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This year’s tour features more celebrity skaters from the current ITV1 series than ever before. Torvill & Dean will be joined by bookie’s favourite EastEnders actor Sam Attwater, alongside TV presenter Chloe Madeley, Chris Moyles’ sidekick Comedy Dave Vitty, children’s TV presenter Laura Hamilton, Coronation Street and Loose Women’s Denise Welch, singing legend Vanilla Ice and Victoria Cross winner Johnson Beharry who all currently

star on the hit TV show. The tour will also see the welcome return of Dancing on Ice 2010 winner, actress Hayley Tamaddon. TV personality and one time ’King of the Jungle’ Christopher Biggins who debuted as a judge on 2010 tour, returns to the panel alongside skating gold medallist and TV judge Robin Cousins and head skating coach from the ITV series, Karen Barber. Popular TV presenter Andi Peters also returns to host the tour. All of the celebrities

will be trained and choreographed by Torvill & Dean, who will also perform routines choreographed exclusively for the live tour. At each performance the audience can vote for their favourite celebrity skater. Using the same format as the hit ITV1 show, spectators can use their mobile phones to text vote for their favourite celebrity. Audience votes will then be added to scores from the Judges to decide the overall celebrity

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Saturday night was the end of an era for me and the many regulars as it was the last fantastic night’s entertainment at the Forest Showbar by co-owner Gary Phillips as he and business partner, Norman Bottom have sold this fabulous pub and bought a fish and chip shop on Meadowhead. This will allow Gary, Mercury Award winner as all round entertainer on more than one occasion , to concentrate on his showbusiness career. I would strongly recommend all pubs and clubs to book this marvellous entertainer, as he is a real room filler. He may be booked through top entertainment agents Cee Bee on 0114 2754507 or 0114 2753909. The very fact that he has played every Friday and Saturday night to full houses at the Forest for the past seven years is testament itself to the huge talent of Gary Phillips. Gary had engaged for the evening the services of top local singer Steve Rhythm, who was well received by the capacity crowd. I particularly like Steve, not only for his vocal talent, but also for his charity work. He is always the first to put his hand up if anything is needed for a worthy cause. It was typical of him that I received a text from him on Sunday telling me that he felt proud and privileged to have been asked to perform on Gary and Norman’s last night, at the same time asking me to convey his best wishes to them for the future. This was a very nice sentiment from a very nice guy. Thank you Steve. After two spots from Steve, Gary came on stage for the last time to rapturous applause. I was pleased to be able to make a short speech, myself, thanking Gay and Norman, on behalf of all the regulars, for the wonderful times we had all spent in the pub, and giving the chip shop a free plug. Once on stage, it was obvious that he would have liked to have stopped on for a very long time, and indeed he did give the appreciative audience more than two hours, as

well as guest appearances from the usual talented regulars. Gary and Norman began their successful career in the licensing trade fourteen years ago, taking over the Meadow Street Hotel, a run down pub in Upperthorpe. It did not take long for these two hard and inventive workers to turn the pub around, and a social club was formed within the pub, with organised trips, children’s parties at Christmas and an annual cabaret evening for the members. Also, over four thousand pounds was raised by the lovely customers for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. After seven successful years, as is the norm these days, the owners of the pub wanted to penalise them for their success, and principle prevailed, and Gary and Norman tendered three months notice. Justice prevailed with the pub closing down later. They moved to the Forest Inn, on Rutland Road, which mainly catered for the nearby ﬁrms, closing early on weekdays and shutting at weekends. The rest is history, as the dynamic duo went to the Forest with the same vigour and enthusiasm in this pub which did not have a chimney pot in sight. Due to the proximity to the Meadow Street Hotel, they retained most of their faithful customers, and the pub really took off. I meet many people in showbusiness writing for the Mercury, and am on good terms with most of them. It is rather different with Gary and Norman, as they have become two of my closest friends, and now they are no longer at the Forest, I shall be spending more time socialising with them. This week marks the third anniversary of the passing of one of my sporting heroes and good pal, Derek Dooley. We all miss this marvellous man, and I was pleased to go recently with Gary Sinclair to have a cup of tea with his widow, the lovely Sylvia. I am always pleased to pass on a good tip, and I bought some products from a butcher’s van which parks every Wednesday at the bus terminus at Lowedges. I am pleased to report that the quality was outstanding.

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A Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet. Yorkshireman: “Ayup, lad, I need to talk to thee about me cat.” Vet: “Is it a tom?” Yorkshireman: “Nay, I’ve browt it with us.” A Yorkshireman’s dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by. Yorkshireman: “Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?” Jeweller: “Do you want it 18 carat?” Yorkshireman: “No I want it chewin’ a bone yer daft bugger!” A Yorkshireman’s wife dies and the widower decides that her headstone should have the words “She were thine” engraved on it. He calls the stone mason, who assures him that the headstone will be ready a few days after the funeral. True to his word the stone mason calls the widower to say that the headstone is ready and would he like to come and have a look. When the widower gets there he takes one look at the stone to see that it’s been engraved “She were thin”. He explodes: “’ells bells man, you’ve left the blood y “e” out, you’ve left the blood y “e” out!” The stone mason apologises profusely and assures the poor widower that it will be rectiﬁed the following morning. Next day comes and the widower returns to the stone mason: “There you go sir, I’ve put the “e” on the stone for you”. The widower looks at the stone and then reads out aloud: “E, she were thin”. Bloke from Barnsley with piles asks chemist “Nah then lad, does tha sell arse cream?” Chemist replies “Aye, Magnum or Cornetto?”

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I am firmly convinced the UK is obsessed with cross dressing. You only have to watch - well every episode of Let’s Dance for Comic Relief to see the winners are all blokes in dresses. It seems if you want to be popular these days you have to fling on a frock - and with that in mind - I am personally writing this week’s column in a bra and panties. But, UK TV isn’t all about cross dressing comedians… or maybe it is, for Mrs Brown’s Boys is a new sitcom on BBC1 which tells the tale of Irish widow Mrs Brown and her family of quirky grown up sons. Brendan O’Carroll is wonderful as Mrs Brown, and it’s his improvisation that makes this show what it is. Seeing the cast crack up as Mrs Brown goes off on an obscenity filled rant is really very funny stuff. Sure, the meat of the show is a throwback to the sitcoms of the eighties, but it’s still brilliant fun and well worth watching. Dr Brian Cox is back for a new series of Wonders of the Universe. This show just gets better and Dr Cox has the ability to make science fun without dumbing it down. With stunning visuals (gorgeous in HD), this is a show too good to miss. I notice that whenever people talk about Dr Cox, he’s not the man who made science accessible to the masses, but ‘ooh look, it’s that guy from D: Ream!’ This man has a legacy of inspiring children the world over, yet he’ll always be remembered as the one from “that 80’s pop group”! Could that be any more annoying? And from one rant to another. Apparently, the remaining X Factor judges, Danni and Louis, have to audition for their jobs for the new season and they’re not happy about it. They claimed the public loves them and that alone should give them an automatic pass back to the show, but the audience would cheer if Michelle McManus farted Michael Jackson’s Thriller on stage for three minutes, so I’m not sure the X Factor audience is a good indication of what’s right for the show. Every year Simon says he’ll quit and that’ll be the end of the X Factor and I get my hopes up, but, like herpes, no matter how you try to forget about the last outbreak it keeps coming back and it’s far more irritating than you ever believed possible. More news next week. PS. I’m not really writing this column in a bra. That would be ridiculous.

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Opening in the UK in July 2011, BATMAN LIVE will be playing 8 shows in Sheffield from the 10th to the 14th August. BATMAN LIVE is a visually stunning production, complete with a brand new original storyline. The live show will feature Batman, his trusty counterpart Robin, tireless butler Alfred and a host of other favourite Batman characters, including Villains such as The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman and The Penguin. The story will take place in several settings from the famed DC Comics stories, including Gotham City, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and Arkham Asylum. Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), DC Entertainment and Nick Grace of Water Lane Productions Ltd (WLP) announced today, that BATMAN LIVE a unique action-packed live show will focus on the story of young Dick Grayson (Robin), a circus performer who loses his parents to organised crime. Faithfully adapted from the DC Comics characters and stories, BATMAN LIVE focuses on Robin’s quest for justice, which leads him to follow in the footsteps of his hero, the mysterious vigilante known as the Batman much to the dismay of his protective guardian, millionaire Bruce Wayne who secretly happens to be Batman. This dynamic triangle resolves itself in a non-stop thrillride across Gotham City that transforms Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson into the legendary crime-fighters Batman and Robin and transports the audience from the Big Top of Haly’s Circus to the lower depths of Arkham Asylum from the glittering peaks of the Penguins Iceberg Lounge to the subterranean wonders that await inside the Batcave, which features a revolutionary, all-new Batmobile designed exclusively for BATMAN LIVE. A dazzling celebration of storytelling and stagecraft, BATMAN LIVE is at its heart an affecting coming of age story. Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson both orphaned at an early age must first learn to overcome their own fears and forge their own family along with Police Commissioner James Gordon and Bruces trusted butler, Alfred Pennyworth if theyre going to survive the combined forces of Batmans larger-than-life rogues gallery: The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman, The Riddler, Two-Face, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. “With the touring BATMAN LIVE show, we’re bringing Batman’s adventures to live audiences for the very first time,” said Geoff Johns, Chief Creative Officer, DC Entertainment. “The idea that we’re doing it with a production team this talented and with this much passion is thrilling.” “When a character has as wide an audience and as rich a history as Batman, it’s truly exciting to see him introduced into an all-new storytelling medium,” says Jim Lee, CoPublisher, DC Comics. “BATMAN LIVE will bring a completely new experience to fans of the character - it’s great to be able to give them something they haven’t seen before.” Batman is one of the most iconic and recognizable brands in the world,said Brad Globe, President, Warner Bros. Consumer Products. For the very first time, we are bringing the world of Batman to life in a live show. And the fact that we are doing it within arena-sized venues is sure to be a thrill for audiences of all ages. BATMAN LIVE, produced by Nick Grace of Water Lane Productions, will feature impressive stunts, pyrotechnics, illusions and video screen sequences. Totally authentic, bold and awe-inspiring, BATMAN LIVE will offer a completely new way to experience the world of Batman and will be a must-see for fans and families everywhere. The world premiere of BATMAN LIVE will take place in the UK in summer 2011. Following the premiere, the show will then tour Europe, before opening in North America in summer 2012. Full tour dates will be released in November 2010. Tickets for the Sheffield shows, from 10th until 14th August, are priced £20, £30 & £35, with a limited number of premium Gotham City seats available at £45 (all tickets may be subject booking fee), are now on general sale. To book call 0114 256 56 56, online at www.motorpointarena.co.uk or come down to the Arena Box Office in person.

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There are only four words in the English language which end in ‘-dous’: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous If you attempted to count to stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second it would take around 3,000 years to count them all. The average person will spend two weeks over their lifetime waiting for the trafﬁc light to change More than 2500 left handed people are killed every year from using right handed products It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world’s population are drunk The tip of a 1/3 inch long hour-hand on a wristwatch travels at 0.00000275 mph Less than one per cent of the 500 Chinese cities have clean air, respiratory disease is China’s leading cause of death. The number of cars on the planet is increasing three times faster than the population growth The X’s that people sometimes put at the end of letters or notes to mean a kiss, actually started back in the 1000’s when Lords would sign their names at the end of documents to other important people. It was originally a cross that they would kiss after signing to signify that they were faithful to God and their King. Over the years though, it slanted into the X

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Dreams Why do we dream? Dreams are a way of working through the problems that have troubled us during our waking hours. Dreams are a refection of life that you experience both inside yourself and in the world at large. They present you with images and feelings about what will be, what has been, and what could be. Your interior and exterior worlds coexist and dreams revolve around your desires, hopes and inspirations.

Herbs for Dreaming Lavender on your pillow. Make a sage leaf and lettuce sandwich before you go to bed. Lettuce makes you sleep and sage heightens the brain senses. Herbs to Banish Nightmares The herbalist will have all theses herbs. Betony, Golden Rod, White Dead Nettle and Vervain. Also take two teaspoons and of neat vinegar in the herbal infusion.

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Afternoon tea for four, a champagne spa day for two and a £1000 gift card are just some of the treats that Doncaster mum’s could expect to win when The Frenchgate Shopping Centre launch their Mother’s Day competition. The Frenchgate Shopping Centre is looking to honour the hard working mums of Doncaster by launching their Mother’s Day competition which includes a £1000 gift card and prizes from Lush, The Fragrance Shop, Coffee Republic, and Elements Medispa. With Mother’s Day being all about pampering the champagne spa day for two courtesy of Elements Medispa or afternoon tea for four at Coffee Republic are classic Mother’s Day treats, while a top brand perfume from The Fragrance Shop is sure to be a firm favourite. A night of self pampering could also be on the cards thanks to Lush offering a Mother’s Day Gift Box that is crammed full of gorgeous smelling goodies. However, every mum’s dream could come true if they win the £1000 Gift Card the Frenchgate Centre is offering as the top prize. “Mother’s Day is one of those times when people want to show their appreciation and what better way to do that than with a £1000 shopping spree?” commented Amanda Phillips, Centre Manager of the Frenchgate Centre. The gift card can be used in almost every shop in the Frenchgate Shopping Centre and would mean that one lucky person is in for a serious spending splash, all on the Frenchgate Centre’s tab. The Frenchgate Shopping Centre is fast becoming known for its prize give-a-ways, only recently giving away £5000 in cash and a Fiat 500 to two lucky winners. “We always like to make the prizes exciting and it is our way of giving something back to our shoppers” commented Amanda. The competition will run from 7th March until 28th March and can be entered via www. frenchgateshopping.co.uk or at the customer service desk in the Frenchgate Shopping Centre.

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Saturday 26th March featuring Manalishi; 4dayweekend; Sleepwalker and Ripoff Britain. Tickets £4.00 from The Venue - Doors open at 7.30pm - Event starts at 8pm.

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Saturday 16th April, 14th May, 11th June & 9th July Doors open 7pm - Show starts 8.30pm Tickets £8 in advance from the Venue or £10 on night

Wortley Folk Club Next meeting Saturday 19th March with Anthony John Clarke Tickets £8 - see website for details WHAT’S ON WEEKLY

Why not try out a variety of activities and classes at The Venue. Learn new skills such as cake decorating, scrap booking, jewellery making, painting, crafts, flower arranging and baby signing. Fancying improving your computer skills then we have a range of classes to suit all abilities and ages. Other regular activities include Music & song for pre-school children, Children’s Craft Club, as well as Tai Chi, Slimming World, Weight Watchers, Salsa and Sequence Dancing, and singing with the Waldershelf Choir.

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Thinking of having a party? Special birthday, occasion or event this year? The Venue is offering a special “Early Bird” booking rate throughout March. We can also offer facilities for Christenings, Weddings and Children’s Parties. Please call the Venue for further details and availability.

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A regular event taking place every 2nd Friday of the month at 7.30pm. An evening of great entertainment and Open mic slots. Come & play or just listen. Tickets £2.00 per session. The Venue bar is open Fridays, Saturdays and Monday from 7pm with fantastic cask and draught beer offers every week

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North South Divide Since 1965, the chances of dying early (under 75) are a fifth higher in the north of England than the south, according to research published in the BMJ (see http://www.bmj.com/ ). Males were affected more than females, and the variation across age groups was substantial, say the authors. The increase in this inequality from 2000 to 2008 was notable and occurred despite the public policy emphasis in England over this period on reducing inequalities in health. In an accompanying editorial, Margaret Whitehead and Tim Doran warn that future prospects look grim. They argue that deprived northern communities have “borne the brunt” of the current recession and that government spending cuts “will also hit hardest in the north.”

Dates for your diaries

Community Assemblies

Sheffield 50+ Health and Wellbeing Focus Group on Wednesday, 16 March at 10.30 am in a Committee Room in the Town Hall.

To find out which Assembly covers your area and to find out what they are doing telephone 0114 2736849 or e-mail communityassemblies@sheffield.gov.uk

Manchester Camerata joins Oratorio Chorus for Bach’s B Minor Mass Saturday 2 April, Sheffield Cathedral On Saturday 2 April the Oratorio Chorus brings to Sheffield the greatest musical composition of the Baroque period – Bach’s magnificent B Minor Mass. One of the most celebrated choral masterpieces of all time, the Mass in B Minor is a monumental and awe-inspiring work of majestic proportions. Completed by Bach shortly before his death, he created it by drawing on and refining earlier compositions. Never performed in Bach’s lifetime it was not heard in full anywhere until 1859. In what will be the highlight of the Oratorio’s 2010/11 season, the Chorus will be joined by an outstanding orchestra, the Manchester Camerata, and a fine line-up of soloists: Hannah Atherton (soprano), Margaret (previously known as PALS) McDonald (mezzo), James Atherton (tenor) and Jonathan Bowen (bass). Tickets: on the door or from www.oratorio. The patient advice and information org.uk £18 nave (£15 concessions); £14 service for GPs, Dentists, Opticians, aisle/£11; £5 students and under 16s. Further Pharmacies and Community Services has now changed to the Sheffield Patient information: Patricia Stubbs 0114 2309311 or 07837 546127 Services Team.

Sheffield Patient Services Team

The Sheffield Patient Services Team provides a service for people using GPs, Dentists, Opticians, Pharmacies, Community Services and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. The service aims to give you a helping hand when you... ...want to raise a concern about your NHS care ...need information on NHS primary care and community services As a patient, relative or carer you may need advice, information or support. This is where the Patient Services Team comes in. The Patient Services Team will: _ listen to your concerns, suggestions or queries _ help sort out problems quickly wherever possible _ advise you on how to make a complaint _ guide you to the appropriate place for support or further information. The service is confidential and can be contacted Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm by phone 0114 271 2400, email: PST@sth.nhs.uk or by writing to: Patient Services Team, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2JF.

