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date providing more travel options for the people of Sheffield. This is exactly the kind of thing we are bringing to the people of Sheffield to help provide them with more travel choice. We can only truly reach our transport vision if we give people the tools to make those choices. Car Club is just one of a number of options for Sheffield travellers.” The car club gives its members access to locally parked, self-service cars that can be booked

phone at a moments notice for less than £4 an-hour. It’s a cost effective and greener alternative to owning a car and the club has experienced unprecedented growth during the recession as motorists and businesses have looked to tighten their belts. Christine Jacks from Shalesmoor is already a member of City Car Club and often uses a car based at Dun Street. Christine said: “I was one of the ﬁrst to join the club in

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Last Weekʼs Solutions ACROSS: 1) Audit, 4) Thin cup, 8) Imagine, 9) Mitre, 10) Ibex, 11) Gladioli, 13) Pool, 14) Isle, 16) Eminence, 17) Xmas, 20) Inure, 21) Chianti, 22) Shape up, 23) Purse. DOWN: 1) A dig in the ribs, 2) Drape, 3) Trim, 4) Treble, 5) Immodest, 6) Cathode, 7) Poetic justice, 12) Come here, 13) Primula, 15) Ice cap, 18) Minor, 19) Limp.

It has never been my practice to venture out on Christmas Eve, fighting to get to the bar This week has been Sheffield. Saturday nights at through people who you have awesome, on the the Forest are legendary, with not seen since last Christmas, entertainment front, and Gary doing the entertaining. preferring a quiet night in I have had three fantastic I was fearful that I would with my partner, watching nights out. Tuesday nights at get some stick from eternal better than average television the White Swan, Dronfield, Blade Gary, after Wednesday’s programmes, and then the best are a must for me, with Russ woeful display against Exeter, bit for me, which is putting Dennett hosting his open particularly as United had the mince pie out for Santa, mike nights. scrambled an unlikely win a carrot for Rudolph and There will not be a better against high flying Swansea. spreading copious quantities mid-week event in the country, Obviously the season of of reindeer dust, and having as guitar supremo, Russ, is goodwill was the reason he an early night before being joined by a number of hugely let me off the hook. Every woken up by our Jack shouting talented singers and musicians. person I have taken to the “He’s been “I can’t wait to I have even joined in myself Forest ave been so impressed, see the look on his face as he for the past couple of weeks that a return visit is always opens his presents. This is the eulogising the fabulous figure requested. On Saturday night, best part of Christmas for me, of a very attractive barmaid Gary really had the Christmas but I wish my mum and dad in a comedy parody I used spirit, and was on top form, were still here to share it with to sing in my pub, Chaplins, evidencing why he is a serial me. in the eighties, re-writing the winner of our award for I am indebted to Stuart lyrics to bring it up to date. entertainer of the year. A few of my close pals are Sunday night and we were off Hollings for this gem….. • If lawyers are disbarred and now mentioned in the song, to see the awesome Acoustic clergymen defrocked, doesn’t including a rather risqué line Angels at the Phoenix Suite it follow that electricians about the lovely Sunny Daye, in Chesterfield. I have an can be delighted, musicians which God Bless her, she has aversion to paying a door denoted, cowboys deranged, taken in good part. My visit charge, usually, reasoning models deposed, tree surgeons on Tuesday was a brilliant that the venue gets plenty debarked and drycleaners night as usual. I have received of money from me at the depressed? a request from Russ to enter bar. Lead singer, John My managing editor, Andrew the recording studio in the Reilly, puts this down to me Platts had a similar one New Year to make a record for being a Yorkshireman, but but regrettably it could not charity. I am most flattered by I never mind paying to see be reproduced in a family this request, as I am a better Acoustic Angels, as the band newspaper. journalist than vocalist . receives the door revenue, I am happy to take this On Saturday night, Caron and rather than the venue, and opportunity to wish all my I went to have a Christmas more importantly, the band readers a Happy Christmas drink with my great friends comprises exceptionally Gary and Norman at the Forest talented musicians, and John and a prosperous New Year. Showbar, on Rutland Road in Reilly has a voice to die for. God Bless you all.

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

to live music. The 2011 tour will showcase the glitz, glamour and impressive choreography as with previous years, but with a new line-up of celebrities taking part. More than 750,000 Strictly fans have now been entertained at the last three live tours.

THE 2011 PDC Premier League Darts will be held on 15 consecutive Thursday nights from February-May, taking in the UK’s largest arenas for the sport’s most popular event. The PDC darts roadshow hits Sheffield on the 14th April 2011. Eight stars of the PDC will compete in Premier League Darts, facing each other twice over the course of 14 league nights before the top four players compete in the play-offs at the Wembley Arena. The 2010 event saw reigning champion James Wade defeated in an historic final by Phil Taylor, who became the first player in history to hit two nine-dart finishes in the same match as he claimed a fifth Premier League Darts title. Premier League Darts will kick off at The O2 in London on February 10, following the success of launching the 2010 tournament in front of 10,000 fans at the Greenwich venue. The PDC’s top four players following the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship on January 4 will qualify by right to compete in Premier League Darts, and will be joined by four Wildcard selections. “Premier League Darts is one of British sport’s biggest success stories since we introduced the tournament in 2005 and this year’s event saw the event move to a new level,” PDC Chairman Barry Hearn. “Not only did we pack arenas around the UK for three months but the players produced an incredible standard of darts – most notably with Raymond van Barneveld’s nine-dart finish in Aberdeen which was followed by the incredible final which featured two nine-darters from Phil Taylor.

“We are already looking forward to seeing darts’ most exciting players in the 2011 Premier League Darts and I’m sure our fans across the United Kingdom feel the same way.” Tickets for the Premier League Darts tournament at the Motorpoint Arena Shefﬁeld on the 14th April go on general sale at 9am on the Monday 11th October 2010. Tickets will cost £30 for table seats and £20 for tiered seating at all venues (subject to booking fee). There will be a maximum of six table seats per customer plus there will also be a family seating area in Block102, if you require tickets in this area you must request these at the time of booking. Tickets can be booked in person at the Arena box ofﬁce, through the ticket hotline on 0114 256 56 56 or online at www. motorpointarena.co.uk.

Tickets priced £35, £42.50 & £55 (subject to booking fee) are now on sale. The celebrity line up will be announced later, but to get the best seats book early!!! You can book your tickets for Strictly Come Dancing Live 2011 in person at the Arena Box Ofﬁce, by phone on 0114 256 5656 or online at www. motorpointarena.co.uk. The wonderful people at the Motorpoint Arena have given us a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader. Simply answer the following question and send your answer along with daytime contact details to info@ mercurynewspaper.co.uk before 07/01/11 Who was the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2009?

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Tickets for Premier League Darts at Motorpoint Arena on Thursday 14th April 2011 are available online through this web site at www.motorpointarena.co.uk, through the ticket hotline on 0114 256 56 56 or in person at the Arena Box Ofﬁce. The wonderful people at the Motorpoint Arena have given us a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader. Simply answer the following question and send your answer along with daytime contact details to info@ mercurynewspaper.co.uk before 07/01/11 How many times has Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor won the Premier League Darts title?

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A man found himself in terrible financial difficulties. He is so desperate that for the first time in his life he gets down on his knees and prays to God for help. ‘Dear God, I desperately need your help. I have no money to spend on Christmas presents for my family. Could you possibly arrange it so that I win the Lottery?’ The lottery draw is held, but he wins nothing. He sends another prayer to God. ‘My business has gone bust and if I don’t get some money soon I’ll lose my car and my Christmas will be will be very difficult. Please fix things so I win the lottery.’ Lottery night comes, but he’s unlucky. So he prays to God again. ‘Please God, I’ve lost my car and now they’re trying to take my house. Please help me to win the Lottery or our Christmas will be ruined.’ Come lottery night, he again fails to win anything. ‘Undeterred, be prays to God again. ‘I am now a bankrupt, my house has been repossessed by the finance company and so has my car. We are now living on the street, but all I need to get my life back together and perhaps enjoy some kind of Christmas is to win the lottery.’ Suddenly there’s a flash of brilliant life as the heavens open and the man is confronted by the very voice of God himself. ‘Hey, do me a favour will you, buy a ticket.’ ------------------------------------------The president of Bernard Matthews was included in a papal audience and he took the opportunity of making a business proposition to the Pope; that if he could arrange for the Lord’s Prayer to be changed from “Give us this day our daily bread” to “Give us this day our daily turkey” throughout the whole of Advent and Christmas. In exchange the Festive Foods Corporation would give £20 million to Catholic charities. The Pope declined his offer. A few weeks later the man called the Pope and upped the offer to £50 million; but once again it was turned down. A few weeks before the beginning of Advent the man came back to the Pope with an astonishing offer of £100 million. The Pope considered all the good works that could be done with such a large amount of money and decided to go ahead. The next day he called a special meeting of the Cardinals to let them know about the situation. “Well” said the Pope. “I have good news and bad news. The good news is that we are to receive £100 million. The bad news is that we have lost the Hovis account.”

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Pinocchio was made of pine. Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button for it was eliminated during surgery. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. There was once a town in West Virginia called “6.” The parking meter was invented in North Dakota Oklahoma City. Napoleon made his battle plans in a sandbox. The green stuff on the occasional freak potato chip is chlorophyll. Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. There are 333 toilet paper squares on a standard toilet paper roll. The Eiffel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets in it. “Jaws” is the most common name for a goldfish. On an average work day, a typist’s fingers travel 12.6 miles. Ten tons of space dust falls on the Earth every day. On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day. Blue and white are the most common school colors.

