23 March - Supporters of “Friends of Graves Park” are up in arms over proposals being considered by Sheffield Council to allow St Luke’s Hospice to relocate onto land previously occupied by council nurseries in a corner of the park. The park was gifted to the people of Sheffield not the council and earlier plans by the council to sell this section for housing were overruled by the Charity Commission.
22 March - Anderson Tree Services will be carrying out tree works in Busheywood - on behalf of the Council, either during week commencing 26/03, or the week after. Besides remedial works, and planting of one new tree at the rear of 67 Devonshire Road, they will deadwood any trees beside the footpath and chip larger piles of brash, spreading the material on the woodland floor. The removal of fly-tipping is being done separately, also before the end of March
21 March - According to the latest information, Sheffield is the second worse authority for fly tipping in the country.
20 March - Last year Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust raised £1.66 million from parking fees on its sites, the fifth highest amount in the country.
19 March - One third of new homes should not have received planning permission, according to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. It believes that only 18 per cent of houses built recently measure up to design standards.
18 March - A crackdown on roadside billboards that blight the countryside and distract drivers has been announced by the government. Local planners will be able to track offenders who allow lorry trailers festooned with advertisements to park in fields next to motorways and other main roads, moving the trailers when challenged.
17 March - The Antiques Roadshow comes to Sheffield on Thursday May 10th at the City Hall from 9.30am to 4.30pm. People with large pieces of furniture or other big items can send details and photographs of their objects to: Antiques Roadshow, BBC, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR, e-mail: antiques.roadshow@bbc.co.uk.
16 March - A new web site means you can now discover some of the “exceptional” gardens in South Yorkshire and learn about their latest features, their restoration and about the events they host. See www.gardensofsouthyorkshire.com for details or to request a leaflet.
14 March - Objections have been lodged by the Society to a retrospective planning application for the garage being built at the bottom of Dore Road which is felt to be out of scale and keeping with the immediate environment .
12 March - Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deals are wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers' money according to the National Audit Office. The spending watchdog said that many contracts to build schools and hospitals are uncompetitive and involve only one bidder. The situation has worsened since its last report four years ago.
9 March - Watermark, the contractor laying new sewage pipes on Dore Road, have agreed to restore the damage done by diverted vehicles to the village green and verges on Vicarage Lane.
5 March - Councillors are getting older. The average age for councillors in England rose from 55.4 in 1997 to 58.3 last year. While 18.4 per cent of councillors in 1997 were under 45, this dropped to 13.5 per cent in 2006.
1 March - South Yorkshire Police are mounting a month-long crackdown on motorists who continue to use their mobile phones while driving. They will use marked and unmarked vehicles to enforce the new legislation, which brings an increased fine of £60 and the possibility of points on the offender's licence. Last year 4,149 motorists across the county were fined for illegally using their mobile phone.
27 February - the Dore Village Society room will be open to the public this coming Saturday from 10 am to 12 noon
23 February - Looking good - the number of cosmetic surgery procedures in the UK has increased by 240% over the last five years.
19 February - Dore Road is now closed to through traffic while sewage work is carried out on behalf of Yorkshire Water.
9 February - Sheffield is putting the finishing touches to its 2007/8 budget, involving a 3.9 per cent rise in council tax.
7 February - Nearly half of drivers continue to break the law by using their mobile phone while behind the wheel, according to a poll by Whatcar.com.
6 February - Large four-wheel-drive vehicles are twice as likely as other cars to roll over in crashes because of their higher centre of gravity, a Transport Research Laboratory study has found. Their occupants are also more likely to be killed or injured if they hit a roadside safety barrier.
3 February - Rents for council houses in Sheffield are due to go up by 5 per cent this year, equivalent to an average of £2.48 per week.
2 February - The Lord Mayor of Sheffield Cllr Jackie Drayton officially launched the Freeman College’s Woodland Project in the heart of Ecclesall Woods. The college students who have a range of disabilities and special needs will now be able to work under cover and have the benefit of compost toilets and log burning stoves.
31 January - A South West Area Panel Roadshow at the Old School allowed residents to meet and talk to representatives of a number of council departments and local voluntary organisations.
29 January - A new 50 mph speed limit comes into force on the A57 Snake Pass between Ladybower and Glossop in an attempt to improve safety. There have been 97 accidents involving injury, 20 classed as serious and three fatal, over the last three years.
23 January - The UK has the highest proportion (69%) of land devoted to agricultural use in the EU bar Austria (80%). If you include common land, the UK figure rises to 77%.
19 January - In December 2005 there were 26,207,656 cars registered with the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency!
15 January - Britain is only now catching on most of our European neighbours by describing properties by their square footage and not simply by bedroom count. It makes for easier price comparisons - see www.swingacat.info for an easy-to-use reckoner that shows whether a dwelling is comfortable or cramped, and tips on how much storage you need and on which layouts work best.
11 January - In an initiative intended to encourage car-sharing, the Department for Transport has published guidance for local authorities on how to introduce arrangements allowing motorists carrying at least one passenger to be allowed to drive in underused bus lanes.
10 January - Amateur genealogists trying to trace a family tree where a descendant may have left Britain for a life abroad, can now search a database at ancestorspnboard.com of more than 30 million ship passengers who left British ports after the 1890s.
8 January - Local barber/poet Don Allott has brought out his second book of poems ‘More Voices and Verses’ which includes many nostalgic musings on old Sheffield. Half the proceeds will go to Sheffield Children's Hospital and the rest to local charities. The book costs £2.95 and is available from Patricia Barber's hairdressers on Wollaton Road Bradway.
5 January - House prices in Sheffield went up by an average of £44 a day last year, according to a survey by Nationwide. The overall rate of increase for the past 12 months was 10%, taking the city's average price to £178,631 and placing Sheffield fifth in a table of house price growth for major UK towns and cities.