Sheffield’s Quit-Stop Officially Opened

Sheffield Celebrates Women Two weeks’ of international women’s day events. International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and future. Its origins are rooted in the struggle for women’s suffrage and equal rights. It has been celebrated worldwide since 1911 - making this year the Centenary. Come and celebrate with us! To celebrate International Women’s Day, women from a range of communities, businesses and organisations in Sheffield have come together with Sheffield City Council and put together a programme of events throughout the city. See www.eventsheffield.co.uk for further information. Look at Me! Images of Women & Ageing An exhibition of images of women, by women The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield. Wed 9 – Wed 23 March 9am – 5pm (excluding weekends). All exhibitions are free to enter and wheelchair accessible. www.representing-ageing.com

East Thursday, 17 March, 6.30pm at Church of Christ, Station Road, Darnall, S9 5FP. Northern Wednesday, 16 March, 6.30pm at Grenoside School, Norfolk Hill, Grenoside. North East Ward Meetings Tuesday 15 March, 1-3pm, Concord Sports Centre, Shiregreen Lane, S5 6AE for Shiregreen and Brightside Ward (Brightside, Grimesthorpe, Lower Blackburn, Shiregreen, Wincobank) – bus 45/46, 47/8 nearby Wednesday 16 March, 6-8pm, Vestry Hall, Burngreave Road, S3 9DD Note: Meeting venue now at Vestry Hall and not at Pitsmoor Methodist Church for Burngreave Ward (Abbeyfield, Burngreave, Firshill, Fir Vale, Pitsmoor, Shirecliffe, Woodside) – bus no 75/6, 97/8, 88, 83, 47/8 Information Roadshow for Southey Ward Thursday 17 March, 10am-12.30pm at the Wolfe Road Healthy Living Centre, 31-33 Wolfe Road, Foxhill. Madame Zucchini’s Vegetable Theatre Show will be entertaining the under fives at 11am followed by a chance to make a vegetable creature. There is also a prize draw. South East Thursday, 10 March, 7pm at the Joseph Stone Centre, Mosborough. PACT (Partners and Communities Together) Meetings For information about which area you are in and the date, time and venue of the next meeting, please ring 0114 2202020.

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Council First Point at Howden House) the Quit-Stop was opened to increase choice for smokers wanting support to quit and www.sheffield50plus.co.uk to improve access to quit support for Sheffield residents and Sheffield Quit- Stop, the city’s new stop workers, providing quit support at a smoking shop, officially opened on 8 convenient and accessible city centre base. March, just in time for National No The service is free and confidential Smoking Day (which is on 9th March). offering support and advice in a friendly The service will offer the first 200 smokers and informal environment. The Quit-Stop that sign up to quit between 8 and 31 is open 6 days a week including Saturday March, weekly vouchers for up to 4 weeks morning and some late evenings and of Nicotine Replacement provides both a drop in and appointment Therapy free of charge. service. The Sheffield Stop Smoking Service To speak with a trained Stop Smoking helped over 3,000 smokers to quit for a Adviser, call the service on: 0800 minimum of 4 weeks last year and the 068 4490, or text QUIT15 to 88020. Quit- Stop aims to help more smokers For further information about support to quit this year. Located on 39 Charles available across Sheffield, visit: www. Street, Sheffield (opposite Sheffield City sheffieldstopsmoking.org.uk

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CHILD ACCIDENT CLAIMS Solicitor Chris Middleton of Shefﬁeld Injury Lawyers, Norrie Waite & Slater Solicitors new accident claims service, answers questions on Child accident compensation claims If my child has been injured, can they claim compensation?

• Playground accidents claims can be made if play equipment such as climbing frames were If your child is involved faulty or too high, or if in an accident and suffers the ground surface was an injury due to someone’s inadequately padded. Were negligence, you may be the children adequately able to claim compensation supervised? on their behalf. Whether your child was • Slipping and tripping at school or nursery, if your child suffered an injured in a car accident or injury due to a spillage or injured in a public place, obstruction and someone you can make a claim for can be shown to have been compensation on their negligent in ensuring their behalf if they are under 18 safety, you can make a years of age. claim. My child had an accident at School, can I claim? When your child is at nursery or school, they are owed a large duty of care by the people responsible for ensuring their safety. This means giving them adequate supervision, ensuring equipment is safe and being alert to the fact that children are naturally less aware of danger than adults. If the accident was due to someone else’s negligence, you may be able to claim compensation on your child’s behalf. Examples of instances when you may be able to claim compensation include:

• Nursery accidents claims for nursery accidents often revolve around unsafe equipment or unsuitable supervision. • School bus accidents • Faulty toys or play equipment The accident happened some years ago. Can I still claim? It may be able to make a claim for a child accident even if it occurred some time in the past. The rules on child accident claims are different than those for adults. A claim for an injury sustained as a minor can be made up to 3

years after the child’s 18th birthday. A claim for compensation should always be made as soon as possible. How much does it cost to pursue a claim? We will pursue your injury claim on a no win – no fee basis. This means that you will not have to pay any legal fees and you will receive 100% of your compensation, with no deductions. Choosing the right firm to help you claim compensation is critical. Child accident claims can be complex and should only be handled by a specialist with detailed knowledge of the law in this area. At Sheffield Injury Lawyers your claim will be handled by an experienced solicitor who will work hard to achieve the maximum amount of compensation to which you are entitled. For further advice call 0114 248 4890 or visit www. sheffieldinjurylawyers. co.uk to find your local branch.

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LIVE REVIEW by Jim C Les Savy Fav Corporation - 27/02/11

Music and Humour rarely go hand in hand, to be a guitar band you have to take yourself seriously right? Wrong. Les Savy Fav bring a balanced mix of humour and professionalism to their live shows, maybe it tipped a little in favour of humour when front man Tim Harrington put a bunch of bananas down his pants whilst hanging from the ceiling, but the excellent musicianship and technical ability of the band are the yin to Harrington’s yang (which he threatened to get out on more than one occasion). Going on past experiences Les Savy Fav were relatively conservative on Sunday, but that meant more Tim Harrington behind the mic, which isn’t what you normally get in their live shows. Watching Les Savy Fav is one of the most enjoyable interactive experiences the live music realm has to offer, highlights including Tim running into the crowd looking for his Lady Gaga wig, rocking out in his pyjamas and finally dressing as a vulture for encore and fan favourite ‘who rocks the party’ make the live show pretty much unmissable. It was guitarist Seth Jabour who was really impressive though, Jabour is one of the most gifted musicians touring at the moment, he can pack more licks into one of the Favs awesome four minute pop songs than most bands can fill an album with, he and the band expertly hold the music together adding bars while Tim dances among the crowd. The encore featured support act ‘Young Legionnaire’, who after putting on an intense show reminiscent of early Biffy Clyro, finished the night with an impromptu group jam. If only all gigs were this fun.

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SMILING IVY + 3HOURWEEK

Start your weekend with some of the best live music in town! Sheffield will see two of the best live acts around this Thursday evening at The Washington on Fitzwiliam Street. Prepare yourselves for some addictive hooks that you cannot get out of your head no matter how hard you try, and a guaranteed energetic performance from Sheffield’s very own Smiling Ivy, and their friends, 3Hour Week from Scunthorpe. “This will be our second gig in Sheffield,” says Danny Richardson, lead guitarist of 3Hour Week. “We’re really pleased to be gigging with our friends Smiling Ivy, as well. We first met them in our home town of Scunthorpe when they competed in and won the Rock Open Final at the end of last year.” 3Hour Week will be in Sheffield this coming weekend as well when they go to 2Fly Studios to work with the highly acclaimed producer, Alan Smyth, to record their first demo. “We’re really looking forwards to the weekend and getting into the studio with Alan, and seeing what he can do with us,” says Jack Simpson, drummer from 3Hour Week. “We’ve been working really hard on new material, and now just want to lay it down and be able to give it out to our fans.” After their recording session, 3Hour Week will be heading down to London again as they play the main support for the After Party on the legendary Camden Crawl at Fiddlers Elbow. Catch both Smiling Ivy and 3Hour Week form 7.30pm at The Washington, and prepare to be entertained! For more information please visit www.myspace. com/3hourweek and www.myspace.com/ smilingivyuk, or find both bands on Facebook and Twitter.

BEWARE THE JAGUAR Following the success of his sell-out Smash

Up! Tour, Jaguar Skills has announced that he will return to the road in March 2011 with his ‘Revenge of the Ninja’ Tour. The Radio 1 mixologist brings his lightning-quick mixing and mash-up skills to eight venues across the UK that are previously untouched by the original ninja! Recently Jaguar Skills won a 2010 Gold World Medal at the New York Radio Awards for his recent BBC World Cup Mix! This was in addition to being nominated for the Virtual Festivals Critics Choice Award for his set at NASS Fest 2010! As ever Jag has been locked in his top-secret ninja lab producing yet more jaw-dropping mixes. With the likes of Damon Albarn commissioning a mix of Gorillaz album tracks, and Island Records requesting a mix for their priority artist Devlin, Mr.Skills’ mash-ups skills are constantly gaining wider critical acclaim. Naturally, the rise and rise of Jaguar Skills will continue with pace in 2011. The masked DJ will be upping his game and bringing one of his mesmerising sets to a string of larger capacity venues to accommodate audiences of three to four times that of previous tours. So make sure you are present with the rest of the Jaguar Skills army to hear the impending aural assault of every tempo; from hip-hop to drum n bass, and everything in-between. Jaguar Skills - The Plug - Monday 14th March Price: £5 - www.the-plug.com

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LIVE REVIEW by KT Evans Frankie & The Heartstrings Plug - 03/03/11

LIVE REVIEW by KT Evans Dead Sons Upstairs @ DQ - 04/03/11

People say that music emotes memories… whether they be good or bad, life will always have a soundtrack which transports you back to a certain time or place. Frankie & the Heartstrings do just that. Whilst listening to their set last Thursday at Plug, everyone was swept back to last summer (yes it really does exist) when nothing really mattered other than if it was going to be another sunny day. Although not a fan of all this nonsense, it is true…Frankie & the Heartstrings must be time lords. Hosted by Topman CTRL, a student party organization playing venues throughout the UK, the free gig night pulled in a packed audience in the 200 + capacity room, therefore almost guaranteeing a first-class night. This certainly was the case. Support, selected by Radio 1’s Huw Stevens, came in the form of Let’s Buy Happiness, a typical indie/ pop group from the North East. With a repertoire of catchy tunes, lead vocals were pretty decent and did exactly what a good support band should dowarm up the crowd for the main event. Playing tracks off their top forty album ‘Hunger,’ Frankie & the Heartstrings demonstrated in terms of musical craftsmanship, they have what it takes to be a frontrunner on the UK’s indie scene. Performance wise, lead singer Frankie portrayed a somewhat modern Morrissey; although an increasingly common occurrence in current indie bands nowadays, this seemed more than just an imitation meaning he had the crowd pretty much in his own hands. Never once being static throughout the forty-five minute set meant that the band really felt what they were singing; this was particularly evident in down tempo ‘Ungrateful’ which saw the five-piece really give it their all. Summery, Beach Boys-esque tunes ‘Want You Back’ and ‘Possibilities’ followed towards the latter-half of the bands set which, although not aided by any notable lighting effects, were strong enough to support themselves i.e. gimmicks weren’t really needed to highlight the bands talent and musical ability. Leaving arguably the best two tracks of the bands album to the end stages of the set, ‘Fragile’ and ‘Hunger’ showcased Frankie’s energetic side (along with the audience who also had their groove on) and successfully picked up the pace, indoctrinating the crowd with vibes in the style of the sixties summer of love. Leaving feeling like we wanted to go and pick daisies in a field and wear them in our hair, Frankie & the Heartstrings reminded us that there is life past winter. Roll on summer!

Are Dead Sons the best band in Sheffield? After their performance at DQ last Saturday…they might have just clinched it. It’s always tricky to measure a bands success on the local scene, however Dead Sons seem almost incomparable with other local bands…they have an onstage presence which mirrors the likes of groups on a national level not to mention their top-notch material and front man Thomas Rowley, whose vocals are cracking. Combine this with a dedicated fan base, which seemed to know every lyric to every song and it’s pretty safe to say… Dead Sons are currently wearing the crown. Packing out Upstairs @ DQ with familiar faces from local bands aswell as fans with, let’s be honest, really good taste, the atmosphere was electric. Having put the brakes on with regards to gigging recently, Dead Sons are back with a vengeance as the gig saw them embark on a UK tour taking them up to the end of March. Their six date tour will see them play venues in Hartlepool, Newcastle and Wrexham to name just a few. Along with this, fresh from their confirmed Arctic Monkeys support slot in the early part of June, the band really do have it all going for them at the moment. Having said this, don’t be mistaken in thinking that their popularity has escalated solely as a result of their sought-after support slot…this is simply an indication of how good Dead Sons really are. Having released their new EP ‘I am the Lord/City Lights’ just last month, the climax of the night came when this was performed; a mix of dirty rock and roll verses blues undertones creating a blinding tune. Speaking of blinding…there was enough stroke lighting to ensure we would never see normally again. Ever. Having said this, Dead Sons sure know how to put on a good show, instigating mosh pits in about two foot of floor space. They’re not even that sort of genre to ‘mosh’ to…crazy times ey?! If you already haven’t, seriously get into Dead Sons…we have a funny feeling about this band which may well materialise into something very very special for them. They have evident passion and enthusiasm aswell as take themselves seriously enough to be able to sustain such a high level of performance. They have what it take yes…we’ll just have to wait and see. Visit www.deadsons.tv for more info on Dead Sons UK tour and EP.

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Red Nose Day is on Friday 18th March. It’s a day like no other when the whole country gets together to do something funny for money and change countless lives in the process. It all culminates in a night of cracking TV on the BBC with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment. And the best bit? All the fun and mayhem helps to raise cash and transform lives across the UK and Africa. You can be involved too – get quick and easy fundraising ideas now. Red Nose Day is your chance to transform the lives of poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged people across the UK and Africa. From restoring the sight of children in Africa to giving isolated older people in the UK the support they need to enjoy their lives – your cash can do all this and much, much more. Whatever you do to get involved, the difference you’ll make is nothing short of amazing. Red Nose Day is for absolutely everyone — if you like a laugh, you’ll love it. Quite simply, it’s the day the whole nation gets together to have fun and make a difference. Whether you wear a Red Nose or go the whole hog and do something funny for money at home, at work or at school – what you do on Red Nose Day, however big or small, really will change lives. We’re also incredibly lucky to have the support of our celebrity friends and corporate partners. The truth is, Red Nose Day simply wouldn’t be what it is without you all.

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THURS 17TH MAR ST PATRICK’S DAY

IRISH JAM NIGHT INCLUDING MUSIC FROM THE POGUES, THIN LIZZY + MUCH MORE

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WELCOME TO THE SHEFFIELD IRISH FESTIVAL 2011 Tens of thousands of people across Sheffield have Irish roots. Many were born in Ireland. Many more have a parent or grandparent who was. Some people’s connections go even further back. But the Sheffield Irish Festival is a chance for everyone in the city, whatever their connection with the Emerald Isle, to join with us and share our unique Irish heritage. The music, dance, literature, language, food, film, history and crafts that add up to make Irish culture so well loved. This is our third Irish festival and we have a range of events to cater for all tastes. Check out our programme of events and join us to experience the best that Irish culture has to offer. Sian go foil (Goodbye for now)

A WARM WELCOME FROM THE DOG & PARTRIDGE

the pub is constantly looking out for local talent to develop its selection of live music and poetry. Two large function rooms are availabe A warm welcome is extended to for private parties, receptions , all customers from the team at plays and events. Good selection of the Dog and Partridge. Having beers and spirits available headrecently changed hands, there lined by a strong pint of Guiness are currently a range of measures in place to enhance the pro- and a varied selection of Irish whiskeys. ﬁle of this traditional Shefﬁeld pub, one of the oldest in the City. In-keeping with its Celtic heritage, All inquiries: 01142490888

The Dog & Partridge Friday 11th March

Hairy Feet

Alternative Comedy Sketches featuring Stan & Matt Skinny Upstairs at 7pm - £2 Entry

Tuesday 15th March

Crazy Crow Traditional Irish and British Folk

Thursday 17th March

St. Patrick’s Day Crazy Crow from 2pm - Mick and Chris in the Evening

Friday 18th March

Black Hares Traditional Folk with Many and Ben

Sunday 20th March

Trad Session with Black Hares from 8pm

Every Thurday from 8:30pm Acoustic Jam Session - All players Welcome

Saturday 12th, 19th and 26th Selected Pieces from Samuel Beckett feat. John Atkinson (Happy Days, Not I, Krapps Last Tape)

56 Trippet Lane - Shefﬁeld - S1 4EL Tel: 0114 249 0888

Sheffield Irish Festival 2011 We are delighted to present the 3rd annual Sheffield Irish Festival, a showcase of Irish cultural talent from South Yorkshire and farther afield. We offer a range of events around St. Patrick’s Day on 17th March featuring Irish sport, traditional music, dance, history and language. Our events are open to all and you will be guaranteed a traditional Irish welcome!