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well excellent vocals that do justice to the great man’s songs. The lead guitarist uses the Guild guitars so loved by Brian May, as well as the authentic Vox amps, and the only real departure from the original is the addition of a very talented keyboard player to the line up. This does however mean that the band are able to perform some of the classic songs live, that the originals themselves struggled with. This was clearly demonstrated in the closing number to the ﬁrst set, a blistering version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” which had the crowd on its feet. The band give tremendous value – not only did they rip through virtually every Queen classic, they have a tremendous sound and light show to enhance the music. Great musicians, great vocals and a fantastic

VOICE OF THE NIGHTINGALE - ISSUE 68 by Mel Jaques

This week we recorded the Carols by Candlelight service from the Rotherham Minster. The service followed the traditional Nine Lessons and Carols format, first devised by the Rev Eric Milner-White after returning from war service World War I. The service was led by the Associate Vicar of the Minster, Rev Anesia Cook and the congregation of over 200 people joined with the Minster choir who were directed by Phillip Higgins, Director of Music at the Minster. The service will be played on Christmas Day for the patients of the Rotherham General Hospital. For those who have to remain in hospital over Christmas Day, I’ll be presenting a programme of carols and requests in the morning from 10am. In the afternoon we have The A to Z of Pop with Richard Smith from 3pm. As Richard starts his broadcasting on Radio Nightingale with a Christmas Special before becoming a regular fixture on a Wednesday evening from the New Year in our next programme schedule shuffle. There’s the Carols by Candlelight service from 6pm, followed by a Big Country Christmas Special at 7pm and Ray Oxley goes all Christmas with his Comedy Hour from 8pm. There’s never a good time to be in hospital but Christmas has got to be one of the worst. So we’ll be doing our best to bring Christmas cheer, if you know anyone who is in hospital over this time, we’d be delighted to receive your requests and dedications, so please give us a call or send an email. Finally, we’d like to wish a very Merry Christmas to everyone who reads our column each week and to all at the Mercury Newspaper. Radio Nightingale broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the patients and staff of the Rotherham General Hospital on 945 &1350mw and Hospedia. For more information about the station visit www. radionightingale.org.uk

show – this just about sums the night up! The hot pork and turkey sandwiches were merely a bonus, and the ones who made it on the night had a great time! Look out for the next in our “Rock Night” series. 29th January sees top AC/DC tribute Heatseeker, and Thin Lizzy tribute “The Thin Lizzy Experience” are also booked for the Spring.

THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS FAMILY PARTY NIGHT!

Despite the cold, snowy weather that was bringing large parts of the UK to a standstill, over 400 people packed into the Platinum Suite at Bramall Lane, Sheffield for Giggle Aid 2010 and raised £6000 for the British Red Cross. The heavy snowfall Friday and Saturday had meant that star of the show, Dave Spikey, was snowed in with ‘no chance’ of being able to make the show! However, Red Cross member, John Pickett, generously volunteered to take a Land Rover and collect and return Dave from his snowbound home near Chorley and saved the day! Dave Spikey used new material (ahead of his 2011 tour) and some tried and trusted and went down a storm in front of an audience of over 400 in the Sheffield venue. The show was opened by Topping & Butch who drove from snowy London to be there; and also starred Alfie Moore - the funniest man on the police force; and late late replacement Anthony J Brown, who splendidly filled the boots of Charlie Chuck (who had a family illness). The show was compered with aplomb by Sheffield’s Gareth Urwin. Max Newton, Community Fundraiser and event organiser, said: “It was a fantastic event and everyone had a brilliant time. However, if it wasn’t for John Picket ensuring Dave Spikey made it the event never would have happened. Many thanks to John, Dave Spikey and all the acts who were so generous with their time and material. And thanks to everyone who came and raised lots of money so that the Red cross can help people affected by disasters both at home and overseas.”

There will be a great Party Atmosphere at the Platinum Suite, Bramall Lane on the evening of 27th December! The Legendary Stephanie King’s Stage Show Xmas Party will offer something for all the family – including a disco, Pie & Pea Supper, Party Games and a fun ﬁlled cabaret from one of the region’s leading performance groups. So why not ﬁll the the normally boring gap between Christmas and New Year? Get yourself down there and enjoy a great night which will Emily Bell was a happy and friendly 10 year old girl be fun for all the family.

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who lived with her family in Barrowhill, North Derbyshire. She was diagnosed with Leukaemia in the August 2009 but 10 weeks into her treatment Emily became very poorly. Due to the impact of the chemo on her immune system she was unable to fight off a disease called Blastomycosis. The disease spread through her tired little body and she had to have damaged sections of her lungs and half of her spleen removed. It was a long road to recovery from her operation but finally on Christmas Eve 2009 Emily was allowed to return home for the first time since starting her treatment. Her illness delayed her much needed chemotherapy for nearly 4 months but not long after Christmas 2009 Emily started back on her course of daily chemo. She still has another 14 months of treatment remaining but has stayed cheerful throughout everything she has gone through. Her mum, Andrea, said “Emily has been through so much and we nearly lost her after the operation. Her dream, once her treatment has

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AS FROZEN AS THE TURKEY MAGIC AM WEEKLY COLUMN by Trevor Thomas

Well another few days of freezing temperatures here in the South Yorkshire area. Only just last weekend my girlfriend and I went out to do the weekly shopping, she stopped to get some petrol and low and behold the fuel cap was frozen solid in the locked position. It’s just a shame the prices at the pumps hadn’t frozen too I thought, with more increases on the cost of motoring facing us yet again in January. It is of course very nearly Christmas now, so I do hope you’re ready and can I say a big thanks for all the lovely cards that have been sent in to our Shefﬁeld studios. I will be on the air for an extra Breakfast Show on Christmas morning on Magic, amongst the early morning torn off wrapping paper and raw but ready to cook turkeys, from 6am. The show will feature lots of festive hits, a smattering of fun, a chance to join in by phone, text or email, and even a surprise guest from down under. I’ve been teasing you with this over the last few days, but you’ll have to tune in to ﬁnd out whether it’s Rolf Harris, Skippy, the soon to be defeated Aussie cricketers or someone else completely. Also, the legendary Dave Lee Travis will be back for a Christmas edition of his regular weekend DLT show from 10am, and it’s a special Beatles programme following on at 1pm. Plus don’t forget when it comes round to New Year’s Eve, Keith Martin will be presenting a big helping of party favourites from 9pm, not forgetting the chimes of Big Ben at midnight. I hope the season brings you everything you could possibly wish for, and on behalf of the whole team may I wish you a Magic Merry Christmas. Trevor

to sing on the track and appear in the video with both Vee and Ben. The finished song will be made available to download for a small fee and all profits will be donated to Emily. If the track is a big hit it we may use it on one of the albums we are releasing next year”. This is a once in a life time opportunity for someone to record with Aquablakk and be a part of what is to come during 2011 as well as help support Emily and her family to raise money so they can all see Emily live her dream. Raffle tickets are available at £5 each and the winner will be drawn at The Late Lounge, Chesterfield on 31st December 2010. For more information about the competition and Emily please email anaway@ live.co.au. To buy raffle tickets for yourself or for friends please either ring Andrea on 07923 360122 or pop in to The Late Lounge, 48 St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield. For more information on the services that PACT offers go to www.pactfriends.co.uk

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Monday 27th December BBC One

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6:00 Breakfast 7:30 Match of the Day 9:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures 9:25 The Slammer 10:00 Film: Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 11:40 EastEnders 1:40 BBC News 1:50 Regional News and Weather 1:55 EastEnders 3:25 Film: The Incredibles 5:10 BBC News 5:30 Regional News and Weather 5:40 The Impressions Show Christmas Special 6:10 Halcyon River Diaries 7:10 Casualty 8:00 EastEnders 8:30 Celebrity Mastermind 9:00 Upstairs Downstairs 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:15 Regional News and Weather 10:25 A Question of Sport 10:55 The Graham Norton Show 11:40 Film: Wild Hogs 1:15: Weatherview

6:00 Bob the Builder 6:10 Pingu 6:35 ZingZillas - A Christmas Special 7:00 League of Super Evil 7:15 Deadly 60 7:40 Bear Behaving Badly 8:05 Eliot Kid 8:20 Shaun the Sheep 8:30 Animal Park 9:15 Great British Railway Journeys 9:45 Indian Hill Railways 10:45 Wild China 11:45 Who Do You Think You Are? 12:45 Racing from Chepstow 3:00 Coast 3:10 Flog It! 3:40 Film: Hidalgo 5:45 James Mayʼs Top Toys 6:45 Top Gear Special 8:00 Three Men Go to Scotland 9:00 Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar 10:00 Charlie Brookerʼs 2010 Wipe 11:00 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 11:30 The Goodies 12:00 The Grumpy Guide to Christmas

ITV 1 6.00 Boblins 6.15 Boblins 6.25 Fireman Sam 6.45 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 Coronation Street Omnibus 12.15 Youʼve Been Framed! 12.45 ITV News & Weather 12.55 Midsomer Murders 3.00 Film: March of the Penguins 4.35 Film: Happy Feet 6.30 Calendar News 6.45 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 Youʼve Been Framed! 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 Agatha Christieʼs Marple: The Secret of Chimneys 11.00 ITV News & Weather 11.15 Benidorm 12.30 Rugby Highlights: Aviva Premiership