1 January - Happy New Year to all our readers!
31 December - The next local Neighbourhood Watch meeting will take place on 10th January at Totley Rise Methodist Church.
30 December - Were the ordinary people of Sheffield slighted in the New Year Honours list, with no awards unlike smaller Leeds, Halifax or even Lincoln. Perhaps no good work for the community goes on within the city, or is it not recognised and nominated by residents, or did we just get lost in the bureaucracy of the system?
25 December - Christmas Crackers:
Q. What did the dentist say when his wife baked a cake?
A. Can I do the filling?
Q. How did the human cannonball lose his job?
A. He got fired!
22 December - Since April, the South Yorkshire Police helicopter has been used in the arrest of 300 suspects, the seizing of £2m of drugs, the discovery of 20 missing people and taking three people to hospital.
20 December - A probe has just been launched to search for other inhabitable planets. In view of the damage we have caused to our own planet wouldn't it be better if we left others alone?
18 December - Proposals for a 60ft high wind turbine at Fem Glen Farm, adjacent to Hathersage Road, have been deferred by councillors pending more information on noise generation and the environmental impact on such a sensitive location.
13 December - From January 2007, King Ecgbert School in Dore is offering the internationally recognised European Computer Driving Licence qualification (ECDL) in Microsoft Office 2003 as part of it’s commitment to provide training for the community. The course will run on Thursday nights. Further details from Andy Gibson on 235 3855.
15 December - Local residents are up in arms over the loss of trees and hedges along Ashfurlong Road as part of the development on the site of the former Blue Ridge house. The site was covered by a Tree Protection Order and it is thought that a tree and a hedgerow have been removed without authorisation.
1 December - Overnight, and without local consultation, notices sprang up in the village announcing proposed traffic restrictions on some local roads!
30 November - The average earnings of GPs increased by more than 30% in 2004-5 thanks to their new contract, taking them to £102,388 pa!
28 November - Snap! There are now more than 33.5 million camera phones in Britain
22 November - According to Hansard there are only 9,626 retail petrol stations in the UK.
17 November - The Winter edition of Dore to Door is published today.
15 November- Whirlow Hall Farm Trust was successful in The Peoples Millions competition yesterday. Thanks to you they did get the most votes and we will now get £50,000 to build an all weather activity area, wildlife garden and disabled access path.
2 November - Sheffield Wildlife Trust and Friends of Burngreave Cemetery will be holding a Blues evening on Friday 17th November. It is being held at Sheffield Companions Club on Barnsley Road as part of the Trust's 21st birthday celebrations, and features the Robin Hoare Band. Doors open at 8pm. The Robin Hoare Band will be providing the entertainment. For tickets call Nicky on 0114 263 4335.
1 November - After months of effort the Dore Village Society took delivery today from the USA of a ‘Pearson’ grandfather clock made in the village during the 1750s.
31 October - The top section of Savage Lane has been made the subject of a temporary traffic order, enabling the closure of the road for up to 18 months from the 6^th November, to allow work to take place to deal with flooding problems.
30 October - Time to make a phone call. Whirlow Hall Farm Trust is a finalist In The Peoples Millions competition on Calendar News, on Monday November 13th 6pm to 6.30pm, held by ITV Yorkshire in partnership with the Big Lottery. If they get the most votes on the day, they will get the £50,000 they need to build an all weather activity area, wildlife garden and disabled access path.
14 October - Local MP Nick Clegg and Frank Field MP will speak and answer questions on “Poverty in Old Age and the Future of Pensions” on Friday 20th October, start: 4pm, finish: 5pm at Central United Reform Church, Sheffield City Centre (opposite the Crucible Theatre). Details from 230 9583
13 October - Dovedale in the Peak District has been designated a national nature reserve from today.
12 October - Councillors will be advised by officers on Monday to refuse planning permission for the latest submission from Persimmon to build on the former King Ecgbert School site off Furniss Avenue.
11 October - £24 Million of savings are planned over the next three years by the council, needed to pave the way for the massive private finance deal to repair the city’s roads.
10 October - House prices in the Sheffield region have risen by 7% in the last year according to the Land Registry, putting the average price of a detached house in Sheffield at more than £240,000.
9 October - Sheffield Wildlife Trust is hoping to make sponsorship forms a thing of the past with the launch of its own area on www.justgiving.com/wildsheffield The site allows supporters of the charity to donate money instantly and safely online and automatically adds on the gift aid that all charities are entitled to.
8 October - Thanks to heavy traffic, air pollution hotspots in Sheffield include Ecclesall Road and Chesterfield Road.
October 4 - United Reformed Church Dramatic Society will be performing the play "Visiting Hour" - at the Church Hall on Totley Brook Road from Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th October at 7.30pm. Tickets from Margaret Spivey on 245 4166.October 3 - Local and Live Community Theatre will be presenting "Are We There Yet" at Totley Library on Saturday, 21st October. Tickets £2.50, concessions £2, from 293 0406.
October 2 - A law (the Natural Environment and Rural communities Act 2006) aimed at stopping motorcycles and 4x4 vehicles using footpaths and bridleways in national parks in England came into force today.
October 2 - Local authorities now have increased powers to deal with noise from licensed premises between llpm and 7am. Pub landlords who fail to keep late-night drinkers quiet can now face on-the-spot fines of £500 if they fail to heed warnings about excessive noise.
October 2 - Natural England, officially comes into being - taking over from the landscape, access and recreation arm of the Countryside Agency, English Nature, and the Rural Development Service.
October 1 - Cycling enthusiasts will today rededicate a Rowan Tree that was planted on Blackamoor 28 years ago to mark the centenary of the local Cycle Touring Club.