Why not check out our programme at www.sheffieldirish.org

St. Patrick’s 20

IRISH PARTY NIGHT

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6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen 11:30 Raymond Blancʼs Kitchen Secrets 12:00 BBC News 12:10 Regional News and Weather 12:15 Football Focus 1:00 British Olympic Dreams 1:30 World Olympic Dreams 2:00 Six Nations Rugby: Italy v France 4:30 Six Nations Rugby: Wales v Ireland 6:55 BBC News 7:05 Regional News and Weather 7:10 Letʼs Dance for Comic Relief 8:30 The National Lottery: Secret Fortune 9:20 Casualty 10:10 BBC News 10:35 Live at the Apollo 11:20 John Bishopʼs Britain 11:50 The Football League Show 1:10 Weatherview

6:00 Finley the Fire Engine 6:10 Zigby 6:25 The Large Family 6:35 Little Robots 6:45 Rastamouse 7:00 Basil and Barneyʼs Game Show 7:30 Arthur 8:00 Richard Hammondʼs Blast Lab 8:30 Project Parent 9:00 Dick and Domʼs Funny Business 10:00 Trapped: Ever After 10:30 OOglies 10:45 Copycats 11:15 My Life: Stay Awake 11:45 MOTD Kickabout 12:00 The Sky at Night 12:40 Escape to the Country 1:10 Film: The Outlaw 3:00 Into the West 4:30 Final Score 5:15 Churches: How to Read Them 5:45 Flog It! 6:30 Dadʼs Army 7:00 Spike... I Told You I Was Ill 8:00 The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World 9:00 Film: The Edge of Love 10:45 The Tudors 11:40 Nurse Jackie 12:10 Cricket World Cup Highlights

ITV 1 6.00 Dora the Explorer 6.25 Signed Stories 6.35 The Hive 6.45 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7.00 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7.10 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That 7.25 Monk 7.30 Beyblade: Metal Fusion 7.55 Horrid Henry 8.10 The Cool Stuff Collective 8.35 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody 9.00 Hannah Montana 9.25 Coronation Street Omnibus 11.45 This Morning: Saturday 12.45 Monk 1.40 ITV News & Weather 1.45 New Youʼve Been Framed! 2.15 Film: Small Soldiers 4.20 Calendar News and Weather 4.30 ITV News & Weather 4.45 FA Cup 6th Round Live: Manchester United v Arsenal 7.20 Harry Hillʼs TV Burp 7.50 Ant & Decʼs Push the Button 9.05 Take Me Out 10.20 ITV News & Weather 10.35 Film: Hard Target 12.20 The Zone

Channel 4 6:00 The Treacle People 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 The McCain Track And Field Show 7:25 Mobil 1 The Grid 7:55 The Morning Line 8:55 Friends 9:55 Katy Perry: Real Stories 10:55 Glee 11:50 Great British Hairdresser 12:50 The Big Bang Theory 1:20 The Big Bang Theory 1:50 Channel 4 Racing 3:50 The Secret Supper Club 4:25 Come Dine With Me Extra Portions 4:55 Come Dine With Me Extra Portions 5:25 Come Dine With Me Extra Portions 5:55 Come Dine With Me Extra Portions 6:25 The Political Slot: Plaid Cymru 6:30 Channel 4 News 6:55 4thought.Tv 7:00 River Cottage Every Day 8:00 Seven Ages Of Britain 9:00 Celebrity Naked Ambition 11:10 Stand Up For The Week 12:00 Film: Election

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 7.05 Chiro 7.10 Hanaʼs Helpline 7.20 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7.30 Make Way for Noddy 7.40 Igam Ogam 7.50 Animal Families 8.00 Little Princess 8.15 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.30 Play! 8.45 Rupert Bear 9.00 Olivia 9.15 The Mr. Men Show 9.30 The Milkshake! Show 10.00 The Gadget Show 10.05 Europa League Football Highlights 11.05 The Gadget Show 12.10 Film: Superman III 2.35 Film: Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses 4.20 Film: My Girl 6.25 5 News Weekend 6.30 NCIS 7.20 NCIS 8.10 CSI: Grissomʼs Greatest 9.10 CSI: Miami 10.10 CSI: NY 11.10 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.05 SuperCasino

Sunday 13th March BBC One

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6:00 Breakfast 9:00 The Andrew Marr Show 10:00 The Big Questions 11:00 Country Tracks 12:00 The Politics Show 1:05 EastEnders 2:30 Six Nations Rugby: England v Scotland 5:00 Songs of Praise 5:35 BBC News 5:50 Regional News and Weather 6:00 Nigel Slaterʼs Simple Suppers 6:30 The Boat That Guy Built 7:00 Countryﬁle 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 Waking the Dead 10:00 BBC News 10:15 Regional News and Weather 10:25 Outcasts 11:25 Would I Lie to You? 11:55 Reggie Perrin 12:25 Lead Balloon

6:00 Finley the Fire Engine 6:10 Zigby 6:25 The Large Family 6:35 Little Robots 6:45 Rastamouse 7:05 Basil and Barneyʼs Game Show 7:30 Arthur 8:00 Richard Hammondʼs Blast Lab 8:30 Gimme a Break 9:00 Dick & Dom Go Wild 9:30 Cop School 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 Film 2011 with Claudia Winkleman 12:00 Film: His Kind of Woman 1:55 Priceless Antiques Roadshow 2:25 Coast 2:35 EastEnders 3:10 Escape to the Country 4:10 The Spice Trail 5:10 Film: Goal II: Living the Dream 7:00 The Real Italian Job: James Martinʼs Mille Miglia 8:00 Top Gear 9:00 Wonders of the Universe 10:00 Film: V for Vendetta 12:00 Cricket World Cup Highlights

ITV 1 6.00 Boblins 6.15 Signed Stories 6.25 Chloeʼs Closet 6.35 Fluffy Gardens 6.45 Handy Manny 7.00 Handy Manny 7.10 Curious George 7.25 Monk 7.30 Beyblade: Metal Fusion 7.55 SpongeBob SquarePants 8.10 X-Men 8.35 The Cool Stuff Collective 9.00 Wizards of Waverly Place 9.25 May the Best House Win 10.25 House Gift 11.30 This Morning: Sunday 12.30 Dinner Date 1.30 ITV News & Weather 1.35 FA Cup 6th Round Live: Stoke v West Ham 4.15 Midsomer Murders 6.15 Calendar News and Weather 6.25 ITV News & Weather 6.40 Harry Hillʼs TV Burp 7.10 Dancing on Ice 8.30 Wild at Heart 9.30 Dancing on Ice: The Skate-Off 10.05 ITV News & Weather 10.20 FA Cup Highlights 11.20 Rugby Highlights: LV= Cup 12.20 The Zone

Channel 4 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Fis Freestyle World Ski Championships 7:25 That Paralympic Show 7:50 Friends 8:15 Friends 8:45 Hollyoaks Omnibus 11:15 Friends 11:50 Glee 12:50 The Simpsons 1:25 The Simpsons 1:55 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 2:25 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 2:55 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 3:30 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 4:00 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals 4:30 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Time Team 6:30 Channel 4 News 6:55 4thought.Tv 7:00 Come Dine With Me 8:00 Civilization: Is The West History? 9:00 Country House Rescue 10:00 Film: Taken 11:50 Film: The Cave 1:35 Going Back

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 Make Way for Noddy 7.35 Igam Ogam 7.50 Animal Families 8.00 Little Princess 8.15 Milkshake Monkey 8.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.30 Family! 8.40 Rupert Bear 8.55 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 9.00 Olivia 9.15 The Mr. Men Show 9.30 The Milkshake! Show 10.00 Starlight: For the Children 10.30 Ice Road Truckers 11.30 Cowboy Builders 12.30 Film: Spy Kids 1.30 Film: Superman III 2.10 Film: Mrs Winterbourne 4.15 5 News Weekend 4.20 Film: TNMT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6.05 Film: The Mask 8.00 Royal Navy: Caribbean Patrol 9.00 Film: Phone Booth 10.40 Film: Double Team 12.25 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green

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6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Heir Hunters 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Britainʼs Empty Homes 11:30 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 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 The Smokehouse 3:35 Deadly 60 Bite Size 3:40 Deadly Art 3:55 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Horrible Histories 4:30 All Over The Place 5:00 Newsround 5:15 Comic Relief Does Glee Club 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 Bang Goes the Theory 8:00 EastEnders 8:30 Panorama 9:00 Waking the Dead 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 Mrs Brownʼs Boys 11:05 Late Kick Off 11:35 The Graham Norton Show 12:20 The Apprentice USA

6:40 Little Robots 6:50 Rastamouse 7:00 Barneyʼs Latin America 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Muddle Earth 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Paradise Cafe 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Big Barn Farm 9:40 Little Human Planet 9:45 Timmy Time 9:55 3rd and Bird 10:05 Postman Pat: SDS 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:45 Waybuloo 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Meerkat Manor 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Ice Skating: World Short Track Championships 2:30 Restoration Roadshow 3:00 Flog It! 3:45 Helicopter Heroes 4:30 Pointless 5:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Royal Upstairs Downstairs 7:00 Coast 8:00 University Challenge 8:30 Raymond Blancʼs Kitchen Secrets 9:00 The Secret War on Terror 10:00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 Cricket World Cup Highlights 12:20 Island Parish

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 House Gift 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 4.00 Midsomer Murders: Sauce for the Goose (Part 1) 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 Law & Order: UK 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Homes From Hell 11.35 River Monsters 12.30 The Zone

Channel 4 6:25 The Hoobs 6:50 The Hoobs 7:15 Freshly Squeezed 7:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:15 Frasier 8:40 According To Jim 9:10 Supernanny US 10:00 The Good Wife 10:55 Relocation: Phil Down Under 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 The Tv Book Club 12:30 Film: Reach For The Sky 3:10 Countdown 3:55 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Coach Trip 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Dispatches: Britainʼs Secret Fat Cats 9:00 One Born Every Minute 10:00 The Event 11:05 The Event 12:05 Music On 4: The Album Chart Show With Tesco Entertainment: The View

Five 6.35 Elmoʼs World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.05 Roobarb and Custard Too 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Make Way for Noddy 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 11.05 Cowboy Builders 12.00 Meals in Moments 12.10 5 News Lunchtime 12.20 House 1.15 Home and Away 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 The Vanessa Show 3.05 The Family Recipe 3.20 Film: Earthstorm 5.00 5 News at 5 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 OK! TV 7.00 5 News at 7 7.30 How Do They Do It? 8.00 The Gadget Show 9.00 Film: Chaos 11.15 Film: Best of the Best 1.05 SuperCasino

Tuesday 15th March BBC One

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6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Heir Hunters 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Britainʼs Empty Homes 11:30 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 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 The Smokehouse 3:35 Deadly 60 Bite Size 3:40 Deadly Art 3:55 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Horrible Histories 4:30 All Over The Place 5:00 Newsround 5:15 Comic Relief Does Glee Club 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 Silk 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 Neighbourhood Watched 11:20 Girls Behind Bars 12:20 Weatherview

6:50 Rastamouse 7:00 Barneyʼs Latin America 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Muddle Earth 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Paradise Cafe 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Big Barn Farm 9:40 Little Human Planet 9:45 Timmy Time 9:55 3rd and Bird 10:05 Postman Pat: SDS 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:40 Chuggington: Badge Quest 10:45 Waybuloo 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Meerkat Manor 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Diagnosis Murder 1:45 To Buy or Not to Buy 2:30 Restoration Roadshow 3:00 Flog It! 3:45 Helicopter Heroes 4:30 Pointless 5:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Royal Upstairs Downstairs 7:00 Wonders of the Universe 8:00 The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best 9:00 Bibleʼs Buried Secrets 10:00 Have I Got Old News for You 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 Cricket World Cup Highlights 12:20 BBC News

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 House Gift 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 4.00 Midsomer Murders: Sauce for the Goose (Part 2) 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Grimeﬁghters 8.00 Lion Country 9.00 Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Film: Before Sunset 12.10 The Zone

Channel 4 6:10 The Treacle People 6:20 The Hoobs 6:45 The Hoobs 7:10 Freshly Squeezed 7:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00 Frasier 8:30 The Morning Line 9:30 According To Jim 10:00 The Good Wife 10:55 A Place In The Sun 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Seaside Secrets 12:20 River Cottage Bites 12:25 Channel 4 Racing: Cheltenham Festival 4:15 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Coach Trip 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Gokʼs Clothes Roadshow 9:00 Hestonʼs Mission Impossible: Royal Navy 10:00 Lily Allen: From Riches To Rags 11:05 The Big C 11:40 Facejacker 12:10 Cheltenham Festival Highlights

Five 6.35 Elmoʼs World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.05 Roobarb and Custard Too 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Make Way for Noddy 7.55 Milkshake! Show Songs 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 11.05 Cowboy Builders 12.00 Meals in Moments 12.10 5 News Lunchtime 12.20 House 1.15 Home and Away 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 The Vanessa Show 3.05 The Family Recipe 3.15 Film: The Alphabet Murders 5.00 5 News at 5 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 OK! TV 7.00 5 News at 7 7.30 Extraordinary Dogs 8.00 Stansted: The Inside Story 9.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 10.00 CSI Miami 10.55 CSI: NY 11.55 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.55 SuperCasino

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LOCAL ACT HOPES TO INTAKE SOCIAL PROVE THAT BRITAIN CLUB IN REALLY HAS GOT TALENT! DONCASTER

The First of a planned Annual event to choose The Britain Does Variety is touring the nation in an Ultimate Tribute Artist, takes place over 3 days in effort to ﬁnd Britain’s REAL talent and local act Lorna May Boswell from Chapeltown age 14 sailed April at the Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool.

CLUBHISTORIANS.CO.UK by Ruth Cherrington

The life of a Club Historian is a busy one. A grey Wednesday morning finds me at Kings Cross station, clutching coffee and laptop, Doncaster-bound. I’d heard a lot about the Intake Social Club and Shaun Whitaker, Concerts Secretary there, invited me along. He knows quite a lot about the business and his experience gives him good insight into acts and their suitability for club audiences. Plus oodles of commitment. He has a keen eye on how to attract the members for really good nights out rather than nights in with the X Factor and cheap supermarket booze. There is live entertainment at the Intake every Saturday and Sunday night. Shaun recently (Jan 2011) started up a ‘save our clubs campaign’ which you will have read about in this paper. It is using social media to bring attention to the plight of our clubs and has attracted several thousand supporters already, all sharing the desire to keep the club tradition alive for future generations. Shaun arranged my afternoon at the club where I was introduced to long-time club members and club officials and shown around. The club opened in August 1931 and is fairly compact with no dividing wall between the games room and the concert room. This could be considered a drawback but on the other hand means they don’t have a big, separate room it’s 5 miles to walk to school every day. to heat and light. The club has We are also trying to set up a charity called Schools horse racing, fishing, gardening for Gambia, which can be found on the internet. This and golf subsections with two Dear Mercury charity will help the Gambian people greatly, building well established snooker and schools, water wells for safe drinking water, a villiage pool teams. Additionally, there Here is a picture of our local village football team market where the locals can earn a living and also we is one-screen bingo, cards and in Kessering, The Gambia, a bunch of fellows that are in the process of putting up street signs like we dominoes with a lovely cosy try to better themselves doing what they do best to have back home. lounge, named after one of the keep busy. Their kits were donated by City Taxis We will try & keep you updated on the football team & older committee members I was via The Rose Inn at High Green & were taken out they are trying to get into a proper division, we need a fortunate to meet. Jack Seymour to The Gambia by David & Lynda Chambers of scout to go out & recruit some of the best players. Jnr., has over 40 years service Chapeltown Aerials. Chapeltown Aerials and Schools 4 Gambia are always and proudly displays his CIU pin. We go out to The Gambia twice a year & the people of pleased to recieve any donations, cash or kind. His father, Jack Seymour Snr., Chapeltown, Stocksbridge, High Green, Deepcar and was one of the founder members. Ecclesfield are very generous by giving clothes, shoes, Yours faithfully 85 year old Jack now has free trainers, pens, pencils, mobile phones and even blinds, beer for life but says that ‘I don’t etc. We do a lot for the Gambian people, schools & David & Lynda Chambers abuse it’, only imbibing a couple children. At the moment we are putting a young boy each week. The Intake might be a called Lamin through school to higher education To make a donation or to find out more about the relatively small club in size yet has paying for all his school fees, clothes, books and the Schools for Gambia campaign please visit www. over 1400 members on its books, use of a computer. We have also bought him a bike as schools4gambia.co.uk with about 300 of them using the club regularly. On a recent Sunday morning, over 30 people put their names down to become members and they are now listed on the notice board for other members to approve, in the proper manner. Many clubs would give their right arm to have that many new applications in a month let alone on one day! Make a date for April 15/16 and 17th 2011 at the Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool to be part of the First event of its kind in the UK, ‘The Ultimate Tribute Artist Contest and Convention’. This is set to become an Annual event on the entertainment calendar to find out who are performing the best Tribute acts and to crown One of them ‘The UltimateTribute’.Several leading Tribute Artists have already booked to take part, including tributes to Michael Jackson, Maddona, Pavarotti, John Lennon, Cliff Richard, Marilyn Monroe, Shiley Bassey, Buddy Holly and many more. There will also be showcase performances by some of the UK’s Leading Tribute Acts. We are still accepting applications from Tribute Artists wishing to take part and we are also looking for Lookalike performers as well. A prize fund of £2000 will be shared by the winners The event is spread over 3 days and will be a great entertainment event for the general public with a chance to see several top Tribute Artists every afternoon and evening, we promise there will be someone performing to suit everyones taste. Passes and Daily Tickets are now on sale for the event and full details can be seen on our website www.ultimatetributecontest.co.uk or by giving us a call or email. Martin 0788-888-4251 email ;foxenterprises@ymail. com

through auditions in Leeds and is now going to appear in a live show at Cleckheaton Town Hall on Sunday 3rd April! From Beatboxers to Ventriloquists, Comedians to Mime Artists, Animal Acts to Magicians, Contortionists to Glee Clubs, Dancers to Jugglers … weird acts, crazy acts … Britain Does Variety aims to put variety back in our theatres but they’ve not only been looking for the more traditional ‘old school’ variety acts but aim to bring things bang up-to-date with modern, innovative acts that deliver both variety AND entertainment … and they don’t aim to be showcasing the ‘car crash’ acts though … just the REAL talent! Acts are now appearing in their local regional ﬁnal where the very best acts, as decided by the audience and a panel of judges made up of celebrities and industry professionals, will make it through to the National Grand Final in June to compete for a whole host of prizes including the chance to play the O2 Indigo (the same venue where Alexandra Burke, NeYo and The Who have all performed) as well as the chance for at least one act to be showcased in front of the entertainment directors of some of the world’s biggest and most prestigious cruise lines! The National Grand Finals will take place on 11th June 2011 at The Lighthouse Theatre in Kettering, chosen not only for it’s location and accessibility, but also for its state-ofthe-art facilities that will help ensure all acts have the very best platform on which to showcase their talent.

