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CALL FOR RESIDENTS TO HELP SHAPE A MINING STATUE FOR DONCASTER Doncaster residents are being invited to share their mining stories and showcase any related memorabilia to help shape a quality piece of public art that celebrates the town’s proud mining heritage. A special open forum has been set up at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery On Tuesday 23 January between 1 and 2.30pm. Here the acclaimed artist Laurence Edwards will be on hand to listen to people and look at mining related artefacts. This will help him devise the style and design of the artwork which will

represent Doncaster’s former mining communities and what mining meant to the whole borough. The ﬁnal design will be revealed later in the spring at a special exhibition. Doncaster Council intends to launch a crowdfunding campaign once the design is unveiled to help meet the cost of the statue which will be located in a prominent town centre location easily accessible to Doncaster residents. Nick Stopforth, Head of Libraries and Culture, said:

“This event is an open invite for people to help shape a piece of public art that celebrates our mining heritage. We are asking people to come along and share their mining related stories, fond memories and show us any related memorabilia which will help our artist – Laurence Edwards – capture what mining meant to Doncaster residents in his design.” Laurence will also be giving a talk after the open forum at the Museum about his work and his creative thoughts so far.

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NEW TREES TAKE ROOT IN SHEFFIELD More than 1,200 young trees will take root along Sheffield’s streets this winter as the annual tree planting season continues. Sheffield is one of only a handful of local authorities in the UK who are benefitting from a fully-funded provision to replace street trees on a one for one basis. This is the sixth successive season of tree planting by Amey as part of the Council’s Streets Ahead highways maintenance programme – and will bring the total number of replacement highway trees in Sheffield to almost 6,000 since the programme began in 2012. At up to 2.5 metres high, the eight to ten-year-old container-grown trees are carefully tended through their first season to give

them the best possible start in life. Trees planted in the early years of the Streets Ahead programme are already doing well, with a good canopy spread and girth. The vigorous young trees being planted will replace trees which have been removed from highways because they were unhealthy, dangerous or damaging to the highway and neighbouring property, or because they are creating access issues. This year, the new trees have been selected from a range of different species, all chosen for their suitability for the Shefﬁeld highway environment, vigour and health. Streets Ahead arborist, Dan Bright, said that the 4,500 trees planted in previous years were showing good signs of

growth, with only very few needing to be replaced because they hadn’t established. “We take great care when planting and tending for our new young trees, by preparing the ground well and building in a pipe to make sure the water we give them in their first season gets delivered straight to their young roots. “The fact that only around two per cent of the new trees have failed to establish in the first five years, all of which have been replaced, is testament to that hard work. Highways are a tough environment for young trees to flourish and so we are incredibly pleased with the health of our new street tree stock here in Sheffield.” Said Dan. Tree planting season takes

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place between October and March as it’s when trees are dormant and least likely to suffer stress. Cabinet member for Environment and Street Scene at Sheffield City Council, Councillor Bryan Lodge said: “Trees form an important part of our city’s streets and those trees which have been planted as part of the Streets Ahead programme will ensure a sustainable and varied tree stock for years to come. “The street trees that have been replaced are now more suitable for their environment which means that our streets can remain green with a varied age profile of trees. “Not only have replacement trees been planted over the last five years, but additional street trees can be seen

across the city, securing Sheffield’s green credentials for hundreds of years.” Streets Ahead is about ensuring we have roads, pavements and a street scene to be proud of. In addition, it presents the city with a unique opportunity to sustainably manage, increase and maintain its diverse street tree stock over a 25-year period. More than 65,000 trees have been planted across Sheffield in the last three years, including those planted as part of the Streets Ahead contract and those in parks and woodlands included in the Council’s community forestry programme. To find out more about the Streets Ahead contract visit: www.sheffield.gov. uk/streetsahead

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SAINSBURY’S INSPIRES SHEFFIELD COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND TACKLE FOOD WASTE Sheffield’s first Community Fridge opened in the Edge Café on January 15th. Sainsbury’s has funded over 30 Community Fridges across the country – to help tackle surplus food waste The University of Sheffield will play host to the city’s first ever ‘Community Fridge’, an initiative made possible through funding obtained from Sainsbury’s and will be trialled with the support of environmental charity Hubbub UK in a growing effort to tackle food waste. The fridge, located in the Edge Café on Endcliffe Crescent will be open every day to enable students and staff to share surplus food and for members of the community to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted. The University of Sheffield is calling all students and staff departments across the University to donate surplus food from 15th January onwards. The fridge will launch at 10am following action from the Students Union and Accommodation & Commercial Services (ACS) to win the funding. A Sainsbury’s spokesperson commented:

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119/1/1986 - The first IBM PC computer virus is released into the wild, created by the Farooq Alvi Brothers in Lahore, Pakistan. 20/1/1936 - Edward VIII becomes King. 21/1/1976 - Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes. 22/1/1984 - The Apple Macintosh is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII. 23/1/1973 - President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam. 24/1/1908 - The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell. 25/1/1881 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.

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On February 15th, 5 Star Wrestling returns to Sheffield’s FlyDSA Arena and this time, not only will the event be broadcast LIVE on national TV... they're bringing former WWE Champions: The iconic ROB VAN DAM & the masked master of the 619 Rey Mysterio. An army of larger-than-life wrestling stars from around the world, spearheaded by WWE legends Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam, are going on the biggest, most ambitious arena tour ever created by a UK-based wrestling company. 5 Star Wrestling will bring the most thrilling and physical sports entertainment action up close and personal to the huge numbers of fans who love and follow professional wrestling around the country. The groundbreaking 5 Star Wrestling tour kicks off on February 1 then travels all over the British Isles including a huge show at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on Thursday, February 15, with dates also confirmed for Liverpool, Newcastle, Plymouth, Belfast, Aberdeen, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Dundee, Blackburn and Cardiff. Every single 5 Star Wrestling show will be aired live to millions of homes from 7pm to 10pm every Thursday night on the new all-sports channel FreeSports. This is the first ever wrestling TV series to be broadcast live on a weekly basis from the UK and the only live TV broadcast of wrestling anywhere in Europe. The master of the 619, Rey Mysterio, will go oneon-one with Yorkshire brawler Rampage Brown in one of the top matches at the FlyDSA Arena on Thursday, February 15. Aside from the already-announced 5 Star Champion John Morrison, Mysterio and Rob Van Dam, on Monday 8th January it was announced at a Press Conference at Sheffield’s FlyDSA Arena that the 5 Star Wrestling tour will include former WWE superstars Jake Hager (Jack Swagger), Carlito, PJ Black (Justin Gabriel) and Chris Masters,

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WORLD’S BIGGEST 5K ON ITS WAY TO SHEFFIELD FOR FIRST TIME Thrillseekers will have the chance to roll back the years and conquer the world’s biggest fun-run – featuring HUGE obstacles – when it comes to the region for the first time in 2018. Gung-Ho! Seriously Fun 5k will take adults, and kids, back to the days of Total Wipeout, Fun House and It’s A Knockout as they clamber over and through giant inflatables. The huge, fun-filled course – which includes giant mazes, walls, gauntlets and slides amongst other obstacles – will be filled with enough air to inflate more than 75 MILLION footballs, and comes to Rother Valley Country Park, Sheffield, on Saturday 8th September. Brains behind the event Alex Winters, a former Cbeebies presenter, came up with the idea while watching an episode of Ninja Warrior back in 2014. He said: “I grew up watching some of the great, classic TV shows of yesteryear like Fun House, It’s a Knockout and Gladiators. “Like many others I dreamed of taking part in something like that, but never got the chance! Now I am giving the people of Sheffield the chance to roll back the years and act like a kid again! “This will be a day out like no other. Anybody of any shape or size will be able to get round the course and we guarantee they will have an absolute blast in the process. “We promise fun, thrills and spills for everyone taking part. So come on Sheffield, show us how Gung-Ho! you can go!” More than 100,000 people have taken on GungHo! since Alex first dreamed up the idea of a giant

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Venus the planet of love is going to be squaring up to Saturn the planet of structure. In the ﬁrst half of the week Mercury is also in conjunction with the dreamy energies of Neptune. There could be some doubts, confusion or some home truths shared around a key relationship. Call for more...

Your ruling planet Venus is challenged by the rather restrictive influence of Saturn. With Neptune also engulfing the more logical energies of Mercury, you may find it difficult to maintain your boundaries should anyone seek to tap into your natural goodwill. Call for more astral advice...

