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Even though Santa might be a bit busy up at the North Pole, beginning to check his list, making sure the Reindeer are in pre-Christmas training and the elves are ramping up toy production, he has taken time out to deliver an early festive treat. For the second year in a row, users of the BetterPoints Sheffield app will be able to claim a free TravelMaster CityWide Sheffield 1-day ticket for one day’s travel between 1 December and 26 December. The fantastic offer gives shoppers the chance to use Sheffield’s bus and tram network to travel throughout the city on a single day, including into the city centre, ensuring they can tick all those must-have items off their list.
Sheffield also has some cracking festive events planned sure to help people get right into the Christmas spirit, including the return of the incredibly popular Christmas Market around the Peace Gardens.
This year also sees new places including the awardwinning Cambridge Street Collective and Leah’s Yard open throughout the festive period.
Cllr Ben Miskell, Chair of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council, said: “With Christmas fast approaching and the number of shopping days dwindling, we wanted to do our bit to help make the festive period as stress free as possible by offering this fantastic public transport offer. Sheffield has some
incredible shops, especially on The Moor and in our brilliant Heart of the City development for people to visit and collect that must have item or meet with friends and family to discuss plans for the season.
“But, it’s not just about shopping; Sheffield is transforming, it’s changing into a cleaner, greener and thriving city, a city that offers something for everyone no matter what time of year it is.
This Christmas, we have the return of the brilliant Christmas Market, the big wheel on the Moor and many other events and activities to attract people into the city centre and with this TravelMaster CityWide day ticket offer, there is no excuse not to come and enjoy Christmas
in Sheffield.”
People will be able to get their TravelMaster CityWide 1-day travel ticket by downloading the BetterPoints app, if you aren’t one of the more than 6,000 people who haven’t already done so. Simply fill in a two-minute joining survey, and you’ll collect 100 points, 50 of which will be able to be used for your public transport ticket.
The BetterPoints app turns your steps, cycle rides and public transport trips into shopping vouchers or donations to local charities.
When you claim your free ticket with 50 BetterPoints, you can get a digital voucher for a day’s travel on any bus or tram by tapping ‘Rewards’. You’ll receive a unique coupon code by email which you can then use to get a
CityWide one-day travel ticket in the TravelMaster app. The ticket can be ordered as a new m-ticket which you then activate in the app or added to your existing TravelMaster smartcard.
Cllr Miskell added: “Sheffield is a fantastic city, it has some incredible events coming up, some brilliant shops, café and restaurants and many, many wonderful attractions for people to enjoy. By offering the chance for residents and visitors to experience everything on offer without spending a penny on travel is a brilliant way to add to the Christmas spirit.”
Not got the BetterPoints Sheffield app, you can download it from https:// sheffield.betterpoints.uk
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Role - GWMC requires a Steward/Stewardess to manage the Bar. This requires at least five years’ experience & proven ability in all aspects of bar, cellar & cash management, stock control, ordering, supervising of bar staff and dealing with suppliers. You need to be passionate about customer service and be enthusiastic and flexible with a “can-do” attitude.
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GARY BARLOW ANNOUNCES TWO SHEFFIELD CITY HALL SOLO SHOWS
Gary Barlow has announced details of a brand new solo tour for 2025. The Songbook Tour 2025, is set to be a huge celebration of his illustrious four-decade-spanning career, and will see him perform an array of songs from his much-celebrated back catalogue of hits with both Take That and as a solo artist. Tickets are now on general sale and available from sheffieldcityhall. co.uk
The Songbook Tour
2025, kicks off in The Isle of Man on the 17th of April and will see Gary play 41 dates around the UK, including a string of outdoor shows in June, giving his fans a unique opportunity to see him perform his biggest hits in an intimate setting.
He visits Sheffield City Hall for two shows on Monday the 19th and Tuesday the 20th of May next year. The Songbook Tour will celebrate Gary Barlow’s status as one of Britain’s most successful song-
writers and record producers. As part of the group Take That, he has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. One of the band’s biggest hits, ‘Back For Good’, will turn 30 in March 2025. The track is still ranked as one of the UK’s favorite-ever pop songs having reached No.1 on its release in March 1995 and remaining top of the charts for four consecutive weeks, going on to become the band’s biggest-selling song of the 90’s.