What is the secret of their success? Good management plus community spirit in this family friendly club. Whilst visiting the Intake, I was shown great hospitality and kindness.

WHAT IS THE MAGIC WORD? MAGIC AM by Trevor Thomas

I know we say it a lot but I can’t believe the fact that we’ve already got to Pancake Day this year. It’s always a fun time for not only the eating of them, but with all the activities that are going on. On more than one occasion I’ve embarrassed myself in a Pancake Race. Last year here at Magic we also had some on air pancake tips from none other than Saturday Kitchen supremo James Martin. Just in case you are making any more, although we’re now into Lent of course, one top tip was to always use a crepe pan rather than a frying pan with the edges rounded off which should help getting the pancake out and with the tossing of course! James also recounted a horror story when rehearsing for his TV show which ended in him slicing off the top of his thumb with a crab’s shell. He was rushed to hospital with minutes to spare before going live, although typically on a Saturday morning the place was full of “intoxicated ladies with a bits of **_____** hanging off”. We asked listeners to identify the missing part, or ‘Magic Word’ as we call it, in our daily competition and it kept you guessing for many months. And although it was eventually won, the game goes on with a different celebrity and a new clip. See if you can get it right by logging on to our website at magicam.co.uk or by joining me each weekday morning between 6 and 10am. I look forward to your company. Oh and by the way, James saw that those ladies actually had bits of “one leg” hanging off!!

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We visited the i-Network business meeting this week, this free networking event provides Rotherham based businesses with the opportunity to meet and share ideas and services. It’s a great way to ﬁnd people who can help you; the meeting takes place on the ﬁrst Tuesday of every month at the Brecon Hotel in Rotherham. As the new month has started that means we have a fantastic new prize for our easyfundraising competition. This month we’re giving away a Toshiba 32” HD Ready TV, courtesy of our friends at BestBuy! The Toshiba 32KV500 has built-in Freeview that gives you access to free digital channels without a monthly subscription. With 2 HDMI ports and a USB port, you also get high levels of connectivity, making this a great TV for any home. The competition is absolutely free to enter, you receive one entry every time you make a purchase through www. easyfundraising.org.uk/ radionightingale. Plus you get more entries when you use the Tell a Friend service about this fabulous on-line shopping experience. Remember your purchases are direct from the retailers at the same price you would normally pay; the only difference through using www.easyfundraising. org.uk/radionightingale is that the retailers make a donation to Radio Nightingale for every purchase you make. This competition runs from 1st March to 31st March 2011. Radio Nightingale broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the patients and staff of the Rotherham General Hospital on 945 &1350mw and Hospedia. For more information about the station visit www. radionightingale.org.uk Current volunteer vacancies: • Website designer • Saturday sports show presenter • Football commentator • Request collector (Tuesday or Wednesday morning) • Fundraiser • Voice over artist / creator Contact us on 01709 304244 for more information on volunteering. CIU ANNUAL MEETING SATURDAY 9th APRIL 2011 – OPERA HOUSE, WINTER GARDENS, BLACKPOOL The Mercury is considering taking a coach to the Union’s annual general meeting this year to help transport club members from the area. If you are interested please contact Andrew on 0114 276 3701.

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Friday 11th March

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Sunday 13th March

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KELLY LOUISE Friday 18th March

JOHN KELLY JIMMY JONES

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UD Sun 13th March

ALL MALE 3 PIECE CABARET SHOW LOTS TO DANCE TO

LORRAINE SWAN AWARD WINNING, AUDIENCE FAVOURITE WITH A GREAT REPERTOIRE

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Tel: 0114 246 2570 - Fax: 0114 257 7305

SHOW NIGHTS

780 City Road, Sheffield - 0114 239 7151

Friday 11th March

THE STAG, WOODHOUSE

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EVERY THURSDAY

THE BLUE BALL, WHARNCLIFFE SIDE EVERY FRIDAY

STAVELEY CRICKET CLUB EVERY SATURDAY

BARLBOROUGH M.W. EVERY SUNDAY

HOLLY BUSH, RIVELIN

NAOMI’S NIGHT FOR CHILDREN WITH LEUKEMIA Featuring

STEPHANIE KING’S STAGE ACADEMY AND AWARD WINNING DUO DANCE NATION ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

QUEENS ROAD SOCIAL CLUB FRIDAY 11TH MARCH 8PM - TICKETS ARE £2

ECKINGTON MINERS WELFARE Pipeyard Lane, Eckington, S21 4FA Tel: 01246 432438

Saturday 12th March

SEASIDE RENDEZVOUS EXCELLENT DUO

Saturday 19th March

KAY LEE VOCALIST

Saturday 26th March

THE BOYZ

TOP CLASS GROUP

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME CIU AFFILIATED

PICTURE THIS 5TH AVENUE Saturday 12th March

Friday 11th March

POP KORN Saturday 12th March

CHARLIE ROX Sunday 13th March

Sunday 13th March

NOON EVENING

MARK TURVER WAYNE STEEL

Every Monday - Ladies Night & Raffle Every Wednesday - Take Your Pick & Tombola Every Thursday - Quiz Night Tuesday & Fridays are MARKET DAYS in the car park: any enquiries contact club JOHN SMITH’S AND STONES BITTER - NOW ON SALE

HOPE & PRAY CARLTON Monday 14th March

KEITH LAVELLE Thursday 17th March

CRAIG McGANN Friday 18th March

CIVILIANS

FIRTH PARK WMC

56 Idsworth Road - Sheffield - S5 6UP Telephone: 0114 242 6321 or 0114 243 8030

ALWAYS COMPETITIVE ON PRICES

NOW EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE LOUNGE

MICHKAY KARAOKE PLUS ROLLOVER PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT Saturday 12th March DON’T MISS FLAMBOYANT TOP RATED KEYBOARD VOCALIST

ROB RUSSELL

ST. PATRICKS CELEBRATION STARRING THE BACHELORS + SUPPORT

£10 PER TICKET - Available at the club or ring 0114 276 3701

COLLEY WMC 2 Margetson Road, Parson Cross, Sheffield Telephone: 0114 232 1529

The Best Weekend in Town Friday 11th March

CK 2

Saturday 12th March

CARRIE MCGANN’S GTB Sunday 13th March

FOXX

Every Tuesday - from 8:30pm

LADIES DANCE NIGHT PLUS WIN A GALLON OF BEER

QUIZ NIGHT

PLUS 3 TOMBOLA FLYERS

Wednesday 16th March

SOCIAL CLUB

KAREN CRAIG

Saturday 12th March

JOHNATHAN REDFEARN RACHEL RAYNOR

Sunday 13th March

SMITHYWOOD WMC Smithywood Road - Woodseats

RYAN MYCZKO JIMMY CAROL DARREN DALE

TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE CONCERT ROOM BINGO, QUIZES, DOMINOES AND CHIP BUTTY NIGHT FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS THE CONCERT ROOM IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Friday 18th March

Tel:0114 2551909

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH

EXCELLENT TOP BAND

LEGION

Lisa & Chris Welcome you to the

PLUS TOMBOLA & OPEN THE BOX

197 Mansfield Road, Sheffield S12 2AL - 0114 239 8681

SUPERB FEMALE VOCALIST

NOAH’S ARK Friday 11th March

SAL SOLO Saturday 12th March

Sunday 13th March TERRIFIC BAND DOWN FROM THE NORTHEAST

SIMON

BUS ROUTES TO AND FROM THE CLUB ARE Nos 17, 47, 48, 75, 76 & 265 from Barnsley

Monday - Quiz Night Tuesday - Buskers Night Thursday - Curry Night & Pint £4.95 We Cater for up to 100 people for Private Parties, Christenings, Wakes, etc

THE P’JAYS

Friday 18th March

25/03/11 - ACOUSTIC ANGELS 08/04/11 - FRANK WHITE BAND 22/04/11 - JOHN REILLY, LEWIS NITIKMAN & STANNINGTON BRASS BAND 12/08/11 - SOUL EXTRAVAGANZA - BIG BUSINESS & THE NEW CHEVRONS

Les and Carolynn Welcome You to...

Thursday 10th March

Mulehouse Road, Crookes S10 0114 266 0114

Forthcoming Events - Tickets Available from the Club or 0114 276 3701

Ex-Servicemens Club

EVERY TUESDAY

SUNDAY 13TH MARCH

LACIE JAY PLUS TOMBOLA & PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT

EVERY FRIDAY IN THE LOUNGE TOMBOLA AND 5 NUMBER BINGO ALL PAID OUT

Free Function Room Available For Any Occasion Terms & Conditions Apply - Call for Details

Secretary 07801 606271 Club 07833 634057

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BELLHOUSE ROAD WMC

470 Bellhouse Road - Shiregreen - 0114 245 6153 Friday 11th March

WALKLEY WMC JASON SANDBOURNE

www.bellhousewmc.co.uk

LISA D MAIO

Friday 11th March

Saturday 12th March

ANGIE D’ SILVA

Jam Nights on Thursdays when is room available Contact Mick on 07531564940 for dates

Sunday 13th March

LINE DANCING WITH TUITION EVERY WEDNESDAY at 8pm ALSO EVERY SUNDAY TOMBOLA SPECTACULAR 3 FLYERS

Plus Fun Quiz

WIN 10 PINTS!!!

WOODSEATS WMC

FREE FUNCTION ROOM

Friday 11th March

RING FOR AVAILABLE DATES

DISCO NIGHT

Saturday 12th March

FOR HIRE

MANOR ESTATE SOCIAL CLUB

City Road, Sheffield Tel: 0114 239 8156

Sunday 13th March

VICKY LOUISE

JAMMING SESSION EVERY SUNDAY

3pm Start - ALL WELCOME Every Thursday 12-3pm

Dancing with the Steel City Dancers FREE FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK CONTACT THE CLUB FOR DETAILS

Jack-In-A-Box

117 Silkstone Road - Frecheville S12 4RP Tel: 07721 052574

Tuesdays GAMES LEAGUE Wednesdays POOL LEAGUE Thursdays POOL LEAGUE Sundays

KARAOKE + PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT

FOR THAT EXTRA SPECIAL PARTY CONTACT US A Warm Welcome from Jill & Steve

Malin Bridge Inn Holme Lane, Shefﬁeld, S6 4J2 Tel: 0114 2348241 Every Sunday 6:30pm till late

Can You Jam!

All Equipment Provided - Supervised Kids Allowed

Every Wednesday 8pm - 11pm Acoustic Night in The Snug Get Involved or Just Come and Listen

Every Thursday- QUIZ NIGHT Gallon of Beer to the Winner Free Raffle • Tote Prizes ACOUSTIC MUSIC ORIGINAL SONGS & COVERS

LARGE OUTDOOR HEATED SMOKING AREA TABLE TENNIS - FREE TO PLAY Function Room Available for Hire Buffet, Disco, etc catered for. Ring Jill on 0114 2348241

Southey Green Road, Shefﬁeld, S5 7QQ

TEL: 0114 2325768 / 0114 2311101 MONDAY

DANCING WITH RAY AT THE ORGAN

MODERN SEQUENCE DANCING & LINE DANCING

TUESDAY

POKER NIGHT

THURSDAY

SING A LONG WITH BILL & PETE

Saturday 12th March

BIG BEAT MALE DUO

Sunday 13th March

JACKIE FELL FEMALE VOCALIST

No. 95 Bus Stop 50 Yds Away

LAUGHING GRAVY

LIBBI PAIGE

SOCIAL CLUB

287 Providence Road Walkley - Sheffield Tel: 0114 234 5020

SCREAMING EAGLES Sunday 13th March TYTANIA Friday 18th March ARIZONA

LEGENDS NIGHT

SOUTHEY

Friday 11th March

Saturday 12th March

CAMEO

Sunday 13th March

BUBBLES

Tuesday 15th March

SCANDAL Friday 18th March

SARAH KIDMAN

TOP LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FROM

Sunday 20th March

GARY

REDUCED PRICES ALL DAY EVERY DAY

EXCLUDING MATCH DAYS & BANK HOLIDAYS

Wednesdays - Free Pool

Fridays - Disco & Karaoke

FARM ROAD Sports & Social Club

Farm Road, Shefﬁeld 2. Tel: 0114 2729947 Every Monday:

DAN HERROD

Every Friday:

RUSS ELLIOTT

Saturday 12th March

LISA D MAIO PICTURE THIS Sunday 13th March

MONDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY

WADSLEY BRIDGE WMC

BEERS £1.30 A PINT / LAGER £1.60 A PINT

Friday 11th March

TRAVIS RODGERS

BINGO - JACKPOT £500

Main Street, Aughton - Tel: 0114 2871 020

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Friday 11th March

RUINETTI DJ GAZ Sunday 13th March DJ JOHN

Saturday 12th March

Thursday 17th March

ST PATRICK’S DAY FUN NIGHT WITH DJ JOHN

Mondays - QUIZ NIGHT - Win up to £500!

Tuesdays - BUSKER’S NIGHT Wednesdays - FOOTBALL NIGHT with Free Curry & Chips Fridays - DISCO Saturdays - KARAOKE NIGHT 2 MEALS FOR £9 SUNDAY LUNCH £5.50 inc. Sweet OAP £5.00 inc. Sweet FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Free Bottle of House Wine with Every Booking Minimum 2 People When ordering Main Meal

FRIDAYS

10oz Fish & Chips with Peas, Bread & Butter, Tea or Coffee - All for £5.50

WITH JOHN LONGLEY ON THE ORGAN

COFFEE £1.99 - PINT OF COKE £1.99

Function rooms available to hold 20, 80, 110 or 220 people (with full catering) for most occasions. Bar available • Buffets catered for • Secure car parking - CCTV (You must be signed in by a member to attend club nights)

Club Rules Apply at ALL Times

FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED

Halifax Road - Shefﬁeld 6 - 0114 2311 130

DARREN DALE Saturday 12th March

ONE MISSION Sunday 13th March

HEROES Monday Nights

Bingo Quiz (8:45pm) Win a Gallon + Other Prizes

www.wadsleybridge-wmc.co.uk

FREE IRISH STEW & SODA BREAD

Quiz with Prizes • Bingo / Rafﬂes / Open the Box

THURSDAY NIGHT DANCE

FREE ENTRY DOORS OPEN 7PM

Saturday 19th March

THE BLACK BULL

LORRI ANN

with All Proceeds being donated to The Bluebell Wood Charity Appeal Rafﬂe on the Night

Ring Club for Details Frequent bus service routes: 20,97, 98, 33, & 83 (to & from the club)

HAYLEY J

Andrea & Staff Welcome You To

Sunday 13th March

Stars In Their Eyes Show LATE BAR TILL MIDNIGHT

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Telephone: 0777 844 8857

SATURDAY 19TH MARCH

Saturday 12th March

SING-A-LONG IN THE LOUNGE EVERY THURSDAY WITH LIVE ORGANIST

FORTY FOOT Wordsworth Avenue - S5 8ND

A GREAT NIGHT OUT!

with as many Re-Fills as you like! OPEN ALL DAY FOR FOOD 9am - 8pm Bar Opens at 11am

Sue Welcomes You To The ....

Old Crown Inn 137 London Road, Sheffield S2 4LE, Tel: 0114 2550 163

Monday - Pool Night - New Members Welcome Tuesday - Quiz Night - With Prizes Wednesday - Poker Night - 8:30pm Start

1st & 3rd Friday of Every Month LITTLE ANT L.A. KARAOKE 2nd & 4th Friday of Every Month

NORTHERN SOUL & MOTOWN WITH NIGEL Saturday 12th March

RUSSELL T BIRD Bingo & Play Your Cards Right

Large function room, free of charge, for 80 people. Suitable for weddings, funerals, private parties etc.

