno, and later Lennox Lewis, his record was excellent, winning all but one of his thirty eight fights, thirty four by knockout, losing his one fight against World Champion, Lennox Lewis. Gary fought some really tough opponents and had a short career playing rugby league for London Crusaders, scoring a try on his debut. He made many television appearances, including a celebrity show of Gladiators, on the panel of You Bet, a guest appearance in Gamesmaster in 1992 and his home was featured in Through The Keyhole, when the panel mistakenly thought that the house belonged to Lennox Lewis . I was

introduced to Gary at a funeral in London, and found him to be a genuine unassuming man. On the morning of January 6th Gary was out cycling in South London when he was in collision with a van. He was pronounced dead at the scene. We have lost a great sportsman and ambassador for boxing, who did much charitable work and would always turn out when asked. His premature death at forty eight years of age saddens me greatly. I read with great interest that official figures predict that one in six people will live to be one hundred years old with many reaching one hundred and ten due to improved diets, living conditions and medical technology. I on many occasions stated that I want to live forever but am not getting too excited as five out of six people will not make it. As a lifetime smoker, drinker and philanderer, I shall be amazed to clock up the expected three score years and ten. At least I will not outlive my money. Congratulations to the England cricket team for putting the whinging Australians in their place and bringing the Ashes back where they belong and also to Sheffield Wednesday for a great win in the FA Cup against Bristol City, which earned them a favourable draw in round four. Wednesday, thanks to Milan Mandaric have now turned the corner.

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ALBERT PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS SNODGRASS THE 2011 PDC Premier League Darts will be held on 15 consecutive Thursday nights from February-May, taking in the UK’s largest arenas for the sport’s most popular event. The PDC darts roadshow hits Sheffield at the Motorpoint Arena on the 14th April 2011. Tickets are now on sale priced £30, £20 (subject to booking fee). Eight stars of the PDC will compete in Premier League Darts, facing each other twice over the course of 14 league nights before the top four players compete in the play-offs at the Wembley Arena. GARY ANDERSON and Mark Webster will make their debuts in Premier League Darts in 2011 after being confirmed amongst the eight-player field for the tournament. Anderson’s rise to fourth in the PDC Order of Merit has seen him earn an automatic place in the Premier League Darts, which features the top four from the PDC Order of Merit plus four Wildcards in 2011. World number one Phil Taylor, the reigning Premier League Darts champion, is joined by new Ladbrokes.com World Darts Champion Adrian Lewis and Bodog.com World Grand Prix winner James Wade and Anderson as the automatic selections. Five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld, 2010 World Championship runner-up Simon Whitlock, 2007 Premier League Darts finalist Terry Jenkins and two-time PDC World Championship semi-finalist Webster are the four Wildcards. Webster, who won the 2008 Lakeside Championship before joining the PDC, is rewarded for a fine run of form recently, which saw him lead Wales to the Cash Converters World Cup of Darts final before he knocked out Taylor in reaching the World Championship semi-finals at Alexandra Palace. The league stage of Premier League Darts - which is screened live in its entirety by Sky Sports - will see the eight players face each other twice before the top

four players progress to play in the Play-Offs at the Wembley Arena on Thursday May 19. The 2010 event saw reigning champion James Wade defeated in an historic final by Phil Taylor, who became the first player in history to hit two nine-dart finishes in the same match as he claimed a fifth Premier League Darts title. “Premier League Darts is one of British sport’s biggest success stories since we introduced the tournament in 2005 and this year’s event saw the event move to a new level” PDC Chairman Barry Hearn “Not only did we pack arenas around the UK for three months but the players produced an incredible standard of darts – most notably with Raymond van Barneveld’s nine-dart finish in Aberdeen which was followed by the incredible final which featured two nine-darters from Phil Taylor. “We are already looking forward to seeing darts’ most exciting players in the 2011 Premier League Darts and I’m sure our fans across the United Kingdom feel the same way.” Tickets for Premier League Darts at the Motorpoint Arena are priced £30 for table seats and £20 for tiered seating (subject to booking fee). There will be a maximum of six table seats per customer with a family enclosure available. Tickets can be booked in person at the Arena box office, through the ticket hotline on 0114 256 56 56 or online at www.motorpointarena. co.uk

All The Thanks I Need A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman’s face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn’t graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny, so the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks. The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and requested that the doctor also honor their secret. After all, this was a very delicate matter. After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the woman’s new beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever had before! All her friends and relatives just went on and on about her youthful beauty! One day, she was alone with her husband, and she was overcome with emotion at his sacriﬁce. She said, “Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. There is no way I could ever repay you.” “My darling,” he replied, “I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek.”

I didn’t get any money this time A man in a bar sees a friend at a table, drinking by himself. Approaching the friend he comments, “You look terrible. What’s the problem?” “My mother died in August,” he said, “and left me £25,000.” “Gee, that’s tough,” he replied. “Then in September,” the friend continued, “My father died, leaving me £90,000.” “Wow. Two parents gone in two months. No wonder you’re depressed.” “And last month my aunt died, the opinionated judge, her harshest and left me £15,000.” critic and this year’s Strictly “Three close family members Tour Director, Mr Craig Revel lost in three months? How sad.” Horwood. Strictly fans will once again get to “Then this month,” continued, the friend, “absolutely nothing!” see their favourite celebrities and

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Last Weekʼs Solutions ACROSS: 7) Stealthy, 8) Coin, 9) Image, 10) Soberly, 11) Bribe, 13) Besiege, 16) Rarebit, 17) Lucre, 18) Escaper, 20) Edify, 23) Odes, 24) Taxation. DOWN: 1) Stem, 2) Tangible, 3) Ate, 4) Bygones, 5) Acne, 6) Pillager, 12) Roadside, 14) Inundate, 15) Pimento, 19) Also, 21) Foot, 22) Axe.

Millions of viewers tuned into BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing the final before Christmas to watch celebrity Kara Tointon and her professional partner Artem Chivintzev lift the trophy to become winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2010. Now fans of the show have the opportunity to see Kara and her fellow celebrity finalists Pamela Stevenson and Matt Baker in Strictly Come Dancing Live The Tour. The show comes to the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th January 2011. Tickets are priced £35, £42.50 & £55 (subject to booking fee). Based on the smash-hit BBC1 TV series, Strictly Come Dancing Live sees celebrity contestants and their dance partners waltz their way around the country, competing for the judges’ favour and the votes of the arena audiences. Completing the celebrity line-up for the tour are Colin Jackson, Patsy Kensit, Jimi Mistry, Tina O’Brien, and Ricky Whittle. Zoe Ball, who came third in the TV series in 2005, will present the live show, keeping the nation’s favourite judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli in order. This year’s Strictly Come Dancing dark horse The Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe, will also join the allstar celebrity line-up to perform a show-stopping dance routine with

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WHEREʼS THE VALUE? Anybody lucky enough (or indeed rich enough!) to obtain tickets for Take That’s 2011 UK Tour will have noticed the hole in their pocket as a result of having to pay over £100 (plus booking fees) simply for the privilege of going to see them. Even X Factor tickets for the Motorpoint Arena will set you back upwards of £30.00 – and let’s be honest – other than a typical maximum two hour show, and perhaps a support band, you don’t get a lot for your money! Expensive food, expensive drinks, tacky souvenirs at inﬂated prices – the whole experience is, putting it mildly, not the best you would expect as paying customers! Contrast this with a typical Saturday night, watching live entertainment at your local club. Generally the acts on the circuit are of a very high standard – often with live music, excellent vocals, and great stage shows. If you pay anything at all to get in, the cost will be modest. Drinks are reasonably priced, seating and surroundings are usually a lot more comfortable, and a great night out can be had for less than a tenner a head! So get down and give your local the support it

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Dear Sirs I notice lately that the Mercury has featured real ale pubs in the paper. Many of us who aren’t members of CAMRA would like to see real ale as a regular feature in the paper, as we have some great brews in our area – Bradﬁeld, Thornbridge, Abbeydale and Kelham island all spring to mind! Is there any chance of seeing more of this in the near future? Yours sincerely Gary Renshaw (Darnall)

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NEW DATE FOR CATHEDRAL CONCERT We are delighted to announce that the Cathedral Concert, which was unfortunately postponed from December 5th owing to the snow, has now been re-arranged! The event will take place on Sunday 13th February at 2.00 p.m. and will still feature John Reilly, with special guests Stannington Brass Band and Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir. Tickets purchased for the original event are still valid, and further tickets for the afternoon are still available at a cost of £8.00 – telephone the Mercury Hotline on 0114 2763701 – alternatively you can pay on the day. Don’t miss it!

