| Description | Allotments
Council agrees to new housing on allotment site RA 22 October 1993
Almshouses
Three almshouses to get electric lighting RA 7 January 1956
Catcliffe Clinic
Old photograph of trip organised by clinic in 1958 RA 17 January 1997
Catcliffe Flash
Birdwatching at Catcliffe Flash S Telegraph 8 December 1989
Proposal to ban fish at conservation site Record 7 October 1992
Star 4 November 1992
Star 11 January 1993
Declaration of nature reserve status RA 21 May 1993
Guided tour as part of environment week Star 2 June 1994
Worry that certain plant species are choking habitat Yorks Post 27 June 1994
Star 28 June 1994
Charities
Multiple sclerosis therapy centre gains planning permission RA 24 December 1999
Multiple sclerosis therapy centre in lack of money setback RA 1 February 2002
Community Partnerships
Attempts made to form a community partnership RA 9 June 2000
Minutes from Catcliffe & Brinsworth Partnership RA 12 March 2004
RA 2 July 2004
RA 24 December 2004
C & B Partnership relocates due to fire damage at base RA 17 December 2004
Crime
Armed robbery at post office Star 14 January 1994
RA 21 January 1994
Five men appear in court over post office robbery Record 26 January 1994
Education - Primary
Catcliffe Junior and Infants School pupil names new road Messenger 25 July 1990
Catcliffe Junior School pupil names locomotive Star 22 April 1993
RA 23 April 1993
Old photograph of school netball team during 1955-56 RA 6 September 1996
School praised in OFSTED report RA 14 February 1997
Flooding
Horse drowns in flooding incident RA 21 January 1899
Remedial work to be taken to reduce flooding RA 22 February 1947
Homes flooded on the modern estate Star 7 November 2000
Residents evacuated to leisure centre Star 7 November 2000
Floodwater leaves behind dangerous pollutants RA 8 December 2000
Flooding (continued)
Residents face uncertain Christmas with damp homes Star 14 December 2000
RA 22 December 2000
Labour councillors call for flooding compensation RA 12 January 2001
Residents demand reassurances over future flooding RA 19 January 2001
Borough Council to meet with MPs to
discuss compensation RA 26 January 2001
Repair work to flood defences to start RA 2 February 2001
Victims to receive payouts between £75-£500 Yorks Post 20 February 2001
RA 23 February 2001
Public display to be held about flood defences RA 18 May 2001
Tax payers to foot bill for flood defences Star 25 July 2001
Panel reviews events of November 2000 flooding RA 27 July 2001
Marking 1 year since the flooding in Catcliffe Star 3 October 2001
Residents wait to see if insurance premiums have rocketed Star 10 October 2001
Action plan to prevent flooding revealed Star 14 November 2001
Overview of the reasons behind the Nov 2000 flooding RA 16 November 2001
Flood walls stood firm during storms RA 27 August 2004
Presentation given to area assembly about flood defences RA 17 December 2004
Footpaths
Proposal to close part of footpath over railway sidings RA 13 March 1965
Public Path Order for changes to footpath (No.8) RA 10 November 1995
Public Path Order for closure of part of footpath (No.9) RA 2 April 1999
Public Path Order for footpath (No.3) diversion RA 10 October 2003
RA 12 December 2003
Public Path Order for footpath (No.2) diversion RA 27 February 2004
History (General)
Readers revive bygone Catcliffe memories RA 20 October 1962
Brief history of Catcliffe RA 18 October 2002
Horse Rescue
Firemen rescue horse trapped in river Record 7 July 1999
Hotels
New Texas themed bar to open in Plough Hotel RA 12 January 1957
Housing
Building of housing to commence for miners RA 22 June 1895
Plan for residential development off Railway Avenue RA 28 August 1992
Council agrees to new housing on allotment site RA 22 October 1993
Plan for new housing off Sheffield Lane RA 16 November 2000
New three-storey housing blocks residents view RA 26 September 2003
Star 15 October 2000
Local Government
Locals wish to set up a district council RA 22 June 1895
Assembly set up for residents of Rother Valley West RA 18 February 2000
Memorial Hall
Work likely to start on construction of hall RA 9 April 1960
Memorial Hall officially opens RA 9 June 1962
Fire damage to office RA 17 December 2004
Parish Council
Meeting cancelled for first time in history RA 23 April 1993
Parish Council told re-think their bid for
regeneration funding RA 1 August 1997
Parish Council minutes RA 26 February 1999
RA 30 April 1999
RA 25 June 1999
RA 15 October 1999
RA 22 October 1999
RA 24 December 1999
RA 12 May 2000
RA 27 October 2000
RA 10 November 2000
RA 30 March 2001
RA 13 April 2001
RA 1 June 2001
RA 2 November 2001
RA 21 February 2003
RA 24 October 2003
RA 30 July 2004
RA 27 August 2004
Annual assembly meeting RA 23 June 2000
Parish Liaison meeting attended by parish councillors RA 12 December 2003
Catcliffe Parish Council has new website RA 17 December 2004
Policing
Changes in policing of villages in the surrounding area Star 28 November 2000
Pollution
High pollution readings taken in the Catcliffe area Star 3 July 1991 , RA 5 July 1991
Concern for the future of contaminated sites Star 30 April 1996
Residents of The Croft suffer noise and air pollution RA 22 January 1999
Plan to lobby for public inquiry over power plant plan RA 2 November 2001