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Friday 11th March

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96 Uppergate Rd, Stannington S6 6BY

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A warm welcome from Diane and Dave at the

EARL MARSHALL PUBLIC HOUSE East Bank Road, Sheffield - 0114 272 8812

- SUNDAY LUNCHES NOON - 3pm from £4.25

GREAT MEALS SERVED 7 DAYS A WEEK Saturday 12th March

Sunday 13th March

Tuesday 15th March

Friday 18th March

MONDAY AFTERNOONS

Sequence & Modern Dancing WEDNESDAYS from 8pm Start All are welcome in the Concert Room

Sequence & Modern Dancing

STEVE GRAY STEVIE A

CHILDREN ARE WELCOME IN THE CONCERT ROOM ON SUNDAY LUNCH TIMES & SUNDAYTUESDAY LUNCH TIMESNIGHTS & TUESDAY NIGHTS

TEL: 0114 244 2134

Tel: 01246 810 507

Saturday 19th March

Wednesday - Dave’s General Knowledge Quiz with Cash & Beer Prizes

EVERY FRIDAY - KARAOKE WITH STAN STILL

BINGO EVERY NIGHT WE ARE HOLDING OUR BEER PRICES

The Dusty Miller THE VICTORY CLUB 134 MAIN ROAD - DARNALL - SHEFFIELD Shefﬁeld Road, Barlborough, S43 4TW Near Chesterﬁeld (2 mins off jct 30, M1)

Friday 11th March

BLITZ

ROCK NIGHT - FREE ENTRY

FROM 9PM - 12 MIDNIGHT ALL DRAUGHT BEER IS £2.50 PER PINT

- CASH PRIZES

Lol’s Special 80th Birthday Bash Sunday 13th March

DEBBIE FRANCIS Sunday 20th March STEVE PARKES

NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT - SATURDAY 26th MAR

MEMBERS & AFFILIATED FRIENDS MOST WELCOME

PLAYING ALL THE BEST IN QUALITY SOUL & MOTOWN PLUS NORTHERN SOUL

8:30pm - 12:30am

ADMISSION: 50P ON THE DOOR FIRST COME - FIRST SERVED (IN THE FUNCTION ROOM UPSTAIRS)

2 MEALS 4 £8

19 MEALS TO CHOOSE FROM SERVED ALL DAY EVERY DAY

FISH & CHIPS

ONLY £2.99 - SERVED 7 DAYS A WEEK

BEER OFFERS

JOHN SMITHS £1.90, FOSTERS £1.95

BOOKING NOW FOR OUR SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY LUNCHES

Meals served 7 Days a week between 12 noon & 9:00pm

Mags & Michael Welcome You To

THE ANGLERS REST

Richmond Park Road - Handsworth - Shefﬁeld Telephone: 0114 244 2978

Thursday Nights

Curry & a Drink - £5.99 A great choice of 4 Curries Friday Steak Nights

Includes Meal & a Drink From £5.99 3pm onwards

Sunday Lunch - only £4.99 Served 12 - 4pm with all the trimmings +FREE DRINK

EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT - KARAOKE

With Bob & Sue GET UP AND HAVE A SING!

NEW MENU - Meals from £2.99

Burger & A Drink

Cricket Inn Road, Shefﬁeld Telephone: 07533543549

UNDER NEW

MANAGEMENT CRAIG OFFERS A WARM

UD WELCOME TO CUSTOMERS OLD AND NEW

SUNDAYS CASH BINGO & 5 NUMBER BINGO Sunday 13th March

ROBBIE JAY Sunday 20th March

KAREN KRISTIAN Function Room Available For Hire, Parties, Weddings, Funerals Etc... up to 150 persons Kevin & Jackie Welcome You To

THE SPORTSMAN Oldﬁeld Road, Stannington, S6 6DT

MONDAY NIGHT

CRIB & DOMINOES TUESDAY (DAY & NIGHT)

J.C. ARON Saturday 19th March

Saturday 19th March

AIR CONDITIONED - EXTERNAL SMOKING AREA EVERY FRIDAY - FISH FRIDAY

Saturday 12th March

STRICTLY OVER 25s DJs TONY B & RAY COPLEY

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

GREAT COVERS BAND - FREE ENTRY

Every Monday - BINGO & QUIZ in the Lounge Every Thursday - LADIES BINGO NIGHT

SOUL & MOTOWN NIGHT

PARK GARDENERS

Saturday 12th March

Magnificent Seven

in the CONCERT ROOM + PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT

FRIDAY 25th MARCH

£4.99 all day every day

TOP ELVIS TRIBUTE - £2 ENTRY

Every Friday - QUIZ & BINGO

Quarry Hill, Mosborough, Shefﬁeld S20 5AZ. Tel: 0114 2477111

FREE SNOOKER LIGHT

Saturday 12th March

FOR THAT SPECIAL OCCASION UP TO 100 PEOPLE WEDDING RECEPTIONS, PRIVATE PARTIES, FUNERALS WITH DISCRETION, BUSINESS MEETINGS & CONFERENCES RING 0114 244 2134 FOR DETAILS

RIDGEWAY ARMS

2 COURSES (STARTER & MAIN OR MAIN & DESSERT) & A 175ml GLASS OF WINE (JACK RABBIT) £15 PER PERSON

JAY & SAM WELCOME CUSTOMERS OLD & NEW TO THE

The Everest Inn

Balli�ield Drive, Handsworth, Shef�ield, S13 9HS FREE FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

ALL OCCASSIONS CATERED FOR TELEPHONE:

07788142248

PAUL LEE

MICHAEL OLIVER

QUIZ FOR A GALLON

CASH BINGO & JACKPOT GAME

THURSDAY NIGHT

POKER NIGHT

Woodhouse Westend WMC

Ist FRIDAY OF THE MONTH

TUESDAY - 8:30PM

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH

151 Sheffield Road Sheffield Tel: 0114 2693 057

KARAOKE / DISCO WITH BARRY

POKER NIGHT

LUCY ANNE CARNELL

Friday 11th March

SUNDAY AFTERNOON (4PM)

Saturday 12th March

JOHN SMITHS • STONES • CARLING • STELLA 4

£10 ENTRY FEE - ALL MONEY OUT

LEE MICHAELS

INFINITI

Friday 18th March

OLIVER PAGE Saturday 19th March

NEIL KAYE

Monday - Quiz Night Wednesday - Dance Night 8-11pm + Bingo Dancing to Jon Smith on the Wersi Organ; Modern Sequence, Ballroom, Latin American

OPEN THE BOX

OPEN FROM 12 NOON DAILY

MANOR ESTATE SOCIAL CLUB City Road, Sheffield Tel: 0114 239 8156

Manor Estate Social Club Require CHAIR PERSON 4 Shows per week Please apply in person to the Secretary Mr J Ulyutt

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Handsworth SOUTHEY Social Club

Friday 11th March

GRAHAM’S FAMILY FUN NIGHT Saturday12th March

SUE & PAUL’S KARAOKE Sunday 6th March

SUE & PAUL’S ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT PLUS TWO MYSTERY GUESTS PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT AND FUN QUIZ

COMING SOON... FOR DETAILS CALL SHAUN ON 07870582197 Thursday 24th March

LEE LARD (PETER KAY TRIBUTE) PLUS MICHAEL BUBLE TRIBUTE TICKETS £8 (NON MEMBERS) TICKETS £7 (MEMBERS)

Friday 1st April

SOCIAL CLUB

13 Hall Road, Shefﬁeld 0114 269 3019

Southey Green Road, Shefﬁeld, S5 7QQ

TEL: 0114 2325768 / 0114 2311101

Saturday 12th March

NO JACKETS C.J GIBSON CACHIA Sunday 13th March

Saturday 19th March

BINGO EVERY NIGHT EXCEPT WEDNESDAY - 9:15pm Start

MEADOW

FARM Bar & Restaurant SUPERB MEALS IN THE CARVERY RESTAURANT

WEEKDAY CARVERY £6.15

CHILDREN & OAP - SMALL CARVERY - £4.15

STARS IN THEIR EYES COMPETITION

WEEKEND & BANK HOLIDAY CARVERY

EVERY MONDAY & THURSDAY QUIZ NIGHT, IN THE LOUNGE WITH SEAN

MONDAY - FRIDAY

5 Number Bingo, Spin The Wheel

EVERY WEDNESDAY SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCH

12 NOON - WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, BINGO, SANDWICHES ETC.

FREE FUNCTION ROOM FOR HIRE

The Midland Sheffield Road - Killamarsh TEL: 0114 248 6137

Private Parties Catered For... SUNDAY LUNCHES NOW BEING SERVED

12-4pm - £5.95

Includes Dessert

THURS 10TH MAR

JAM NIGHT SAT 12TH MAR

WOODHOUSE MILL WMC

582 Retford Road, Sheﬃeld. Tel: 0114 269 2910

Monday - Quiz Night Wednesday - Special Bingo Night Friday 11th March

GUS RYDER ROBERT KING JAY L’ VELLE GIRLSTRIBUTE ALOUD Saturday 12th March

Sunday 13th March

Friday 18th March

TICKETS ARE £3 EACH - NOW ON SALE

STILL CRAZY LA PLATA S.C. 353-355 Walkley Lane, Shefﬁeld, S6 2PB

SUN 13TH MAR

ROCK SOUNDS BIG SCREEN DVD VISUALS ALL WELCOME

THURS 17TH MAR ST PATRICK’S DAY

IRISH JAM NIGHT DRINKS OFFERS FREE FOOD • LATE BAR

0114 2345448

PRIZE BINGO £500 ON 50 NUMBERS + JACKPOT PRIZE

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday OPEN THE BOX - ‘BIG MONEY’ Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Saturday 12th March

LAURA MAGANN LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATED PUBLICITY PICTURE PLEASE SEND IT THROUGH TO US AT INFO@MERCURYNEWSPAPER.CO.UK

CHILDREN & OAP - SMALL CARVERY - £4.40 ADULTS - £7.45

Thursday 10th March

K T STARR Saturday 12th March

THE REALISTICS Sunday 13th March

INFINITY

Monday 14th March

JUDY HAMSHAW Thursday 17th March

MARK ELLIS

OAP SPECIAL - SMALL CARVERY & SWEET - £5.95

Saturday 12th March

EMMA TAYLOR Saturday 19th March

Frequent bus service routes: 20,97, 98, 33, & 83 (to & from the club)

RAY DAVID

Nether Lane, Ecclesﬁeld, Shefﬁeld - 0114 240 1155

FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED

MOTHER’S DAY AT THE ANGEL INN

3 COURSE MEAL FOR £10 SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL Treat your Mum on Mother’s Day

Booking in essential (call: 0114 248 5607) Rotherham Road, Sheffield, S21 2DR

RENISHAW M.W. 138 Main Road, Renishaw S31 9UW - Tel: 01246 434 157

EVERY THURSDAY COUNTRY & WESTERN

Thursday 10th March

KALIBRE Saturday 12th March FRAZIER ALLEN Thursday 17th March

BEST OF FRIENDS Saturday 19th March SOUR MASH We Sh&ow

Doncaster Club Listings

Sponsored by

BRADFIELD BREWERY

DONCASTER TRADES

South Mall, Frenchgate Centre, Doncaster FRIDAY 11TH MARCH

FRIDAY 18TH MARCH

DEREK GARDENER COUNTRY & WESTERN

STEVE HANKS COUNTRY & WESTERN

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH

SATURDAY 19TH MARCH

(Afternoon 1pm - 4pm)

(Evening Entertainment)

RICH T X FACTOR CONTESTANT

(Afternoon 1pm - 4pm)

(Evening Entertainment)

RICKY GRAHAM

TUESDAY 15TH MARCH

TUESDAY 22ND MARCH

JACKIE FELL

RICHIE TAYLOR TRIBUTE SHOW

(Afternoon 2pm - 5pm)

THURSDAY 31st MARCH

KYLA’S - A TRIBUTE TO PINK

CALL NIGEL BULTER ENTERTAINMENTS ON 01302 326313 0R 07745438242

Tel: 01302 326313 www.doncastertrades.co.uk

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CARCROFT VILLAGE WMC

CHESTNUT AVENUE, CARCROFT, DN6 8AG. TEL: (01302) 722520 Friday 11th March

Friday 18th March

Saturday 12th March

Saturday 19th March

CRAIG ANTHONY KEVIN CURTAIN (Vocal Entertainer) (Excellent Motown Soul Show) VIXEN (Excellent North East Rock Band)

ONE MISSION (All Male Showband)

Sunday 13th March

Sunday 20th March

Tuesday 15th March

Tuesday 22nd March

(Male Vocalist)

BOYS NEXT DOOR BREAKTHROUGH (Classy Cabaret All Male Trio) (Excellent Trio) ROBBIE JAY

KERFUFFLE

Sunday 13th March - Star Female Vocal Entertainer

CLAIRE REYNOLDS

Friday 18th March - Charity Night - Everyone Welcome

ROB STEVENS IN AID OF THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION

Saturday 19th March - Star Band from Yorks with Girl

PURE FANTASY

COMING SOON - Saturday 26th March - Charity Night FOR WESTON PARK HOSPITAL

NO JACKETS

Every Wednesday - BINGO with ALL CASH PRIZES! Last Friday of Every Month NORTHERN SOUL & MOTOWN

Hall Road, Stainforth, Doncaster DN7 5JD

Tel: 01302 350 691

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

EVERY MONDAY/THURSDAY

STEVE CHILTON

WEDNESDAY

Live Entertainment

Saturday 12th March - Top North East Band

BIG CITY

Saturday 19th March - Excellent Four Piece Pop Band

BIG TIME CHARLIE

Saturday 26th March - Excellent North East Band

HOOCH NAVARO Saturday 2nd April

HEROES

Bingo - Monday & Friday - 8:45pm start Karaoke - Sunday Afternoon - 4:00pm start Open The Box - Fri/Sat Evening & Sun Lunch Quiz - Sun Evening - 8:40 start

AUCTION - 6:30PM

SUNDAY 13TH MARCH

CHEAP DRINKS - ALL £2.30

EVERY FRIDAY

EVERY SATURDAY

FROM 7:30PM

POOL COMPETITION WINNER TAKES ALL EVERY TUESDAY FROM 1:30PM - 3:30PM

BIG MONEY BINGO The Avenue, Campsall DN6 9ND Tel: 01302 701 241 www.thecampsall.com

HAWTHORN SOCIAL CLUB YORK BAR WMC Goodison Boulevard, Cantley, Doncaster DN4 6BT Tel: 01302 535995

ROBBIE H

THE OLD CLUB

ARMTHORPE CORONATION CLUB Tranmoor Lane, Armthorpe, Doncaster Tel: 01302 831393 Saturday 12th March - Top Yorkshire Band

York Road - Doncaster 01302 783393

Every Tuesday is BINGO NIGHT!

Live Entertainment Saturday 12th March -Boy/Girl Duo

NO CONTEST KEVIN CURTIN

Sunday 13th March - Male Vocalist

ELVIS Friday 18th March

TRIBUTE ACT

ONLY£1 ADMISSION Saturday 19th March -Boy/Girl Duo

EUPHORIA CHRIS WOOD

Sunday 20th March - Male Vocalist

TOP ACT & BINGO

KARAOKE WITH TOP DJ CLIFF EVERY SUNDAY

DOMINO HANDICAP Starts at 8pm - £40 Added

ENTERTAINMENT SUN 13TH MARCH - NORTHERN LIGHTS WED 16TH MARCH - PAUL STEWART SAT 19TH MARCH - WRESTLING (£3 for Kids & £5 for Adults - Pay on the Door)

* All acts supplied by the fantastic Dukeries Entertainment

Free Function Room For Parties

Skellow Grange Working Men’s Club & Institute

FRIDAY 11TH MARCH

JOHN DARREN (IN THE LOUNGE) 2 REAL (IN THE CONCERT ROOM)

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH

COYOTE - TOP SHEFFIELD BAND SUNDAY 13TH MARCH

COMPLETE MADNESS - TOPSKABAND FRIDAY 18TH MARCH

DAVE LLOYD (IN THE LOUNGE) BEEDS

(IN THE CONCERT ROOM)

SATURDAY 19TH MARCH

RUBY KIND & THE STRANGERS Skellow Road, Doncaster DN6 8JL Tel: 01302 338304

www.skellowgrange.com

Doncaster Club Listings

Tel: 0114 285 1118 - www.bradfieldbrewery.co.uk E6 Donna & Carl welcome you to THE DUNSCROFT DRUM SOCIAL CLUB The Beverley Inn and Hotel Watch House Lane Bed & Breakfast / Restaurant & Bar

Live Entertainment

Doncaster

Every Fri, Sat & Sun

JOHN VERITY

Country Guitar Vocalist

Fri & Sat

Karaoke & Disco 7:30pm until late

Karaoke & Disco

Sunday 13th March

DION GRIFFITHS

FRIDAY 18TH MARCH

Tribute Artist - Roy Chubby Brown Tickets £5

GARY OWEN

Star Vocal Instrumentalist

Quiz Night

TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO SKY TV

Mondays: General Knowledge Quiz • Thursdays: Pop Quiz Monday to Saturday Evenings - 2 Steak Dinners for £12

New Menu Coming Soon

FUNCTION ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

WAYNE STEELE Saturday 26th March - Vocal Comedy Entertainer CRAIGE ANTHONY

For Tuesday & Friday Lunch 12noon - 2:30pm Dinner 5pm - 7:30pm

01302 874488

Parties • Weddings • Funerals etc Up to 180 people

200 Station Rd, Dunscroft, Doncaster DN7 4JR

Live Entertainment at

WESTMINSTER RECREATIONAL CLUB MONDAY - BINGO NIGHT TUESDAY - AUCTION NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY - DANCE NIGHT (SEQUENCE, OLD TIME, MODERN 8PM - 11PM)

EVERY MONDAY 11:30 AM - 3PM

DANCING, SEQUENCE, OLD TIME, MODERN

FRI 11TH MARCH

Home Cooked Food • Sky Sports

Saturday 19th March - Top Vocalist

117 Thorne Road, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2JE Tel: 01302 882724 Fax: 01302 887456 Email: info@beverleyinnandhotel.co.uk

TEL: 01302 845 637

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DANNY HERROD

FORTHCOMING EVENT

7:30pm until 9pm

Wednesday

TUES 15TH MARCH

MR TWISTER

Sunday Carvery

ROADHOUSE

(Multi Instrumental 2 Boy Show)

(Male Vocal Entertainer)

Saturday 12th March TOP BAND

12noon - 4pm

Balby Road, Doncaster Tel: 364692

SAT 12TH MARCH

Former CAMRA pub of the year

Friday 11th March

BALBY ROAD RECREATIONAL CLUB

EVERY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY

COUNTRY NIGHT & BINGO Wednesday 9th March

JOHNNY WILLIAMS Friday 11th March

FRI 18TH MARCH

KEN BARRAS

(Two Pianos and Vocals)