for HRH Duchess of York and the Malaysian royal family. In 2009 Matthew made his ‘Friday Night is Radio Nightingale is operated by volunteers Music Night’ debut and broadcast carrying out all sorts of tasks from sorting CDs, with the BBC Big Band for the collecting requests, fundraising, making jingles, 30th Anniversary of BBC Radio outside broadcasts, interviews, programmes 2’s ‘Big Band Special’ programme. etc. The aim of it all being the same, to bring Matthew’s album recordings have entertainment and comfort to people in aired across the UK on Radio 2, A stunning night of music and hospital. I’d like to share with you a memory of Jazz FM and BBC Local Radio. moves from the Golden Age of The heartbeat of the night will be volunteering that will stay with me forever and Big Band comes to Sheffield the wonderful big band itself, an reminds me why we do it… SIMPLY BIG BAND, a brand One Monday evening, some years ago a nurse new dazzling roller-coaster ride electrifying 26-piece orchestra comprising some of the finest of a show, produced by CMP came into our library room and asked that I play musicians in the land, the perfect Entertainment and featuring Cliff Richard, any song, as soon as possible for complement for spine-tingling the very best in American big a patient. Sensing an unusual urgency about this band music continues on its UK performances by a roster of top request I started the programme a little bit early guest singers. tour throughout 2011, visiting and after a brief good evening played the request. Sheffield City Hall on Saturday Featuring a selection of classic Having completed the request I carried on with the songs including ‘Take The ‘A’ 26th February . programme and paid no more was thought of it. Train’, ‘Georgia’, ‘Minnie The From the raging razzmatazz of Several months later I bumped into an old friend of Moocher’, ‘It Don’t Mean A Harlem’s Cotton Club in the 20s, mine at a local rock gig and having known him and his family for many years I asked “how’s your mum” the halcyon post-war days of swing Thing’, ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Sing Sing Sing’, ‘Manteca’,’ Let and Sinatra’s bobby-sox girls - to to which he replied “she passed away three months The Good Times Roll’, ‘Night the glamorous glitz of Las Vegas ago”. After offering my condolences, knowing that in the swinging 60s, SIMPLY BIG Train’ and ‘Stardust’. SIMPLY I was involved with Radio Nightingale he said “she BIG BAND is the show that puts was in your hospital and they played a request for her BAND takes the audience back to the ‘show’ into showbiz. a time when music meant magical on Nightingale”. He didn’t need to go any further; songs, larger-than-life performers Comprising a tasty cocktail of I knew what he was going to say next, “I played it – dance routines from the ballroom, Cliff Richard”. “Yes”, he replied, “her favourite song, and legendary venues. glittering costumes as sharp as Now that Strictly Come Dancing all the family was sat round listening to it and as it a needle and classic archive, is over for another year, step ended she said ‘I’m going to heaven with Cliff’”. big-screen footage from some out and witness your favourite Radio Nightingale is looking for volunteers, so if of the most famous venues of dances first hand on stage. Take you have a little spare time that you’d like to offer the time; SIMPLY BIG BAND the chance to Jive, Salsa, Lindy please contact us on 01709 304244 or admin@ is the show that brings this truly Hop, Tap and Foxtrot along in radionightingale.org.uk. You don’t need any expert golden era back to glorious the aisles to some of the most knowledge or technical expertise to be successful at life. Prepare to be transported memorable music in history. You Radio Nightingale, most important is a willingness to can take a sneak peak at dance back to a pulsating musical learn and be part of a team. rehearsals for the show, introduced period when immortals such by choreographer Lizzie Sinari by as Ella Fitzgerald, Radio Nightingale broadcasts 24 hours a day, clicking http://www.youtube.com/ Billie Holiday, Frank 7 days a week for the patients and staff of the Sinatra and Ray Charles SimplyBigBand Rotherham General Hospital on 945 &1350mw Renowned crooner Matthew Ford ruled the boards, and legendary big band and Hospedia. For more information about the will compére the evening, in leaders such as Benny station visit www.radionightingale.org.uk addition to stepping out on stage Goodman, Duke to perform a number of classic Ellington and Quincy Current volunteer vacancies: hits. Matthew is widely regarded Jones were the musical • Website designer as the finest big band singer in masters of their • Saturday sports show presenter the UK having been voted ‘Best generation. • Football commentator UK Male Big Band Vocalist’ in SIMPLY BIG • Request collector 2005. Matthew was nominated BAND will have (Tuesday or Wednesday morning) alongside Jamie Cullum in the you clicking your • Fundraiser Ronnie Scott Jazz Awards (Best fingers from the first • Voice over artist / creator UK Male Vocalist category). beat, bopping in your Matthew sang at the wedding of seat by the interval and Contact us on 01709 304244 for more information Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard and has performed dancing in the aisles on volunteering. VOICE OF THE NIGHTINGALE - ISSUE 71 by Mel Jaques

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LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

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Well we’re into the time of the year when we look back and take stock. In weeks to come we’ll have the Brits and the Oscars honouring the great and the good in the past twelve months. We’ll also hear a lot about how much we had of this and that in 2010, and no doubt see plenty of statistics for all sorts of things. One series of results that has interested me already has to be the set of figures from Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport on the cargo they’ve handled. During the year they saw off 13 parrots, 3 tortoises, 2 lemurs and a guinea pig to destinations around the world, and where did they all go to? Apparently, it’s Paphos that was the most popular destination for live animal cargo. We’ve also welcomed 73 dogs, 18 cats and rabbits through the airways here in South Yorkshire. This being the case, I asked on the Breakfast Show last week if you have a pet that travels well. I know I myself had a cat that was in some distress having to travel over on a plane some years ago, but nowadays with the onset of special animal passports more of us seem to be taking our pets overseas. Undoubtedly, the best story came from Margaret from Ecclesfield who said that she once took her tortoise on a camping trip. She can’t remember whether it was him or her elderly mother though who behaved worst. Don’t forget to join me every morning for fun, games and the best of the 60s, 70s and more. Plus, all next week I’ll also be giving you the chance to see the hit show ‘Me and My Girl’ which is on at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. See you in the morning Trevor

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6:00 Harry and Toto 6:10 Everythingʼs Rosie 6:20 dirtgirlworld 6:35 Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks 7:00 Basil and Barneyʼs Game Show 7:30 Arthur 7:55 Leon 8:00 Richard Hammondʼs Blast Lab 8:30 Deadly 60 9:00 Barneyʼs Latin America 9:30 Roar 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman 12:00 Film: The Long Duel 1:55 Masters Snooker 4:45 Ski Sunday 5:30 Film: Legally Blonde 7:00 James Mayʼs Toy Stories 8:00 Masters Snooker 11:00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:30 Film: Battle in Seattle 1:05 Film: Days of Wine and Roses

ITV 1 6.00 Boblins 6.15 Fireman Sam 6.25 Chloeʼs Closet 6.35 Fluffy Gardens 6.45 Handy Manny 7.00 Handy Manny 7.10 Bookaboo 7.25 Monk 7.30 Beyblade 7.55 X-Men 8.20 Horrid Henry 8.30 Horrid Henry 8.45 SpongeBob SquarePants 9.00 Wizards of Waverly Place 9.25 May the Best House Win 10.25 The Biggest Loser 11.30 This Morning: Sunday 12.30 Dinner Date 1.30 ITV News & Weather 1.35 Columbo: Etude in Black 3.35 Midsomer Murders 5.40 Calendar News and Weather 5.50 ITV News & Weather 6.05 Harry Hillʼs The Best of TV Burp 6.35 Dancing on Ice 8.30 Wild at Heart 9.30 Dancing on Ice: The Skate-Off 10.15 That Sunday Night Show 10.45 ITV News & Weather 11.00 Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford 12.00 Cops with Cameras 12.50 The Zone

Channel 4 6:15 The Hoobs 6:40 British Gas Great London Swim 7:35 That Paralympic Show 8:00 Friends 8:30 Friends 9:00 Hollyoaks Omnibus 11:35 Glee 12:40 The Simpsons 1:10 The Simpsons 1:40 Four In A Bed 2:10 Four In A Bed 2:40 Four In A Bed 3:10 Four In A Bed 3:40 Four In A Bed 4:15 Jamieʼs Fish Supper 4:20 Deal Or No Deal 5:25 Film: School Of Rock 7:25 Jamieʼs Fish Supper 7:30 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Jamieʼs Fish Supper 9:00 Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait 10:00 Comicʼs Choice: Alan Davies 11:05 Shameless 12:10 Shameless

Five 6.00 Peppa Pig 6.05 Roary the Racing Car 6.15 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 6.25 Fireman Sam 6.40 Miss Spiderʼs Sunny Patch Friends 6.50 The Beeps 7.00 Mio Mao 7.05 Chiro 7.15 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7.25 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 7.45 The WotWots 8.00 Little Princess 8.10 Play! 8.15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.35 Family! 8.45 Rupert Bear 9.00 Olivia 9.15 The Mr. Men Show 9.30 The Milkshake! Show 10.00 Zoo Days 10.10 Megastructures 11.10 Pirates of the Caribbean: The True Story 12.10 Eddie Stobart: Trucks, Trailers and Tinsel 1.10 Film: 3 Ninjas Kick Back 2.55 Film: Dracula: Dead and Loving It 4.35 Five News 4.45 Film: Loganʼs Run 7.05 Film: Are We There Yet? 9.00 Film: Bad Boys II 11.50 Ripped from the Cockpit: BA Flight of Terror 12.45 SuperCasino

Monday 17th January BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Saints and Scroungers 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Land Girls 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Me and My Monsters 4:00 The Big Performance 4:30 Blue Peter 4:55 Shaun the Sheep 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Inside Out 8:00 EastEnders 8:30 Whereʼs Dad? - Panorama 9:00 Silent Witness: First Casualty - Part1 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 A Question of Sport 11:05 Late Kick Off 11:35 The Graham Norton Show 12:20 Weatherview

6:20 dirtgirlworld 6:35 Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks 7:00 Animals at Work 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Mission: 2110 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Sesame Tree 9:40 Big and Small 9:55 Guess with Jess 10:05 Postman Pat 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:45 Waybuloo 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Ready Steady Cook 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Bowls: World Championships 3:00 To Buy or Not to Buy 3:45 Flog It! 4:30 Perfection 5:15 Antiques Road Trip 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Great British Railway Journeys 7:00 Simon Kingʼs Shetland Diaries 8:00 University Challenge 8:30 Baking Made Easy 9:00 Horizon: What is Reality? 10:00 Episodes 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 American Football: NFL Play-Off Highlights