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CONSULTATIONS 2018 - HAVE YOUR SAY Want to give your opinions on things that matter to you? During Janaury you can comment on Council budgets, transport, health, and local priorities. The following are currently open for public comment: Sheffield City Council’s Budget Consultation 2018-19 Sheffield City Council wants to hear from residents and businesses to help them decide spending priorities so that they can set the Council’s budget for the next year (April 2018 to March 2019). To help inform their approach to the budget, they also want to hear about your experiences of using services in Sheffield. Public meetings are being held across the city where you can learn more about the Council’s budget and ask questions of senior Councillors and Council officers. Thursday 18 January 2018, 6pm to 8pm, The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield Wednesday 24 January 2018 , 6pm to 8pm, Woodseats Methodist Church, Holmhirst Road, S8 0GS Tuesday 23rd January 6.00 8.00pm at Stocksbridge library, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield S36 1 DH

Improving assisted travel on railways – Office of Rail and Road Closes Tuesday 30 January 2018, 11.59pm The Office of Rail and Road is consulting on potential improvements to Assisted Travel. This consultation includes: Asking for views on how passenger awareness of Assisted Travel might be increased. Highlighting the user experience of Assisted Travel and asking what action could be taken to improve the reliability of assistance for passengers. Seeking views on how training for company staff could be strengthened. Highlighting how monitoring of Assisted Travel is being strengthened and seeking views on how this may be improved further. Making Urgent Care work better in Sheffield – NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group Closes Wednesday 31 January 2018 NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) wants to make changes that make it simpler for people to get the care they need and guarantee everyone who needs it an urgent appointment within 24 hours. There are no changes to emergency

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or planned care in this consultation; this consultation is about providing urgent care in different ways so that they can improve access to urgent care services for people across the entire city. They are keen to hear your views, experiences and ideas about how we can improve urgent care services in Sheffield. What do think of the Transport System in Sheffield? Closes Tuesday 6 February 2018 Sheffield City Council wants to know what you think about the Sheffield Transport Vision, the future needs of the city and about your travel needs. Like the Sheffield Transport Vision, the survey doesn’t focus on what could change in particular areas or on particular routes. But the views and insights they receive will help them to develop the Sheffield Transport Strategy, where they will propose these specific changes. Once they’ve completed this strategy, there will be an opportunity to comment on it later in the year. Ward Priorities – Sheffield City Council We would like to know what people living in Sheffield feel should be the priorities for their ward councillors. Each ward in the city has 3 councillors who work to improve things for local people and represent them when decisions are made in the Town Hall. If your councillors are better informed about the things that are important to you then they can focus their attention on specific issues in your neighbourhood. The information you provide in this short questionnaire will help them identify the service providers, community organisations and local residents they need to work with. #SpeakUp Grants – Healthwatch Sheffield Closes Wednesday 31 January 2018 Healthwatch Sheffield has launched #SpeakUp grants aimed at local groups. They want to enable groups to run projects that help local people share their experiences of health and social care services in Sheffield. Not for profit, third sector, voluntary or community groups can apply for up to £500 in order to run engagement activities that encourage members of the public to have conversations about their experiences of health and social care. For more information, visit www. healthwatchsheffield.co.uk/news/speakupgrants-press-release or contact Mark Smith on m.smith@healthwatchsheffield. co.uk or 0114 2536687.