Channel 4 6:10 World Sport 6:35 Audi Med Cup 7:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:25 Frasier 7:50 According To Jim 8:20 Friends 8:50 Ugly Betty 9:45 Friends 10:15 The Simpsons 10:45 Ugly Betty 11:40 The Simpsons 12:15 Film: Benji The Hunted 1:55 Film: Ladyhawke 4:10 Deal Or No Deal: Scrooge Or Santa 5:00 Celebrity Come Dine With Me 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:05 4thought.Tv 7:10 Film: Porridge 9:00 Lee Evans: Access All Arenas 10:00 Lee Evans: Up Close 10:35 Film: Thereʼs Something About Mary 12:50 Party Poker Premier League Poker

Five 6.00 Thomas & Friends 6.10 Roary the Racing Car 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 6.40 Rupert Bear 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Mio Mao 7.00 The WotWots 7.10 Castle Farm 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 8.10 Funky Valley 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Peppa Pig 8.30 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 8.35 Roary the Racing Car 8.45 Hanaʼs Helpline 8.55 Ben and Hollyʼs Little Kingdom 9.10 Castle Farm 9.15 Little Princess 9.25 Olivia 9.45 The Mr. Men Show 10.00 K9 10.35 Panda Week with Nigel Marven 11.05 Zoo Days 11.35 Ice Road Truckers 12.35 Five News 12.40 Top of the Pops Christmas 1985 2.00 The Likely Lads Christmas 1974 3.00 Some Mothers Do ʻAve ʻEm Xmas 1974 4.00 Eddie Stobart 5.05 Film: Rooster Cogburn 7.05 Cowboy Builders 8.00 Thereʼs a Hippo in My House! 9.00 Greatest Christmas TV Moments 12.05 John Cleeseʼs Comedy Heroes

Tuesday 28st December BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures 9:25 The Slammer 10:10 Film: Spy Kids 3: Game Over 11:25 Film: Return to Neverland 12:30 Just William 1:00 BBC News at One 1:10 Regional News and Weather 1:15 Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out 1:40 Doctor Who 2:40 Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind 3:10 Film: Chicken Run 4:30 Final Score 5:25 Countryﬁle Winter Special 6:20 BBC News 6:45 Regional News and Weather 7:00 Celebrity Mastermind 7:30 EastEnders 8:00 Holby City 9:00 Upstairs Downstairs 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:15 Regional News and Weather 10:25 Live at the Apollo 11:10 Film: Blades of Glory 12:40 Weatherview

6:00 The Pingu Show 6:10 Timmy Time 6:20 Louie 6:30 Charlie and Lola 6:40 Postman Pat 7:00 League of Super Evil 7:15 Deadly 60 7:40 Bear Behaving Badly 8:05 Eliot Kid 8:15 Shaun the Sheep 8:25 Shaun the Sheep 8:35 Great British Railway Journeys 9:05 Indian Hill Railways 10:05 Wild China 11:05 Who Do You Think You Are? 12:05 Victorian Farm Christmas 1:05 Film: The Fall of the Roman Empire 4:00 Escape to the Country 5:00 The Indian Doctor 5:45 The Weakest Link 6:30 Film: Miss Potter 8:00 Penelope Keith - Lady of the Manor 8:30 The Good Life 9:00 All About the Good Life 10:00 Giles and Sue Live the Good Life 11:00 2010 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart 12:00 The Goodies

ITV 1 6.00 Boblins 6.15 Boblins 6.25 Fireman Sam 6.45 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Unforgettable Terry Scott 9.55 Joanna Lumleyʼs Nile 10.55 Film: Agatha Christieʼs Thirteen at Dinner 12.55 ITV News & Weather 1.00 Calendar News and Weather 1.05 Midsomer Murders 2.40 Film: E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial 4.50 Film: Robots 6.30 Calendar News 6.45 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 River Monsters 8.00 Smile: This Was Candid Camera 9.00 Film: I Am Legend 10.50 ITV News & Weather 11.05 Film: The Break-Up 1.00 Film: A Shock to the System

Channel 4 6:25 Sali Mali 6:30 Planet Cook 6:50 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:15 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:40 Frasier 8:00 According To Jim 8:30 Friends 9:00 4music Favourites: Paloma Faith 9:30 Shooting Nicole Scherzinger 10:00 Friends 10:30 The Simpsons 11:00 Glee 12:00 Film: Explorers 2:05 Film: Crocodile Dundee ll 4:10 Deal Or No Deal: Scrooge Or Santa 5:00 Celebrity Come Dine With Me 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:10 4thought.Tv 7:15 One Born At Christmas 9:00 The Miracle Baby Of Haiti 10:00 Frankie Boyleʼs Tramadol Nights 10:35 The Morgana Show 11:05 Peep Show 11:40 The Big Bang Theory 12:10 Music On 4: The Crush With KFC Krushems

Five 6.00 Thomas & Friends 6.10 Roary the Racing Car 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 6.40 Rupert Bear 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Mio Mao 7.00 The WotWots 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fiﬁ and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.25 Peppa Pig 8.30 Bert and Ernieʼs Great Adventures 8.35 Roary the Racing Car 8.45 Hanaʼs Helpline 8.55 Igam Ogam 9.05 Castle Farm 9.10 Little Princess 9.30 Olivia 9.45 The Mr. Men Show 10.00 K9 10.35 Panda Week with Nigel Marven 11.05 Ice Road Truckers 12.05 Five News 12.15 Film: How to Hook Up Your Home Theater 12.20 Film: The Winslow Boy 2.20 Film: David Copperﬁeld 6.05 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 7.00 Cowboy Builders 8.00 Greatest Christmas Adverts 11.00 Film: Red Corner 12.20 SuperCasino

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Wednesday 29th December BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures 9:30 OOglies 9:45 Film: A Goofy Movie 10:55 Film: Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 12:20 Just William 12:50 BBC News 1:00 Regional News and Weather 1:05 Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave 1:35 Doctor Who Christmas Special 2:50 Film: Flushed Away 4:05 Film: Mary Poppins 6:20 BBC News 6:45 Regional News and Weather 7:00 Celebrity Mastermind 7:30 Dig 1940 8:00 Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice 9:00 Rock and Chips 10:00 BBC News at Ten 10:20 Regional News and Weather 10:25 The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 10:35 Match of the Day 11:45 Film: Hard Rain 1:15 Weatherview

6:00 The Pingu Show 6:10 Timmy Time 6:20 Louie 6:30 Harry and Toto 6:40 Postman Pat 7:00 League of Super Evil 7:15 Deadly 60 7:40 Bear Behaving Badly 8:05 Eliot Kid 8:20 Shaun the Sheep 8:30 Great British Railway Journeys 9:00 Indian Hill Railways 10:00 Wild China 11:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 12:00 Victorian Farm Christmas 1:00 Film: Cromwell 3:15 Coast 3:30 The Indian Doctor 4:15 The Weakest Link 5:00 Film: Strictly Ballroom 6:30 Springwatch Christmas Special 8:00 Les Mis at 25: Matt Lucas Dreams the Dream 9:00 Arena 10:30 QI XL Christmas Special 11:15 The Goodies 11:45 Andy Parsons: Britain’s Got Idiots 12:50 Medium

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Unforgettable Harry Secombe 10.25 Joanna Lumley’s Nile 11.25 Film: Agatha Christie’s Dead Man’s Folly 1.25 ITV News & Weather 1.45 Calendar News and Weather 2.05 Oliver Twist 4.10 Film: The Lost World: Jurassic Park 6.30 Calendar News 6.45 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 The Lakes 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple: The Blue Geranium 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Film: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 12.40 FILM: Sweeney!

Channel 4 5:55 Planet Cook 6:15 Wilde Stories 6:45 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:30 Frasier 7:55 According To Jim 8:25 Friends 8:55 The Hollyoaks Music Show With Matalan. co.uk 9:25 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1: T4 Movie Special 10:00 Friends 10:25 The Simpsons 11:00 Glee 11:55 Film: American Tail 1:25 River Cottage Bites 1:35 Film: Zulu 4:10 Deal Or No Deal: Scrooge Or Santa 5:00 Come Dine With Me: Coronation Street Special 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:10 Film: Cheaper By The Dozen 2 9:00 The House That Made Me: Sanjeev Bhaskar 10:00 Peep Show 10:30 Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights 11:00 4thought.Tv 11:05 Jason Manford: Live 12:10 The Family Stone

Five 6.00 Thomas & Friends 6.10 Roary the Racing Car 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 6.40 Rupert Bear 6.50 Peppa Pig 6.55 Mio Mao 7.00 The WotWots 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.25 Peppa Pig 8.35 Roary the Racing Car 8.45 Hana’s Helpline 8.55 Igam Ogam 9.10 Little Princess 9.25 Olivia 9.45 The Mr. Men Show 10.00 K9 10.35 Panda Week with Nigel Marven 11.05 Ice Road Truckers 12.05 Five News 12.15 Film: Mickey Mouse: Lonesome Ghosts 12.20 Film: Rooster Cogburn 2.25 Film: Doctor Zhivago 6.05 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 7.00 Cowboy Builders 8.00 Cheryl Cole: Where Did It All Go Right... and Wrong? 9.00 Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2010 12.00 PartyPoker.com World Open VI

Thursday 30th December BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:00 The Sarah Jane Adventures 9:25 The Slammer 10:00 Film: Antz 11:20 Film: Bridge to Terabithia 12:50 Just William 1:20 BBC News 1:30 Regional News and Weather 1:40 Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers 2:10 Doctor Who 3:10 Film: 102 Dalmatians 4:45 Film: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events 6:20 BBC News 6:45 Regional News and Weather 7:00 Celebrity Mastermind 7:30 EastEnders 8:00 DIY SOS: The Big Build 9:00 Toast 10:30 BBC News 10:45 Regional News and Weather 10:55 Sport Relief 2010: The Final Score 11:55 Film: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 1:30 Skiing Weatherview