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 May the Best House Win 3.00 Dickinsonʼs Real Deal 4.00 Doc Martin 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 The Lakes 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 The Biggest Loser 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 The Zoo 11.35 That Sunday Night Show 12.05 Grimeﬁghters 12.30 The Zone

Channel 4 5:55 Yo Gabba Gabba 6:20 The Hoobs 6:45 The Hoobs 7:10 Freshly Squeezed 7:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05 Frasier 8:35 According To Jim 9:00 Supernanny US 10:00 Desperate Housewives 10:55 Relocation: Phil Down Under 11:55 Jamieʼs Fish Supper 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Jamieʼs Fish Supper 12:10 Three In A Bed 12:40 The TV Book Club 1:10 The Herd 1:15 Film: Quentin Durward 3:10 Countdown 3:55 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Birth Of Britain 9:00 One Born Every Minute 10:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 11:05 Comicʼs Choice: Lee Mack 12:10 Shameless

Five 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Elmoʼs World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Peppa Pig 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.40 Hanaʼs Helpline 8.50 The WotWots 9.00 Ben and Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 9.15 The Wright Stuff 11.00 The Vanessa Show 11.45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.40 Five News 12.45 Emergency Bikers 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home and Away 2.50 Animal Rescue Squad 3.05 Film: Cool Money 5.00 Five News 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 Live From Studio Five 7.00 Five News at 7 7.30 How Do They Do It? 8.00 Emergency Bikers 9.00 Film: Eraser 11.15 Film: Replicant 12.15 SuperCasino

Tuesday 18th January BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Saints and Scroungers 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Land Girls 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Me and My Monsters 4:00 My Almost Famous Family 4:30 Blue Peter 4:55 Shaun the Sheep 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 EastEnders 8:00 Holby City 9:00 Silent Witness: First Casualty - Part 2 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 Kara Tointon: Donʼt Call Me Stupid 11:35 Film: Trust the Man 1:10 Weatherview 1:15 Sign Zone

6:20 dirtgirlworld 6:35 Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks 7:00 Animals at Work 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Mission: 2110 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Sesame Tree 9:40 Big and Small 9:55 Guess with Jess 10:05 Postman Pat 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:40 Chuggington: Badge Quest 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Ready Steady Cook 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Bowls: World Championships 3:00 To Buy or Not to Buy 3:45 Flog It! 4:30 Perfection 5:15 Antiques Road Trip 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Great British Railway Journeys 7:00 Simon Kingʼs Shetland Diaries 8:00 Natural World Special 9:00 Britainʼs Banks: Too Big to Save? 10:00 Have I Got News for You 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 The Planets 12:10 Bowls: World Championships

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 May the Best House Win 3.00 Dickinsonʼs Real Deal 4.00 Doc Martin 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Grimeﬁghters 8.00 The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald 9.00 Taggart 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Film: Highlander 12.40 The Zone

Channel 4 5:55 Sali Mali 6:00 The Treacle People 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Freshly Squeezed 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55 Frasier 8:25 According To Jim 8:55 Supernanny US 9:50 Desperate Housewives 10:50 A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away 11:55 Jamieʼs Fish Supper 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Jamieʼs Fish Supper 12:10 Three In A Bed 12:40 Great British Brands: Hovis 12:55 Film: The Password Is Courage 3:10 Countdown 3:55 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 The Year Britain Froze 9:00 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 10:00 Shameless 11:10 Comicʼs Choice: Jo Brand 12:10 Pokerstars.Com European Poker Tour

Five 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Elmoʼs World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 8.10 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Peppa Pig 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.40 Hanaʼs Helpline 8.50 The WotWots 9.00 Ben and Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 9.15 The Wright Stuff 11.00 The Vanessa Show 11.45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.40 Five News 12.45 The Business Inspector 1.45 Neighbours2.15 Home and Away 2.50 Animal Rescue Squad 3.05 Film: A Risk Worth Taking 5.00 Five News 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 Live From Studio Five 7.00 Five News at 7 7.30 Zoo Days 8.00 The True Story 9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.00 CSI: Miami 10.55 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11.55 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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Wednesday 19th January BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Saints and Scroungers 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Land Girls 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Me and My Monsters 4:00 Copycats 4:30 M.I. High 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Rip Off Britain 8:00 Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 10:45 Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman 11:25 Film: Amistad 1:50 Weatherview

6:20 dirtgirlworld 6:35 Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks 7:00 Animals at Work 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Mission: 2110 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Sesame Tree 9:40 Big and Small 9:55 Guess with Jess 10:05 Postman Pat 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:40 Waybuloo 11:00 In the Night Garden 11:30 The Daily Politics 1:00 See Hear 1:30 Lifeline 1:40 Bowls: World Championships 3:45 Flog It! 4:30 Perfection 5:15 Antiques Road Trip 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Great British Railway Journeys 7:00 Simon King’s Shetland Diaries 8:00 Michel Roux’s Service 9:00 Edwardian Farm 10:00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 The Planets 12:10 Bowls: World Championships

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 May the Best House Win 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 4.00 Doc Martin 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 FA Cup 3rd Round Replay Live 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Police, Camera, Action 11.35 FA Cup 3rd Round Replay Highlights 12.30 The Zone

Channel 4 6:05 Sali Mali 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Freshly Squeezed 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55 Frasier 8:25 According To Jim 8:50 Supernanny US 9:45 Desperate Housewives 10:50 Country House Rescue 11:55 Jamie’s Fish Supper 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Jamie’s Fish Supper 12:10 Three In A Bed 12:35 Great British Brands: Kit Kat 12:55 Film: Scaramouche 3:10 Countdown 3:55 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Will My Crash Diet Kill Me? 9:00 Mary Portas: Secret Shopper 10:00 The Joy Of Teen Sex 11:05 Comic’s Choice: Jessica Hynes 12:10 Shameless

Five 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Elmo’s World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 8.10 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Peppa Pig 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.40 Hana’s Helpline 8.50 The WotWots 9.00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9.15 The Wright Stuff 11.00 The Vanessa Show 11.45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.40 Five News 12.45 The Business Inspector 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home and Away 2.50 Animal Rescue Squad 3.05 Film: Mary Higgins Clark’s Let Me Call You Sweetheart 5.00 Five News 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 Live From Studio Five 7.00 Five News at 7 7.30 Monkey Life 8.00 Cowboy Builders 9.00 NCIS 10.00 Law and Order: Criminal Intent 10.55 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 11.55 PartyPoker.com World Open VI

Thursday 20th January BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Saints and Scroungers 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Land Girls 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Me and My Monsters 4:00 Copycats 4:30 Horrible Histories 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 EastEnders 8:00 Human Planet 9:00 Come Fly with Me 9:30 Not Going Out 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 Question Time 11:35 This Week 12:20 Skiing Weatherview

6:20 dirtgirlworld 6:35 Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks 7:00 Animals at Work 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Copycats 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Sesame Tree 9:40 Big and Small 9:55 Guess with Jess 10:05 Postman Pat 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:45 Waybuloo 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Ready Steady Cook 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Bowls: World Championships 3:00 To Buy or Not to Buy 3:45 Flog It! 4:30 Perfection 5:15 Antiques Road Trip 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Great British Railway Journeys 7:00 Who Does What? 8:00 Michel Roux’s Service 9:00 Men of Rock 10:00 The Great Outdoors 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 The Planets 12:10 Bowls: World Championships

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 May the Best House Win 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 4.00 Doc Martin 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Daylight Robbery: Tonight 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 Kidnap and Ransom 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Odd One In 11.20 Send In the Dogs 12.20 The Zone

Channel 4 6:30 Sali Mali 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Freshly Squeezed 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55 Frasier 8:25 According To Jim 8:55 Wife Swap USA 9:50 Desperate Housewives 10:50 Help! My House Is Falling Down 11:55 Jamie’s Fish Supper 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Jamie’s Fish Supper 12:10 Three In A Bed 12:40 River Cottage Bites 12:50 River Cottage Bites 1:00 Film: Halls Of Montezuma 3:10 Countdown 3:55 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Relocation, Relocation 9:00 Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day 10:00 10 O’clock Live 11:05 Comic’s Choice: Sean Lock 12:10 Film: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Five 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Elmo’s World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Peppa Pig 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.40 Hana’s Helpline 8.50 The WotWots 9.00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9.15 The Wright Stuff 11.00 The Vanessa Show 11.45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.40 Five News 12.45 The Business Inspector 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home and Away 2.50 Animal Rescue Squad 3.05 Film: Hard to Forget 5.00 Five News 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 Live From Studio Five 7.00 Five News at 7 7.30 How Do They Do It? 8.00 Secrets of the Blitz: Revealed 9.00 Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story 10.00 Film: From Hell 12.20 SuperCasino

Friday 21st January BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Wanted Down Under 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Saints and Scroungers 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 1:00 BBC News at One 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:45 Doctors 2:15 Land Girls 3:00 BBC News 3:05 Deadly 60 3:35 Scoop 3:55 The Owl 4:00 Dani’s House 4:30 Tracy Beaker Returns 4:55 Diddy Dick and Dom 5:00 Newsround 5:15 The Weakest Link 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 A Question of Sport 8:00 EastEnders 8:30 QI 9:00 Hustle 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 The Graham Norton Show 11:20 The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 11:30 Film: Point Break 1:25 Weatherview