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and it filled my boots with freezing, murky slime as I reached the feeder where I was able to release it. Once again, the avian culprit escaped unharmed, but by now, I’d had enough. My baits were obviously visible to the waterfowl, and I wasn’t going to risk another event, so I packed up…another blank, and my feet were aching with cold… Today, I’ve been back again. This time armed with a quivertip rod, maggots, and groundbait, as I tried another tactic to elicit some interest. This time, a feeder full of krill groundbait was clipped up at forty odd yards, and a series of quick casts got a bit of bait down ready for the forthcoming session. I attached a hooklink, added a couple of gentiles, cocked my arm back, and promptly clipped the branches of an overhead tree, ripping the bait off the hook, and tumbling the feeder into the water about five yards in front of me… Ahhh! I readjusted, and eventually got a bait in the water, tightened a small curve in the ‘tip, and sat back to wait… and wait… and wait…this place seems able to bring out the worst in me… For four hours, that ‘tip didn’t even tremble once. I recast religiously every twenty minutes, and twitched the bait back every ten, to keep bait going in hoping that bream would move into the swim, but it didn’t appear to have any effect at all. A gentleman stopped to chat, and as we conversed, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the ‘tip flinch; just an inch, but it definitely moved! I waited for the bite to develop, but that inch was it… it didn’t move again. I reloaded the feeder, and recast, being careful to avoid the tree, and sat back despondently. Within five minutes, another tiny tremble was noted, but once again, no bite. I changed my hook link, changed the hook, changed the bait, changed the feeder, but still couldn’t get a proper bite. In my defence, no—one else had had a bite either, so you can imagine my delight when the ‘tip moved around slightly, and stayed there! It was enough to tempt me to strike, and as I swept the rod aloft, I felt solid resistance, and this was definitely a fish! My prize seemed to surrender immediately, and was easily recovered towards me. A flash of silver confused me, as did the powerful run immediately after my first glimpse; this wasn’t the bream I’d hoped for, but instead a toothy pike. I have no idea how a pike picks up two maggots on a size 18 hook to 3lb line, I imagine it must look like a crocodile trying to pick up a single chicken nugget off a shiny table using only its teeth, but I did wonder if that was what the initial movements of the ‘tip had been. As the pike approached the net, I could see the hook barely nicked into the outside of the jaw, and as it crossed the threshold, it bit through the line, firing the feeder over my shoulder, just missing my head! No matter; luckily it was enveloped in the net, and a pristine fish of around 5lb gave me my first piscine result from the venue. So, three visits, no proper bites, two birds, and only a single, fluked fish. It’s not much of a return so far, but I have much to learn, and fortunately, plenty of time to do it. I’d far rather try and crack a tough nut like this one, than go and fish a commercial venue, packed with fish, that require much less effort to catch, so I’ll keep trying… after all, that’s why we keep going back isn’t it? Wish me luck...

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IN HOME DOUBLE HEADER Rotherham United manager Paul Warne says a healthy crowd at this Saturday’s home clash with Portsmouth could make all the difference as the Millers look to extend their recent unbeaten run. The Millers are set to host Pompey for the ﬁrst time at AESSEAL New York Stadium, in a game that will also see former manager Kenny Jackett make his ﬁrst return to South Yorkshire. With the South Coast club currently just one place and one point above the Millers in the table, Warne insists it is a vital game as both sides look to maintain their impressive starts to the New Year. “We have had an excellent run over Christmas and the New Year, but we were obviously keen to maintain the feel-good factor around the club ahead of two very tough home games,” Warne told www.themillers.co.uk. “As well as we have done in the last six weeks, Portsmouth boast an equally impressive record and I know Kenny will be keen to get a result on his return. “We have put ourselves in a handy position after a good point at Oldham, and with another break in the calendar coming up, it’s important

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WARNE HAPPY WITH POINT AT OLDHAM MILLERS boss Paul Warne was quick to praise his side’s battling qualities after they gained a hard-fought point at Oldham Athletic, thanks to Ryan Williams’ early strike. Warne’s men took control of the Roses clash when the Australian ﬁred home on seven minutes following good work in the build-up by David Ball and Anthony Forde. However, Rotherham’s hopes of securing their fourth away on the spin were dented when Craig Davies levelled matters for the Lancastrians, soon after. Speaking to the assembled press corps afterwards, Warne insisted that it was a point gained over the Pennines rather than two points dropped, owing to the difﬁcult playing and weather conditions at Boundary Park. “It wasn’t a game for the purists,” Warne remarked. “The pitch was soft and not conducive for either team to play a passing game. We worked

like displayed to media@rotherhamunited.net with the subject titled ‘Rotherham Remembers 2018’. In every year that we have held this tribute, we have been overwhelmed with the response and we’d just like to make supporters aware that any email sent will have been received, although we can’t respond to them all. The names will also be printed in the official matchday programme and the deadline for all submitted names will be Monday 15th January 2018, 5pm. To ensure that we do not miss any emails, names MUST be sent in by email in the following format: To: media@rotherhamunited.net Subject: Rotherham Remembers 2018 out how we were going to play before hand and we were pretty much in control of the game but we gave away a needless free-kick and they worked it quite well and scored. “We went in at half-time and asked the lads to do everything a bit quicker. The lads are disappointed in the changing rooms because they think they have dropped two points, which is good from my point of view, as they are motivated to come and win but to pick up a point away from home and go seven without defeat is a good little run for us. It’s not the worst day I’ve had.” The Roses clash saw the Millers travelling contingent get their first view of new signing Michael Smith but Warne acknowledged it was difficult game for his forwards to make an impression – with both sides locked in a midfield battle, especially in the second-half. “We didn’t get the ball to Bally and Jerry as much as we’d like and it was a little flooded in midfield,” Warne added. “We did not have enough quality but it was a difficult game for us. The lads fought hard and we defended resolutely at times and I was pretty comfortable we were not going to concede again. “We’d have liked the three points, but it wasn’t to be today and we’ll take a point.”

