tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.comments2019-07-24T13:57:45.468-07:00Manor Castle Green PartyGraham Wroehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709557021296516556noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-87108733054531800782010-10-01T14:58:57.094-07:002010-10-01T14:58:57.094-07:00Genial dispatch and this mail helped me alot in my...Genial dispatch and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Thanks you for your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-14575566322989141732010-09-22T13:28:38.206-07:002010-09-22T13:28:38.206-07:00Good fill someone in on and this mail helped me al...Good fill someone in on and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you seeking your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-8790740101996256132010-04-12T08:06:33.901-07:002010-04-12T08:06:33.901-07:00I hope you get a better response from Green Estate...I hope you get a better response from Green Estates than I have!!!Kevan Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-36244607178650412072010-01-16T10:22:24.972-08:002010-01-16T10:22:24.972-08:00The daft thing about this is that the government s...The daft thing about this is that the government specified the East Midlands Trains franchise contract, including the ticket barriers, yet Sheffield Labour MPs blame the train company! talk about joined up government ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-66504589324450104052009-09-21T16:04:40.109-07:002009-09-21T16:04:40.109-07:001) Les Sturch is the Interim Head of Development S...1) Les Sturch is the Interim Head of Development Services, not a Principal Planning Officer.<br />2) Letters are best sent directly to the planning officer (as they will get to the right place faster) In this case the officer is Howard Baxter. The address is as Les Sturch.<br />3) The deadline for comments will be *at least* 9th October (as stated on the neighbour notification details on the associated documents on the planning application this may be extended if major changes are made and neighbours need to be reconsulted.<br />4) This application will almost certainly go to a Planning Board, due to the public interest in it.<br />5) http://planning.sheffield.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=KQ5ZZUNY0H000 is the direct link to the applicationMarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-83639408731669422542009-09-21T01:49:36.915-07:002009-09-21T01:49:36.915-07:00Consider it done! Have spread the word also.Consider it done! Have spread the word also.incurable hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064136978198714689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-88474476214728808192008-11-10T08:37:00.000-08:002008-11-10T08:37:00.000-08:00This is great info to know.This is great info to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-25695071068148964562008-10-27T13:22:00.000-07:002008-10-27T13:22:00.000-07:00Thank you Prof! Yes, there is a number people can ...Thank you Prof! Yes, there is a number people can ring in Sheffield, but they don't promise to come out straight away and it is only for illegal parking. The number is 0114 273 6158. Apparently when a vehicle is parked too near a junction,causing an obstruction, but not on yellow lines, this is a police matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-42160519504046701332008-10-25T17:16:00.000-07:002008-10-25T17:16:00.000-07:00In York, if a vehicle is parked illegally, you can...In York, if a vehicle is parked illegally, you can take the registration number and details of the make/colour, and where it is and what the driver has done wrong, and ring the council.<BR/>Then the council enforcers go to the offending motor and slap a fixed penalty ticket on it!<BR/>Surely Sheffield Council has these powers too?<BR/>yours hopefully, John CosshamCompost Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270806060748616269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-1578136801098488202008-05-16T09:16:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:16:00.000-07:00quite right- the email address is getintouch@eastm...quite right- the email address is <BR/>getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk <BR/>Thanks for pointing this out.<BR/>GrahamGraham Wroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709557021296516556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-75249637948910322362008-05-16T06:05:00.000-07:002008-05-16T06:05:00.000-07:00After reading your April newsletter I have contact...After reading your April newsletter I have contacted East Midlands trains to raise my concerns - I often go the the station either to meet and help my mum who is in her 70's with her bags or my sister who has a young child who is disabled. Neither of them would/could continue to use the train service without additional help so any savings on fare dodgers would need to be offset with more customer service.<BR/>One other point of note, you can contact East Midlands Trains via their website which I prefer to writing to their address as it saves on paper, postage etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-52035587200066903962008-05-04T10:56:00.000-07:002008-05-04T10:56:00.000-07:00That's terrible! Maybe the council should put com...That's terrible! Maybe the council should put compost bins there!