6:00 The Pingu Show 6:10 Timmy Time 6:20 Louie 6:30 Guess with Jess 6:40 Postman Pat 7:00 League of Super Evil 7:15 Deadly 60 7:40 Bear Behaving Badly 8:05 Eliot Kid 8:15 Shaun the Sheep 8:25 Great British Railway Journeys 8:55 Bombay Railway 9:55 Wild China 10:55 Who Do You Think You Are? 11:55 Victorian Farm Christmas 12:55 Film: Dances with Wolves 3:45 Flog It! 4:30 Escape to the Country 5:30 The Indian Doctor 6:15 The Weakest Link 7:00 Coast 8:00 Three Men Go to Scotland 9:00 The Rob Brydon Show 9:30 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 10:00 Shooting Stars Christmas Special 2010 10:30 Mock the Week 11:00 Rich Hall: Hell No I Ain’t Happy 12:00 The Goodies

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse 10.25 Joanna Lumley’s Nile 11.25 Film: Agatha Christie’s Murder in Three Acts 1.25 ITV News & Weather 1.35 Calendar News and Weather 1.45 Smile: This Was Candid Camera 2.45 Oliver Twist 4.50 Film: Jurassic Park III 6.30 Calendar News 6.45 ITV News & Weather 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Cheetah Kingdom 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.00 Ad of the Year 10.00 ITV News at Ten & Weather 10.35 Film: X2 12.55 Film: House of Wax

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Channel 4 5:55 Wilde Stories 6:20 Wilde Stories 6:50 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:15 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:40 Frasier 8:05 According To Jim 8:30 Friends 9:00 The 4music Video Honours: Top 20 10:00 Friends 10:30 The Simpsons 11:00 Glee 11:55 Film: Inspector Gadget 1:25 River Cottage Bites 1:40 Film: True Grit 4:10 Deal Or No Deal: Scrooge Or Santa 5:00 Celebrity Come Dine With Me 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:10 Kirstie And Phil’s Embarrassing Bits 7:55 Location Location Location: A Decade In Property 8:55 Phil And Kirstie’s Homes For Heroes 10:30 Bill Bailey: Tinselworm 11:30 4thought.Tv 11:35 Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights 12:05 Frankie Boyle’s Tramadol Nights

Five 6.00 Thomas & Friends 6.10 Roary the Racing Car 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 6.40 Rupert Bear 6.50 Peppa Pig 7.00 The WotWots 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.25 Peppa Pig 8.35 Roary the Racing Car 8.45 Hana’s Helpline 8.55 Igam Ogam 9.10 Little Princess 9.25 Olivia 9.45 The Mr. Men Show 10.00 K9 10.35 Panda Week with Nigel Marven 11.05 Ice Road Truckers 12.05 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 12.55 Five News 1.00 Film: Alice in Wonderland 3.45 Film: From Here to Eternity 6.05 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 7.00 Cowboy Builders 7.55 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em Xmas 1975 9.00 Butterflies: Christmas with the Parkinsons 9.45 Terry and June: Christmas 1982 10.25 Film: Down and Out in Beverly Hills 12.25 SuperCasino

New Year’s Eve BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 9:00 Horrible Histories 9:30 What’s New Scooby-Doo? 9:50 Film: Piglet’s Big Movie 11:00 Film: Paulie 12:25 Just William 12:55 BBC News 1:05 Regional News and Weather 1:10 Doctor Who 2:10 Film: Shark Tale 3:30 Film: The Sound of Music 6:20 BBC News 6:45 Regional News and Weather 7:00 Celebrity Mastermind 7:30 A Question of Sport 8:00 EastEnders 8:40 Jonathan Creek 10:15 BBC News 10:40 The Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show 11:45 The National Lottery Friday Draws 11:50 New Year Live 2010 12:20 Film: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

6:00 The Pingu Show 6:10 Timmy Time 6:20 The Large Family 6:35 Octonauts - A Christmas Special 7:00 League of Super Evil 7:15 Deadly 60 7:40 Bear Behaving Badly 8:05 Arthur 8:35 Great British Railway Journeys 9:05 Bombay Railway 10:05 Wild China 11:05 Who Do You Think You Are? 12:05 Legends: The Beverley Sisters - Tickled Pink 1:05 Film: Nicholas Nickleby 3:15 Flog It! 4:00 Escape to the Country 4:45 The Indian Doctor 5:30 James May: My Sister’s Top Toys 6:30 Film: Just Like Heaven 8:00 Edwardian Farm 9:00 100 Years of the Palladium 10:00 Grumpy Old New Year 11:00 Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 1:15 TOTP 2: 80s Special

ITV 1 6.00 Daybreak 8.30 Lorraine 9.25 This Morning: The Very Best of 2010 10.40 Joanna Lumley’s Nile 11.40 David Suchet on the Orient Express 12.40 ITV News & Weather 12.55 Oliver Twist 3.00 Film: The Living Daylights 5.30 Calendar News 5.45 ITV News & Weather 6.00 It’s Paul Burling 7.00 Emmerdale 7.30 Coronation Street 8.00 You’ve Been Framed! 8.40 Coronation Street 9.10 Film: Elizabeth: The Golden Age 11.20 That Was 2010 11.50 ITV News & Weather 12.05 Film: Mars Attacks!

Channel 4 6:25 Sali Mali 6:30 Planet Cook 6:50 Yo Gabba Gabba 7:15 Everybody Loves Raymond 7:35 Frasier 8:00 According To Jim 8:30 Friends 9:00 JLS Only Tonight: Live In London 9:55 Friends 10:25 127 Hours: T4 Movie Special 10:55 Glee 11:55 The Simpsons 12:20 Wedding House 1:15 Film: Dr Dolittle 4:00 Deal Or No Deal: Scrooge Or Santa 5:00 Celebrity Come Dine With Me 6:00 The Simpsons 6:30 Hollyoaks 7:00 Channel 4 News 7:10 4thought.Tv 7:15 Relocation: Phil Down Under 8:10 Come Dine With Me 9:10 Channel 4 Comedy Gala 11:40 Father Ted 12:10 Father Ted

Five 6.00 Thomas & Friends 6.10 Roary the Racing Car 6.20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 6.35 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 6.40 Rupert Bear 6.50 Peppa Pig 7.00 The WotWots 7.15 The Mr. Men Show 7.30 Thomas & Friends 7.45 Noddy in Toyland 8.00 Fifi and the Flowertots 8.15 Peppa Pig 8.20 Bert and Ernie’s Great Adventures 8.30 Peppa Pig 8.35 Roary the Racing Car 8.45 Hana’s Helpline 8.55 Igam Ogam 9.05 Castle Farm 9.10 Little Princess 9.25 Olivia 9.45 The Mr. Men Show 10.00 K9 10.35 Panda Week with Nigel Marven 11.05 Ice Road Truckers 12.05 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 12.55 Five News 1.00 Terry and June: Christmas 1982 1.40 Butterflies: Christmas with the Parkinsons 2.25 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em Xmas 1975 3.30 Film: Arabian Nights 7.00 Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 8.00 Cowboy Builders 9.00 Film: Shadow Man 10.50 World’s Most Extreme Airports 12.15 SuperCasino

New Year’s Day BBC One

BBC Two

6:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen 11:30 Football Focus 12:20 BBC News 12:30 Regional News and Weather 12:35 The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message 2011 12:40 Doctor Who 1:40 Film: Bee Movie 3:00 Film: Wall-E 4:30 Final Score 5:15 BBC News 5:25 Regional News and Weather 5:35 Film: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 7:30 The Magicians 8:30 EastEnders 9:00 Come Fly With Me 9:30 Live at the Apollo 10:00 The National Lottery Saturday Night Draws 10:10 BBC News 10:30 Match of the Day 11:50 The Football League Show 1:10 Weatherview

6:00 Pingu 6:05 Bob the Builder Snowed Under 7:00 Basil and Barney’s Game Show 7:30 The Legend of Dick and Dom 8:00 Da Dick and Dom Dairies 8:30 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 8:55 Diddy Dick and Dom 9:00 The Legend of Dick and Dom 9:30 Da Dick and Dom Dairies 10:00 Sorry, I’ve Got No Head 10:30 The Legend of Dick and Dom 10:55 OOglies 11:15 New Year’s Day Concert 2011 12:50 Film: The War Bride 2:30 Film: The Horse Whisperer 5:10 The Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message 2011 5:15 The Indian Doctor 6:00 Darts: World Championships 7:25 Dad’s Army 7:55 The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show 1976 9:00 Eric and Ernie 10:30 Eric and Ernie: Behind the Scenes 11:30 Film: Rising Damp 1:05 Darts: World Championships - Highlights

ITV 1 6.00 Boblins 6.15 Fireman Sam 6.25 Chloe’s Closet 6.35 The Hive 6.45 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7.00 Babar and the Adventures of Badou 7.10 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That 7.25 Horrid Henry 7.40 Film: The Neverending Story 9.25 Planet’s Funniest Animals 9.50 Coronation Street Omnibus 12.10 ITV News & Weather 12.20 Midsomer Murders 2.20 Downton Abbey 3.50 Downton Abbey 4.50 ITV News & Weather 5.05 Film: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7.30 Primeval 8.30 Take Me Out 9.45 Film: Forgetting Sarah Marshall 10.45 ITV News & Weather 11.00 Film: Forgetting Sarah Marshall 12.10 Film: American Pie: The Wedding