6:20 dirtgirlworld 6:35 Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks 7:00 Animals at Work 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Dennis & Gnasher 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Copycats 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Sesame Tree 9:40 Big and Small 9:55 Guess with Jess 10:05 Postman Pat 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:45 Waybuloo 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Ready Steady Cook 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Bowls: World Championships 3:00 To Buy or Not to Buy 3:45 Flog It! 4:30 Perfection 5:15 Antiques Road Trip 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Great British Railway Journeys 7:00 Julia Bradbury’s German Wanderlust 7:30 Island Parish 8:00 Mastermind 8:30 Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 9:00 Can’t Take It with You 10:00 Fast and Loose 10:30 Newsnight 11:00 The Review Show 11:50 The Planets

ITV 1

Channel 4

Five

6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10.30 This Morning 11.25 ITV News 11.30 This Morning 12.30 Loose Women 1.30 ITV News & Weather 2.00 May the Best House Win 3.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 4.00 Midsomer Murders 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 Children’s Hospital 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Take Me Out 11.50 30 Years of An Audience With... 12.40 The Zone

6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Freshly Squeezed 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55 Frasier 8:25 According To Jim 8:55 Wife Swap USA 9:55 Desperate Housewives 10:50 Will My Crash Diet Kill Me? 11:55 Jamie’s Fish Supper 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Jamie’s Fish Supper 12:10 Three In A Bed 12:40 Jamie At Home 1:05 Film: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison 3:10 Countdown 3:55 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:25 4thought.Tv 7:30 Planning Outlaws 8:00 Relocation: Phil Down Under 9:00 The 50 Funniest Moments 2010 11:10 British Comedy Awards: The Nominations 12:10 10 o’clock Live

6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Elmo’s World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Peppa Pig 8.30 Roary the Racing Car 8.40 Hana’s Helpline 8.50 The WotWots 9.00 Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom 9.15 The Wright Stuff 11.00 The Vanessa Show 11.45 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.40 Five News 12.45 The Business Inspector 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 Home and Away 2.50 The Family Recipe 2.55 Animal Rescue Squad 3.10 Film: Acceptance 5.00 Five News 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 Live From Studio Five 7.00 Five News at 7 7.30 Michaela’s Zoo Babies 8.00 Ice Road Truckers 9.00 The Mentalist 10.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.55 NCIS 11.55 Cops in Crisis 12.15 SuperCasino

whereabouts? Jack takes control when he realises Ricky lied to the police, while Zainab and Masood are forced to agree to Tamwar’s demands. Christian is overjoyed when Syed makes a decision about his recent proposition.

and Viv. Jai refuses to let Cain intimidate him. FRI: Katie agrees to be discreet about her relationship with Henshall. Bob is upset to be saying goodbye to TJ. Jackson worries that he is holding Aaron back.

bad mood. Michelle’s business dinner leads to problems with Ciaran. Janice is left shaken by an intruder. Gary’s temper lands him in trouble with the law.

EMMERDALE MON: Will Andy find himself in the frame for the fire? Charity uses Jai to keep Cain on his toes. Brenda is desperate for answers about Terry. TUES: Andy feels the pressure as the investigation continues. Charity enjoys making Cain jealous. Brenda struggles to cope with her grief. WED: Cain has a warning for Jai. Katie turns to Henshall for comfort. Diane hides her disappointment about Doug’s relationship. THURS: Brenda is incensed to see Andy at the funeral. Charity is unimpressed by Cain’s meddling. Lisa has trouble with Derek being around at the factory. Andy is furious to find himself made the scapegoat for the fire. The village pays tribute to Terry

CORONATION STREET MON: The lure of alcohol proves too much for Peter. Eileen’s financial troubles spiral out of control. Lloyd struggles to contain his jealousy as Chris turns on the charm. Peter’s drinking leads to an angry confrontation. Izzy is moved by Gary’s revelation. Lloyd and Chris continue to battle for Cheryl’s attentions. THURS: One resident receives an unexpected offer at singles night in the Rovers. Gary reveals the truth about his time in the army. Simon makes an unpleasant discovery. FRI: Eileen deceives Owen and succumbs to temptation. Will Anna’s worst fears become a reality as Gary is given the all-clear to return to the army? Peter learns the reason for Simon’s

money, Tash decides to put it to good use. Discovering Summer’s DVD player is broken, she buys her a new one. But Summer, still struggling with her feelings for Andrew, refuses to accept charity from the girl he chose over her. Brennan backs off from Kate’s affections, fearing she comes with too much baggage. THURS:Michael and Rebecca’s emotional connection continues to grow. But Paul’s determination to win back Rebecca’s love is growing too. As Rebecca and Michael look forward to a date, Paul puts a secret plan in motion, leaving Rebecca reeling. Andrew tries to convince himself he can be happy with Tash, but cannot help longing for Summer. FRI: Noticing the toll his blackmail is taking on her, Paul swallows his pride and offers Rebecca a break. Lyn struggles to keep her grief in check when Steph refuses to see her. Seeing Lyn is hurt, Susan tries to support her friend by roping her into helping to make a quilt for a hospital fundraiser. Lyn is reluctant but with support she eventually lets down her defences.

7 Day Soapwatch EASTENDERS MON: Masood excitedly make the final preparations for their restaurant opening unaware that Tamwar has invited an old enemy. Roxy and Glenda join forces against Shirley while Alfie tries his best to put his recent loss behind him. TUES: Carol’s shocking confession to Bianca sets in motion a chain of events that lead to tragedy for the family. A terrified Tiffany calls on Max when the situation at home threatens to spiral out of control and Connor has a nasty shock in store for Whitney. THURS: The police question Ricky and Carol about last night’s terrible events whilst the family try desperately to track down a missing Bianca. Tamwar makes a bold declaration at the opening of the Argee Bhajee much to Zainab and Masood’s horror. Kat stumbles across an upsetting discovery about Alfie while Kim ropes Patrick into her latest money-making scheme. FRI: A familiar face returns to Albert Square - but does she hold the key to Bianca’s

NEIGHBOURS MON: Toadie finally confides in Sonya that he feels guilty about his behaviour over the last year, but her unwavering support helps him regain faith in himself. Realising just how important she is, Toadie asks her to move in with him. What will he do when she says no? Donna recruits Zeke to help with a series of dating training exercises to help Kate prepare for her date with Brennan. TUES: As things heat up for Brennan and Kate, Declan’s jealousy is piqued. Brennan notices Declan’s feelings, privately advising him to let Kate move on or risk losing her for good. Rattled by Sonya’s refusal to move in, Toadie turns to Libby. Toadie then returns to Sonya with proof that he is determined to move on. WED: Guilt-ridden that she still has the stolen