FERGUSON CLARIFIES REMARKS ON OFFICIALS Darren Ferguson has clariﬁed his postmatch comments after Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Plymouth Argyle. The Rovers boss was critical of the ofﬁcials after the game, feeling key decisions went against his side. He said: “When asked after the game what I personally could do to raise standards, I said: ‘What can I do? Shoot them?’ Although clear to everyone in the room that my comment was a tongue-in-cheek response, it is worth clarifying my comments were borne out of

frustration and I absolutely do not advocate violence against ofﬁcials. “I am sorry for that comment and regret the wording, but as was clear from my post-match comments I felt the referee got some decisions wrong at key moments in the game. “Referees have a tough job and I have a lot of respect for the challenges they face, but I would like to see more done to raise standards across the board and give them the best chance of getting decisions right.”

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put in the hard work. If I keep working hard I can eventually get into the firstteam. “I’m working with the fitness coaches now, then hopefully I can get a few games for the Development teamed show the gaffer and the lads what I can do.” The centre-back made one start for Finn Harps and has a handful of substitute appearances to his name, and says the County Donegal side have played a Defender Shane Blaney is hopeful a significant part in his development. switch to full-time football will pay He added: “They played a big role, from dividends after completing his move going from my hometown clubs to Finn to Rovers from League of Ireland side Harps was a big step up as well, going Finn Harps. from the Donegal league to the League of The 18-year-old has agreed a two-and-aIreland. half year deal, and started training fulltime with his new team-mates on Monday “The coaches there, Joe Boyle and Declan Boyle, and the manager Ollie Horan, were January 15. all brilliant with me and I can’t thank He said: “The aim is just to get as fit and strong as I can using the facilities here and them enough.”

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WILDER’S FINAL DERBY THOUGHTS Chris Wilder felt his players got caught up in the occasion following the dismissal of Wednesday skipper Glenn Loovens on Friday evening. Chris Wilder felt his players got caught up in the occasion following the dismissal of Wednesday skipper Glenn Loovens on Friday evening. Loovens saw red in the 64th minute, following two cynical

lunges on Clayton Donaldson, but the Owls held ﬁrm to take a share of the spoils from the Lane. And speaking afterwards, Wilder praised the opposition and was left frustrated at United’s inability to capitalise on a numerical advantage. The manager said: “They sat deep all game, I’m not going to complain about that, it was down to us to break them down, we second guessed

it and I’d have done exactly the same. “They had Joao with pace to get in behind and a target, they ﬂooded the midﬁeld and they hoped to get something on the counter attack. “They were a dangerous side and one who worked extremely hard, full credit to them. “We didn’t need to get caught up in the atmosphere after the sending off, we needed to step back

from the excitement and emotion.” Wilder concluded: “We needed our cool and calculated players to step up, we ended up shooting off balance, putting cross high over the bar, we just couldn’t produce that bit of quality. “We didn’t deserve to win the game really and in the end we could have easily lost it, had not been for Simon. “It was a save he had to get up and make,

if he hadn’t it was a goal. Fair play to him, their goalkeeper makes a fantastic save from Clayton too. “But we had 25 minutes to win the game against some

tired bodies and we should have kept moving the ball until an overload or opportunity arose, instead of trying to score each time we went forward.”