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Channel 4 6:05 Sali Mali 6:10 The Hoobs 6:35 World Sport 7:00 GT Academy 7:25 Freesports On 4 7:55 The Morning Line 8:50 Friends 9:20 Friends 9:50 T4 Stars Of 2010 12:20 Glee 1:25 Channel 4 Racing From Cheltenham And Musselburgh 3:25 Come Dine With Me 3:55 Come Dine With Me 4:25 Come Dine With Me 5:00 Come Dine With Me 5:30 Come Dine With Me 6:00 Channel 4 News 6:15 4thought.Tv 6:20 Film: Independence Day 9:00 Father Ted Night 9:05 Father Ted Night: Unintelligent Design 9:35 Father Ted Night: Viewers’ Favourite Episode 10:05 Father Ted Night: Small, Far Away: The World Of Father Ted 11:15 Father Ted Night: The Writers’ Favourite Episode 11:50 Father Ted Night: Film: The Heartbreak Kid

Five 6.00 Peppa Pig 6.05 Roary the Racing Car 6.15 Fifi and the Flowertots 6.25 Fireman Sam 6.40 Rupert Bear 6.50 Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends 7.05 The WotWots 7.25 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 7.45 Make Way for Noddy 8.00 Hana’s Helpline 8.10 Little Princess 8.25 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 8.45 Play! 8.55 Olivia 9.10 The Mr. Men Show 9.30 George Shrinks 10.00 Zoo Days 10.20 Film: High Society 12.25 Film: Titanic 3.55 Film: The Searchers 6.15 Five News 6.20 CSI: Miami 7.10 CSI: Miami 8.00 CSI: Miami 9.00 CSI: NY 10.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.00 SuperCasino

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Another group hailing from Rotherham (they claim Sheffield but I know the truth), Skeletons & the Empty Pockets thrust themselves into the populations Christmas stockings with another free release this week (only one track this time, they are a bit tighter this lot). Another staple of the Sheffield live scene SATEP have floated around in various disguises for quite a few years now. As with the Heebie Jeebies it’s tough for them to transfer the energy of their live performances into recorded material. Right from the start of On My Knees though you do get a sense of what they might portray in the flesh. The stomping heavy blues intro sets out the stall on this 4 minute release, although unmistakingly delivered in their own swaggering, classicaly rocking style, On my Knees has the feel of a Kasabian number that could have easily featured on there last album. Quality musicianship, haunting yet powerful vocals from frontman Liam (also of local scenesters Hey Sholay) and heavy riffage (is that a word?) from the off, if your looking for a Xmas pick me up to make you forget about the current lack of originality displayed in the city’s music venues at the moment I suggest you get over to myspace and basque in the progressive originality that once made Sheffield the nation’s musical flag bearer.

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This month’s Eclipse is teaching you about the importance of skilful communication, not an area that generally you are a slouch, or is that as true? The reason I raise this Libra, is that yes you can be bubbly, but the real trick now, is to say how you really feel. Call for your in-depth forecast…

Being dutiful often comes easy to you, so why might it be that you’re ﬁnding this a tough concept now? The reason is that the stars are pushing you to be more adventurous and free spirited. On the face of it that’s ﬁne, but Saturn reminds you, that it’s not easy to cut and run. Call for more…

The Moon on Christmas Day could see you feeling sentimental, however, Boxing Day can see you get into the party spirit. The upbeat thing about this week is just how much more outgoing you will be. Your more private side is unlikely to be a problem now. Call for more advice…

Mercury is the provider of the merits of your sign and it continues to rewind in your sector of relating. It’s important not to take anyone for granted, so work hard on personal communication, especially in a romantic relationship, where passions can run very high. Call for more advice…

Whilst you’re used to saying how you feel, a person closer to you may now air some grievances too. Some of these may be due to monetary issues, or they may be down to possessiveness about the time you are or are not spending with a partner. Call your prediction line for more advice…

Family relationships can be close, but that can also lay bare some underlying diﬀerences that have been there for some while. If you’re someone who likes your Christmas to be coordinated it may be diﬃcult if anyone wants to change plans or drop in unannounced. Call now for more…

The Sun is getting its feet really nice and toasty in Capricorn, and with Pluto can make you the leader this Christmas. So whether it is cajoling people into playing board games, Twister or Charades, your enthusiasm can be absolutely infectious. Call now for your in-depth forecast…

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Hop on the bus to get around this Christmas Travellers in Sheffield are being reminded about bus services available over the festive period. Old Saint Nick and Sheffield City Council and the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) have been spreading Christmas cheer to bring Sheffield people a more bus services than ever on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day after the success of services in recent years. On Boxing Day Stagecoach will operate 45 buses over 18 routes and the services will run between 9:30am and 6:30pm. This year there will be even more services on Boxing Day compared to last year. If that wasn’t enough, a maximum adult single bus fare of just £1 will be charged. Concessionary fares will continue to apply. Councillor Ian Auckland, Cabinet Member for Transport & Streetscene at Sheffield City Council said: “Many services are running half hourly but take a take a look a look at the timetables for your area. So don’t forget, if you’re making a journey you can always hop on the bus.” The same services will be operating on New Year’s Day, with 45 Stagecoach buses (compared to 21 last year) running to routes across the city between 9:30am and 6:30pm. A maximum adult single fare of £1 will be charged. SYPTE Director General David Brown recognises the importance of accessible travel opportunities over the festive period: “We are delighted to be able to operate more services during the holidays than ever before. At this time of year people like to travel to see friends and family and we hope these services will provide them with a public transport option to make their

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journey. That way they can enjoy a glass of cheer when they arrive!” These services also mean that local sports fans do not have to miss out. Councillor Auckland added: “Both football teams have fixtures on the festive bank holidays. United at home on Boxing Day and Wednesday on New Year’s Day.” Supertram services will also be running on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day to give even further travel opportunities in Sheffield. Full timetables are available online now. Concessionary fares will continue to apply. To find out more about travelling in and around Sheffield go to www. travelsouthyorkshire.com/xmas

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After the thaw, comes the freeze.....I haven’t been fishing for almost a month now, work commitments, the weather and family have all conspired against me to prevent me getting to the bankside; if I’m honest, I’m going a bit ‘stir-crazy’!! It’s about this time of the year I like to look back and see what I’ve achieved over the past 12 months....2010 has been a watershed year for me; I started up as a freelance writer in mid 2009 determined to give it a year to see if I could make it work, so 2010 has been make or break for me. However, I’m still here! Thankfully, my portfolio of work has increased dramatically to the point where I’m lucky enough to be turning work down if it’s not right for me. I still have a full time shift job to consider, so it’s nice to be in a position to be a bit more particular. This column has now been running for 39 weeks, almost 9 months of weekly ramblings! My fishing has been fun too. I’ve joined a great club, Lymm AC (www.lymmanglersclub.com) and attained a position on the committee to help guide the club onwards, which has allowed me to diversify my angling without having to buy loads of day tickets. I’ve landed carp to over 20lbs, (Lymm AC has fish to over 40lbs...) broken my pb for tench which now stands at a fairly creditable 9lbs 3ozs, and finally had access to the mighty river Severn in search of chub and barbel. I’ve met some smashing people too, the highlight for me being a chat with Martin Bowler and John Wilson at this

year’s ‘Go-Fishing’ show, and I’ve made some fantastic trade contacts in the shape of Simon Pomeroy (Pallatrax), Lewis Read (Gardner) and others, and also continued my association with companies such as SAE baitdevelopments and the website NorthWestCarp (www. northwestcarp.co.uk) which has seen yet more doors open for me. I’ve also had the chance to get out to some stunning venues this year; new venture Whiston Hall Fishery threw up a belting 20lbs 2ozs common carp on just my second visit, I had a six fish hit from Moreton Mere near Congleton on a short day session when everyone else blanked and I discovered new Derbyshire waters to keep me busy when I get time! All in all, not a bad season; I can’t remember 3 hour, 120 mile round trips to catch nothing, I don’t recall falling into a pool which turned out to be 7 feet deep in the margins, losing a stunning double figure barbel at the net after waiting all day for a solitary bite, and I have little recollection of switching 30 miles between venues after hearing that a particular fish I’d been chasing was on the feed only to turn up and find I’d snapped both rod tips when I’d slammed the door of the van......I’m sure it never happened! Still, if it was all good news, when would we ever find the time to go fishing??! Have a great Christmas, eat plenty, snore loudly, but above all, enjoy the snow! clint597@btinternet.com

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GO FOR A PORT ON BOXING DAY HORSE RACING by Timelord

If we are lucky enough to get some racing over Christmas then Boxing Day could be a veritable feast. At this stage all meetings are in doubt because of the arctic conditions prevailing but we can still pray that a deep Atlantic depression comes to our assistance and sweeps the cold stuff back where it belongs. If ever there was a future Gold Cup winner’s display for all to see Diamond Harry put it up in the Hennessy. Close behind him that day was the tenacious Burton Port. I think that his performance in the Hennessy puts him in with a major chance in the King George at Kempton. At the current prices he is a far better value choice than the favourite Kauto Star. Kauto Star is a measly 11/10 but, while he has to have a favourite’s chance of landing an unprecedented fifth King George, this price is no real value against a field of up and coming chasers. Burton Port is currently a best-priced 20/1 and this represents decent each way value. Don’t forget that both he and Diamond Harry beat Denman (admittedly in receipt of lumps of weight) by some 14 lengths that day and, although a length and a quarter behind him Burton Port was trying to give Diamond Harry 1lb – a feat that may look to have been an absolute impossibility come March. Get to the bar for your “Port”! Burton Port gets my N.b. choice but the Nap is reserved for Irish raider Jessies