FRI 25TH MARCH

RED ROCKS (Soft Rock Harmony Duo)

Westminster Crescent, Intake, Doncaster DN2 GHU Info: 812103

SATURDAY 12TH MARCH

POPCORN

(AN EXCELLENT TOP GROUP) FRIDAY 18TH MARCH

OASISH (A FANTASTIC TRIBUTE BAND)

ASKERN VILLA FC FUND RAISING NIGHT £5 TICKET CHARGE SATURDAY 19TH MARCH

CATS EYES (MALE/FEMALE DUO)

Wednesday 16th March

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

KARAOKE

STARTS AT 8PM FOSTERS, CARLING, STONES, STRONGBOW CIDER FREE HIRE OF FUNCTION ROOM FOR YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION Tel: 01709 863 205 Chapel Lane, Conisbrough, DN12 2BW

Friday 18th March

MIKE LAYTON AUCTION

6:30PM START (VIEWING FROM 3PM )

EVERY THURSDAY

SEQUENCE DANCING TO A LIVE BAND

BENTLEY WEST END SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB

Cusworth Road, Doncaster DN5 9RF Tel: 01302 876340

WARRIOR

Sat 12th March

(Excellent Rock Band)

Sun 13th March

(Modern & Classic Pop Band)

ENVY

ROCK SOLID

MEN’S CLUB (SUPERB ALL ROUND GROUP)

Sun 20th March

THE CRASHERS

SATURDAY 2ND APRIL

Sat 26th March

SPECIAL FUND RAISING NIGHT ALL PROCEEDS TO MACMILLAN NURSES

ANIMATION (MODERN BOY/GIRL DUO)

TUES 22ND MARCH

DENE MICHAEL

(Superb Male Vocal Entertainer) SUNDAYS - QUIZ NIGHT WIN A GALLON OF BEER MONDAYS - BINGO

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TUESDAYS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

WEDNESDAYS CURRY NIGHT / POKER NIGHT FRIDAYS KARAOKE NIGHT

The Best Sound Around

SATURDAYS MUSIC QUIZ / DISCO

Live Entertainment THURS 31ST MARCH TOP SECRET Boy / Girl Duo

TUESDAY 15TH MARCH

Sat 19th March

SATURDAY 26TH MARCH

(2 Guy Duo)

Armthorpe Road, Doncaster Tel: 01302 831323

128 Askern Rd, Bentley Tel: 01302 873201

HANK BODINE DUO

DUELLING PIANOS

DUAL IMPACT

ROSTHOLME CONISBROUGH THE SPORTSMAN SOCIAL CLUB CASTLE CLUB

ICE

(Four Piece Live Band)

SAT 19TH MARCH

(Great Male Vocal Duo)

(Popular Live Rock Band)

SOUL CITY

(Soul & Motown Band)

Sun 27th CLAIRE MARSHALL EXPERIENCE March (Excellent Pop Band)

THURS 28th APRIL THE LEGENDARY STAR STAR Tribute to Soul & Motown

THURS 26th MAY EPIC 3 Piece Harmony Band

ROSSINGTON LABOUR & SOCIAL CLUB

Gattison Lane, New Rossington, Doncaster DN11 ONR

FRIDAY 11TH MARCH

BOYZ ALOUD (BRILLIANT BOY BAND)

MONDAY 14TH MARCH

STEVE HANKS (SENSATIONAL MALE VOCALIST)

EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT

BINGO

Bar: 01302 868491 Secretaries Office: 01302 868775

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NEWBOLD WMC MASTIN MOOR MW CLUB CHESTERFIELD Chester Street, Chesterfield T: 01246 234200 TEL: 01246 472547 Saturday 12th March Saturday 12th March IN 2 THE GROOVE Saturday 12th March SPIKE DAVIES Sunday 13th March Saturday 19th March JOHN FITZPATRICK TRUDY Thursday 31st March LINE DANCING EVERY THURSDAY Doors 7:30pm

Thirlmere Road, Newbold, Chesterﬁeld, S41 8EJ

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For Details Contact N.M.W.C on 01246 278849 Maureen Welcomes You To

THE RED LION The Real Ale & Mild Beer Pub

Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield - 01246 450 770

Saturday 12th March

RAY DAVID Saturday 19th March

DENNIS VINCENT

RENISHAW ROAD, MASTIN MOOR, CHESTERFIELD

CATHY SUMMERS

WITH TUITION FROM JEAN & TERRY

AUCTION EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6:30PM LOTTING STARTS - 12NOON

OLD WHITTINGTON

JOHN DARREN

Station Lane, Old Whittington, Chesterfield Tel: 01246 451961

Monday Night Auction - 7pm - Finish

Every Wednesday -AUCTION

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Sat 12th MAR

Sun 13th MAR

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Large Function Room Available For Hire

High Street, Brimington, Chesterfield

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Sunday 13th March

AREA 51

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BRAMLEY SOCIAL CLUB

Tues 15th March

PURE MAGIC Queen Tribute

AMAZING LIVE DOUBLE HEADER SHOW

Cross Street, Bramley, Rotherham S66 2SA

Tel: 01709 549568

LEE LARD

Peter Kay Tribute

SASSY

(Female Duo)

Sunday 20th March

NO JACKETS (Group)

Saturday 26th March

IMPULSE

(Boy/Girl Duo)

Sunday 27th March

BEARDSMITH (Group)

Michael Buble Tribute

plus

TICKETS £7 Members £8 Non-Members Telephone Shaun on 07870 582197 or call the Club on 0114 275 4671

Mon, Wed, & Fri nights plus Sun dinnertime

BINGO & LUCKY 5’s

Tues & Thurs: Concert room available for private parties. Call the secretary on 01709 549568 for more information Total Sky TV package now showing in the club

LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

Friday 11th March

THIS LITTLE GIRL & THE DILLICATS Saturday 12th March

KAST OF KINKS Friday 18th March

THE KING CATS Saturday 19th March

ALEXANDER’S PALACE RAWMARSH TRADES & LABOUR CLUB

Whiteley Avenue, Monkwood Estate, Rawmarsh, Rotherham, S62 7QS Tel: 01709 522825

Saturday 12th March

INFINITY Sunday 13th March

RUTH STANFORD ALBION ROAD 29 Albion Road - Rotherham Centre Tel: 01709 512545

Top Weekend Entertainment Friday 11th March

HEROES EXIT KERRIE LEONARD

Food

JONATHAN BENNETT

Sunday 13th March Saturday 19th March

01226 742377

www.birdwellvenue.com EVERY FRIDAY

Tuesday 15th March

(Boy/Girl Duo)

(Group)

Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley

Sunday 13th March

Saturday 12th March

THE FUTURE

BIRDWELL CLUB/VENUE

Saturday 12thCooked March Traditional Home

RAZMATAZ

THURSDAY 24th MARCH

FREE ADMISSION NON MEMBERS WELCOME DOORS OPEN AT 7PM SHOW STARTS 8:30PN

GREASBROUGH WMC Church Street, Greasbrough, Rotherham 01709 551117

SORRY NO CHILDREN ALLOWED ON THESE PREMISES ON WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAYS

Wednesday 9th March

RUBY KIND & THE STRANGERS Saturday 12th March AREA 51 Sunday 13th March ROBERT CRAIG Wednesday 16th March

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Wednesday 16th March BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Heir Hunters 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer11:00 Britainʼs Empty Homes 11:30 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 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 The Smokehouse 3:35 Deadly 60 Bite Size 3:40 Deadly Art 3:55 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Horrible Histories 4:30 All Over The Place 5:00 Newsround 5:15 Comic Relief Does Glee Club 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 The Boat That Guy Built 8:00 Waterloo Road 9:00 MasterChef 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: Amadeus 2:15 Weatherview

6:40 Little Robots 6:50 Rastamouse 7:00 Barneyʼs Latin America 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Muddle Earth 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 Paradise Cafe 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Big Barn Farm 9:40 Little Human Planet 9:45 Timmy Time 9:55 3rd and Bird 10:05 Postman Pat: SDS 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 The Hairy Bakers 1:45 To Buy or Not to Buy 2:30 Restoration Roadshow 3:00 Flog It! 3:45 Helicopter Heroes 4:30 Pointless 5:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Royal Upstairs Downstairs 7:00 Escape to the Country 8:00 Great British Food Revival 9:00 Leaving Amish Paradise 10:00 Mock the Week Again 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 Cricket World Cup Highlights 12:20 BBC News

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 House Gift 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 4.00 Midsomer Murders: Kingʼs Crystal (Part 1) 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 UEFA Champions League: Chelsea v FC Copenhagen 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 11.35 Cops with Cameras 12.30 The Zone

Channel 4 6:10 Sali Mali 6:15 The Hoobs 6:40 The Hoobs 7:05 Freshly Squeezed 7:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00 Frasier 8:30 The Morning Line 9:30 AccordIng To Jim 10:00 The Good Wife 10:55 Country House Rescue 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 Seaside Secrets 12:20 River Cottage Bites 12:25 Channel 4 Racing: Cheltenham Festival 4:15 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Coach Trip 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Wars Of The Roses 9:00 Jamieʼs Dream School 10:00 The Model Agency 11:05 Lily Allen: From Riches To Rags 12:05 Cheltenham Festival Highlights

Five 6.35 Elmoʼs World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.05 Roobarb and Custard Too 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Make Way for Noddy 7.55 Milkshake! Show Songs 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 11.05 Cowboy Builders 12.00 Meals in Moments 12.10 5 News Lunchtime 12.20 House 1.15 Home and Away 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 The Vanessa Show 3.05 The Family Recipe 3.15 Film: Crimes of Passion 5.00 5 News at 5 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 OK! TV 7.00 5 News at 7 7.30 Starlight: For the Children 8.00 Emergency Bikers 9.00 NCIS 10.00 Law and Order: Criminal Intent 11.00 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 11.55 Law and Order 12.55 SuperCasino

Thursday 17th March BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Heir Hunters 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Britainʼs Empty Homes 11:30 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 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 The Smokehouse 3:35 Deadly 60 Bite Size 3:40 Deadly Art 3:50 Dennis & Gnasher Shorts 3:55 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Horrible Histories 4:30 All Over The Place 5:00 Newsround 5:15 Comic Relief Does Glee Club 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 The One Show 7:30 EastEnders 8:00 DIY SOS: The Big Build 9:00 The Big Red Nose Desert Trek 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:25 Regional News and Weather 10:35 Question Time 11:35 This Week 12:20 Skiing Weatherview

6:25 Jakers: The Adventures of Piggley Winks 6:50 Rastamouse 7:00 Barneyʼs Latin America 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Muddle Earth 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 The Sparticle Mystery 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Big Barn Farm 9:40 Little Human Planet 9:45 Timmy Time 9:55 3rd and Bird 10:05 Postman Pat: SDS 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:45 Waybuloo 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Meerkat Manor 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Diagnosis Murder 1:45 To Buy or Not to Buy 2:30 Restoration Roadshow 3:00 Flog It! 3:45 Helicopter Heroes 4:30 Pointless 5:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Royal Upstairs Downstairs 7:00 Decade of Discovery 8:00 A Farmerʼs Life For Me 9:00 The British at Work 10:00 Cricket World Cup Highlights 10:30 Newsnight 11:20 Zimbabweʼs Forgotten Children 12:20 BBC News

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 House Gift 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 4.00 Midsomer Murders: Kingʼs Crystal (Part 2) 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Charities in Crisis: Tonight 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 Monroe 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Benidorm 11.35 Last Orders 12.05 Grimeﬁghters 12.30 The Zone

Channel 4 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Freshly Squeezed 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55 Frasier 8:30 The Morning Line 9:30 According To Jim 10:00 The Good Wife 10:55 The Restoration Man 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 In Your Dreams 12:20 River Cottage Bites 12:25 Channel 4 Racing: Cheltenham Festival 4:15 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Coach Trip 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:55 4thought.Tv 8:00 Relocation, Relocation 9:00 Love Thy Neighbour 10:00 10 Oʼclock Live 11:05 Friday Night Dinner 11:35 The Ricky Gervais Show 12:10 Cheltenham Festival Highlights

Five 6.35 Elmoʼs World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.05 Roobarb and Custard Too 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Make Way for Noddy 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 11.05 How Not to Decorate 12.00 Meals in Moments 12.10 5 News Lunchtime 12.20 House 1.15 Home and Away 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 The Vanessa Show 3.05 The Family Recipe 3.15 Film: Living with the Enemy 5.00 5 News at 5 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 OK! TV 7.00 5 News at 7 7.30 Europa League Football 10.10 Film: The Order 12.00 SuperCasino

Friday 18th March BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:15 Heir Hunters 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 Britainʼs Empty Homes 11:30 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 Escape to the Country 3:00 BBC News 3:05 The Smokehouse 3:35 Deadly 60 Bite Size 3:40 Deadly Art 3:55 Shaun the Sheep 4:00 Horrible Histories 4:30 All Over The Place 5:00 Newsround 5:15 Comic Relief Does Glee Club 6:00 BBC News at Six 6:30 Regional News and Weather 7:00 Comic Relief 2011 10:30 BBC News 10:55 Regional News and Weather 11:05 Comic Relief 2011 1:00 Jack and Kevinʼs Comic Relief Lock-In

7:00 Barneyʼs Latin America 7:25 Newsround 7:30 Muddle Earth 7:45 Eliot Kid 8:00 The Sparticle Mystery 8:30 LazyTown 8:55 Numberjacks 9:10 The Koala Brothers 9:25 Big Barn Farm 9:40 Little Human Planet 9:45 Timmy Time 9:55 3rd and Bird 10:05 Postman Pat: SDS 10:20 Pingu 10:25 64 Zoo Lane 10:45 Waybuloo 11:05 In the Night Garden 11:35 Meerkat Manor 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 GMT with George Alagiah 1:00 Diagnosis Murder 1:45 To Buy or Not to Buy 2:30 Restoration Roadshow 3:00 Flog It! 3:45 Helicopter Heroes 4:30 Pointless 5:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:00 Eggheads 6:30 Royal Upstairs Downstairs 7:00 Britain by Bike 7:30 Island Parish 8:00 Mastermind 8:30 Gardenersʼ World 9:00 African Railway 10:00 Great British Railway Journeys 10:30 Comic Relief 2011 11:05 Newsnight 11:40 The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 11:50 Cricket World Cup 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 House Gift 3.00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 4.00 Midsomer Murders: Blood Wedding (Part 1) 5.00 The Chase 6.00 Calendar News 6.30 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.30 Film: Die Another Day 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Film: Die Another Day 11.30 Take Me Out 12.40 The Zone

Channel 4 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 The Hoobs 7:00 Freshly Squeezed 7:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55 Frasier 8:30 The Morning Line 9:30 According To Jim 10:00 The Good Wife 10:55 Gokʼs Clothes Roadshow 12:00 Channel 4 News Summary 12:05 River Cottage Bites 12:25 Channel 4 Racing: Cheltenham Festival 4:15 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Coach Trip 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:20 Channel 4 Racing: The Gold Cup 7:25 4thought.Tv 7:30 Planning Outlaws 8:00 Relocation: Phil Down Under 9:00 Film: I, Robot 11:10 Rude Tube: Ultimate Champions 12:10 10 Oʼclock Live

Five 6.35 Elmoʼs World 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Little Princess 7.05 Roobarb and Custard Too 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Make Way for Noddy 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 11.05 How Not to Decorate 12.00 Meals in Moments 12.10 5 News Lunchtime 12.20 House 1.15 Home and Away 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 The Vanessa Show 3.10 Film: Jenifer 5.00 5 News at 5 5.30 Neighbours 6.00 Home and Away 6.25 OK! TV 7.00 5 News at 7 7.30 Vets in Action 8.00 Ice Road Truckers 9.00 The Mentalist 10.00 Law and Order 10.55 NCIS 11.55 Cops in Crisis 12.15 SuperCasino

7 Day Soapwatch EASTENDERS MON: Janineʼs happiness at Rickyʼs is under threat as Lauren vows to track down a missing Whitney. Fat Boy has a startling revelation for Mercy, and Jodie has a close call when she leaves George with Heather. TUES: Ricky is aghast to discover that Janine has been keeping Whitneyʼs disappearance a secret from everyone. Carol finally lays the past to rest after a visit to Connor, and Abi and Jay enjoy a romantic rendezvous. THURS: Janine and Lauren are horrified when they realise what has happened to Whitney - will they be able to persuade her to leave with them before Rob returns? EMMERDALE MON: Lisa and Zak receive some disappointing news from the police. Hazel senses that all is not well with Jackson. Pollard and Val face the final hurdle in their application to foster Amy.