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Their a-list guest acts / DJs every week include the likes of Chase & Status, Skream, Mark Ronson, Major Lazer, Scratch Perverts, Eve, DJ Yoda, Andy C, DJ Zinc, Magnetic Man, Mary Anne Hobbs, Caspa & Rusko, Toddla T, Sub Focus, Annie Mac, Count & Sinden, Mistajam, Wiley, Raekwon What better way can you think of to dust off those January shackles than a night of up-and- (Wu-Tang Clan), Pendulum, Roots Manuva, coming, local music at the Leadmill on Saturday Beardyman, Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys), Plan B, Noisia, Shy FX, The Valve Sound System, 15th? Whether or not it be your ‘thing’, a ten local band extravaganza, showcasing a selection Benga and countless more. Next week sees TTC showcase one of the most of Sheffield’s raw and unsung talents, the Higher Rhythm and Plugged In Yorkshire event cutting edge acts in the City, if not the UK, Renegade Brass Band. is one not to be missed. Combining 8 horns with 2 percussionists, scratch Having previously being postponed due to bad weather last December, the night will play host to DJ and live MC, the Renegade Brass Band are a tight ensemble playing with a raw brass sound, a variety of signed as well as unsigned bands and DJ’s including Alvarez Kings, Elephant Keys and mixing the best of funk, hip-hop and soul into the Dead Delta, all set to hype up the expectedly large ultimate party band. Playing a mix of original material, and covers crowds. Spread over two stages in both rooms of the venue, expect to hear gritty, guitar fuelled bands of songs by the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Herbaliser and jazz giants such as Cannonball ready to deliver exactly what Sheffield’s music Adderley, the Renegade Brass Band have already scene is all about. At £4 a ticket, which includes established a big live reputation in Sheffield and admission into the Club night after (that is if you Yorkshire. Appearances on BBC Radio Sheffield, are over 18) the event promises to be a cracking including live sessions for Raw Talent, have seen opener to 2011. the band’s reputation grow, and shows at The Tickets are available from www.themusicweek. Tuesday Club, Leeds’ ‘Hi-Fi’ club, and festival co.uk or for more info check out The Leadmill’s performances at Peace In The Park and Tramlines website on www.theleadmill.co.uk Doors 6pm. (Sheffield), Bearded Theory (Derbyshire) and Les Sons du Nord (Lens, France) have seen RBB Preview by Katy Evans appear alongside Homecut, Ms. Dynamite, The Nextmen, First Word Record founder Andy H, Higher Rhythm & Plugged In Yorkshire indie-pop maestros Screaming Maldini, and live Presents: hip-hop collective 7 Black Tentacles. Venue: Leadmill Date: 15/01/2011 Artist: Renegade Brass Band, Andy H & Stoaty Venue: Tuesday Club - Sheffield Uni Date: 18/01/11 Tickets: £4.00 - Advance Tickets 2-4-1 Michael Eavis et al that promote a little www.tuesday-club.co.uk known festival on their farm in Glastonbury are pleased to announce details of their 2011 Emerging Talent Competition, which will give Jools Holland will tour the length and breadth new, unsigned musicians from the UK and Ireland the chance to compete for a main stage of the UK throughout 2010 with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and will be joined for the very slot at this year’s Festival. first time by one of the UK’s most enduring and Acts from any musical genre can follow in the acclaimed vocalists, performers and songwriters, footsteps of previous ETC entrants, who include the extraordinary Alison Moyet. Stornoway, Scouting For Girls, We Have Band, Renowned for bringing the ultimate party experience the Golden Silvers, the Subways and last year’s to stages around the country, the 2010 Autumn tour winners Ellen and the Escapades. will begin in Norwich on 29 October and end on 22 For the 2011 competition, acts will be able to enter December in Cheltenham. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY from Monday, 10th Jools Holland commented, “These are shaping up to be some of our best shows yet. Not only do we January until Monday, 17th January 2011 via an entry form on the festival’s official website, www. have the truly remarkable talents of Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall, but we will be joined for the first glastonburyfestivals.co.uk . Entries for ETC2011 will be FREE. To enter, you time by the incredible Alison Moyet. Her voice is will simply need to supply them with a direct link truly unique and has a blues and soul quality that fits perfectly into the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra party.” to a web page where they can hear at least one Last year, Alison Moyet celebrated her 25-year career of your songs (MySpace, official site, YouTube, with the release of the massively successful ‘The SoundCloud etc). Best Of Alison Moyet’, which was a true reflection Once the entries are in, a newly-recruited panel of the extraordinary music she has produced, and a of 40 of the UK’s best music bloggers will help testament to the diversity of her talents. Her stunning compile a longlist of 120 acts. 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EVERY WITCH WAY PLUG IN TO YORKSHIRE Esben and the Witch are one of the most hotlytipped bands for success this year. Since forming in 2008, the Brighton trio of Rachel Davies (vocals), Daniel Copeman (guitars, electronics) and Thomas Fisher (guitars, keyboards) have played support slots for Deerhunter, The XX, Wild Beasts and Foals, honing their brand of atmospheric rock in the process. The band refers to their music as ‘visceral nightmare pop’, the NME call it a ‘startlingly accomplished’ sound, and everyone else calls it dark and brooding. You can see where this going, with critics piling on the Portishead and Bjork comparisons. With a name taken from a Danish fairytale chronicling the adventures of Esben fleeing and stealing from witches in the night, appeasing kings and evil knights, ‘nightmare pop’ sounds like a pretty apt description. Esben and the Witch are romantic, melancholic, and genre-spanning, with droning guitars and triphop electronics used to maximum effect but, above all, they know how to tell a story. Davies delivers the lyrics beautifully, weaving tales of epic battles and lost lands in a way which is less Portishead and more Lord of the Rings. This is a band that wears its influences on its sleeve and comparisons can easily be made to a number of ‘gloomy’ acts but, in fact, theirs is a familiar sound with an unfamiliar twist. Such is the confidence of the music industry in this emerging talent that US indie label giant Matador made the band the first UK act they have signed in six years. Esben and the Witch play the Harley February 7th, with their début Violet Cries due for release the following day. Tickets for the show are priced at £7.00 and are available from www.wegottickets. com, www.seetickets.com and the Harley box office. Preview by Jim C Artist: Esben & The Witch Venue: The Harley Date: 07/02/11 Tickets: £7.00 www.wegottickets.com/seetickets.com/The Harley

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9. XBOX / PS3 - R.A.G.E. Developed by the grandfather of the genre, ID, and armed with a brand new engine, this post-apocalyptic first person shooter has visuals designed to make your eyes bleed! 8 PS3 Bullet Storm Sci-fi first person shooter with huge weapons, enormous bosses, and some truly visceral combat. This is an 18 game with adult themes! Sure, the in game dialogue might be awful, but with action this hot, who cares? 7 360 / PS3 - Alice: Madness Returns It’s about time we had a decent Alice in Wonderland adventure, and this game looks to be shaping up nicely. Sure, it may look bright and colourful, but there’s a sinister vein running throughout the levels that makes this dark stuff indeed. 6. 360 / PS3 - Batman Arkham City So, it’s a sequel – of sorts, but this updated Batman game features enough new game play and a much larger world to warrant a well-deserved slot in this list. It also features multiplayer and a slew of new gadgets, weapons, and enemies. 5. PS3 - The Last Guardian This action-adventure puzzler from the team who brought you Ico is jam packed with emotive gameplay, fiendish puzzles, and set pieces. If you liked Ico, this is a must. 4. PS3 - Agent Developers, Rockstar, have some meaty credentials and in this original title you get to play an assassin in the shadowy world of the 1970s where adult themes and cracking gameplay are the orders of the day. 3. Wii - The Legend of Zelda: The Skyward Sword Get your boomerangs ready! Link is back in a brand new adventure. There’s not much else to say as we all know exactly what to expect from the sword-wielding hero in green. This is the stuff of legends. 2. PC - Diablo 3 Developers, Blizzard, don’t do anything even remotely new or innovative, but what they do has a layer of polish which could cause blindness on a sunny day. Diablo 3 is shaping up to be the dungeon questing fantasy multiplayer adventure of the year. Unmissable. 1. PC - Star Wars: The Old Republic It’s Star Wars, it’s got Jedi and it’s a multiplayer game - what more can anyone want? By the team that brought us Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age - this will be one to watch on its release this year.

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Sheffield City Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed, Chair of Communities, attended the first Sheffield 50+ Elders’ Congress meeting of 2011 on 6 January. The meeting, held in the Council Chambers is a monthly event where the Elders’ Congress ask key questions on behalf of older people in Sheffield.

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Cllr Mohammed was invited to talk about the Council’s policy and progress on gritting our streets during the recent severe weather. The cold snap before Christmas was the worst for many years. As many as 400 council staff volunteered to move to snow activities from their usual duties setting in motion a huge operation which Cllr Mohammed explained was preceded by the setting in place of strategies for dealing with

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such conditions. Cllr Mohammed explained the two priority areas of gritting to make sure the city keeps moving as normally as possible. This was very stretched in the recent fall because of the speed and depth of the coverage. Snow Wardens are a new concept where volunteers are given training in health and safety, shovels, a ton of salt and reflective vests to do the job. They can come back for more salt when they have used it and on average the volunteer Snow Wardens spread 2.5 tons of grit each. 100 more volunteers have come forward but the Council is looking for an even spread of wardens across the city and would like more volunteers to come forward. The number to ring is 2734567.

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Do you or does someone you know receive home care? If you do or someone you know does then we would like to hear from you. The Commission is looking at how the human rights of older people (people over 65) are respected in home care. We need to gather the views of older people, their family and their friends about their experience of home care services. We want to hear from you about your experiences, positive or negative. Questions asked and answered ranged It will only take about 15 minutes to from: complete the questionnaire and the • The lack of gritting on side roads evidence you give us will be vital and the City Centre. in helping to make our Inquiry as • Carers not getting through to those comprehensive as possible. most in need The questionnaire can be obtained at • Difficulty in contacting Street Force homecare@equalityhumanrights.com • Access to the Post Office, shops and by telephone 0845 604 6610 or from schools the Sheffield 50+ office. The closing • Icy pavements date is 4 February 2011. • Post not being delivered • Buses not running • Grit not being handed out to the public at depots

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Jane Tanser, 50 + Project Officer/ Coordinator said “We invited Cllr Mohammed to this meeting because of the number of queries and concerns that have been raised by Sheffield 50+ members during the recent prolonged cold spell. It is important that people are able to ask questions directly to those responsible and Cllr Mohammed was happy to respond to members. What will it look like? • Short and readable • 3 year targets

Public consultation will be taking place shortly, but if you want more information in the meantime, please contact Dan Green on 0114 2736396. Dan Green, Policy Officer at The meeting was very well attended Sheffield City Council also came and we have received positive to explain to the Elders’ Congress feedback about how informative it about the Council’s consultation for was. a new housing strategy for the next 10 years. This will include both social and private housing and support to enable people to remain in their own homes. Send comments and letters, or relevant articles either for the Mercury page or Why do a new one now? the next Newsletter to: • Current one ends 2010 - we need a Sheffield 50+, Room LG27, new plan The Town Hall, • People’s needs and aspirations Sheffield, change over time S1 2HH • Housing markets change over time Tel: 2735426 • For tenants, both Council and private, and for owners Email: sheffield50plus@yahoo.co.uk www.sheffield50plus.co.uk • Goals for 10 years time

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I am close to murder.....I’ve not had chance to get on any venue for over a month! Work, weather and anything else you can think of has prevented me wetting a line and I’ve had enough! Hopefully you have had more success than me? I have had some good news however; I’ve signed to Devon based manufacturer ‘Pallatrax’ for the forthcoming season. Pallatrax are the innovators who bought the ‘Stonze’ system to the market, and they will be supplying my bait and tackle for 2011. Why Pallatrax? Well, I was lucky enough to be asked after some of my work appeared on another website and was spotted by Simon Pomeroy MD of the company. After much discussion, we agreed that our angling ideas were similar and that we could beneﬁt from working together, so I’ll be adding to their team of consultants! Take a look at their website www. pallatrax.co.uk to see what they have to offer, not just ‘Stonze’, but a whole host of top quality baits, boilies and other bits to put more ﬁsh on the bank. I think I mentioned last week that I was considering joining Stoke on Trent Angling Society again? Well, I have! SOTAS have some premium stretches of the River Dove near Tutbury which I will target for big chub and barbel, and they have what I feel will become one of the premium NW specimen venues. Astbury Mere near Congleton, Cheshire is owned completely by the club, and has been stocked with carp, cats and pike amongst others