Dream in the Feltham Novices’ Chase. This one won a Grade 1 novice chase recently in a good time and looks to be on the upgrade now sent chasing. The weather casts a long gloomy shadow over proceedings this week but I have had a look at the advanced declarations for all the Boxing Day fixtures. If we do get any racing don’t forget to check for nonrunners owing to multiple declarations at the plethora of meetings. I have made tentative selections for all the races I can get entries for, so good luck if you are punting. Kempton: 12.40 Karasenir 1.15 Warne’s Way 1.50 Jessies Dream (Nap) 2.25 Entries not available 3.00 Burton Port (N.b.) 3.35 Little George

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Wincanton 12.30 Art Man 1.05 Marodima 1.40 Ernst Blofeld 2.15 Semi Colon 2.50 Lavenoak Lad 3.25 Bouggler 3.55 Journeyman Wolverhampton 1.35 Crystallus 2.10 Shostakovich 2.45 Angelic Upstart 3.20 Desert Dreamer 3.50 Strike Force 4.20 Carlton Scroop

Huntingdon 12.45 Knight Woodsman 1.20 Captain Smoothy 1.55 Art Exhibition 2.30 Arturo Uno 3.10 Colliers Court 3.40 Spe Salvi

Leopardstown 12.20 Glam Gerry 12.55 Eightybarackstreet 1.30 Fearless Falcon 2.00 Mister Farmer 2.35 Realt Dubh 3.10 Changing Course 3.45 Maddoxtown

Fontwell 12.35 Straw Bear 1.10 Little Roxy

Limerick 12.40 The Big Boyo 1.10 Varda’s Partner 1.40 Si C’Etait Vrai 2.15 Back of the Pack 2.45 Capall Dubh Alainn 3.20 Fen Game 3.50 Mickelson

Towcester 12.50 Allistathebarrista 1.25 Just The Job 2.00 Jacarado 2.35 Frascati Park 3.10 You Can Of Course 3.45 Lord Kennedy

Wetherby 12.20 Call It On 12.55 Ballabrook 1.30 Stopped Out 2.05 King Fontaine 2.40 Jimmy Bond 3.15 Cunning Clarets

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Rotherham United have signed former Queens Park Rangers winger Chris Arthur on a two month contract. The left sided player has been on trial at Don Valley and has impressed in two reserve outings against Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest. Arthur, 20, has been looking for a club since leaving Loftus Road but does have first team experience after loan spells with Kettering Town and Rushden and Diamonds. “Chris has trained with us for the last couple of weeks and has impressed Ronnie sufficiently to warrant this opportunity,” said Chief Operating Officer Paul Douglas. “Chris welcomed this chance and I am sure that he will work extremely hard while he is here to try and earn and extended deal with the club.”

On Monday Exmoor Ranger looks to have a decent chance in the Grade 3 Coral Welsh National and Sam Winner ought to live up to his name in the Grade 1 Future Champions Novice Hurdle. Also on Monday I like the chances of Follow The Plan to upset Big Zeb in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown while Macville ought to prove hard to beat in the Paddypowerpoker.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at the same venue. Later on in the week at Leopardstown I like both Joncol and Cooldine in the Grade 1 Lexus Chase, Head of the Posse in the Grade 1 Fort Leney Novice Chase and Thousand Stars in the Grade 1Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle. As there is no Mercury next week I will take this opportunity to wish all readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy (and hopefully profitable) New Year. Last week’s results do not appear as all selections were at abandoned meetings.

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Rotherham United are throwing open to supporters the chance to put their questions to the Millers players and staff for a Millers matchday programme feature. This is your opportunity to quiz the Millers players any topic of your choosing. For the game against Accrington it is the turn of Chairman, Tony Stewart If you want to put your questions to the Chairnan simply just email them to media@rotherhamunited.net with your name and where your from and look out for your question in the matchday programme.

TEN DAYS OF XMAS

This Christmas, The Football League and npower are calling on fans to ditch the telly and flock to their local League club as part of their Festive Family Football campaign. In an action packed ten-day period between Boxing Day and January 4, the npower Football League boasts four full fixture programmes - a total of 144 matches - providing families with the perfect chance to get together and enjoy competitive football in a friendly, safe environment. And with the big Boxing Day games traditionally the best attended match of the year drawing 400,000 fans through the turnstiles in 2009 - fans are guaranteed a great atmosphere throughout the Christmas football feast. Gavin Megaw, Director of Marketing and Communications at The Football League, said: “Attending npower Football League games this Christmas will provide families with the perfect opportunity to support their clubs and spend some quality time together watching quality football. “I would encourage any fans looking for a break from turkey and Christmas repeats to head along to Rotherham United and show them your support.” And, in just 50 words, The Football League wants to hear from fans explaining why watching football during the Christmas period is so special with the best bagging four tickets to February’s Carling Cup Final. Five runners up will receive a copy of one of this year’s most talked-about games, EA Sports’ Fifa 11. Entries should be sent to FestiveFootball@football-league. co.uk by 5pm on Tuesday 4 January. Fans are being reminded they can switch to npower and get a £45 voucher to spend in any npower Football League club shop. Visit www.npower.com/footballsaver for more information.

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perfectly to cut open Swansea’s defence and EVANS used the time he created to slot the ball underneath De Vries. In first half injury-time the visitors had a chance to level BLADES NEWS but Sinclair, after cutting in www.sufc.co.uk from the left, was crowded out A first half goal from Welsh- and was forced to shoot over man Ched Evans was the crossbar. enough to beat Swansea and Swans boss Rodgers made a give John Carver a victory double change at the interval in his first game as United’s - introducing both Easter and caretaker boss. Pratley - and was presumIn freezing temperatures at ably not happy with his side’s Bramall Lane, Unitedites were first half display. The visitors handed an early Christmas started the second half well, present of three points follow- Tate failed to get enough on ing a battling display. his header from Orlandi’s corEvans, who also scored ner and then Bartley cleared against Cardiff earlier in the when Easter’s low centre had season, finished off a pinpoint beaten Simonsen. pass from Andy Reid to ensure It was quickly clear that that Swansea’s miserable run Swansea intended to be more in S2 continued. direct and their new approach Carver’s first selection showed was rewarded with a number two changes from the side that of corners, whilst Simonsen started last weekend’s defeat twice dropped to save shots at Barnsley. Simonsen and from Sinclair, who, on both Quinn returned at the expense occasions, cut in from the left. of the injured Wright and Ertl, Former Blade Cotterill was who dropped to the bench. introduced as Swansea’s final Also amongst the substitutes substitution with a quarter was Williamson, in contention of the game remaining and for the first time this season the visitors were doing most due to injury, and Estonian of the attacking but United’s goalkeeper Aksalu. Thirddefence - with Nosworthy and placed Swansea included Bartley particularly impresformer Blades loanees, Dyer sive - remained solid as the and Beattie, in their starting game entered the final 15 line-up and Cotterill was on minutes. the bench. Nosworthy blotted his copy United’s formation was the book when he was robbed by same as at Oakwell, 4-3-3, Easter, fortunately the result with Yeates and Reid in the of the move was Sinclair firing wide areas supporting Evans. over. Carver’s first change was After a cagey start, it was the introducing Ward for the tiring influence of Swans old boy Reid with 12 minutes to go Britton that began to warm up The final ten minutes, unsurthe Lane faithful. He was inprisingly, saw Swansea on volved in a number of moves the attack. Sinclair saw a lot from his usual deep midfield of the ball but United had the position. The first chance was chance to ease the pressure on the result of Evans flicking 87 minutes. Quinn did well on a Simonsen clearance and to hang on to possession and Yeates could not resist the Evans took advantage of a half-volley, but he was off slip by Williams but De Vries target. made a save from an acute Britton began an impressive angle. move on 10 minutes which Swansea were adding more ended with the ball in the net. men to their forward line as He picked out an unmarked the seconds ticked away and Reid, who fed Quinn to slot the fourth official’s signal of the ball past goalkeeper De four minutes of added time Vries but an assistant’s flag gave the visitors hope. was up and a free-kick award- Simonsen was quickly off ed to the visitors. his line to punch away a Tate Evans also had a shot blocked cross and Carver handed a and neat flicks from Quinn late debut to Batth as United and Yeates preceded a Blades looked to run down the refree-kick in a dangerous posi- maining minutes. tion but Reid’s effort hit the Goalkeeper De Vries added wall. himself to United’s box for a Swansea withstood United’s late corner but United held on burst and hit back with a to record a morale-boosting couple of chances of their victory. own. Sinclair struck directly at Simonsen and then Williams Blades: Simonsen, Nosworheaded wide from an Orlandi thy, Montgomery, Britton, corner but United, with BritEvans (Batth 90), Yeates, ton, Yeates and Reid promiCalve, Taylor, Bartley, Reid nent, looked a threat. (Ward 78), Quinn. Reid was fortunate not to pick Unused: Ertl, Aksalu, Wilup a yellow card but Yeates liamson, Kozluk, Lowton. was not so lucky, picking up a booking on 42 minutes Swansea: De Vries, Williams, for a crude foul on Orlandi. Tate, Beattie (Easter 45), However, moments later, the Orlandi, Dyer (Cotterill 67), Blades were celebrating. Monk, Sinclair, Rangel, Allen, Just before the break, Reid Gower (Pratley 45). found space in midfield and he Unused: Taylor, Cotterill, waited to deliver a superb dip- Dobbie, Ma-Kalambay, ping pass which was weighted Agustien.