This year, Gary hit the road with his fellow Take That bandmates for a huge world tour, playing sell-out shows and delighting their huge fanbase around the world with This Life On Tour, which saw them sell over 1 million tickets. Their album of the same name, ‘This Life’, released in 2023, scored the band their 12th No.1 album in the UK, spawning massive hits including ‘Windows’ and ‘This Life.’
The band also curated their very own four-day
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5/12/2005 - The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
6/12/1768 - The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
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festival in Malta in October - The Greatest Weekend, where they performed their iconic album ‘Everything Changes’ live, in its entirety for the first time since its release in 1993.
Aside from his achievements with Take That, he has also co-written and produced music for other renowned artists including Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Robbie Williams, and most recently, he wrote the song ‘Running Wild’ for JIN from
Korean super group, BTS.
Earlier this month Gary toasted the 3rd anniversary of his award-winning wine range, Gary Barlow Wines with the release of a 5-part ITV series, Gary Barlow’s Wine Tour: South Africa, which saw the much-loved musician explore the other passions in his life of wine and travel. With over 10 million glasses of his wine sold, the brand continues to grow its following among wine lovers across the UK.
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8/12/1980 - John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.
9/12/1960 - The first episode of the world’s longestrunning television soap opera Coronation Street is broadcast.
10/12/1901 - The first Nobel Prizes are awarded
What’s the stupidest animal in the jungle? The polar bear.
Mama Mia: a classic Abba song or a Yorkshire lad telling his mother he’s arrived?
I’m tired of people telling me to turn off my lights to save the environment! I did it once and killed a cyclist.
The next person that asks me for pineapple juice, cranberry juice, lemonade and a slice of orange in the same glass is gonna get a punch.
Gutted that one of the Russian acrobats in our human pyramid has been deported. We don’t have Oleg to stand on.
Me and the Mrs bought a water bed to spice up our love life, it hasn’t worked though! If anything we’ve drifted further apart.
My new years resolution was to lose two stone by the end of the year. Just three stone to go!
A red and a blue ship have just collided in the Caribbean. Apparently the survivors are marooned.
A bloke on a tractor has just driven past me shouting “The end of the world is nigh!!” I think it was Farmer Geddon.
Apparently our local Police station has had it’s toilet stolen. Police have nothing to go on.
When I drink alcohol, everyone says I’m an alcoholic. But when I drink Fanta, no one says I’m fantastic.
How do you stop moles from digging up your garden? Hide their spades.
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7. Ingrid Bergman, who starred in Casablanca, was born in which country?
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Which book chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day?
Off which Australian coast is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Who is the All-Father of all the Nordic Gods?
News, Information and Advice
attercliffe regeneration
Cllr Tom Hunt, Leader of Sheffield City Council, talks about the regeneration work taking place in Attercliffe: There has been a lot of focus, and rightly so, on the exciting transformation currently taking shape in Sheffield city centre. New shops, new homes and great new places to enjoy yourself like Cambridge Street Collective and Leah’s Yard show the progress that our city centre regeneration is making. However, our regeneration plans in Sheffield go well beyond the city centre. Across the city we are working on regeneration projects to provide new homes, new jobs and to create new neighbourhoods.
One of the areas where regeneration is underway is Attercliffe. For centuries, the East End of the city has been the beating heart of our industry. Today, it still is home to many businesses - but the area is changing fast and there are big plans for Attercliffe. During the post-war period, the population of Attercliffe dropped. But now, exciting work is underway to increase housebuilding. Construction has just started at the new Attercliffe Waterside housing development. The project will bring brownfield land on either side of the Sheffield and Tinsley canal back into use. Across 23-acres, 1000 new zero-carbon homes will be built by Citu, an awardwinning developer with a track record of creating successful neighbourhoods in Sheffield and Leeds.
Phase one of the project will provide 362 new homes and will also see existing buildings in the area converted to provide new workspaces as well as arts and leisure facilities.
Attercliffe is also home to the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park where
construction is due to begin in early 2025 for the first-ever National Centre for Child Health Technology. Created by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, the new centre will be a world-class research centre helping to create a healthier future for our children and young people. The Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is home to world-leading innovative companies as well as elite sporting facilities like the Canon Medical Arena.