TUES: Lisa finds the strength to stand up to Derek. Carl is suspicious about Jimmyʼs mystery phone call. Aaron wishes Jackson would confide in him. WED: Kellyʼs return only adds to the mystery around Jimmyʼs condition. Chas urges Jackson to stop shutting Aaron out. Zak wonders if Lisa will ever forgive him. THUR: Aaron makes a shocking discovery. Jimmy thinks Kelly could be the key to finding out what happened to him. Adam stands firm about leaving his job on the farm. Aaron urges Hazel to watch Jacksonʼs video diary. Declan has some bad news for Nicola and Rodney. Carl vows to help Jimmy regain his memory. FRI: Aaron struggles with the knowledge that Jackson is living a lie. Jimmy is determined to see Kelly. The distance between Zak and Lisa grows. CORONATION STREET

MON: Sian snaps at a bickering Kevin and Sally. Katy stuns Chesney with her plans for their future. Tina and Graeme plot to help Xin. A baffled Liz arrives back from Spain to find Amy living with Tracy. Claudia gives Marc his marching orders. How will Sally respond to Kevinʼs advances? THURS: Liz is shocked to find Tracy working behind the bar. Kevin struggles to fight his jealousy as Jeff takes his place. Fiz and Owen are shocked by Chesneyʼs announcement. FRI: Liz is shocked to hear about Beckyʼs crime and the reasons behind it. Mariaʼs attempts to warn Tracy about Frank have serious repercussions for Carla. David and Kylie agree to a double wedding with Graeme and Xin. NEIGHBOURS MON: Lucas is forced to meet with Billy and is told to race again and lose. Refusing

to bow to blackmail, Lucas will not agree, but finds the Ramsay house trashed as a warning. Lucas vows to race one more time - on his own terms. Zeke is unsure how to handle Sophieʼs crush, so tries different ways to deal with the problem, but in the process humiliates Sophie much more than he intended. TUES: When Lucas notices Brennan acting strangely, he is determined to dig for some dirt for Kateʼs sake. When he catches Brennan with a mystery woman, he confronts him. Sophie is embarrassed by Zekeʼs public rejection, but with the help of Kate and Jade, she finds a healthy way to channel her anger. WED: Tash is enjoying the benefits of her fake pregnancy, but when Andrew tells Rebecca, the pressure is on for Tash to tell her father. Unable to avoid it any longer, Tash and Andrew tell Michael that she is pregnant and the baby is Andrewʼs. Has Tashʼs game spiralled out of control? Lucas tries to recruit Brennan on to Karl and Toadieʼs side for the

calendar wager - will he succeed? THURS: Dex decides to dress up as a woman for his latest blog post, but Sid is anxious when Marilyn tells him that she caught his son in drag. Is Dex opening himself up for further humiliation? Indi and Romeo start to realise that they might have grown apart, but Indi is determined to hang on to her boyfriend. However, Ruby starts to believe that Romeo is interested in her when he warns her to stay away from Casey. FRI: Suspecting Tash may not actually be pregnant, Summer sets out to prove her theory by trying to sneak a look at Tashʼs hospital ﬁle. She is unsuccessful and, frustrated, lashes out at Tash, reminding her that Andrewʼ is only interested in the baby, not their relationship. Tash sets out to teach Summer a lesson - will it ﬁnally drive Summer over the edge? Being babysat by Sonya, Charlie brings home a mysterious new pet.

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The countdown to the Festival continues and the palpable sense of anticipation increases. This week I am concentrating on Festival’s first day but, as usual, have given selection short lists for this Saturday’s televised racing. I have also given some advance selections for the Festival Wednesday to Friday which next week I shall cover in more depth. Because of the extent of Cheltenham coverage I am limiting this Saturday’s preview to the six televised races only. On Saturday the big race is the Listed Paddy Power Imperial Cup at Sandown, which usually attracts a decent field as trainers seek to land the big bonus on offer should their charge land this race and then one at the Festival. Martin Pipe achieved this feat in the past and no doubt his son, David, who now has the reins at Pond House, will wish to emulate his father. He may run Ronaldo des Mottes and if he does take the hint as a saver on my selection Numide who has been running well lately. Cheltenham Preview Tuesday: I am hoping that in the Supreme Novices Hurdle at 1.30 Recession Proof can kick off the Festival for us with a win. He has won his last three races and last time out recorded a really good time at Newbury when winning a Grade 3 race, beating Bothy, who had previously run really well behind Menorah, by a short head. Currently a 10/1 shot he looks to be on the upgrade and, in my opinion, has a very good chance of making the frame at least. Cue Card will be mighty dangerous if he runs and is likely to go off favourite. There are plenty of other dangers however and one that could also run well at a big price is Willie Mullins’s Gagewell Flyer, who would rate an each way saver if he were to line up. However, in common with other leading trainers, Mullins is mob handed here and whichever of his make the starting gate must be respected. Paul Nicholls is well represented in the race and his pair King of the Night and Al Ferof both look to have leading chances, as do the Nicky Henderson trio of Gibb River, Spirit Son and Sprinter Sacre. In a fiercely competitive opener another with a decent each way shout is Dermot Weld’s Hidden Universe. In the Arkle Novices’ Chase at 2.05 I am saddling Noel Meade’s Realt Dubh with the day’s Nap vote. Winner of his last two races he has improved and impressed as the season has progressed and is now a dual Grade 1 winner. If Noble Prince were to take his chance he could give the selection most to do as he has only a short head to find with him but, as Realt Dubh has beaten him in his last two races, I am more than hopeful that he can land the hat trick. Medermit, Dan Breen, Ghizao, Finian’s Rainbow, West With The Wind, William’s Wishes, Cadoudalas and Stagecoach Pearl represent a stout home defence against the Irish challengers and all have decent chances. The 2.40 is a wide open handicap chase and I like the look of Skippers Brig for this one. He has won on his last two outings, most recently at Kelso last Saturday where he beat Ballabriggs. He has my top speed rating and looks to be in good form at present. He represents a hopeful choice in a tricky contest. The Champion Hurdle is run at 3.20 and to my mind looks a much stronger race than last year. Irish Challenger Hurricane Fly has done nothing wrong as he has continued to progress this season and he looks to have an excellent chance, as do Menorah (winner of a Grade 3 and Grade 2 in his last two races), Peddlers Cross (an unbeaten horse, including wins at this level), Oscar Whisky (winner if his last two races), last season’s Champion, Binocular, Mille Chief and Alaivan. I respect all of these very good hurdlers but I am going to take a bit of a leap into the dark and go for Philip

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STEELERS DENT TITLE HOPES WIN TICKETS TO THE ICE HOCKEY By Sarah Youle

The Sheffield Steelers’ grip on the top spot loosened last week, as they lost both games played over the weekend, to add to a defeat to Hull last Saturday. They now hang onto the top spot with just a one-point lead. It was a tough weekend, travelling to Belfast on the Saturday and then straight to the NIC from the airport on the Sunday, and the hours on the road quite obviously took their toll. On Saturday Belfast were 3-0 up by the end of the first period, thanks to two goals from Jeff Mason and another from Josh Prudden. It took them just five minutes of the second period to add another two, Brandon Benedict scoring his first of the night and Prudden adding his second. The Steelers attempted to close the five goal deficit, player-coach Ben Simon scoring their first goal at 6:49 on the powerplay as Dan Welch sat out 2 minutes for Hooking. Rod Sarich added his 11th goal of the season at 12:06, but that was all the Steelers could muster, and a disappointed band of dedicated away support left the Odyssey Arena disappointed. Many fans kept up with the players’ hectic schedule, and were joined by even more as the Steelers fans filled the away blocks of the NIC hoping to see a turn-around in recent fortunes for the team. Sadly that was not to be. Jade Galbraith gave the Panthers the lead at 2:19 in the first period and the Steelers managed to hold the score at 1-0 for the remainder of the period. In the second Danny Meyers doubled the lead at 26:06, and David Clarke scored a powerplay goal at 31:31. The Steelers still couldn’t muster a goal, and with 1:31 gone in the third the Panthers scored their fourth goal. The Steelers pulled one back at 45:41, but it was too little too late. The Steelers now have just a one point lead at the top of the table and must win their sold-out game on Wednesday against the Belfast Giants at Ice Sheffield. The Steelers next Arena home game (and final league game) is on March 20th, and also plays host to the fifth annual Teddy Toss and Teddy Bear Auction. If you are attending the game and would like to take part, just bring a soft toy in a plastic bag and, when the Steelers score their first goal, throw them onto the ice! You will also have the chance to bid on teddy bears made by the players and kindly donated by Build-a-Bear in Meadowhall and for the past four years dressed in their own little Steelers jerseys by Rhino Sport. All money raised from the auction will be split between Amy’s House Respite Nursery in Handsworth and the Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

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Doncaster Rovers were condemned to defeat at the hand of Leeds United, with the home side’s strength in attack the difference between the two sides as Leeds ran out 5-2 winners. Despite a spirited fightback, which saw Rovers enter the half time break level, the home side’s confidence and strength moving forward proved the difference - as two Leeds players sealed braces in an entertaining game. Rovers got the game underway at a packed Elland Road, but it was the home side who took the game by the scruff of the neck, creating numerous chances in front of goal in the first half. After just four minutes, Leeds winger Max Gradel made a surging run into the box, firing a shot at goal which Rovers ‘keeper Gary Woods managed to block. The ball fell to Jonny Howson inside the Rovers penalty area, but the Leeds skipper could only fire his shot high over the crossbar. Leeds continued to press the Rovers defence, with Wayne Thomas and George Friend called into action on a number of occasions. Robert Snodgrass and Luciano Becchio linked up well in the ninth minute, forcing Friend into a clash of heads with the Argentine striker. As a result, both players were forced off for treatment; although Friend remained absent as Becchio resumed play. In the meantime, Rovers started to get into the swing of things, although the visitors could only create half chances. Leicester City loanee Franck Moussa worked hard on the left hand side to beat Eric Lichaj, playing a delightful ball into the box for Paul Keegan; however the former Leeds United youngster could only head over the crossbar of Kasper Schmeichel. On eleven minutes, with Rovers still down to ten men, the game got its first goal of the game, as a slip from Sam Hird allowed Max GRADEL in on goal. Although the winger could have continued his run, he instead fired a delightful strike into the roof of the net to give Leeds United the lead. Rovers immediately looked to fight back, with John Oster soon after playing an inviting ball to the feet of striker Billy Sharp inside the Leeds penalty area. Sharp kept the ball at his feet and managed to turn, only to see his effort towards goal blocked by Andy O’Brien. At the other end, Rovers continued to show their defensive resolve. Former Rovers target Neil Kilkenny linked up well with

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Doncaster Rovers manager Sean O’Driscoll was gracious following his side’s 5-2 defeat at the hands of Leeds United at Elland Road on Saturday. Rovers mounted a comeback before the half time break, after Billy Sharp cancelled out Max Gradel’s opener and Franck Moussa netted his ﬁrst Rovers goal after the break to give the visitors the lead. But a second from Gradel, a brace from Jonny Howson and a Luciano Becchio strike ensured the points would stay in West Yorkshire. “It was entertaining for the people who came here,” O’Driscoll told RoversPlayer. “Credit to Leeds, they created some good chances and we defended valiantly at times. We had a little bit of luck, but overall they deserved the win. The manner of the goals in the second half was disappointing. We said at half time that if we carried on the

Robert Snodgrass before shooting directly at Woods, before Luciano Becchio had an effort whisp just wide of Woods’ near post. Rovers continued to attempt to create chances at the other end, but Leeds’ strength in defence and midfield often resulted in the home side winning second balls. Billy Sharp attempted to grab an equaliser, shooting from distance on two occasions but not troubling Leeds ‘keeper Schmeichel. However Rovers were to grab an equaliser on the stroke of half time - and it was Billy SHARP who grabbed it. A superb ball from John Oster fell perfectly at the feet of the onrushing striker, who had his first effort saved by Schmeichel, only for Sharp to pounce on the rebound and squeeze the ball in at the near post before wheeling off in celebration. The second half got off to the liveliest of starts, with the game flowing from end to end. After just three minutes following the restart, Robert Snodgrass had an effort roll just wide. But it was Rovers who would get the first goal of the half. Dean Shiels received the ball in the centre of the pitch, heading into space inside the Leeds penalty area for Franck MOUSSA. The Belgian took the ball slightly further inside the area before slotting his strike under Kasper Schmeichel for the lead. That lead would last for a mere matter if seconds as, from the restart, Jonny HOWSON dispossessed Brian Stock before running onto the outskirts of the penalty area and fired a daisy cutter into the far bottom corner of Gary Woods’ net. The game continued to run from end to end, as both Sharp and Moussa had chances to increase their tally. But Rovers continued to defend strongly. Max Gradel was released by a weak Rovers ball in the midfield, but good tracking back by Paul Keegan ensured that the Frenchman could only fire his effort wide. Rovers stopper Gary Woods was called into action once more just after the hour mark, coming off his mark to deny another Gradel effort, before doing well do drop low to catch an ambitious striker from Kilkenny. James Coppinger returned from injury to replace Dean Shiels shortly after, immediately linking up well with Joseph Mills on the left hand side whilst Rovers started to play the type of passing football that they have become known for. However Leeds continued to pose a threat on the break and Snodgrass was unlucky not to test Gary Woods more as his free header flew over the Rovers crossbar. The home side regained their lead with just over fifteen minutes to go, capitilising on Rovers being unable to clear the ball from their box. In amongst the melee, the ball fell kindly to Luciano BECCHIO who beat the offside

trap and slotted away Leeds’ third of the afternoon. The goal prompted Rovers to make their second change of the afternoon, as James Hayter returned to replace Paul Keegan - and just seconds after, Rovers came close to levelling once more. The visitors were awarded a free kick 27 yards from goal, which Joseph Mills struck. The Southampton loanee’s effort eventually flew just over Kasper Schmeichel’s crossbar. The second half continued to flow from one end to another - with Max Gradel continuing to cause Doncaster Rovers problems. The former Leicester City man once again managed to get a fierce strike off with his right foot - only to be denied by another splendid save from Woods. GRADEL eventually got his second of the game on the 82nd minute, once again linking up well with Robert Snodgrass. Snodgrass’ work on the right resulted in getting an effort poked towards goal, which Woods could only parry into the path of the Leeds winger who fired straight into the back of the net. Bradley Johnson could have made it five for the home side had his header been on target minutes later, whilst James Coppinger at the other end could have netted for Rovers; his shot going just wide of goal. Leeds did eventually get their fifth of the afternoon through skipper HOWSON on the stroke of the game’s final whistle, after a ball from the halfway line released the forward with only Woods to beat. Howson remained composed, calm and collected as he fired the ball into the back of the net to condemn Rovers to a heavy derby day defeat.

way that we were going, we were going to get beat - so we may as well have a go. We had a go in the second half and went ahead and had the two best chances in the second half.” “Leeds are a good team at home and they have a front six as good as any in the league. Overall, it was deserved.” Defensively, Rovers were caught out on a number of occasions - something that the Doncaster boss has acknowledged, but emphasised the character his side showed in continuing to take the ﬁght to promotion-chasing Leeds United. “Where we are at the minute, we need to defend as a team. We committed the same mistakes that we did against Swansea. We sat back a little bit and allowed Leeds to get the ball into our half too easily.” “We kept going and we never gave up. One or two of the players looked leggy after having a game in midweek and another on a Saturday when Leeds have had the full week; it sounds like an excuse but it does make a difference when it is Saturday/ Tuesday all the time and the same players are turning out. We were

a bit fortunate, but we were in it until the third goal. It was difﬁcult from then on.”

Teams Leeds United: Kasper Schmeichel; Eric Lichaj, Leigh Bromby, Andrew O’Brien, George McCartney; Robert Snodgrass, Bradley Johnson, Neil Kilkenny, Max Gradel; Jonathan Howson (c), Luciano Becchio Subs Used: Billy Paynter for Becchio (79’), Richard Naylor for O’Brien (90’), Sanchez Watt for Gradel (90’) Subs Not Used: Shane Higgs (GK), Alex Bruce, Davide Somma, Ross McCormack Doncaster Rovers: Gary Woods; Sam Hird, Wayne Thomas, George Friend, Joseph Mills; John Oster, Brian Stock (c), Paul Keegan; Dean Shiels, Franck Moussa; Billy Sharp Subs Used: James Coppinger for Shiels (68’), James Hayter for Keegan (76’), Mark Wilson for Stock (85’) Subs Not Used: Ben Alnwick (GK), Simon Gillett, Dennis Souza, Matthew Kilgallon Cautioned: Paul Keegan (60’)

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Despite dominating possession from start to finish, 10 man Rotherham United were forced to settle for a point after being kept out by a stubborn Barnet defence. The Millers created numerous chances in the first half and still looked the more likely to score even after Tom Newey’s second half dismissal for violent conduct, but a determined Barnet hung on for a much needed point. Ronnie Moore kept faith with the same 11 that took a well-earned point from Plainmoor on Tuesday night. Johnny Mullins recovered from a knock in midweek to retain his place partnering Nick Fenton in defence. Ian Thomas-Moore was fit enough for the bench, but skipper Ryan Cresswell was made to wait for his long-awaited return. The Millers started brightly and enjoyed the majority of possession in the opening stages, but failed to test Jake Cole.Rotherham were lively without threatening, and the best they had to show for the opening 20 minutes was a flowing counter attack that was halted when Cole plucked a Le Fondre cross out of the air before it reached the onrushing Jason Taylor. Rotherham’s first shot on target came after 23 minutes, when Ryan Taylor turned and shot from the edge of the area, but Cole made a comfortable save. The effort seemed to lift the Millers, and a minute later Le Fondre had Cole scrambling across his goal to tip wide. Cole was again in the action on 30 minutes, saving from Newey after a clever corner from Nicky Law. From the resulting corner, Barnet somehow cleared from under their crossbar after Johnny Mullins headed towards goal.The visitors had their backs firmly against the wall, but the Millers were unable to find a way through. On 37 minutes a long ball forward presented Jason Taylor with the Millers’ best chance of the half. Taylor did well to surge between Anwar Uddin and Joe Devera, but he tried to guide the ball past Cole and scuffed his connection, allowing the busy Barnet ‘keeper to make another save.Another scuffed connection - if any at all - denied the Millers again late in the first half.Newey’s free kick fell to Fenton inside the six-yard box, but he was unable to divert it past Cole into a gaping goal. The Millers made a positive start to the second half with Jason Taylor drilling a shot from 20 yards just wide of the far post. On 54 minutes Le Fondre was next to try his luck when the ball broke kindly to him 25 yards from goal, but his shot was sliced and landed harmlessly wide of the far post. With little sign of the deadlock being broken Ronnie Moore acted on 67 minutes by replacing Liam Henderson with Omar Daley. On 70 minutes the game took a turn for the worse for the Millers when they were reduced to 10 men. After the awarding of a free-kick Newey appeared to shove Izale McLeod who was holding onto the ball. After a long consultation with his assistant, referee Geoff Eltringham sent off the left back much to the bemusement of the Don Valley crowd. The Millers responded well to the setback and surged forward. A ball to the back post looked like it would find Marshall in space but the winger misjudged the weight of the pass allowing the ball run beyond his outstretched leg. With eight minutes remaining Daley sprinted forward from just inside his own half and unopposed

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glided into the Barnet area, but his powerful drive was blocked, with the rebound falling to Law who also found his goalbound effort smothered by a sea of Barnet defenders. The closest Barnet came to a goal was in injury time when sub Jordan Parkes unleashed a stunning drive from 25 yards which Warrington superbly tipped over the bar. A minute later Warrington had to tip over again this time after a stinging drive by Sam Deering. Rotherham United: Warrington; Coid, Fenton, Mullins, Newey, Henderson (Daley 67), Law, J. Taylor, Law, Marshall (Kennedy 76), R. Taylor, Le Fondre. Subs not used: Harrison, Ashworth, Thomas-Moore, Randall, Annerson. Barnet: Cole, Devera, Hughes, Uddin (Parkes 50), Kabba (Byrne 72), Deering, Pulis (Jarvis 85), Marshall, Kamdjo, McLeod, Parsons. Subs not used: Cox, O’Brien, Taylor, Vilhete. Attendance: 3,566 (78).