MANAGER CARETAKER WHOʼS WANTED: CARVERʼS COMING POINT OF VIEW APPLY WITHIN John Carver won his first game in charge at Bramall Lane and declared it as a victory for the players who doggedly followed instructions. High-flying Swansea boasted a joint second placed league position and an impressive away record but the Blades’ homework paid dividends: “I watched Swansea a few times and told our players that we had a gameplan. They stuck to it with a disciplined performance and we were so difficult to break down that Swansea almost ran out of ideas. “I knew that if we were patient we could get at them and afterwards I asked Steve Simonsen how many saves he’s had to make and there weren’t many. That’s good against a side with a lot going for them.” The pre-match plea for patience at the way his team would have to play was heeded by the supporters: “They were a bit nervy early on which is not surprising because we don’t have a good home record, but they were patient. At one stage we might have lost them but they stayed with us - and the goal came just at the right time which helped. “Ched needed a confidence booster but he worked his socks off and ran down the sides even though he got a bit of a battering up front on his own - he did very well.” After thanking his support staff and the players for their help and support in the buildup to the game Carver insisted that a missing figure had played a big part: “I want to go on record as saying that the win was dedicated to Gary Speed. He texted me this morning to wish us well and hoped that we would get a win and I read it out to the lads. To a man they all came in after the game and said “That’s for Gary”. “Overall I am very pleased and it was very important to get a win because we have something like four games in nine days coming up. “The players will get a couple of days off after that effort and, even though I haven’t had time to check, I would think they have blown the prozone statistics out of the window with that effort.”

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Since last week’s publication of ‘The Mercury’ Sheffield United FC have once again found themselves searching for a new manager following the departure of Gary Speed to take control of the Welsh national team. Naturally we wish him well and on my part there are no ill feelings towards him; he wouldn’t be the first manager to walk out of a club for bigger things and would be welcomed back to Bramall Lane. Whilst I don’t believe he is the way forward, coach John Carver did very well in his first game in charge – beating Swansea City 1-0. Obviously we hope that he brings in the results whilst during his tenure, he’ll probably be temporary manager into the New Year. Carver has hinted already that he has no interest in the job on a permanent basis but who would you want to appoint? Sean O’Driscall, Micky Adams, Chris Coleman and Phil Brown are all seemingly favourites to take control of the hot seat. I can’t decide who I would like in charge, it would be nice to see Chris Hughton amongst the front runners but it’s likely that United will opt for a cheap option rather than look for a lucrative manager. On a lasting note, I would like to congratulate Exeter City for bringing the Owls back down to earth after their thumping 5-1 victory; it would have certainly been a long way home for the travelling fans. I wish everyone Merry Christmas no matter who you support. Up the Blades!

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Kyle Bartley says Saturday’s win over Swansea was a real team effort which typified the team spirit at Bramall Lane. United doggedly stuck to a strict gameplan in a bid to disrupt the Swans attacking play. Their grafting was rewarded when Ched Evans scored the only goal of the game late in the first-half to secure the Blades’ first win in three matches, much to the delight of Bartley who felt it was a merited three points: “It has been a long time since we had a clean sheet but we worked hard with JC and Sam during the week and our gameplan was to keep things tight. “Considering JC and Sam did a lot of the coaching anyway it was a pretty settled week and as a team I thought we defended well and the back four were excellent. “Swansea are right up there and a good footballing outfit, but we rolled our sleeves up and stuck together as a team. “We showed how good the spirit is because after losing the Gaffer we could have easily collapsed and got beaten, but everyone fought and we got what we deserved in the end.”

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Now we all know Santa is a Blade due to his iconic red and white suit, so with our managerial predicament still to be resolved, which potential candidate is he going to bring down the Bramall Lane chimney this Christmas? There are certain names that are readily bandied about at times like this and former Hull City manager Phil Brown is one of them, a man with a somewhat chequered managerial history. After enduring a torrid time at Derby County he went on to take Hull City from the depths of the Championship to the Premier League in just two seasons. Short sighted Blades fans will remember one Paul Hart for his part in sinking our city rivals at the end of last season, while dismissing his former links to a Nottingham Forest team that we so bitterly contested with a few years ago. Proven at managing crisis situations and currently out of work he could be an easy target. Self confessed Blade Micky Adams has done a sterling job in the Potteries, completely reinvigorating a Port Vale team that has been struggling at the foot of the league ladder for years. The Valiants are currently riding high in the league and looking set for a return to League One. Adams could have an instant impact on our own plight. Finally Sean O’Driscoll is the name on most Blades’ lips. The attractive football we have seen from his Doncaster Rovers side has left him as ﬁrm favourite for the Lane top job. His success up the M18 has clearly not gone un-noticed by the Shefﬁeld United hierarchy and reports are surfacing that talks have been opened. What is not in doubt is that it will be a tough job for anyone, but our only objective for this season is to stay in the league. Hopefully our incoming manager can achieve this and then look to resurrect our ailing football club.

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Sheffield Wednesday missed the chance to go to the summit of League 1 with a disappointing 5-1 defeat at Exeter on Saturday. With the rest of the calendar in the division falling victim to the cold snap, three points would have taken the Owls to the top. But the visitors were comprehensively undone by a Jamie Cureton brace and goals from Liam Sercombe, Scott Golbourne and John O’Flynn. Tommy Miller was on target for Wednesday but the midfielder’s clever volley was the only high spot on a miserable afternoon for those of a blue and white persuasion. The Owls were first to threaten, though, after a tepid start by both sides, with Jermaine Johnson shooting wide of Artur Kysiak’s right hand post having jinked his way across the penalty area in trademark style. Exeter responded immediately as Ryan Harley tested Nicky Weaver with a low drive that the keeper palmed to safety before Sercombe sent in a long ranger that flew high and wide. By and large, the opening exchanges were uneventful as neither side managed to make an impression in the cold West Country conditions. But that was until the halfhour mark, when the game suddenly sprung into life with two goals in little more than a minute. Cureton fired Exeter into the lead on 29 minutes after good work from Richard Duffy inside the box but the lead was short-lived as Miller volleyed a Tommy Spurr corner goalwards and although Harley headed clear, the ball was already deemed over the line by the linesman. After that brief flurry, the contest reverted to type, although the Grecians finished the first half the stronger, with Weaver keeping out two quickfire efforts from David Noble. The second half started in much the same way as the first, with little to warm both sets of supporters as the temperatures plummeted. But then the game was kickstarted once more with two goals in three minutes this time - and Exeter scored them both. First, Sercombe smashed a stunning volley from distance high into Weaver’s goal, then Golbourne swept home from 12 yards after a mix-up in the Owls’ backline. Cureton could and should

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have added a fourth moments later but the diminutive striker stabbed over the bar from six yards when it seemed easier to score. However, Cureton soon made amends on 72 minutes, calmly slotting past Weaver after taking Golbourne’s feed into his stride. Substitute Neil Mellor - on for Chris Sedgwick having recovered from an ankle sprain - shot tamely into the arms of Kysiak after breaking free in the area ten minutes from time and that pretty much summed up a game to forget for Wednesday. And just to rub salt in the wounds, Exeter added a ﬁfth on 88 minutes, with substitute O’Flynn spinning on the edge of the area before ﬁring across Weaver to seal a resounding win for the hosts. Exeter: Kysiak, Tully, Duffy, Taylor, Harley (Thomson 90), Noble (Dunn 46), Golbourne, Cureton, B Jones, Logan (O’Flynn 57), Sercombe Unused substitutes: P Jones, Nardiello, Cozic, Edwards Owls: Weaver, Jones, Purse, Beevers, Spurr, Teale, Potter, Miller, Sedgwick (Mellor 60), Johnson, Morrison Unused substitutes: Jameson, Hinds, Palmer, Boden, O’Connor, Heffernan

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Shefﬁeld Wednesday have this morning received excellent feedback on a large group of Owls fans who were travelling back from Exeter on Saturday. Despite a heavy defeat against the Grecians at the weekend, Wednesday supporters who caught the 18.25 train from Exeter St Davids to Leeds have been praised by staff for the jovial nature and good spirit throughout the journey. Cross Country Train Manager Matt Shelden said: “Around 60-70 Shefﬁeld Wednesday fans returned from Exeter on Saturday on the train I was in charge of. “Throughout the Journey to Birmingham New Street Station, this is where I left the service to hand over to a colleague, they were a real credit to the club. “With it being a football train, our policy is to have British Transport Police monitor the situation and maybe travel with us in case of an emergency. I was more than happy to tell them that they would be wasting their time travelling with us, as the SWFC fans were so well behaved. “Without a doubt, your fans were by far the best fans I have ever had to work with. I know the result wasn’t the result your team was looking for, but your fans were well behaved, enjoying the journey with smiles and singing your teams songs! “I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, and your club, the very best in the remaining part of the season, and I look forward to having your fans on my train again soon!”

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Sheffield Wednesday will be offering home fans a chance to recreate and enjoy the atmosphere of an away game at home when the Owls take on Yeovil on 28 December. For a special one-off occasion, the club will open the upper West Stand to Owls supporters with 2,500 tickets available. Supporters are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to experience the excellent views from the upper West Stand and recreate the atmosphere of our magnificent away following. The tickets are now on general sale online at www.swfc.co.uk/ tickets, at the Megastore or over the telephone (£2 per ticket charge for telephone bookings). There will be no pay on the day and sales will finish for this area at midday on Christmas eve (Friday 24 December). All season ticket holders who choose to move to this area can do so subject to availability, however,should you move then your current seats will be released for sale to other fans for this game. Yeovil Town supporters will be accommodated in the lower West Stand after the club’s safety advisory group agreed that there is sufficient sterile segregation to ensure the safety of all supporters both home and away. Please note that there is no alcohol and reduced catering facilities on the West Stand. However, the Sheridan Suite will be open as a fans bar from 12pm until kick off for those with Upper West tickets.

