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Crosspool’s new Italian restaurant is celebrating its arrival on Friday night (1 July) with a free food buffet.
La Dolce Vita is opening in the old A’Villa Caruso unit on Sandygate Road.
Friday’s event runs from 5-9pm and includes tasters of their Tuscan-style recipes and a glass of Italian wine.
The restaurant opens properly on Saturday 2 July. Bookings are being taken on 0114 266 9811.
The former Hallamshire Hotel pub on Lydgate Lane has almost been flattened.
In its place four dwelling houses, two apartments and detached garage block are due to be built.
You can view photos of the part-demolished pub below.
Property development planning application
For the second year running, Sheffield Wednesday have included a trip to Sandygate in their pre-season schedule.
A ‘Wednesday XI’ team will take on Hallam FC on Wednesday 27 July, kick off 7:45pm. This means that it is unlikely to be the full Wednesday first team playing – they are also playing at Barnsley the night before.
Adult tickets are £5, Junior and OAP tickets are £3.
In 2010 a strong Wednesday first team saw off the Countrymen 9-0.
Sheffield Wednesday pre-season fixtures 2011 and ticket information
A funding deal to transform the status of a Crosspool school into an academy could be signed as early as Monday.
Today’s Sheffield Telegraph covers the story on its front page.
A meeting for parents only took place on Tuesday at the school. Concerns have been raised by parents, councillors and education officers over the consultation process.
Teachers at Tapton are against the move, fearing that becoming an academy will not raise educational standards.
Governors feel such a move would be in the school’s best interest, allowing them to balance the books by negotiating better value services.
Lydgate Lane continues to be closed in both directions at the Tapton Hill Road junction due to a burst water main and emergency repairs. Diversions are in place via Tapton Hill road.
It has been closed for several days now. Radio Sheffield were reporting today that they are hopeful of reopening the road tomorrow (Tuesday).
Update, Tuesday evening: Radio Sheffield are reporting that it is hoped Lydgate Lane will reopen in time for the morning rush hour tomorrow (Wednesday).
In May, a section of Lydgate Lane was closed for scheduled water mains work.
Latest BBC Sheffield travel news
The next formal public meeting of the South West Community Assembly is on Thursday 23 June 2011 at Totley Primary School, starting at 7pm.
Agenda Items include:
The meeting will be preceded by a presentation on the Forge Dam masterplan at 6pm. The main meeting starts at 7pm.
More information is about the meeting and South West Community Assembly available from:
Posters have gone up in the Crosspool Tavern advertising their upcoming charity car wash in aid of Weston Park Hospital.
Pay £5 to get your car washed and get a free breakfast before 11am or free carvery 11am-12pm. It takes place on Saturday 2 July, from 9am-12pm.
Alex Gage family optometrist (optician), who presently have practices in Broomhill and Woodseats, are planning on opening a new practice in Crosspool.
It will be located in the shop unit previously occupied by Wine Rack/Threshers on Sandygate Road. The opening is scheduled for September.
The shop has been vacant since 2009 when Wine Rack closed.
If you’ve passed Crosspool shops on Sandygate Road recently then you will have seen that new hanging baskets and planters have been installed around the precinct.
The new additions will support our Sheffield in Bloom competition entry for 2011.
A new puffin and zebra crossing is to be installed on Rivelin Valley Road, near to the fire station.
Work will start on 20 June and temporary traffic signals will be in place so expect delays.
The crossing is one of a number of measures being installed over the coming weeks (up to the start of September) in Malin Bridge, on Stannington Road and along Rivelin Valley Road.
If you have any general queries regarding the design of the scheme you should contact Paul Johnson on 0114 273 6111. If you have urgent queries or problems regarding the construction work that cannot be dealt with by staff on site, please ring Andy Thirlwall on 0114 273 5261, or if he is not available, try the Street Force helpline on 0114 273 4567.
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