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Chances missed cost the Millers three points was the view of Ronnie Moore after 10-man Rotherham United were held to a goalless draw by Barnet at Don Valley Stadium. Despite being in command for large parts of the game the Millers couldn’t unlock the Barnet back four, which held firm after a sustained attack. Rotherham were also forced to play out the last quarter of the game a man light after left-back Tom Newey was dismissed for violent conduct. “We played some good stuff in the first half and when you are on top you have to punish the opposition but we didn’t do that,” admitted the Millers boss. “We were on top and had opportunities but if you don’t take them against a side that are struggling then you eventually end up hanging on like we were at the end. Everything was good about the first half except for the goals. We didn’t really test the ‘keeper enough but we worked hard but didn’t get the breaks. When you don’t get the breaks the next best thing is to not get beat. We kept a clean sheet which was encouraging but if you want to be in the top three you have to win these games.” The games major talking point was the sending off of Tom Newey for violent conduct and Ronnie revealed that he thought the decision may have been harsh. “The linesman had said that Tom Newey had thrown a punch but I think he was just trying to get the ball off their player,” Ronnie added. “The incident was right in front of me and if I had seen him punch a player then I would have fined him. Hopefully someone can have another look at it and we might be able to do something about it.”

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Micky Adams’s 13th game in charge of the Blades proved as unlucky as the other 12 as a fortunate solitary goal gave Portsmouth victory on the south coast. Hermann Hreidarsson’s first half goal - when the ball dropped nicely for him inside the box was all that separated the teams. Going into the game Pompey had won their previous five, not conceding a goal in the process, but they were severely tested by a spirited Blades performance. Despite defeat to Derby last time out, Adams named an unchanged side and Montgomery and Mattock were deemed fit enough to be included on the Blades bench. Pompey’s team included three loanees who formerly played in red and white stripes - Halford, De Laet and Cotterill. Continuing with the 4-4-2 formation, United were quickly forced into defensive mode as the in-form Pompey looked to continue where they left off against Scunthorpe - Collins was called upon after two minutes to block from Nugent after De Laet’s knock forward. United’s first chance arrived on 11 minutes. Halford - playing as a central defender - was beaten in

the air by Cresswell but Evans, despite cutting inside, shot over the crossbar. A second opportunity soon followed with both of United’s front two ﬂicking on to put Riise in the clear, albeit a long way from goal. Hreidarsson, however, quickly got back to make a block. Pompey hit back with Nugent dancing through United’s defence and forcing a save from Simonsen on 19 minutes but the striker won a corner soon after which was to prove vital. From Cotterill’s delivery, the ball dropped in the six yard box and HREIDARSSON was closest to hammer home, giving the Blades goalkeeper no chance. Quinn whipped in a couple of inviting inswinging corners and Mullins barged into Evans inside the penalty area but referee Booth was well placed and waved playon. Then, on 35 minutes, an Evans pass caused a collision between Quinn, De Laet and goalkeeper Ashdown but the loose ball did not drop kindly for the Blades. After turning Halford, Evans had a shot blocked by Ashdown, whilst the goalkeeper then spilled a corner but United were unable to take advantage from the resulting scramble. The half ended, however, with two Portsmouth breakaways, which almost saw them extend their advantage. Firstly, Hreidarsson made up a lot of ground but was unable to ﬁnd the target with

a header and then, after Ertl’s slip and Collins clearing header from Cotterill’s cross, a powerful volley from Kitson was saved by Simonsen. There was goalmouth action at both ends in the early moments of the second period. The first chance fell to United, from a freekick, but as Mullins headed an Ertl effort off the line, the referee had already blown for a foul against the visiting side. At the other end, with 49 minutes gone, De Laet’s marauding run resulted in Simonsen saving from Kitson and Nugent firing the rebound into the sidenetting. Around the hour mark United were applying the pressure and causing nervous moments for the home fans. However, to emphasise the lack of luck, two great chances fell to the unfavoured foot of two separate players! Firstly Williamson - shooting with his left - saw his shot blocked and then Quinn - with his right - fired wide after being put through by Nosworthy on 63 minutes. The first substitutions were made inside the last 20 minutes and the Blades introduced the powerful Vokes at the expense of Doyle. Cresswell was moved to the left and Quinn to central midfield in the reshuffle. Lowton header’s from Riise corner was caught by Ashdown and the next move from the United management team was to throw on two more strikers - Bent

and Bogdanovic - in an attempt to salvage something from the game and the latter quickly got a shot away, but it was too close to Pompey’s goalkeeper. From a quick free-kick, a Collins header was saved by Ashdown but all the attacking was coming from the battling visitors in the ﬁnal ten minutes. In a crowded penalty area, Vokes headed over and in another aerial bombardment, the ball dropped nicely for the Ashdown when Bent and Vokes were in close attendance. United were still on the offensive when four minutes of added time was announced but the visitors for all their efforts - were unable to carve out another chance... the only opportunity of note was Collins clearing off the line very late on from Nugent after Simonsen had strayed from his line. Pompey: Ashdown, Halford, De Laet, Hreidarsson, Mullins, Nugent, Hogg (Mokoena 71), Cotterill (Dickinson 80), Kitson, Ward (Kanu 71), Rocha. Unused: Ciftci, Kilbey, Flahavan. Blades: Simonsen, Nosworthy (Bent 77), Ertl, Doyle (Vokes 71), Evans, Williamson, Cresswell (Bogdanovic 77), Collins, Quinn, Lowton, Riise. Unused: Montgomery, Mattock, Kozluk, Long.

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Saying that United have played really well but have come away with nothing is getting the norm week in week out, and that certainly was the case at Portsmouth. The Blades are fighting for their lives right now and good performances aren’t going to be enough – we need points! With the first team failing I thought that this week I would take a look at our second string sides; I witnessed the reserves in action at Barnsley last week and despite a 6-1 reverse the young side looked promising. Roy Carroll had a game I think he’d rather sooner forget whilst on trial, as did Elian Parrino who we have praised before in our articles but sadly had a stinker in this game. Any silverware that will be won by United this season could come from our academy side that tonight will compete in FA Youth Cup at Leicester City and should they progress then they’ll face last year’s losing finalists Aston Villa at the semi-final stage. We wish our young starlets the best of luck at the Walkers Stadium tonight and that they progress to face Villa in the semis.

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LOAN STRANGERS FANS WEEKLY COLUMN by Jon Warburton

In recent games something as become quite apparent. When taking on Derby County ten days ago, we were up against a very poor outfit. I might even go as far as to say they were as bad as us. But one thing that stood out was that as bad as they were, the majority of their players belong to them. If Derby County were to get relegated at the end of this season, their players are under no illusion that they will be playing third tier football next term. At Bramall Lane we have over relied on the loan market to a reckless degree. Too many the players that are currently turning out for Sheffield United will not be playing for us next season. For this reason the fear factor isn’t as great. Players like Nyron Nosworthy, Bjorn Helge Riise and Sam Vokes will be straight back to their Premier League clubs. The only reason they would bust a gut to keep our club in the Championship is through professional pride, which it appears will not be enough to save us. In a recent interview Richard Cresswell was quoted saying that the Blades have been through 65 players in the last two seasons, a remarkable statistic. As an example it is frightening when you consider the number of goalkeepers we have been through during this time. From almost six years of consistency with Paddy Kenny in between the sticks we have seen Ian Bennett, Mark Bunn, Carl Ikeme, Steve Simonsen, Richard Wright and Mihkel Aksalu occupy one of the club’s most important positions. This is a microcosm of the instability and upheaval we have had throughout the team in recent years thanks to injury and poor transfer policy. Trevor Birch wants the finger pointing to wait until the end of the season. While I agree with his sentiment, you can’t blame people for doing it now.

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Sheffield Wednesday suffered a home defeat at the hands of Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, going down 4-2 to the stricken Devon club. The rock bottom Pilgrims - who entered administration on Friday - may have their fair share of problems but rose above the adversity at Hillsborough to take the long haul home with all three points. Bondz N’Gala opened the scoring before Joe Mason made it two before half time. Owls substitute Giles Coke gave Wednesday hope in halving the arrears on the hour but Mason extended the lead before Yannick Bolasie put Plymouth out of sight. Ex-Argyle defender Reda Johnson headed a late consolation but by that time, the contest was all but over. Wednesday made abright start but it was Plymouth that forged the first shot of note seven minutes in when Stephane Zubar slammed a half volley into the side netting from a corner. The Owls responded with a Gary Madine header that flicked the arm of Curtis Nelson in the box but the referee waved away Wednesday appeals for a penalty. The ball was promptly at the other

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end, though - and in the back of the Owls’ net. Kari Arnason did well down the right and his cross found its way to N’Gala on 12 minutes to drill home past Nicky Weaver a yard inside the area. Wednesday were rocked and Bolasie forced a fine diving save from Weaver before the hosts came within a whisker of snatching an equaliser when a fierce shot from Gary Teale rattled the crossbar. Teale then sent a delicious cross right into the danger zone that narrowly evaded both Madine and Chris Sedgwick as the Owls turned the screw. But just as a leveller seemed inevitable, the Pilgrims burst upfield and doubled their advantage. Arnason was again the architect, this time finding Rory Fallon in the box and the big striker nodded on for Mason to apply the finishing touch on the half-hour mark. The scoreline was harsh on Wednesday, who nevertheless could and should have gone three down moments later when Onismor Bhasera nipped in to go one on one with Weaver but the Owls’ keeper came out on top. It was not the first time this season that the hosts gave themselves a mountain to climb in the second half and Gary Megson made three substitutions at the interval. Coke, Jermaine Johnson and Clinton Morrison all came on but it was a Plymouth player that almost gave Wednesday a lift when Arnason mistimed a header back to his goalkeeper Romain Larrieu but recovered in time to

hoof to safety. The Owls pressed upfield with Plymouth on the back foot and after two more penalty claims were denied finally got on the scoresheet. Richard Hinds found Coke in space and the midfielder powered on to launch an unstoppable drive past Larrieu on 61 minutes. But just as a revival was on the cards, the visitors delivered a sucker punch four minutes later to effectively seal the points. Mason was allowed room in the penalty area to chest down and volley a sweet strike into the top corner of Weaver’s net. Bolasie added a final coating of gloss ten minutes from time for Plymouth with a 25-yard effort that flew into the back of the Leppings Lane net. And although there was time with 85 minutes on the clock for Tommy Spurr to swing over an accurate corner that Reda Johnson headed home, it was a case of too little too late for the under par Owls.

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Gary Megson lamented a poor first half display that led to Wednesday’s downfall against Plymouth at Hillsborough. The Owls went down the tunnel 2-0 down to the struggling Pilgrims, who went on to complete a 4-2 victory. And of equal frustration was the fact that Megson fielded the same side that posted excellent results against Bournemouth and Carlisle from the Owls’ last two games. The Wednesday manager said: “Our first half performance was abysmal. It was chalk and cheese from the last two performances but coming from the same players. “We asked the players to start Owls: Weaver, Hinds, Beevers, the game with the right tempo R Johnson, Spurr, Sedgwick (J Johnson 46), Miller, Palmer (Coke but we just didn’t get it. We 46), Osbourne (Morrison 46), gave ourselves a mountain to Teale, Madine climb and although making Unused substitutes: O’Donnell, three substitutions at half time Potter, O’Connor, Heffernan was a gamble, it was a gamble that needed to be made. Plymouth: Larrieu, Paterson, “We were better in the second Zubar, Nelson, N’Gala, Fletcher, half and Giles Coke scored Arnason, Bolasie, Bhasera, a terrific goal and from that Mason, Fallon point not only did I think we Unused substitutes: Button, Patterson, Timar, Peterlin, Young, would draw the game but we Duguid would win it. “But we shot ourselves in the foot with their third goal, which was a good finish, but there was no challenge and no tackle.” The Owls have a quickfire opportunity to put the Plymouth result to bed when they travel to Oldham on Tuesday night. Megson added: “Sometimes it’s best when you fall off the horse to get straight back on again and that’s what we have to do on Tuesday against Oldham. “We had a long discussion with the players after the game and what was said will stay in the dressing room. “The only way you learn whether these things have the desired effect is in the next game and that’s when we will find out.”

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Let’s look at the positives, trust me, they are there if you look hard enough; • We are here, we’ll be here tomorrow and we’ll be here for many more seasons to come. Like a man who has miraculously survived a terminal disease, we should not lose touch with the fact that we very nearly ceased to exist. For all the shabby results, endless bad corners and rubbish players it is worthwhile to stop for a minute and be glad that we have these things to judge. • We have an owner who has the capability to move the club forward and is not detested by the wider community as was/is Lee Strafford – a man for whom I have not heard a single good word for. • The pies are improving every game. • We have a manager who cares, who says what he feels and who couldn’t give a bully beef what people think about him. Also, he has a promotion to the Premiership on his CV. • We are not Shefﬁeld United.

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Tue 28th June York Day Out

adult £13

Sat 2nd July

RAF Waddington Air Show

adult £30

Sun 3rd July

Shrek (The Musical) (London)

Sat` 16th July

Ladies Day – Market Rasen

£66 adults £28

GUARANTEED Gee Vee Travel Day Trips 2011 BEST PRICES IN YORKSHIRE!

9CT = £10.20 PER GRAM 18CT = £20.40 PER GRAM 22CT = £24.94 PER GRAM *Prices subject to change - correct at time of press

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WHITBY ................................................................................................£12 CLEVELEYS & BLACKPOOL .............................................................£12 BRIDLINGTON .....................................................................................£12 CHESTER CITY OR ZOO ...................................................................£12 STRATFORD ON AVON......................................................................£15 BURY MARKET....................................................................................£12 SKEGNESS ..........................................................................................£12 LIVERPOOL & DOCKS .......................................................................£12 COTSWOLDS ......................................................................................£15 HARROGATE FLOWER SHOW .......................................................... £9 * Any Admission Fee not included

Coach Holidays 2011 BOURNEMOUTH ................................................................£167

14 MAR - 18 MAR 14 MAR - 18 MAR 14 MAR - 18 MAR 17 MAR - 21 MAR 21 MAR - 25 MAR 21 MAR - 25 MAR 27 MAR - 2 APR 28 MAR - 1 APR 28 MAR - 1 APR 28 MAR - 1 APR 28 MAR - 1 APR

EASTBOURNE.....................................................................£172 ISLE OF WIGHT...................................................................£162 LOCH LOMOND ALL INCLUSIVE ......................................£218 LLANDUDNO .......................................................................£174 ST. ANNES............................................................................£150 BABBACOMBE ....................................................................£210 GRANGE OVER SANDS ....................................................£203 LLANDUDNO .......................................................................£155 SKEGNESS ..........................................................................£193 SOUTHPORT .........................................................................£95

Yarmouth Specials Fri 18th - Mon 21st March - 4 Days - £99 / Mon 28th - Fri 1st April - 5 Days - £99 Mon 4th - Fri 8th April - 5 Days - £99 / Mon 11th - Fri 15th April - 5 Days - £99 Sun 17th - Thur 21st April - 5 Days - £99 / Mon 2nd - Fri 6th May - 5 Days - £109 Mon 9th - Fri 13th May - 5 Days - £109 / Mon 16th - Fri 20th May - 5 Days - £109 Mon23rd - Fri 27th May - 5 Days - £109

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Mar 21st - 25th Mar Isle Of Wight, Carlton Hotel .................. .£169pp

May 25th - 29th May £279pp Scotland,, Duke Gordon Hotel ..................£279pp

Apr 8th - 11th Apr Gt Yarmouth, Hotel St George................£125pp

May 27th - 30th May Gt Yarmouth, Hotel St George .................£125pp

Apr 18th - 22nd Apr Weymouth, Russell Hotel.......................£179pp

June 11th - 18th June Isle Of Wight, Carlton Hotel .....................£319pp

Apr 29th - 2nd May Gt Yarmouth, Hotel St George............... £125pp

July 11th - 15th July Gt Yarmouth, Hotel St George .................£159pp

May 9th - 13th May St Annes, Clifton Park Hotel .................. £219pp

July 25th - 29th July llandudno, Kensington Hotel ...................£209pp

May 16th - 20th May Gt Yarmouth, Hotel St George .............. £159pp

July 29th - 1st August Gt Yarmouth, Hotel St George .................£125pp

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