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Owls boss Alan Irvine lamented his side’s second half display against Exeter which saw Wednesday go on to lose 5-1 at St James’ Park. With the scores tied 1-1 at the break, poor defending from the visitors saw Exeter run riot in the second period as Paul Tisdale’s side stunned Wednesday with four goals on a freezing afternoon in Devon. Irvine said: “We’re very angry, extremely disappointed and surprised. We seemed to cave in after we conceded the second goal and our defending was appalling in the second half. “I certainly didn’t foresee that coming. Before this game we had the second best defensive record in the league so it’s not something that had looked like coming. “I’ll obviously have a look at everything that went on as I always do whether we win, lose or draw and we’ll have to learn lessons from it.” With every other ﬁxture in the division postponed due to the current bad weather, the Owls had the chance to jump to the top of League 1 and leapfrog Brighton on goal difference. The Wednesday manager added: “It’s frustrating because we had a fantastic opportunity to build on what we did last week. “We’ve been in good form for some considerable time now and had a chance to go top of the league but we didn’t do it. “The second half performance after the second goal was unacceptable. The players are very disappointed with how they performed and the sooner the Tranmere game comes around, and we have the chance to do something about today, the better.” shareholder in Ftazvojna Banka. Milan’s love of football led him to the set up the San Jose Earthquakes, a professional football team playing seven within the North American Soccer League in the United States. Milan was also previously a Senior Vice President of the United States Soccer Federation. ln Europe, Milan has been involved with and owned several football clubs including, in Belgium, Standard Liege and, in France, Nice Football Club, overseeing many successes within those clubs. Having moved to the UK, in 1999, Milan took over Portsmouth football club and in three years had transformed the club from perennial strugglers in the second tier of English football into an established Premier League club. UK Football investments, LLC subsequently sold its stake in Portsmouth football club and then in February 2007 it took over Leicester City Football Club. UK Football investments, LLC estabilised the ﬁnancial position of Leicester City football club and then sold its stake in Leicester City in the summer of 2010.

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I bet there’s not many teams who have scored 6 goals on a Saturday then conceded 5 goals seven days later. There can’t be too many teams in the 122 year history of the Football League that have achieved that feat but we are now one of them. Anyway, it’s looking like a crazy end to a downright crazy year. The wisest football prophets would not have predicted such a 12 month head spinner for Shefﬁeld Wednesday. I suppose you can accurately say that alls well that ends well but we’re far off the target that Sir Milan and all Wednesdayites should strive for. The long term target that we should be aiming for is greater than simply a one hit wonder of a season in the Premier League. In order to achieve real and relative success, we need to become a regular member of the elite once again with the odd cup run and maybe a foray into Europe. That is what I want. This is far away from reality right now but when the Shefﬁeld Wednesday powers that be wake up every morning they should picture that aim whilst brushing their teeth and tying their tie. Then they should get on with achieving it. Of course, there are more urgent things to attend to, like central defenders and leg room in the South Stand but it’s important not to lose sight of the big picture. So this year, I would love Santa to bring me a 27 year old Nigel Pearson, a 27 year old Des Walker and sustained Premier League football within 5 years. It’s not much to ask is it? Merry Christmas to all Mercury readers from me and my super sub, JC Snugsville.

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The Sheffield Tap - Special Feature

TRIPLE CELEBRATION AT THE SHEFFIELD TAP Cask Ale Pub of the Year, Renovation of the Year and their First Anniversary brings Christmas cheer to a farsighted duo. Jamie Hawksworth’s first sight of what is now the Sheffield Tap came as he was waiting for the train back to York and his Pivo Café Bar. Seeing a derelict building right on Platform One of the then unmodernised Midland Station, his first thought was “this could make a lovely pub!” Jamie says – “imagine my surprise when peering inside the dirt-stained windows I discovered that it actually had been a pub! In fact we later learned that its original function was as the first class Edwardian Refreshment Rooms and Dining Room.” The one concession to the general public was a hatch to the exterior from which the hoi-polloi were served beer and pies! The rooms became disused in the 1960’s, re-used as waiting rooms in the early 1970’s before being vandalised then locked up in 1976. Further investigation revealed that, hidden behind cladding, was a huge Edwardian mahogany topped bar. The ornate plaster ceiling was partially collapsed, the once-beautiful wall tiles covered in grime and all of the side rooms were extensively vandalised. In fact the deterioration was so extensive that Jamie and his business partner Jonathon Holdsworth initially had serious doubts about the viability of renovating the building and recreating a traditional pub. However, determined to follow

the dream, there followed months of consultations with renovation specialists such as Dronfield based Hodkin & Jones who renovated & restored the ceiling, Elland based Andy Thornton Ltd who restored the antique bar, negotiations with the owners, Network Rail and the operators, East Midland Trains. Then the decision was made to go ahead and this duo of modern railway pioneers embarked on the onerous challenge of renovation. At one stage the ever expanding list of extra remedial work proved so complex that Jamie and Jonathon considered abandoning the project. But as true entrepreneurs they persisted and the Sheffield Tap opened last December. And what an achievement this has turned out to be! It is well worth a visit just to see the restoration work, including the bar and the ceiling. In addition to a massive vote of confidence by the Sheffield public who visit the Tap in droves, the pub has just received two of the highest accolades possible: The “Cask Ale Pub of the Year” from the National Publican Food and Drink Awards 2010 was closely followed last month by the National Railway Heritage Trust “Renovation of the Year” award. These two awards - the Oscars of their industries - provide a welldeserved recognition of the pair’s achievement. But why has the Sheffield Tap become so popular with the public so popular in fact, that the Tap is not considered as a “transit” venue but as a place to meet up with friends and

then stay for hours? This is partly due to the feeling of welcome created by the friendly staff and the atmospheric refurbishment, but equally by the quality and choice of the beers on offer. Of prime importance is ensuring that the stock is as fresh as possible so beer is only bought direct from breweries, not through wholesalers. Local brewers are favoured for their passion and quality and you will see a regular selection from Thornbridge Brewery among others; these currently include Bernard, Brewdog, Broadoak Cider, Meantime Stout, Weihenstaphen Dunkel Weisse, Timmermanns and many, many more. On the Sheffield Tap’s sign you will see the legend: World Beer Free House and this is entirely justified by the selection of bottled beers on offer. The incredible choice includes beers from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Sweden, Russia, the UK of course, and the USA. The Sheffield Tap has proved so popular that Jamie and Jonathon have recently opened the Euston Tap in London but thankfully, Mercury readers only have to pop down to Midland Station to enjoy a unique experience and sample beers from all around the world.

The Welcomingly Wood Panelled back room

Their first anniversary is this week - so why not join in the celebrations over Christmas and the New Year? You could easily leave the car at An original fireplace and large mirror create a home and catch the bus, taxi or spectacular focal point Supertram to one of Sheffield’s unique, award winning venues. You can enter either direct from Sheaf Street or from Platform 1. Sup Ale!

F I E F L E D H S The Beautifully re-furbished bar boasts quality beverages from around the World

Opening Times: Sunday - Thursday 11am – 11.30pm Friday – Saturday 10:00 am – 12:30 am

The Tap is already a local favourite

Sheffield Station Sheaf Street Sheffield S1 2BP Tel: 0114 273 7558 WORLD BEER FREEHOUSE Web: www.sheffieldtap.com

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The renovated platform side entrance is in keeping with the station’s Victoria

Jamie & Jonathon with their Publican Cask Ale Pub of the Year Award

The Traditional Art Deco bar and ﬁttings complete the authentic renovati

Specialist bar restorer and interior ﬁt-out contractor to Sheﬃeld Tap

Best wishes to Jamie and Jonathon

Tel 01422 376000

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Award winning brews from local brewery Thornbridge have pride of place

on The Tap’s Bar

NO CEILING TO THE RESTORATION ABILITIES OF HODKIN & JONES When Jamie Hawksworth and Jonathon Holdsworth, business partners in the Sheffield Tap, decided to invest in the formerly near derelict Edwardian waiting rooms at Sheffieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Midland Station, they knew they needed the help of experts in restorative plaster work. We were asked to come to site to inspect the original ceiling. It was evident from our survey that it was not

safe and needed reinstating. Our specialist contracts team went to site and took sections down, bringing them back to our workshops to recreate the mouldings. Our fixing team, along with our special division supervisor, then returned to site and set about fixing the ceiling. The results can be seen here and are part of the reason that the Sheffield Tap has just received the Renovation of the Year award

Before - The ceiling at the Sheffield Tap was in a severe state of disrepair

After - The ceiling has now been lovingly restored to itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former glory

from the National Railway Heritage Trust. Hodkin & Jones are a local company based in Dronfield, Sheffield and have been established since 1868, manufacturing a range of plaster coving products and classical mouldings for interior and exterior decoration. Over the last five years we have won the FDPC Plaisterers Trophy for the Millennium Theatre at Cardiff and the Leisure & Commercial Trophy for Paul Smith Heathrow Airport. We undertake restoration projects on listed heritage buildings including Crown Estates and Whitehall Government buildings. We also have a modern Glass Fibre division who manufacture GRP products for major house builders Our clients include Hotels,

Restaurants, Public Houses, Shops, Offices and Residential, in fact you can even view our range and buy online at www. plastermouldingsonline.com Alternatively, please contact us at 01246 290 890 for further details of our range of products and services. Head Office, Show Room and Works Hodkin & Jones, Callywhite Lane, Dronfield Sheffield S18 2XP

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS JONATHON AND JAMIE OF THE SHEFFIELD TAP WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS AWARD WINNING RESTORATION PROJECT

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