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KEMPTON STAGES THE POSTPONED KING GEORGE CHASE - CAN KAUTO STAR AGAIN? HORSE RACING by Timelord

This week I am concentrating on the meetings at Kempton and Warwick which have decent cards and some televised races. In a bumper nine race card on Saturday Kempton Park stages the postponed King George VIth Chase where Kauto Star chases a record fifth win in the race and who is to say he won’t succeed at his favourite track? Needless to say, because he is trained by Paul Nicholls, he is likely to start at pretty short odds. This track plays to Kauto Star’s strengths however and he is much the most likely winner - but what about the opposition? If you do not want to take the skinny odds on offer about the favourite the step up to this level and distance might bring some further improvement in Nicky Henderson’s Riverside Theatre, who won last time out, at more reasonable odds. Long Run is a C&D Grade1 novice chase winner and also represents Nicky Henderson. Jonjo O’Neill’s Albertas Run is a multiple Grade 1 chase winner and is also likely to pose a significant threat to favourite providing he can get his jumping act together. Others with an each way shout are: Sizing Europe, who has 4 lengths to find with the favourite on their running in the JN Wine Chase at Down Royal before Christmas, and Planet of Sound, also a Grade 1 chase winner on a right handed track. All in all it looks likely to be another victory for Kauto but there are some decent animals in opposition and there could be an upset if things do not go his way. He is an eleven year old now and they can all be beaten if things go wrong. There must be value elsewhere for a place amongst the others who have scored at this level so the advice is either no bet or one of the five

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above as an each way shot. If pressed I think I would just favour Sizing Europe who is a best priced 20/1 at present. Also on the card is the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle where Khyber Kim has an excellent chance of turning over the current Champion Hurdler, Binocular. Channel 4 is showing seven races, four from Kempton and three from Warwick: In the first from Kempton at 1.55 I like the chances of the Ursis who won last time out and could go in again here. Drybrook Bedouin may give him most to do. In the 2.10 from Warwick I reckon that Alan King’s Call Me A Legend may provide the answer with Kilkenny All Star and Rimini proving best of the rest. The 2.25 from Kempton should go to Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Khyber Kim providing first time out fitness is not an issue. In the Warwick 2.45 Mossley should supplement recent winnings with Made In Time and Moon Indigo chasing him home. The King George is run at 3.00 and I have previewed that race above. In the 3.20 from Warwick I like the chances of Venetia Williams’ Officier De Reserve who ran well in the Hennessy and last time out at Cheltenham. This Grade 3 Handicap over a marathon 3 miles and five furlongs should play to his strengths and, off his light weight, he can go in here at a reasonable price. Cannington Brook and last time out winner Mr Big look to pose the biggest threats to his chances. Finally on TV Brian Ellison’s Palomar can land the 3.35 from Kempton but readers will know from previous columns that I have a lot of respect for Hills of Aran providing that he is (at last) fit enough to run well. Selections: Kempton: 11.50 Jolly Roger 12.20 William’s Wishes 12.50 The Reformer 1.20 Dona 1.55 Ursis 2.25 Khyber Kim 3.00 Sizing Europe (e/w)

prestigious Harry Holmes Memorial for the Draper family, while the Ryan Holmes Puppy Cup went to another Sheffield dog in the form of Elaine Parker’s Droopys Cristian. Both should be winning again in 2011, especially GREYHOUND RACING the pup. by Jonny H Open races resume in February, but the local MERCURY readers helped swell the crowd punters have plenty of opportunities with a to a record-breaking 2,100 on Boxing Day busy afternoon and evening schedule every at Owlerton Stadium, and the feelgood week, and one of two are worth keping tabs factor has continued into the new year at on just now. one of the best greyhound tracks in the UK The first is youngster just now. And it’s on our doorstep! BLACKFEETSTRIKER who has made an Take advantage of the various offers available encouraging start to his career. just now, including a fantastic offer on the Trained by Tony McKenna, a good as a first Tuesday every month which includes trainer as there is for bringing on a young free entry, two free bets and a fast food meal greyhound, Blackfeetstriker has won three of ticket. See owlertonstadium.co.uk. his eight races and is now up to A4 class over Racing-wise, Sheffield signed off 2010 with the 500m distance. two major events. Local favourite Farloe He hampers himself with slow starts but Rocket made it back-to-back wins in the finishes with a rare rattle, just like his famous dad, two-time Derby winner Westmead Hawk. Maybe in time he will be put over a longer distance, but he’s a nice dog to keep tabs with over the coming weeks. Another one to keep an eye on is SULLANE STAR. Trained by Ken Perrin, she is a lightly-raced bitch who has already shown she can win her share of races. With natural improvement, her all-round speed can reward support. Catch some open-race pearls of wisdom next time.

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Warwick: 12.40 Switched Off 1.10 Peveril (Nap) 1.40 Frascati Park (N.b.) 2.10 Call Me A Legend 2.45 Mossley 3.20 Ofﬁcier De Reserve Good luck! Last week was a pretty dreadful showing from many of my selections where most ran poorly or below form. There were one or two winners but they were fairly thin on the ground. Let’s hope for better this week. Last week’s results: Sandown: 1.00 Banjaxed Girl – won @ 6/4; 1.30 Comedy Act – 6th @ evens fav.; 2.00 Fit To Drive – non runner; 2.35 Toubab – 3rd @ 2/1; 3.15 Riguez Dancer -4th @ 8/1; 3.45 Ultimate- 7th @ 11/1, (Mille Chief – won @ 100/30). Chepstow: 12.35 General Kutuzov – unseated rider; 1.15 Sam Winner – 4th @ 8/13 Fav; 1.45 Exmoor Ranger – 9th @ 16/1; 2.20 Fine Parchment – 8th @ 9/2; 2.50 Kartanian – non runner; 3.25 Stow – 2nd @ 5/1; 3.55 Radmores Oscar -4th @ 20/1 (Saint Luke – won @ 4/5). Wincanton: 1.15 Call It On –non runner, Silver Roque – 3rd @15/2; 1.50 Topless – non runner, Beware Chalk Pit – pulled up; 2.25 Bouggler – 2nd @ 5/2; 3.00 Dansimar - 4th @ 28/1 3.30 Fine Parchment – non runner, I’m A Legend – 2nd @ 7/1; 4.05 Miss Overdrive – non runner, Ballabriggs – won @ 100/30. Leopardstown, Sunday: 1.50 Slieveardagh – 14th @ 33/1

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Sheffield Steelers fans were delighted yesterday when it was revealed that the team’s captain, Jonathan Phillips, will be back on the ice for tomorrow’s massive game against the Cardiff Devils. The Devils are new owner Paul Ragan’s other EIHL team, and Ragan admitted at a fan forum last week that he will be “firmly on the fence” at the Arena on Wednesday night as his two teams face off against each other for the first time since the Steelers’ change in ownership over Christmas. Phillips has been out since suffering a terrible knee injury at the start of the season which required surgery on his knee ligaments, and has been itching to get back onto the ice. “I definitely want to play on Wednesday against Cardiff,” Phillips, who hails from Wales, told the Steelers website, “The leg feels fine, I skated last week and all seems good. I didn’t get involved with the physical stuff...I guess it’s just getting confidence that the knee is all OK. So my plan is to go hard on Tuesday and also in morning skate on Wednesday. It’s a massive game and I want to play in it.” Despite missing players including Jonathan Phillips and Steve Munn, who is still out with concussion, the Steelers ran riot over the Edinburgh Capitals on Sunday, leaving the Murrayfield rink with a 9-0 victory giving them three wins out of three visits to Edinburgh this season. The Capitals had ex-Steeler Scott Neil on the bench following coach Brad Gratton quitting the club, along with a number of players including Alex Kim, David Lomas, Daniel Madsen, Chris St Jacques, and most recently Adam Taylor and Jacques Perreault. However the under-strength team looked like they were to take an early lead as ex-Steeler Jeff Hutchins got in on net and forced Mustakovs in the Steelers net to make a save. Caps held the score at 0-0 for duration of the first period after their netminder shut out a shot from Ashley Tait, but it wasn’t to last long as just 2:48 into the second period Steelers Kevin Bolibruck scored his third goal of the season for the team to break the deadlock. Ashley Tait followed up less than a minute later, and at 29:14 Derek Campbell, returning from suspension, added the Steelers’ third. With a 3-0 lead Steelers decided to give back-up netminder Geoff Woolhouse the chance to stretch his legs, and the goals continued to fly in at the opposite end of the rink as Joey Talbot scored their fourth of the evening at 31:39, concluding the scoring for the second period. In the third the Steelers didn’t hold back, though it was almost half way through the period before Neil Clark found the back of the net at 49:28. Jason Hewitt scored his first of the night at 53:25, and Derek Campbell added his second at 55:07. Neil Clark added the final nail in the Capitals’ coffin, scoring the ninth goal short-handed at 15:53. The Steelers next home game is on Wednesday January 12th, vs the Cardiff Devils.