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the result at the moment and that’s frustrating, we just need that bit of luck or a bit of quality.” On his crucial contribution, the stopper added: “I’ve come to punch the Simon Moore initial cross and admitted the it was a frustrated dressing Stears has got there room following first, but luckily I’ve Friday night’s managed to get back since progressed through stalemate in the Steel up and make the the ranks at Old Trafford. City derby. save, because it was a Simon Moore The striker made his decent volley. admitted the it was Red Devils debut in the a frustrated dressing Premier League against “I didn’t have much room following Hull City as an 18-yearmore to do. We’ve Friday night’s old, scoring twice in a come a long may stalemate in the Steel 3-1 victory. from playing in City derby. The Biddulph-born League One, to The goalkeeper, who operator spent the produced a wonderful being disappointed 2015/16 campaign fingertip save to deny that we’ve not won on-loan in the Adam Reach at the Championship with a second steel city death, felt the Blades Brighton and Hove derby. should have won the Albion and scored “We’ve played a clash. five times in 25 league He remarked: “We’re lot of established appearances for the Championship sides frustrated, especially Seagulls. The England U21 international joined with them going this season and down to ten-men. We dominated too, the Derby on a long-term dominated the game, loan at the beginning likes of Derby and but w without doing of last season, but a Bristol City, but it enough to win it. knee injured meant he is frustrating at the “We’re dominating returned to Old Trafford earlier than planned. teams without getting moment.”

BLADES DOUBLE SWOOP Chris Wilder has bolstered his squad further, with the permanent addition of another midﬁelder and the loan capture of a Premier League striker. Welsh international Lee Evans joins the Blades on a threeand-a-half-year deal from Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers, with United paying an undisclosed fee for his services. Meanwhile, Manchester United’s James Wilson will spend the remainder of the season at the Lane, after all parties agreed a loan deal. The deals come on the back of Ryan Leonard signing for the Blades on Tuesday. Upon seeing Evans sign on the dotted line, the Blades boss remarked: “Lee is a great age with his best years ahead of

him. We’ve watched him and monitored his progress for a while and we’re delighted to get him permanently. “He is a young international, he fits in with what we’re about and is an excellent player who we hope will add further depth and competition to our midfield.” The Newport-born midfielder started as a youngster at Bristol Rovers, before making his debut for his hometown club as a 17-year-old in March 2012. In January 2013, Evans joined Wolves and has made over 50 appearances for the Molineux club, in addition to 35 whilst on-loan at Bradford City during the 2015/16 campaign. The 23-yearold has impressed this term at Wigan Athletic,

helping the Latics to the summit of League One, scoring three times in 24 appearances in all competitions. Evans, who has won numerous Welsh caps at U21 level, made his senior debut alongside David Brooks against Panama in November. And Wilder is equally as excited to have landed Wilson, adding: “James has a fantastic pedigree, having come through the ranks at Manchester United and, importantly, has some good Championship experience. “He says he is raring to go and is the ﬁttest he has ever been, so couple that with his undoubted ability and desire to impress, then I’m sure he will improve the group.” Wilson was ﬁrst scouted by Manchester United at the age of seven and has

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WILDER ADDS PROMOTION SPARK WEEKLY BLADES COLUMN BY ANDREW SMITH After six years, two months and twenty-eight days of waiting, Bramall Lane was host to a Steel City Derby. The anticipation beforehand across the city was colossal and United headed into the game as favourites. A truly awful game followed, to put it kindly. The Blades failed to break down a stubborn Wednesday defence and lacked any real quality in the ﬁnal third. The performance was not without effort, which is what has become to be expected from every outing. Chris Wilder has moved early in the transfer

market to inject a much-needed spark back into United’s promotion bid. Ryan Leonard was the first to arrive following months of interest and failed bids. It was a shame to not see the 25-year-old introduced last Friday from the bench. The midfielder built a reputation for scoring shots from distance during his time at Southend. He won the Southend Goal of the Season award in both of the last two campaigns. John Lundstram had a couple of efforts from outside the box late on, Leonard might be better suited to finding the top corner

when the going gets tough. After another mammoth pursuit, Wilder was able to attain the services of Ricky Holmes from Charlton. He too adds another element to the United midﬁeld. Any supporter who was at the Charlton game last season at the Lane, knows the ability he has when it comes to free kicks in dangerous areas. Holmes is another option if the team is struggling to break down teams who sit back. Good early business is not something Blades fans have been used too, the need to endlessly refresh Twitter on deadline day is reduced.

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had together, I decided to play with three at the back, as I thought it would be the best formation in this game to make us stronger in defence. “We worked very hard, but obviously we had to change things around when Glenn was sent off, we went to four in the defence. “However, even after this we created chances and stayed very positive in the game. “At the end, the goalkeeper for United had fantastic reﬂexes to stop us from scoring.” It was Luhukay’s ﬁrst experience of an

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of the moments of the game five minutes after the restart. Clayton Donaldson’s header looked to have the beating of the Owls academy product but Wildsmith adjusted to make a spectacular save to tip the ball over the bar. “I didn’t think I was going to save it, I genuinely thought it was going in,” he told swfc. co.uk. “It’s a proud moment for me, I’ve got a split family in terms of football. I’ve got uncles in the Kop and my mum and dad in the away end so it’s a special day. “It’s always nice in a Sheffield derby, I’ve grown up with it and it’s a fixture I know very well. “But all credit to the team, we stuck together and we’re happy to take the point and move on.”