We are also breathing new life into the old Adelphi Cinema which is just off Attercliffe Road. The Grade II listed building was acquired by the Council in 2023 and will be transformed to be a brand-new space for culture and leisure. It is a much-loved building and bringing it back into use is a key part of our plans to boost Attercliffe High Street. There are improvements to the tram stops in the area and we will be improving car parks as well. Attercliffe has so much going for it. Just 10 minutes from the city, the area is on the tram route, and it has great access to the river Don and the canal. Together with our partners and a new Attercliffe Area Board, chaired by local MP Clive Betts, we are working hard to bring in new investment, create new homes and new jobs to make sure that Attercliffe has a bright future. Our city is changing, and Attercliffe is a key part of our plans.
What are your memories of Attercliffe? What would you like to see in the area? I’d like to hear from you. Drop me an email at leader@ sheffield.gov.uk
mp backs support dogs hq
has given her backing to a planned new centre of excellence that will enable an assistance dogs charity to help even more vulnerable people.
The Labour politician, who represents Brightside and Hillsborough, was given an exclusive first look around Support Dogs’ proposed new headquarters, at Elsworth House, on Herries Road in Hillsborough. Support Dogs, a charity founded in Sheffield in 1992, has spent several years at its current base off Brightside Lane, operating via a split site. But due to limitations of the small business unit, the charity has been restricted in its plans for growth.
Now, Support Dogs – which trains and provides assistance dogs to empower autistic children and adults with epilepsy or physical disability to live safer, more independent lives – has bought Elsworth House, with aspirations to increase its dog provision by more than 300 percent. Its plan and ambition is to convert the 28,000 sq ft industrial site into a pioneering, purpose-built national centre of excellence featuring dedicated spaces to better meet the sometimes complex and varied needs of its clients. The new, custom-built HQ will also have space to help more people and develop community services and education services via a Community Heartspace, while also ensuring that the charity’s dogs have the training, relaxation and welfare spaces they need to thrive throughout training.
Ms Furniss said: “It’s fantastic to hear that Support Dogs has been able to purchase this building, and it’s exciting to hear of the charity’s plans. Their services provide vital life-saving health care and support to families all over the UK living with a wide
support candlelighters
A Yorkshire family is encouraging donors to support children’s cancer charity Candlelighters this Christmas, with a matched donation scheme which will double what people give. The matched funding is live between 3rd and 10th December and donations can be doubled during this time, so whatever people give will have twice the impact.
Candlelighters staff did – it could have been a lot worse. It would have been a very long month and a very depressing day.”
range of conditions. It is admirable to see their determination to grow and better meet the huge demand they are facing.
I was impressed by Support Dogs’ ambitious vision to turn this derelict warehouse into a beacon of national excellence in the training of assistance dogs and I will do all I can to help the dream become a reality.”
The charity has already raised £2.1m towards the cost of the scheme – which represents one of the biggest steps in its 32-year history – and this funded the acquisition of the site. Despite meeting its day-to-day fundraising requirements, the charity now needs to raise a further £2.3m to make the transformation into a super centre a reality. It will be launching a massive fundraising appeal in the new year.
Rita Howson, Support Dogs’ chief executive, said: “We are thrilled that Gill Furniss MP has given her full support to our exciting plans to create our pioneering new development. The demand for our work continues to accelerate.
We receive an average of 4,000 requests a year from individuals and families contacting us in real need of our services.
The potential demand for our work is so much higher. If we are able to create this new centre, it will be a huge step change for the charity, taking the support and services we can provide to the next level.”