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Will Atkinson’s loan extension has fallen through following a last minute change of heart by the player. Atkinson had been due to stay with the Millers until the end of the season but he has now opted to join Rochdale. “We are disappointed that Will has had this last minute change of heart, but he has decided to join Rochdale where he had a successful time last season in helping them to promotion to League One,” said Chief Operating Ofﬁcer Paul Douglas. Earlier in the day Tom Elliott’s loan ﬁnished and he has returned to Leeds United.

The Football League have launched the search to ﬁnd the Mitre Goal of the Year 2010 and we are asking for your help in deciding which of our goals from the last 12 months should be put forward as our nomination. We can nominate one goal from any Football League competition in the 2010 calendar year, to include goals scored in the Carling Cup, the npower Football League and the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. We want fans to help us decide our club nomination by emailing your Millers nomination to media@ rotherhamunited.net We have seen cracking goals this season including Mark Randall’s thunderbolt strike in the recent game against Port Vale, Ryan Taylor’s acrobatic effort in the same match and Mark Bradley’s curling shot against Burton in the JPT. You can select one of these or any other Millers goal you can remember from this season. The closing date for nominations is Wednesday 19th January. Our nominated goal will then be entered in the Mitre Goal of the Year category at the 2011 Football League Awards, held in association with npower. In conjunction with viewers and presenters of Soccer AM, the entries will be

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minutes, whilst Evans headed a free-kick wide soon after. However, on 33 minutes United were punished by Premiership quality finishing. Bannan and Agbonlahor were involved before Young found the space MATCH REPORT to deliver an accurate cross for www.sufc.co.uk ALBRIGHTON to volley past the exposed Simonsen from A spirited display and Jamie Ward’s first goal of the season close range. Simonsen made an impressive - against his boyhood team was not enough to prevent the one-handed save to prevent AgBlades crashing out of the FA bonlahor extending the lead and then Bannan fired wide from Cup at the third round stage for the first time in four years. a free-kick. At the other end, Micky Adams would have been just before the break, full-back pleased with the battling display Parrino’s shot was close enough for attention by Friedel, whilst from this injury-ravaged team there was another shout for a against the Premiership side. penalty when Evans and Walker Villa, thanks to goals from forclashed in an aerial challenge mer Blade Kyle Walker, Marc but Mr Jones’ next whistle was Albrighton and Stiliyan Petrov to signal the half-time break. avenged the FA Cup defeat by The referee was also prominent the same score six years ago. in the first major incident of More injuries to senior playthe second half, thinking for a ers left boss Adams with a threadbare squad to select from moment before pointing to the spot to award United a penfor the visit of the Premiership alty for Cueller’s challenge on side. Cresswell and Yeates, Williamson. Evans and WARD both of whom have dislocated discussed who would take the shoulders, were ruled out and kick before the latter - a boytheir places taken by Britton and Boganovic. The bench only hood Villa fan - took responsibility and beat Friedel with a contained six players, many shot straight down the middle to of whom were inexperienced, put United back in the tie. including new signing McAllister, a midfielder from Ireland Williamson was involved again soon after, dinking a cross onto brought in at the start of the the roof of the net after Kozluk transfer window. and Montgomery battled to win Villa’s French boss Houllier named a strong squad and gave possession. United continued to a debut to new loan signing and push the top flight side back... Walker’s mis-placed pass on Sheffield-born former Blade, 58 minutes gave Bogdanovic a Walker, who joined the Midlands club from Spurs earlier in shooting opportunity, but Friedel made an impressive save the week and received a warm and then a Montgomery effort welcome from the Bramall was blocked. Lane faithful. Young was shown a yellow United’s formation was 4-3-3 card for a foul on Parrino and with the defensive unit unVilla took their time to make a changed. Williamson, Britton double change with Downing and Montgomery were the and Petrov introduced. Agbonmidfielders and Ward and lahor fired wide after beating Bogdanovic supporting central Ertl for pace but United were striker, Evans. Ironically, with soon back on the attack and Ward on the left wing, it was United’s former Villa player di- another Montgomery shot was rectly up against Villa’s former blocked. Villa’s substitutes linked up United player in Walker! Kicking towards the Kop in the when Downing threaded a pass put Petrov in the clear but first half, Monday’s late hero, Kozluk, couldn’t repeat his goal Simonsen made a fine save with with a first minute effort which his legs, whilst for the final 15 minutes United gave a debut to flew into the crowd. McAllister, replacing the tiring Villa took a while to get into Williamson. their stride but did open the Young, already booked, was scoring with their first attack, foolish to trip Bartley on 77 on nine minutes. Bannan was involved but the goal was made minutes, resulting in a red card, and finished by WALKER, who but United still had to be alert defensively and Parrino blocked used his pace to drift between Kozluk and Bartley before slot- from Agbonlahor just six yards out. ting home with his unfavoured Petrov was booked for handball left-foot. At his former home, and from the resulting freeWalker did not celebrate his kick, on 81 minutes, Ertl profirst ever senior goal, which drew applause from Blades fans duced an overhead kick which Friedel had to push around the and a chorus of ‘sign him up’ post and then a powerful effort from the Villa supporters in a from Parrino was on target crowded Bramall Lane end. before it was kicked away by a Walker was the recipient of defender. a tackle which saw Kozluk During the last ten minutes, the booked before the Blades hit Blades were asking questions of back with a couple of chances. the Villa defence. A Kozluk efOn 22 minutes Dunne’s short fort was wide and Britton failed back header was seized upon by Ward but his chance to score to find the target. against his former club was ru- Bartley was added to the attack ined by Friedel’s save and then for a spell, whilst in the four minutes of added time, Villa a low Ward corner appeared threw on an extra defender, to hit a Villa hand but referee Collins, whilst United introJones waved away the appeals duced another striker, Slew. for a penalty. However, United’s hopes of an Passes from Williamson and Bogdanovic caused the visitors upset were dashed in the third problems, then Bartley volleyed minute of added time. With the over another Ward corner on 25 Blades defence overstretched,

PETROV exchanged passes with Albrighton before hammering past Simonsen. It was the last notable action but United’s fans waited at the ﬁnal whistle to give the Blades players a deserved ovation. Blades: Simonsen, Montgomery, Ertl, Britton, Evans, Bogdanovic, Williamson (McAllister 74), Ward, Kozluk, Bartley, Parrino (Slew 90). Unused: Calve, Long, James, Harriott. Villa: Friedel, Dunne, Young, Pires (Downing 66), Agbonlahor, Albrighton, Reo-Coker (Collins 90), Clark, Cueller, Bannan (Petrov 66), Walker. Unused: Delfouneso, Hogg, Herd, Marshall.

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A last minute goal from Aston Villa consigned United to a bigger margin of defeat than they deserved, says Micky Adams who could only muster six substitutes after Mark Yeates disclocated a shoulder in training. Richard Cresswell suffered the same injury last week and the United manager again had to field five untried youngsters on the bench: “Mark dislocated it on Friday and we tested him but it was too sore and we were down to the bare bones. They fought for each other, the shirt and pride, and I don’t think that they looked nervous at all. “I thought we were unlucky, especially in the second-half when we got the quick goal back and went on to make some chances but it wasn’t to be. “At half-time in the dressingroom I said that Villa might be thinking that the game was over but that it wasn’t. I told the lads to go out, squeeze further up the pitch, turn Villa round and try to get the next goal. We did that until Petrov’s bit of quality at the death so I cannot knock the effort and spirit.” The task facing the Blades against the Premiership outfit was tough at the start but another two goal deficit by the break made things even harder: “I was disappointed because we opened up a bit too easily. When somebody is running at you with pace the natural reaction for a defender is to drop off, and nobody stepped in to make Walker have to beat him. But he is a fantastic talent, this club got decent money for him and he has done well. “For the second goal, we didn’t block the cross in the first place and then didn’t lock onto the man in the box. “When you present chances to a Premier League side they generally take them, and Villa did in the first-half when they had two shots and scored twice which emphasises the gulf between the divisions. “Other than how we were exposed by Villa on the counterattack I was very pleased with our performance. Friedel had to make saves from Bogdanovic

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The trickle of youthful potential coming into Bramall Lane over the next few days will not affect Micky Adams’ ability to wheel and deal in the transfer market. Chelsea’s Danny Philliskirk came in on loan today and other ﬂedglings will soon be joining him, but the United boss has been left clear to concentrate on the task of immediately strengthening the current ﬁrst-team picture: “It is not panic stations by any means at this stage because I am still assessing the lads here and weighing up potential targets. “My phone hasn’t stopped since I came here with players and agents ringing me about coming here, but I have to be careful because very often that way you end up being offered other people’s problems and I have enough of my own! “There will be three more young players coming into the club shortly but I stress that, like Danny Philliskirk who came in today, they are development squad players who were lined up to come in before I was appointed. “They are clearly part of the longer term strategy of the club and not the immediate future, and for that I am looking for a bit more strength and experience to go straight into the side.”

and Evans, and Ward and Bartley had other chances “When Young was sent-off I had confidence that we could create another couple of chances because of the way we did against Doncaster last week. “I don’t like losing but, when you have to, there is a way in which you can do it and still be proud, and to go down with our boots on after a performance full of effort is the right way. “But I am getting fed-up of trudging off at the break two goals down and then have to battle hard to get back into it. I would really like to see us score first, especially at the Lane because I want to see what we are capable of in that position.” The cup loss leaves the path clear for Adams to focus his efforts on stabilising and then improving the club’s league position, and he is prepared for plenty of excitement on and off the pitch between now and the end of the season: “I would have liked to have won because it would have boosted confidence, but there were some positives again and I expect a busy four or five months of excitement ahead. “We will be scrapping for league points to stay in the division. There are some tasty looking games coming up and, hopefully, we will have some more bodies coming in.”