Joe Wildsmith has lavished praise on the team following a battling performance at Bramall Lane on Friday evening. Wednesday posted a point from the Sheffield derby in difficult conditions, playing the final 25 minutes with ten men. Captain Glenn Loovens was dismissed on 65 minutes, picking up his second yellow card, but the Owls stood firm in the Steel City clash and Wildsmith said: “I just think it was a tough match but we fully deserved to come away with a point. “Especially how we went down to ten men but with the new manager coming in, he’s changed the formation and we’ve had four days to work on it. “We’ve worked hard to get it right and I think it shows what the lads are capable of after such a short time. “We had a plan, we were solid and we have a clean sheet to show for it.” Wildsmith produced one

the Dutchman said he enjoyed the occasion. He added: “From the ﬁrst minute you could feel the passion in the stadium. “In football, games like these are more special because they make you feel something. “I enjoyed it, but the important thing for us now is the next games and we want to start looking at getting more points to take us higher in the table.”

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HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR • SATURDAY 12TH MAY • WEDNESDAY 15TH AUGUST • • ADULTS £61 • CHILDREN 5-15 YRS £53 • UNDER 5 £20 •

Singles where available may incur a supplement: Sat 3rd Feb ??Mystery Weekend?? Fri 2nd Mar Spring Cabarate - Great Yarmouth Mon 5th Mar Blackpool Fri 16th Mar North East City Break – Washington Fri 16th Mar St Patrick’s Day (Traditional Village Experience in Drogheda) Sat 24th Mar ??Mystery Weekend??? Fri 30th Mar Liverpool at Leisure Weekend Fri 6th Apr Scarborough Cabaret Weekend Mon 9th Apr Dorset Coast – Weymouth Mon16th Apr Paignton & The English Riviera Mon16th Apr Somerset Explorer Sat 21st Apr Settle to Carlisle Express

2 days...... £69 4 days.....£129 5 days.....£149 3 days.....£146 4 days.....£309 2 days...... £79 3 days £179 4 days £160 5 days.....£199 5 days.....£272 5 days.....£225 2 days £138

EMMERDALE STUDIO EXPERIENCE FRIDAY 11TH MAY - £32 CHATSWORTH – RHS FLOWER SHOW FRIDAY 8TH JUNE - £44

Mon 23rd Apr East Sussex Coast & Country 5 days.....£275 Mon 23rd Apr The Lake District 5 days ...£299 Wed 25th Apr Norfolk Explorer 5 days ....£224 DAY & THEATRE TRIPS –( ALL AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE) Sat 24th Mar THE BAND – Leeds Grand ................£63 Wed 16th May FAT FRIENDS – THE MUSICAL – Bradford..............£44 Sun 20th May DIANA – Her Life & Style - Kensington Palace .....£46 Wed 6th June THIS IS ELVIS – Leeds Grand ................£40 Sun 22/7&2/9 Shakespeare Express (Steam Train) ................£38 Wed 27th Jun WAR HORSE – Lowry – Manchester ................£65 Wed 4th July SON OF A PREACHER MAN - Liverpool ................£43 Thur 12th Jul Nottingham & Afternoon Tea River Cruise ............£29 Wed 25th Jul MATILDA – Birmingham ................£69 Wed 1st Aug SUMMER HOLIDAY– The Musical – Leeds .............£46 Thur 30th Aug CALENDAR GIRLS – The Musical – Leeds .............£53 Sat 3rd Nov BENIDORM LIVE – Bradford Alhambra ................£53 Sat 24th Nov FAME – THE MUSICAL. Birmingham ................£64 NOW TAKING NAMES FOR 2018 THURSFORD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR NEW BROCHURE NOW OUT – RING FOR A COPY

