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11 Oct, 2012

Sheffield Local Television: Crosspool residents have their say

Crosspool residents interviewed outside Spar — Crosspool residents were interviewed outside Spar

Crosspool residents gave Look North reporters their views on Sheffield’s forthcoming local TV station on Wednesday.

BBC television cameras broadcast live from Hallgate Road for the 6.30pm bulletin and the report included interviews with local residents from outside Spar.

Sheffield Local Television (SLTV) won the bid for the new TV station, which is expected to broadcast from the Crosspool transmitter next year. It will be available on Freeview channel 8 and show at least four hours of local programming every day.

You can watch the report again on BBC iPlayer until Wednesday 17 October 2012:

Look North broadcasts live from Hallgate Road — Look North broadcasting live from Hallgate Road

8 Oct, 2012

Hopes for 51 bus service to improve with new timetable

Bus 51: revised route and new ticketing proposed — 51 bus: a more reliable service?

Bus operator First is expecting Crosspool’s bus service to improve with the introduction of a more resilient timetable from 28 October.

In June, First admitted the 51 service fell short on punctuality. A more resilient new timetable has been designed in response.

A First spokesperson said:

“The new timetable will be much more resilient, incorporating longer journey times to reflect delays and greater recovery time at Lodge Moor before departure on the next journey. More buses and drivers will be required to operate it but deployed to maintain the present level of service where we’re falling short.”

Another expected output from the Sheffield Bus Partnership consultation was that the 51 route would change, with the bus would going via West Street instead of Broad Lane and the drop-in medical centre on Rockingham Street. It doesn’t appear that this change has been implemented in the new timetable.

A new citywide ticket which can be used on all bus and tram services in Sheffield will also be introduced on 28 October.

1 Oct, 20123 Oct, 2012

More recycling delays for Crosspool

Crosspool households on Manchester Road and Ringstead Avenue are still waiting for their blue bins and boxes to be emptied today.

Veolia have advised that they should all be emptied tomorrow (Tuesday).

Two weeks ago there were also delays to Veolia’s recycling service, with 12 roads in our area not having their recycling collected on the scheduled day.

19 Sep, 2012

Classroom changes at local schools

Children and staff returned to King Edward VII Lower School, on Darwin Lane to a larger playground last week. During the summer recess two mobile classrooms erected three years ago to cater for an increase in the school intake were removed, returning the playground back to its original appearance.

Across the playing field, neighbouring Lydgate Junior School has craned in a new mobile unit with two additional classrooms for the new school term. The school is undergoing a full heating system upgrade; the mobile classrooms are a temporary measure hopefully until Easter 2013 to allow the upgrade works to continue without any disruption to the running of the school.

More playground space at King Edward VII Lower School

18 Sep, 2012

Recycling bins and boxes will be emptied today

Blue bins and boxes weren't emptied on some Crosspool roads on Monday — Blue bins and boxes weren’t emptied on some Crosspool roads on Monday

If your blue bin and box didn’t get emptied yesterday then it should be dealt with today, according to Veolia.

Problems with collection lorries on Monday meant that around 12 roads in our area didn’t have their recycling collected. If you keep your bin and box left out today they should get emptied.

Sheffield residents recently moved to fortnightly collections, alternating between black wheelie bins one week and blue recycling bins/boxes the other.

17 Sep, 2012

Crosspool Festival raises over £1,400 for Ryegate Children’s Centre

Frances Eccleston, the Priest in Charge at St. Columba's and Eileen Kehoe present the cheque to Dave Threlfall, Head of Therapies at Ryegate — Frances Eccleston, the Priest in Charge at St. Columba’s and Eileen Kehoe present the cheque to Dave Threlfall, Head of Therapies at Ryegate

Members of the Crosspool Festival Committee have handed over a cheque for £1413.50 to Ryegate Children’s Centre.

The money was raised during this year’s festival and will be used to transform the parents’ room at the centre from a drab and unattractive space into somewhere that is warm, bright and child-friendly.

Frances Eccleston, Priest in Charge at St. Columba’s, and Eileen Kehoe presented the cheque to Dave Threlfall, Head of Therapies at Ryegate last week.

A big thankyou to everyone in Crosspool who supported the festival and helped fundraise this impressive sum.

7 Sep, 201222 Jun, 2014

Tricycle and pram damaged by vandals on Carver Fields

Tricycle and pram damaged by vandals on Calver Fields

Toys belonging to two young girls were ruined by vandals yesterday afternoon in an incident on Carver Fields.

Crosspool mum Lucy Whittle Watkins was out with her three year-old and 20 month-old daughters. They temporarily left a tricycle and toy pram just inside one of the entrances to the fields while they went to sit on a bench.

They returned to find the tricycle ruined, with the saddle smashed, the guide pole snapped off and basket broken, leaving Lucy angry and her daughters very upset.

Lucy said: “I shouldn’t have left it unattended, although I’ve left things there before with no problem. I’ve a learned a sad lesson today.”

She is planning on reporting it to our local police Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT). If you saw or know anything about this incident then please get in touch with Crookes SNT by dialling 0114 296 4803 or 101.

31 Aug, 2012

Autumn 2012 Crosspool Clarion out soon

The new edition of the Crosspool Clarion has been printed and will soon be falling on the doormats of all Crosspool households.

Download Autumn 2012 Crosspool Clarion (PDF, 1.3MB)

Articles this month include:

Crosspool well dressing
Letters
Precinct Bench
Local house up for design award
Jubilant neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood watch
Crosspool WI
Fearless Philip James
New refuse collection service
Crosspool Summer Fayre
Crosspool Festival 2012
Roadworks on the up
Undertaking further investigation
Open Meeting minutes
Libraries under threat

Download Autumn 2012 Crosspool Clarion (PDF, 1.3MB)

Some back issues of past editions of the Crosspool Clarion are also available to download.

The Crosspool Clarion is the official newsletter of Crospool Forum. It is a free, quarterly publication, with over 2,500 copies delivered to local households.

To read PDFs on your computer, you may need to first download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

30 Aug, 201231 Aug, 2012

Precinct bench to be refurbished

The missing bench in the precinct is being refurbished

You may have noticed that the precinct bench, situated close to the outward bound bus shelter, has disappeared.

After three years wear and tear it has been necessary for it to go for refurbishment. It should be reinstalled soon.

26 Aug, 2012

Photo: Rain causes flooding in Crosspool

Heavy downpours caused flooding in Crosspool on Saturday with the drainage system unable to cope with the volume of rain that fell.

Over a period of just a few minutes, water collected in the area at the bottom of Benty Lane where it joins Sandygate Road.

It doesn’t seem that the flood caused any lasting damage, with most of the water appeared to have drained away by today.

Did the downpour cause flooding problems on your road in Crosspool yesterday?