To find out more about the charity’s work and its development plans, please visit www.supportdogs. org.uk/national-centre or email danny.anderson@ supportdogs.org.uk
Parents Charlotte and Josh Breeden are encouraging donations for children’s cancer charity Candlelighters, which supported them after their daughter Nevaeh was diagnosed with leukaemia in October 2023, aged just 3. She spent last Christmas in hospital, fighting the blood cancer. For the first time, this year the charity is taking part in the UK’s biggest matched funding campaign - the Big Give Christmas Challenge - from 3rd to 10th December. Donations made to Candlelighters via the Big Give website between these dates can be doubled – meaning twice the impact for families like Nevaeh’s. The charity is hoping to raise £40,000 through the campaign which would fund the cost of their support for families throughout December. Nevaeh’s dad Josh says, “We were only two months into diagnosis; it was a really challenging time. Hospital is a place you never want to be anyway and it’s definitely made worse at Christmas. It was a lot to deal with but without what the hospital and
Along with providing routine emotional, practical, and financial support, they also supported families affected by childhood cancer outside of the hospital, helping to make precious happy memories at a Christmas party, and funding Christmas grants to cover added expenses at this time of year. Josh continues, “Having the support of Candlelighters at Christmas made it a thousand times better.”
Candlelighters CEO, Emily Wragg, says, “Being told your child has cancer is some of the most devastating news parents can receive. A range of support is needed to help families cope with not only the emotional impact but the practical and financial effects too, which can be farreaching. Christmas can be an especially upsetting time for families as they see others making the most of the festivities, having fun and making happy memories. We want to make Christmas as special as possible for children with cancer and their families.”
To support children with cancer at Christmas this year, donate to Candlelighters via the Big Give from 3rd to 10th December and have your donation doubled. https://donate. biggive.org/campaign/ a056900002TPV4WAAX
become a tenant inspector
The upkeep of Sheffield City Council’s properties and estates is one of the most important services for tenants and leaseholders. This is why they work with volunteer residents who go out and inspect the work done on council homes and estates. The Council couldn’t achieve all that they do without our amazing volunteers who are often tenants that live in our homes. They make a positive difference in our communities by helping to shape the services provided and have an important role in making sure that the Council remain truly tenant-led through everything they do.
Tenant Inspectors look at small blocks of flats including stair wells, landings, bin areas, drying areas, shrub beds, hedges, grassed areas and give a quality rating of poor, acceptable and excellent which is reported back to Estates and Environmental Services. You will be expected to inspect between 4 and 8 blocks of flats each month including both internal and external surrounding areas. You don’t need any previous experience to become a Tenant Inspector however you must be at least 18 years old. The requirements are that you’re willing to give up a bit of your free time
Operating from branches in High Green and Sheffield Lane Top
to go out and do some inspections. Maps will be provided to you for the areas you will be asked to inspect. They do ask that you have a smart phone and are willing to download an app which only uses a small amount of data. The app will have drop-down boxes to report your findings directly into the reporting system. Please note that some physical fitness is required to be able to manage the stairs in each block. All Volunteers will receive full training and be given a handbook and a photo ID on a lanyard which you will be required to wear during inspections. Bus fares and/or mileage will be reimbursed for travel to your quarterly meetings with Estates and Environmental Services Team and other volunteers. There will be an additional opportunity to visit another City to meet other voluntary Tenant Inspectors. Each Volunteer will also receive a monthly shopping voucher worth £20 as reimbursement for travel time and costs to designated areas. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer tenant inspector or have any questions about volunteering then please email: homesE&ES@ sheffield.gov.uk and include your full name, address and contact telephone number
Sheffield MP Gill Furniss
The Bootleg Beatles are a regular feature at Sheffield City Hall over the festive period and they return on Tuesday 17th December with a brand new show for 2024.
Sixty years ago the Beatles debut feature-length film A Hard Day’s Night became a huge critical and commercial success , even being nominated for two Academy Awards. The following year in 1965 their second film Help!, this one in colour, received similar glowing plaudits. The group was hailed as a modern-day Marx Brothers and their director, Dick Lester, credited with ‘fathering’ the MTV pop video culture that was to come. So what better time to celebrate the songs not just from the soundtracks of these two iconic motion pictures,
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but from all five in their catalogue. Featuring hits from A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow submarine and Let it Be, The Bootleg Beatles and their orchestra will take you on a whistle stop trip through the celluloid career of the Fab Four in their brand new spectacular multi-media stage show. It's all there, the costumes, the hairstyles, the banter and the gear.
It’s not the Beatles….. but you simply won’t believe it!