<BR/><BR/>On that subject, I phoned Veolia the other day to ask about recycling being put at the new Dovercourt surgery on Skye Edge Ave, we'll see what happens. Also suggested siting recycling bins at the bottom of Manor Laithe Rd but the person I spoke to sounded very sceptical because of risk of vandalism. Its just a shame that there's areas that a just left to go to waste, no good to any one or creature.Joey's Dream Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911714755306558466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-23556422774524134922008-05-03T12:13:00.000-07:002008-05-03T12:13:00.000-07:00Hi GrahamBad luck on the result but fantastic news...Hi Graham<BR/>Bad luck on the result but fantastic news that there are now 3 councillors in Sheffield.<BR/><BR/>It seems that people jump from voting Labour to voting Tory, just to punish the government. I find it sad that the Green Party is often unnoticed or labelled as "tree-huggers" but people generally don't understand that what goes on in the local elections isn't going to directly affect the current government. I don't think many people understand or care about the political process and don't seem to link the process to what happens to them and their country every day.<BR/><BR/>Change will take a long time, I think.<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>JoeyJoey's Dream Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911714755306558466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-72982841205297242642008-05-02T00:51:00.000-07:002008-05-02T00:51:00.000-07:00Hi GrahamYes, this area is one of my pet hates, it...Hi Graham<BR/>Yes, this area is one of my pet hates, its a nightmare to cross as you've pointed out - there is a lot of housing in that area, Park Hill on one side and the other flats on the other, and what look like old people's homes - I can't understand why the council hasn't put a crossing or two there. More of the councillors should take to walking everywhere, then they'd find out what a stressful experience it can be sometimes!<BR/><BR/>ps good luck for the election results!<BR/>Cheers<BR/>JoeyJoey's Dream Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911714755306558466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-3659407874791105152008-04-26T03:29:00.000-07:002008-04-26T03:29:00.000-07:00Why are UCU in dispute?FE lecturers have average h...Why are UCU in dispute?<BR/><BR/>FE lecturers have average hourly earnings 15.5% lower than secondary school teachers.<BR/><BR/>47% of colleges have not implemented the new pay scales<BR/><BR/>82% of staff report rising workloads and stress.<BR/><BR/>14% of FE teachers are employed on a casual or agency basis compared to just 4.5% of teachers in 6th form colleges.<BR/><BR/>Overall 11,000 teaching jobs have been lost in the sector since 2004.<BR/><BR/>The AoC says FE lecturers should accept 2.55% for 2007/8 yet college principal's salaries have grown by 22% since 2002 to an average of £100,000 now. <BR/><BR/>On average college principals awarded themselves 4.5% last year.<BR/><BR/>Workloads are unsustainable, with 27% of colleges having annual teaching contracts of more than 850 teaching hours a year.Graham Wroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709557021296516556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-75796832723452042042008-04-22T03:42:00.000-07:002008-04-22T03:42:00.000-07:00Dear Graham.If the station is a listed building an...Dear Graham.<BR/>If the station is a listed building and EMT's require planning permission, then putting pressure on the Council to deny them permission should be a strategy which should be pursued vigorously.<BR/>VivAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-71145940842227927302008-04-16T15:58:00.000-07:002008-04-16T15:58:00.000-07:00Dear FbusI'm sorry to hear about your wife's accid...Dear Fbus<BR/>I'm sorry to hear about your wife's accident. You have made a very good case for improvements to this junction- but I suspect there will be other stories soon of other junctions- we need to change the council's spending priorities and make road safety much more important. Then things may start to improve.Graham Wroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709557021296516556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-41180626281307464342008-04-16T14:14:00.000-07:002008-04-16T14:14:00.000-07:00I have complained to the council twice about the ...I have complained to the council twice about the Duke St/Bernard St Signals. I was informed that the extensive work done recently was to restore the pressure sensors in the roadway to reduce queues of traffic entering Bernard St from Duke St in order to speed up bus travel down Duke St., and that no consideration was given to pedestrian usage. Further, there are no plans to provide safe access for pedestrians due to the percieved low pedestrian traffic at this junction. I was advised that the only possible route for funding pedestrian safety improvements lay with Urban Spash, the developers of Park