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Disruption to black bin collections on Monday

An update from Sheffield City Council:

If your black bin is due for collection on Monday please put it out on Saturday 22 October instead (before 7am).

On Monday there is a one-day strike by some staff at our contractor Veolia Sheffield which means black bins won’t be collected. Please place recycling blue bins / boxes and green bins out as normal, however some may be collected later in the week.

All Household Waste Recycling Centres will remain open and collections should return to normal on Tuesday.

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience and will collect a small amount of side waste when we catch up on your black bins on Saturday 22 October.

We will provide service updates on our website at www.veolia.co.uk/sheffield and via Twitter @Recycle4Shef and @SheffCouncil.

For further information please call 0114 273 4567, 8am-6pm Monday to Friday.

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Autumn 2016 Crosspool Clarion out now

Crosspool Clarion Volume 13 Issue 3 Autumn 2016 PDF (4.2MB)
Crosspool Clarion Volume 13 Issue 3 Autumn 2016 PDF (4.2MB)

The new issue of the Crosspool Clarion is currently being distributed. Download and read a PDF of it below.

Current issue: Autumn 2016, volume 13, issue 3

Download Crosspool Clarion Volume 13 Issue 3 Autumn 2016 PDF (4.2MB)

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

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

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Summer 2016 Crosspool Clarion out soon

Crosspool Clarion, Summer 2016, Volume 13, Issue 2
Download Crosspool Clarion, Summer 2016, Volume 13, Issue 2 PDF (4.2MB)

The new issue of the Crosspool Clarion will soon be landing on your doormat. Download and read a PDF of it below.

Download Crosspool Clarion Volume 13 Issue 2 Summer 2016 PDF (4.2MB)

The Crosspool Clarion is the official newsletter of Crosspool Forum. It is a free, quarterly publication, with over 2,700 copies delivered to local households.

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

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

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Crosspool Community skip on Tuesday 10 May from 8am

Hallam Community Skip
Community Skip

You’re invited to come and leave your household waste in the Crosspool Community Skip on Tuesday 10 May 2016. It’ll be in the The Sportsman car park on Benty Lane from 8am (not 7am as previously published) and will be picked up promptly at 11:30am.

Please note, the skip is for household waste only. The following items will not be accepted:

  • fridges
  • freezers
  • gas bottles
  • asbestos
  • oil
  • car batteries
  • tyres
  • TVs
  • computers

The skip will be supervised at all times.

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Safety fears over Redmires Road/Blackbrook Road junction

Redmires Road/Blackbrook Road junction
Redmires Road/Blackbrook Road junction
A Lodge Moor resident has got in touch asking for feedback  from anyone who regularly uses the Redmires Road/Blackbrook Road junction, following several collisions and near misses:

Calling all Crosspool residents! Can you help us?

Many drivers living in Crosspool will use the Redmires Road/Blackbrook Road junction on their journey to Hathersage and into Derbyshire.

People living on the old Lodge Moor Hospital site using the crossroads every day are campaigning to get improved signage and traffic calming measures on Blackbrook Road. This is because there have been several collisions and many more frightening near misses at the junction recently.

The council have said it is not a high priority, and we are afraid there will have to be a further serious crash, with someone getting killed this time, for improved measures to be taken.

If you use the junction regularly, and have had a collision there, or been involved in a near miss yourself, please contact Mike at mike@petersmichael1.plus.com and let him know when and what happened.

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Crosspool resident inspired to write children’s book

A Crosspool resident has written a book inspired by the children she fosters.

Martha, Ginger and the Mischievous Magpies is based on stories Anne Murphy has told to children in her care over the years.

“We keep chickens which the children love. I started telling the children stories and the ones about the chickens Martha and Ginger went so well I decided to write them down,” said Anne.

“The children were my inspiration and they are also my biggest critics – they liked the stories so that’s good enough for me.”

In the story the two chickens change places with a pair of mischievous magpies and unexpected adventures follow with other animals including a fox and a squirrel.

The book has colour illustrations by Anne’s partner Gavin Holliday and has been published privately.

Anne and Gavin have been respite foster carers for several years and care for children from birth to 18 years

“Becoming respite foster carers was a big decision but it was something we wanted to do. You want to create a home for the children and telling the stories about Martha and Ginger has become part of that,” added Anne.

Martha, Ginger and the Mischievous Magpies is for sale, price £5. If you are interested in a copy contact Anne Murphy at anne.murphy@sheffield.gov.uk.

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Police appeal: man suffers life-threatening injuries in Sandygate collision

A 34-year-old man is currently in hospital in a life threatening condition after the car he was travelling in crashed into a wall in Crosspool.

At around 10.45pm last night (Sunday, 6 March), the man was driving a blue Ford Puma along Sandygate Road towards Crosspool, when he was in collision with the kerb and is believed to have lost control of the car, close to the junction with Hallam Chase.

The car then rolled and was in collision with a wall, throwing him from the car.

He was taken to hospital where his condition is described as critical.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have been in the area at the time is asked to call 101 quoting incident number 1136 of 6 March 2016.

Appeal on South Yorkshire Police website