The Bootleg Beatles and their Orchestra
Tuesday 17th December Sheffield City Hall
Tickets form sheffieldcityhall. co.uk
FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER - 7:30PM
dancing in the aisles. Hits spanning from the late 70s onwards including; Turn It On Again, Sledgehammer, In The Air Tonight, Over My Shoulder, Against All Odds, That’s All, Solsbury Hill, You Can’t Hurry Love, The Living Years and many more. The frontman, Pete Bultitude, is not only an incredibly versatile vocalist, he is also a truly gifted drummer just like Phil Collins, So expect the show to include the iconic “double drums” element as featured on every Genesis and Phil Collins tour.
A “lifesaving” project aiming to keep revellers safe in Sheffield has returned to the city for the festive period.
The Safe Square service, which launched as a pilot in December 2023, said it had helped nearly 500 people in the city centre since it started.
People seeking help can stop at gazebos in Barker’s Pool to gain medical assistance, charge their phones for free and get support in booking taxis.
It will open every Saturday in December, along with Friday 13 and 20 December and on New Year’s Eve between 22:00-04:30 GMT.
Funding ran out in October and it was forced to close, but it had since received a short-term grant from the South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit to allow it to reopen over Christmas.
Sheffield City Council’s Douglas Johnson, speaker for the Green group, said the party would
campaign for further funding to allow it to continue permanently.
“Safe Square is a really important, lifesaving mission, it offers a point of refuge for anyone who needs help on a night out,” the councillor said.
Kayleigh Waine, of the Bamboo Door bar, Leopold Square, said the project saves NHS funds and resources by preventing people from having to go to A&E.
“I work in hospitality and we are the people who see the need for it the most,” she said.
“It has been really successful, it has been helpful for people who are enjoying the nightlife and hopefully instils a feeling of being safe.”
Safe Square uses two private ambulance firms along with the IMP Group security company.
South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit funded the majority of the pilot, along with support from South Yorkshire Police, Sheffield City Council and Sheffield BID.
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Peak District National Park Authority, has received applications for Planning Permission / Listed Building Consent / Conservation Area Consent listed in the schedule below.
Copies of the application(s) can be viewed on the planning pages of the website at www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/planning and if you wish to comment please write to the Chief Executive, Peak District National Park Authority, Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AE within 21 days of this notice.
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Owners or Occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE, stating their reasons, within 21 Days of this Notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice.
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The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises and Club Premises Certificates) Regulations 2005 Notice is hereby given that We: FLEmING69 LTD
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We intend to conduct on or from the premises the following licensable activities: Sale by retail of alcohol: Mon - Thurs 11:00 - 23:00 Fri - Sun 11:00 - 23:30
The provision of regulated entertainment namely: Performance of live music, playing of recorded music (indoors & outdoors) performance of plays, performance of films, sporting events, performance of dance (indoors) occasional amateur boxing shows Mon - Thurs 11:00 - 23:00 Fri - Sun 11:00 - 23:30
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For full details & to view a copy of the application please contact the Licensing Service. Telephone: 0114 2734264 or by e-mail to licensingservice@sheffield.gov.uk
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Coronation Street: Shona tries to force her way into the prison to see Clayton. As Steve & Max arrive at the gates, they find Shona mid-row with the governor. A plotting Leanne watches Nick trying to fix the Christmas lights and, at Les’s will reading, Nick comforts Leanne as Toyah watches on. Nick reveals his solo holiday plans as Sam couldn’t get time off school. Leanne arranges with Mrs Crawshaw for Sam to join Nick on holiday without his knowledge. How will Nick and Toyah react? Bethany attends her support group and it’s clear she’s lied to Dawn, the group leader, about the operation she had which resulted in a stoma bag. Daisy admits to Kit that she was unimpressed at his handling of Max and reckons he could have been more empathetic. Adam advises Bethany and Sarah to demand compensation from a director of the Turkish clinic who happens to live in the UK, and when he reveals their name, they are shocked. But who has he named as being connected to the clinic? Jesse and Gail discuss what they should do with the money from his house sale. Will they use the cash to make a new life elsewhere?
Emmerdale:
The Fox-Milligan family gather at Mill Cottage for a sit-down. On the surface it looks like they are a happy, united family again. Accusations fly over WHO stole £10,000 from boxing promoter, Jade. Ross is alarmed when Jade threatens April’s life unless he hands back the £10,000 cash, she believes he has stolen from her! Ross is horrified when he arrives at the very same place where he witnessed Donna die a decade ago. While Cain continues to struggle with his guilty conscience, will recovering Moira start to sense there’s something troubling on his mind? Will Marlon agree to form a pact with Caleb and Charity to come-up with a plan to send Ross packing from the village?