Hill, who may invest in the surrounding area if the development creates more pedestrian usage. My wife recently tripped over a raised service cover, in the poorly maintained roadway at this junction, while she tried to rush across the junction in the milliseconds between light changes. She was fortunate not to have been hit by the vehicles racing through the junction and actually brought the traffic to a standstill while she was helped to her feet by two considerate drivers. She <BR/>luckily only suffered bruising to her knees and hands, but was badly shaken by the experience. Bernard St desperately needs a major effort to improve the safety of pedestrians. It needs alterations to the signals at Duke St and Cricket In Rd., and speed bumps near crossing points. When compared with the pedestrian crossing around Sharrow Lane, Psalter Lane and Ecclesall Rd. South it suggests that the council has a low value for the safety of residents in the Park area.Fbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422059340380456561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-72075634087116203342008-04-14T02:21:00.000-07:002008-04-14T02:21:00.000-07:00Here is the correspondence I have had with the Cou...Here is the correspondence I have had with the Council Officer responsible for development of windfarms. It seems Skye Edge is not currently thought to be the best site- but they are only progressing the site near High Green at the moment- which has lots of local opposition. I think we will need far more windfarms in the future, and that Skye Edge will eventually be considered.<BR/><BR/>Hi Graham,<BR/><BR/>Sky Edge was deemed as having a number of constraints to a possible development - constraints include factors like site access, grid connectivity etc... <BR/><BR/>If a scheme is not developed at Westwood then a development at any other site would need to be agreed and approved by Cabinet so is not known at the moment.<BR/><BR/>At present, the only Wind project the Council has is the commissioning of a study in to whether a Wind Farm would be feasible at Westwood.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>Howard <BR/><BR/>Howard Varns<BR/>PPPM - Chief Executive's Office<BR/>Sheffield City Council<BR/>PO Box 1283<BR/>Town Hall<BR/>Sheffield<BR/>S1 1UJ<BR/><BR/>Dear Howard<BR/>Thank you, this is very helpful. Please could I ask why Skye Edge isn't being progressed at this stage? And if the objectors are successful in opposing Westwood, which would be the next site to be considered? I was under the impression that the Council was needing to find more than one site- is this incorrect?<BR/><BR/>Many thanks<BR/><BR/>Graham Wroe<BR/><BR/>Dear Graham,<BR/><BR/>Can I confirm that WestWood is the only site being considered by the Council for a Wind Farm development. Sky Edge has been identified as having some suitable conditions for Wind Development but is not being progressed.<BR/><BR/>Also, can I confirm that there is no list of priority regarding possible future developments and that Westwood is the only site the Council intend to examine in detail.<BR/><BR/>I hope this is helpful?<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>Howard<BR/><BR/>Howard Varns<BR/>PPPM - Chief Executive's Office<BR/>Sheffield City Council<BR/>PO Box 1283<BR/>Town Hall<BR/>Sheffield<BR/>S1 1UJ<BR/><BR/><BR/>Please could you send me the list of possible wind farm sites for Sheffield? I gather there is an order of priority, with some sites more suitable than others. I would particularly like to know how high up the list the Skye Edge site is.<BR/>Many thanks<BR/><BR/>Graham WroeGraham Wroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709557021296516556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-61557113296577571422008-04-12T14:49:00.000-07:002008-04-12T14:49:00.000-07:00I live on Skye Edge Road, right beneath where that...I live on Skye Edge Road, right beneath where that would be, and I'd welcome it - the ideal for me would be if it came with some sort of maintenance contract that the power company must keep the surrounding area decent. Or rather, MAKE it decent, then keep it decent!<BR/><BR/>I know that the hillside below that bit of land is currently used for burning piles of Lidl catalogues that someone is supposed to be delivering, and for some reason dumping the dead shells of vacuum cleaners and the like. It'd be great if there was a company with good reason to keep that area nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-80393883124602888602008-04-12T14:40:00.000-07:002008-04-12T14:40:00.000-07:00That Bernard Street / Duke Street junction is a ni...That Bernard Street / Duke Street junction is a nightmare to cross on foot. Two lanes of vehicles to be crossed, coming from three directions , the closest of which is behind you and curving away (if you're going uphill) making it the least visible direction. As a fairly spry person I can nip across it in the tiny gap while lights change over, but I'd hate to be old or limping and try to cross there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-4229034263825182322008-04-08T15:14:00.000-07:002008-04-08T15:14:00.000-07:00This was my rant I sent to the train company:I am ...This