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COACH HOLIDAYS JANUARY 21 JAN-25 JAN 29 JAN-2 FEB 29 JAN-2 FEB FEBRUARY 2 FEB-4 FEB 12 FEB-16 FEB 12 FEB-16 FEB 12 FEB-16 FEB 12 FEB-16 FEB 12 FEB-16 FEB 12 FEB-16 FEB 12 FEB-16 FEB 16 FEB-18 FEB 16 FEB-19 FEB 19 FEB-23 FEB 19 FEB-23 FEB 19 FEB-23 FEB 19 FEB-23 FEB 19 FEB-23 FEB

BOURNEMOUTH ....................................................... £183 MYSTERY TOUR ..........................................................£175 TORQUAY.....................................................................£119 LLANDUDNO ............................................................. £128 BLACKPOOL ...............................................................£168 ISLE OF WIGHT ...........................................................£140 PAIGNTON.................................................................. £133 SOUTHPORT ..............................................................£139 TENBY (ALL INCLUSIVE) ...........................................£238 WEYMOUTH ............................................................... £166 WESTON-SUPER-MARE............................................£188 LLANDUDNO ................................................................ £90 GREAT YARMOUTH.................................................... £115 LLANDUDNO ..............................................................£140 ISLE OF WIGHT ...........................................................£140 TORQUAY.....................................................................£119 WEYMOUTH ................................................................£166 GREAT YARMOUTH.....................................................£130

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MYSTERY TOUR ......................................................... £175 HARROGATE WEEKEND ........................................... £152 LLANDUDNO WEEKEND...........................................£128 SCARBOROUGH ........................................................... £53 BABBACOMBE............................................................£180 BOURNEMOUTH ........................................................£199 BLACKPOOL ...............................................................£160 ISLE OF WIGHT ...........................................................£140 CHESTER ...................................................................... £84 BLACKPOOL .............................................................. £215 BLACKPOOL ...............................................................£129 BRIDLINGTON ........................................................... £198 LLANDUDNO ..............................................................£163 TORQUAY.....................................................................£243 TORQUAY.................................................................... £172 GREAT YARMOUTH ELVIS WEEKEND......................... £90 BLACKPOOL ................................................................. £99 LONDON MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL...........................£133 ARROCHAR SIGHTSEEING TOUR .............................£200

2018 BROCHURE OUT NOW!

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LONDON WEEKEND 10th - 11th February • 2 Days • Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel • 1 Nights B&B Accommodation • Lift to all ﬂoors • All Rooms En-Suite • Free Time in London

£99

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NEWQUAY DRINKS INCLUSIVE SPECTACULAR 5th - 9th March • 5 Days

£299

• Esplanade Hotel • All Rooms En-suite • Lift to all ﬂoors per person • 4 Nights Half Board Accommodation • Leisure Facilities inc. pool & sauna • Welcome Cream Tea • Evening Entertainment with FREE bar 6pm- 9pm • Excursions to Cornwall Gold, St Ives, Truro

CHESTER WEEKEND 23rd - 25th March • 3 Days

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£1 99 per person

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London Theatre 2 for 1 Special

2 Days

23rd - 24th January

£179.00

Eastbourne

5 Days

12th -16th February

£239.00

Warners Sinah Warren Hotel

5 Days

19th - 23rd February

£249.00

Skegness Miners’ Retreat

5 Days

5th - 9th March

£142.00

Skegness Miners’ Retreat

5 Days

12th - 16th March

£147.00

Isle of Wight

5 Days

126th - 30th March

£215.00

Easter in Cotswolds

4 Days

30th March - 2nd April

£299.00

London Royal Albert Hall Tea & Tour

2 Days

1st -2nd April

£139.00

Dutch Bulbfields

4 Days

5th - 9th April

£369.00

Blackpool 1940s’ Experience

2 Days

8th - 9th April

£119.00

Paignton (South Devon)

5 Days

9th - 13th April

£299.00

London Theatre 2 for 1 Special

2 Days

11th - 12th April

£175.00

Eastbourne

5 Days

23rd - 27th April

£299.00

Mill Rythe Holiday Village

5 Days

23rd - 27th April

£239.00

Emmerdale Studio Experience & Leeds

2 Days

29th - 30th April

£119.00

Tenby

5 Days

29th April - 5 May

£349.00

Tastes & Tales of Canterbury

4 Days

4th - 7th May

£359.00

Weymouth

6 Days

4th - 9th May

£445.00

Ireland (County Kerry)

7 Days

6th - 12th May

£599.00

Liverpool Beatles Theme Break

3 Days

13th - 15th May

£239.00

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