Eastenders:
Ian is alarmed when he accidentally discovers the jewellery box in Cindy’s pocket. Ian knows that he didn’t give Cindy the gift. Will she be able to talk her way out of trouble again? Or is Ian one step closer to exposing her affair with Junior? Jean is getting back into the festive spirit now that it looks like her money troubles are going to be solved by a solicitor. But what will Jack discover about Jean’s missing money? Linda’s good friend, Alfie, is concerned when he sees the pub landlady downing a large glass of wine in the Vic. Sharon and Teddy meet-up for a date night. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned and Sharon asks Teddy to leave...
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BLADES GO TOP AFTER WIN OVER PROMOTION RIVALS
Tom Davies was United’s match winner in Friday’s top of the table clash against Sunderland at Bramall Lane.
The popular midfielder bagged his first goal as a Blade as his continues to build up his fitness following a long-term injury absence, to return to the top of the Championship following an eighth successive
MILLERS PLAYERS PAY SPECIAL VISIT TO ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL
Rotherham United players were out and about spreading Christmas cheer at the Rotherham General Hospital Children’s Ward recently.
Captain Jonson ClarkeHarris, goalkeeper Cameron Dawson, defender Joe Rafferty and attacker Ciaran McGuckin were all on hand to pay a very special visit to see some young Millers fans. Joined by the evergreen resident club mascot Miller Bear, they arrived armed with selection boxes to gift to the children on the ward and took the time for photographs and autographs.
Giving up time on their designated days off, the players took the time to spend time with the children, with Cameron Dawson even put through his paces by one particular young fan at table football!
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home win without conceding a goal. Boss Wilder made two changes for the hosting of the Black Cats, with Gilchrist and Burrows recalled to the starting XI, as Seriki and McCallum dropped to the bench. The first half would turn out to be a frantic one in every sense of the word, but the opening 20 minutes or so were
Community Trust and as a football club that prides itself with having the community at the centre of everything we do, it was fantastic to be able to give something back to our young supporters who are spending time in hospital over Christmas and be able to put some smiles on faces during the festive season.
Rotherham United Community Manager Jonny Allan told www. themillers.co.uk:
“I’d like to say a huge thank you to Jonson Clarke-Harris, Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty and Ciaran McGuckin for giving up their time to put smiles on faces.
“Having players who are so willing to give up their own free time to help spread some much needed festive cheer to young people who are spending time in hospital over Christmas speaks volumes of their commitment to our community and the people in it.
“It goes without saying that the true heroes are our dedicated NHS staff and volunteers, who as ever will be working around the clock during the holidays to ensure that everyone gets the care that they need during this time.”
tight and cagey, although Mepham and O’Nien perhaps should have done more to connect with a Watson free kick.
After Bellingham had seen a shot blocked by Souttar from Hume’s low cross, Robinson upended the advanced Watson and referee Ward immediately pointed to the spot, before brandishing a yellow card. Thankfully
for the Blades, Cooper guessed the right way and tipped behind Roberts effort from 12 yards. Souttar then caught Isidor on halfway and was booked although Watson didn’t capitalise on the advantage that was played and dragged an effort wide. A loose ball from O’Nien saw Hamer play Campbell in on goal only for Mepham
to bring him down right on the edge of the area, following some consultation with his assistant, referee Ward showed a red card, but Hamer couldn’t inflict more damage from the resulting free kick.
But into added time at the end of the first half, it became 10 v 10, as Isidor turned Souttar and the Leicester City loanee was
SHARP TO THE RESCUE FOR ROVERS
Billy Sharp scored twice as Rovers survived a scare at non-league Kettering Town in the Emirates FA Cup. There was no doubt that Rovers needed to work for whatever awaits them in the next stage of the competition. Hosts Kettering handled the opening half at Latimer Park the better as Rovers struggled to get to grips with the conditions.
But Grant McCann’s responded well after half time and showed a good deal of professionalism to wrestle themselves level before taking the lead and seeing out the game.