was my rant I sent to the train company:<BR/><BR/>I am very concerned to hear that there are plans to close off or form a barrier at the Sheaf Valley Park side of the Railway station. <BR/> <BR/>I have heard from one source that there are plans to close the access to the station. This sounds ridiculous as this would mean pedestrians would be forced to use the adjacent footbridge which is a very threatening, enclosed and lonely space. Even midday in the height of summer one is concerned for ones safety when walking along that route. Other alternatives take you to different ends of the city rather than being able to move through up into the city centre via the fantastic Heart of the City works that have been undertaken and paid for by taxpayers over the last 10 years. I have been using the route through the station regularly over the past 10 years (there used to be one further down where the old tram stop is located).<BR/> <BR/>Other sources say that a ticket barrier is to be placed there. Will there be facilities to purchase tickets at the same side of the station as currently there are none? Will this also prevent people moving through? Will platform tickets be available? This would have a serious impact on people travelling from the bus station through to the tram stop and prevent students for Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield College moving to and from opposite ends of the station. This will actively encourage people to move back towards their own private transport.<BR/> <BR/>I should be grateful if you would let me know what is happening. I am very disappointed that this is being considered when there have been significant changes with the tram system and the location of the tram stops and the upgrading of the station to try and provide Sheffield with an integrated system. If this is an attempt to prevent train users from travelling without paying then could i suggest that conductors on trains check tickets and that facilities to purchase tickets on the train and stations and improved? An improved level of customer service would be appreciated - having to go a circuitous route to obtain a train ticket is poor customer service. When one can travel on a bus or a taxi by getting in, why can't that be an option? Incentives could be given for advance purchase tickets by making them all cheaper with higher fares paid on the actual trains.<BR/> <BR/>Taking away the freedom to travel to and from the train station will also impact on the shops there - I like to go through to Marks and Spencers occasionally to buy something. If the route of going through the station is not available then I would miss out on this and go a totally different direction. Occasionally it is also good to pop down for coffee - the area in front of the station is now impressive! Those of us with pride in our city expect to be able to enjoy facilities.<BR/> <BR/>If trying to drive up revenue is one of the key considerations then I would suggest that thought is given to those of us who would feel a lot less inclined to travel by train if the move to close off the end of the station goes ahead.<BR/> <BR/>i look forward to your response.Smartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554797437783456147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-44054578039525762332008-03-24T15:59:00.000-07:002008-03-24T15:59:00.000-07:00Minutes of the council meeting that accepted the p...Minutes of the council meeting that accepted the petition are here<BR/>http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=3217254&postcount=41<BR/>Castle College lecturers in the UCU Union have unanimously backed the Friends of Sheaf Valley Park on this, as have Sheffield Green Party.Graham Wroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709557021296516556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-36586627184467937452008-03-21T21:44:00.000-07:002008-03-21T21:44:00.000-07:00Thanks Graham!I agree that sometimes you have to d...Thanks Graham!<BR/>I agree that sometimes you have to do whatever you feel is right. You will get through to some people, i'm sure of that, although I think there will always be a "hard-core" of people who just won't change. If you saw the programme on Channel 4 recently called "the Woman who stops cars" you'll know what I mean... some people seemed to give in and eventually compromise, while others were resolutely never going to change. That's people for you!Joey's Dream Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911714755306558466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8447972572965796656.post-53707838121187131102008-03-21T21:38:00.000-07:002008-03-21T21:38:00.000-07:00Cheers Graham!No, I've never been to a windfarm, I...Cheers Graham!<BR/>No, I've never been to a windfarm, I'd really like to though, maybe a trip for the future. It does make me wonder though, if they are so quiet, why do people complain about the noise? Well, we'll have to wait and see what happens with the open space... but at least there are some improvements being made up there around the houses, that's something I suppose...Joey's Dream Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911714755306558466noreply@blogger.com