Minutes from Residents Against Pollution meeting RA 23 July 2004
RA 17 December 2004
Post Office
Armed robbery at post office Star 14 January 1994
RA 21 January 1994
Five men appear in court over robbery charge Record 26 January 1994
Post Office in evening raid RA 19 March 2004
Pubs
Waverley wins Campaign for Real Ale award RA 27 September 1991
The plough reopens after flooding Star 22 January 2002
Religion - Church of England
New St Mary's Church formally dedicated RA 28 May 1910
Pipe organ to be installed in St Mary's Church RA 5 March 1938
New pipe organ dedicated in St Mary's Church RA 12 November 1938
Special 50th anniversary service for St Mary's Church RA 4 June 1960
Reader corrects inaccuracies in anniversary article RA 11 June 1960
New Reverend inducted at St Mary's Church RA 18 October 1991
Vicar wishes to alter appearance of graveyard Star 28 June 1994
New team vicar RA 26 February 1999
New team rector RA 2 June 2000
Regeneration
Council bids for Single Regeneration Budget funds for area RA 18 April 1997
Parish Council told re-think their bid for
regeneration funding RA 1 August 1997
Retail (Co-op Homeworld Site/Poplar Way)
Work starts on new Co-op superstore RA 6 January 1989
Co-op superstore set to employ 150 people Star 22 June 1989
Ceremony to mark completion of first stage of work RA 23 June 1989
RA 7 July 1989
Staff recruitment to begin for Co-op store RA 8 September 1989
Co-op store nearing completion Star 22 December 1989
Co-op store to open in March Star 16 February 1990
Plans to build Co-op food outlet next to Homeworld Star 10 July 1990
Planning application for new food store and other amenities RA 20 July 1990
Sheffield Council attempt to block Co-op expansion plan Star 20 October 1990
Planning application for new food store and other amenities RA 13 January 1995
Development planned including cinema opposite Co-op Star 5 June 1996
Civic society objects to cinema plan RA 14 February 1997
Doubt cast over future of cinema complex scheme Star 25 September 1997
Complex scheme goes to a public inquiry RA 9 January 1998
News from the complex scheme public inquiry RA 24 April 1998
Yorks Post 27 April 1998
RA 1 May 1998
Complex scheme public inquiry ends after nine days RA 1 May 1998
Plans for new B&Q premises next to Co-op site RA 21 January 2000
RA 21 January 2000
B&Q development plan rejected RA 7 July 2000
Planning application for housing and ambulance base at siteRA 18 June 2004
RA 25 June 2004
River Rother
River water quality improves after clean up RA 29 July 1994
Firemen rescue horse trapped in river Record 7 July 1999
Roads
Fatal road crash as vehicle hits curb RA 14 November 1942
Realignment of Catcliffe Lane RA 16 October 1943
Council agree to further street lamp in Brinsworth Street RA 7 January 1956
Social Clubs
Works starts on new working men's club RA 22 October 1938
Former working men's club becomes the Riverside Club RA 13 October 1989
Supertram Extension
Possible station at Catcliffe on proposed Hellaby route RA 5 December 2003
Tinsley Marshalling Yard
Stone distribution centre plan scrapped Star 14 November 2001
Planning application for railfreight distribution site RA 16 November 2001
Plan for terminal deferred by councillors RA 12 July 2002
Tinsley Park Slag Reduction Company
Plan to opencast mine area of land given go ahead Star 2 January 1987
Pollution threat due to opencast mining in Tinsley RA 26 May 1989
Action group fears Tinsley site is contaminated RA 8 September 1989
Residents to visit site after high levels of dust RA 23 March 1990
Health problems allegedly plaguing residents RA 23 March 1990
Residents still concerned with dust pollution RA 12 October 1990
RA 1 February 1991
Unequal health protection claim from action group RA 9 November 1990
Plan to establish a community liaison officer Star 13 November 1990
The removal process of rock and soil from site Star 7 March 1992
Cars and homes coated in white dust RA 20 August 1993
Transport
Possible station at Catcliffe on proposed Hellaby route RA 5 December 2003
Minutes from community forum on transport issues RA 16 April 2004
Transport infrastructure improvements for Waverley site RA 17 December 2004
Waste Disposal
Dumping at Riverside tip expected to end next month RA 19 January 1990
Plan to double amount of rubbish tipped at
Treeton Lane site RA 19 April 1991
Waverley Opencast Mining Site
Boundary change may make Waverley site part of Sheffield Star 12 October 1989
Artillery shell found at Waverley opencast site RA 24 November 1989
Artillery shells discovered on former site Record 20 April 1994
Multi-million pound investment into site planned RA 2 February 2001
Development given outline approval RA 2 March 2001
Battle over value of land to be sold RA 15 June 2001
Company fails in bid to buy land at lower price RA 3 August 2001
Mining contractor forced to stop spraying waste residue RA 17 August 2001
Question mark over development of Corus hi-tech site RA 14 March 2003
Plan to build 3,500 homes on Waverley site RA 13 June 2003
RA 24 July 2003
Transport infrastructure improvements for Waverley site RA 17 December 2004
World War II
Possible unexploded bomb discovered RA 28 July 1956
Artillery shell found at Waverley opencast site RA 24 November 1989
Artillery shells discovered on former site Record 20 April 1994 |