August 2008
End of an era
The explosion was heard at Thurcroft: '... I woke about 3am to hear what I thought was an earth tremor, there was a
rumbling sound and the tv aerial was rattling against the bedroom wall, I sat up waiting for the bed to move, but it
didn't, so went downstairs, my husband was stood at the back door, apparently it was the blast from Tinsley Towers being blown
up, I can't believe that we heard the blast from our house plus felt vibration, my husband said he felt the back doorstep
vibrating when the blast happened! ...'
24/08/2008
Gold for Goodison
Good to hear that Paul Goodison a member of Ulley Sailing Club , has got his Gold Medal in Beijing.
19/08/2008
Demolition Date set for Tinsley cooling towers
EON has announced the 250ft Cooling Towers at Tinsley,
will be demolished in a controlled explosion in the early hours of Sunday 24th August.
Plans for a viewing platform at Meadowhall and a text raffle to win the chance to start the demolition countdown will be announced shortly.
12/08/2008
Tour of Pendle
Rotherham's Russell Downing was runner up in The Tour of Pendle Cycle race yesterday.
11/08/2008
Ben Swift's Beijing Experience
After taking part in the Olympic Road Race on Saturday, Ben Swift was interviewed by British Cycling.
Roger Hammond, Steve Cummings, Ben Swift and Jonny Bellis were among 53 of the 143-strong field to drop out.
11/08/2008
Carlton Park Hotel closed by fire
About 9 am this morning, fire broke out at the Carlton Park Hotel on Moorgate Rotherham.
Moorgate Road was closed. 25 firefighters attended the scene. The fire seemed to start at the back of the building and part of the roof eventually collapsed.
1/08/2008
Updates
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