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What is it about players coming back to haunt their former clubs? Sheffield United’s FA Cup tie against Aston Villa had seemed fairly innocuous at first, with nothing about it to excite the masses too much. But at the last minute the Midlands outfit secured the services of former Blades full back Kyle Walker who would go straight in to the squad to face his former club. And lo and behold, just nine minutes into his loan debut the Sheffield born defender got the better of United’s rearguard to put the Villains 1-0 up. Fair play to the lad, he didn’t repeat the histrionics that we saw a week earlier from another Sheffielder, but then by all accounts he had promised his mum that he wouldn’t celebrate. Later in the game the tables would turn, with Jamie Ward converting a penalty against the club with which he began his career. But this sort of thing seems to happen all the time. Obviously we had Doncaster’s in form striker Billy Sharp bag two against us last week, but looking back over the years it is almost a foregone conclusion that when the Blades come against a former employee we will come off worst. Former Lane favourite Rob Hulse is just one former employee who has put us to the sword in recent seasons and it would be a fair bet that when the Blades travel down to Loftus Road in April he won’t be a million miles away from the score-sheet. It almost wouldn’t come as too much of a surprise if his QPR team-mate Paddy Kenny doesn’t manage to hit the back of the net as well. Maybe it is just coincidence and something observers only see because they’re looking for it, but after the week the Blades have had, you can be pardoned for thinking something’s against us.

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midfielder’s first time shot was closed down. The half time break had clearly stirred Wednesday and Irvine’s men took the lead four minutes into the second half through Teale. A superb cross from Sedgwick MATCH REPORT out on the right found the www.swfc.co.uk onrushing Teale, just yards Alan Irvine celebrated from goal, and the winger his first year in charge at powered his header past David Hillsborough by guiding James as the ball nestled in Wednesday into the fourth the back of the net - in off the round of the FA cup for the crossbar. first time in a decade. It was all Wednesday in the Wednesday were second best early moments of the second in the first half but it was a different story after the break half as the pendulum had as the Owls ran riot at Ashton massively swung in the favour Gate with a superb second of the visitors. half display - going on to beat And moments later the Owls Bristol City 3-0. were 2-0 up with Mellor Goals from Gary Teale, Neil heading low past James into Mellor and Clinton Morrison the bottom corner from Jones’ condemned the Robins to their first home defeat in eight cross out on the left. Another superb centre from games as Wednesday were excellent value for their third out wide unlocked City’s round victory. backline and Mellor couldn’t The Owls made four changes miss as the Robins were for the cup clash - including rocked by the opening minutes starts for new recruits Michael of the second half. Morrison and Reda Johnson at It might have been 3-0 soon the back. after when another Jones cross Chris Sedgwick and Daniel from the left dropped at the Jones both returned to the back stick but Sedgwick could starting XI at Ashton Gate. only hit over the bar from The game was off to a lively start as City midfield man close range. Albert Adomah had the first But there was more to come clear sight at goal after five and Wednesday’s third arrived minutes but put his strike way after 65 minutes. over the crossbar from Jon Mellor tore down the left Stead’s pull back. hand side, showing his marker The home side continued to a clean pair of heels, and look more likely to break squared for Clinton Morrison the deadlock and went close who finished two yards from through their in-form striker goal. Brett Pitman. The former Bournemouth The Owls went in search of man, who had eight goals a fourth and almost found it from his previous eight games, as a dangerous cross from fired wide from 25 yards debutant Michael Morrison after a weaving run down the found Mellor six yards out centre. but the striker didn’t make the City’s early pressure looked connection he was looking for to have earned them the and City were able to clear. breakthrough when Jamal Wednesday turned on the style Campbell-Ryce whipped in a dangerous cross that Stead in the closing moments and met with a firm header but were able to keep possession with Nicky Weaver beaten, for long periods. Reda James O’Connor was well Johnson, who had impressed placed on the line to head on his debut, almost profited clear. from another decent Jones And Pitman had another cross but the defender headed golden chance to put the over the bar. Robins in front on the halfA superb turnaround in the hour mark. The striker latched onto a long second half from Wednesday ball over the top and with only though, who book their place Weaver to beat, the hitman in round four of the FA Cup forced the Owls’ number one for the first time in ten years. into an excellent diving save to deny City the opening goal Bristol City: James, Skuse, that their play deserved. Wednesday had their first sight Caulker (Fontaine 9), Cisse, Nyatanga, Adomah, Johnson of goal in added time at the (Ribeiro 63) (Clarkson 73), end of the first period when Michael Morrison rose high at Elliot, Campbell-Ryce, the back post but headed wide Pitman, Stead from Teale’s free kick. Unused substitutes: Gerken, The Owls came out for the Stewart, , Haynes, Sproule, second half with more purpose and immediately put City Owls: Weaver, M Morrison, under pressure. Purse, R Johnson, Jones, A quick breakaway from the half way line - lead by Mellor Sedgwick, O’Connor, Miller, Teale, C Morrison, Mellor - released Sedgwick down Unused substitutes: Jameson, the right who cut inside to Spurr, Beevers, J Johnson, find Tommy Miller in space at the edge of the area but the Potter, Palmer, Heffernan

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Sheffield Wednesday manager Alan Irvine was delighted to steer the Owls into round four of the FA Cup for the first time in ten years. Wednesday ran out convincing 3-0 winners at Ashton Gate against Bristol City to book their place in round four and Irvine said: “I’m delighted to go into the next round. I’m told that this is the first time we’ve been in round four for ten years and I was surprised by that because this is far too big a club for a statistic like that. “But we are in round four and after two away games it would be nice to get a home game at Hillsborough.” Irvine was pleased with his side’s impressive second half display after City bossed the opening period. Goals from Gary Teale, Neil Mellor and Clinton Morrison sealed the victory as the Owls ran riot after the break. Irvine said: “Bristol City were the better side in the first half and I told the players at half time to relax and be patient. We were much better in the second half and good value for the win. “We took the goals really well and I was pleased with that performance.” The manager was particularly pleased with the performances of debutants Reda Johnson and Michael Morrison, who were both drafted into the side following midweek moves to Hillsborough. Irvine added: “The new lads did really well. Reda won everything in the air and I think he can head the ball further than I can kick it! “Michael was very composed and linked up really well with Chris Sedgwick down the right hand side.”

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The Owls’ home clash against Tranmere Rovers, originally scheduled for Saturday 29 January, will now be played on Tuesday 22 March, 7.45pm kick-off. With the Owls progressing into the fourth round of the FA Cup after defeating Championship side Bristol City; Wednesday will now play either Wycombe Wanderers or Hereford United at Hillsborough on 29 January. It’s an all-League 2 affair on Tuesday evening as thirdplaced Wycombe take on bottom side Hereford - both competing for an FA Cup date with the Owls at Hillsborough.

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The Football Association Challenge Cup. First played in season 1871 – 1872 and renowned the world over for being the finest ever knockout competition. And we are in round four for the first time in a decade with a favourable home tie. This is without doubt a tremendous opportunity to launch a cup assault. Yes we need to achieve promotion this season but for once lets indulge if possible in a good old fashioned ‘cup run’. This competition is not just about Man Utd / Arsenal / Chelsea / Liverpool swanning about in front of the corporate droves at Wembley in May. Nor is it just about the plucky non leaguers who get to rounds one and two to the embarrassment of a lower league side. It is also about taking your mind off whatever pressures you may be facing in the league and simply going out and playing unashamed attacking football – cup style! It pains me to see so many empty seats up and down the country when you watch the highlights show. Whatever we need to do to preserve this magnificent tournament we simply must; whether that be a blanket £5 admission charge across the country or a Johnstone’s Paint Trophy style stipulation that 7 of your starting 11 must be regulars. There was no doubting the joy of the Leyton Orient and Notts County fans this weekend as they toppled Norwich and Sunderland respectively. Aston Villa, who at times in recent years have provided subsidised coaches to encourage greater travelling numbers managed to amass nearly 6k supporters at the lane this weekend as they pursued their only chance of glory this year (Nice job by the way Villains!!). Hereford or Wycombe won’t be the most glamorous opposition ever to play at Hillsborough, but let’s give their fans the away day they deserve by showing them Hillsborough in all it’s glory with a good crowd and a great atmosphere…you never know you might need the ticket stub for a Wembley trip!! On a separate note at when are the FA going to draw the line when it comes to taking disciplinary action? I say this with particular reference to Ryan Babel this week. After Howard Webb ruined what should easily have been the tie of the round at Old Trafford Liverpool’s Ryan Babel had the crack on the internet by posting a picture of Webb in a Man Utd shirt. 30 years ago he would have had the same crack in a pub with his mates the night after the game but players aren’t allowed to do that these days so they have to use other mediums in order to exercise their brains. PFA chief Gordon Taylor has described the FA as being ‘very precious’ for charging Babel with improper conduct. I would use a stronger word.

fantastic incentive.” The Wednesday captain is now looking for more consistency in the second half of the season to make the push for promotion back to the Championship. “We are good enough, we just need to be consistent,” Purse said. “Bristol City are obviously in a higher division but we knew we could advance into the next round because of the quality players we have in our squad and we’re going to need more performances like that one to get us out of this league. “I’m sure the fans have missed their football over the Christmas period so hopefully we’ll put in a performance similar to our last home game against Bristol Rovers and the result will take care of itself.”

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