Kettering made a strong start to the game and put Rovers on the back foot in the early stages without troubling Ted Sharman-Lowe.
The hosts had the game’s first attempt on goal when Gary Stohrer pounced on the ball in space and shot from 20 yards but it was a simple save for Sharman-Lowe.
From the subsequent corner, Tom Anderson saw a header deflect over the bar before striking the woodwork with another header from the
next set play. Rovers’ best opportunity of the opening half fell again to Molyneux. He controlled a goal kick superbly to take himself beyond the Kettering back line before lashing a shot that was pushed away by Alexander. Bailey cleared the crossbar from the resultant corner. It was the hosts who broke the deadlock however on 29 minutes. Noel-Williams pinched the ball away in the middle of the park and pushed forward before sliding a shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards.
Rovers were unsettled by conceding and found themselves on the backfoot once again for a period.
McCann sent on Joe Ironside, Josh Emmanuel and George Broadbent at the break in a bid to spark a Rovers comeback. It brought an initial injection of energy and drive. Sharp brought down a cross, turned and shot, drawing a solid save from Alexander.
Another substitute, Kyle Hurst, raced onto a cutback from Emmanuel
and poked a shot which Alexander saved well. Rovers finally found the leveller on 75 minutes when Sharp pounced inside the six yard box to turn home an Anderson header from a corner.
Broadbent fired wide as Rovers pushed for a winner while Hart drilled well over the bar on a rare Kettering advance. Sharman-Lowe produced and excellent save as Wes York spun and sent a powerful volley on goal. And Rovers had another opportunity to win it deep in to stoppage time when Sharp found Hurst, who saw his shot blocked before Emmanuel’s follow-up was also spurned.
With the game all square, extra time was called for and Rovers started the first period brightly.
Molyneux drilled a low shot on the angle which was cleared off the line by Lewis White.
And they finally took the lead on the stroke of half time in extra time. Sharp saw a shot blocked from a corner but pounced on the follow-up to lash home from 15 yards.
adjudged to have pulled him back, despite his protests. Into the second half, Seriki replaced O’Hare at the break before Burrows saw an early effort deflected wide. At the other end, Isidor saw a low shot saved before nearly profiting on a rare slip by Souza in his own penalty area. O’Nien hauled the dangerous
Seriki back and was duly cautioned, before Souza and the lively wing-back were denied in quick succession by Patterson.
Tom Davies and Oné were introduced from the bench as Rak-Sakyi and Campbell made way and moments later Peck fired over as United looked the more likely winners.
On 83 minutes, an eighth home win became a more
realistic proposition, as Bramall Lane erupted as one as DAVIES slid home under the body of Patterson in front of the Kop end.
Four minutes of added time were signalled by the fourth official, but Cooper and co were for beating as the Blades recorded another home success.
BIG CREDIT TO MY TEAM
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Wednesday came from behind the beat the Rams, making changes in personnel and shape throughout the match to find the right formula, and the Owls boss was delighted with how his team executed the gameplan.
Röhl said: “It was another hard-working win.
“Big credit to the performance from Derby, they are a strong team and are always dangerous.
“We knew this before the game, but I was disappointed with our start, it’s not what we wanted.
“Then we came back into it, we missed some moments.
“We then changed to put Shea Charles at centre back in a back four, because I wanted more control in building up, it helped us massively.
“Then I put three midfielders in because I wanted to attack the diagonal spaces.
“I think my players can smile in the changing room because we changed a lot of shapes today. We played nearly every shape you can play in football!
“Every substitute also helped us today. I turned to my coaches and said ‘this would be a good time to score’, and one minute later we did!”
Barry Bannan netted a stunner to equalise for Wednesday on his 35th birthday, with Jamal Lowe netting the lastminute winner, and Röhl
was pleased for the duo.
He added: “Barry scored another nice goal today on his birthday, it was outstanding.
“And yesterday, I watched some clips of Jamal and I said to him that today is a good time to score and that he can do it.
“It was a strong assist from Callum Paterson as well, he fought for it.
“All in all, big credit to my team and on Tuesday we start again for the next game.”
Danny Röhl heaped praise on his players following
Owls’ 2-1 victory over Derby at Pride Park.
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