Crosspool bakery Roses reopened this morning following its refurbishment.
Roses the Bakers to temporarily close for refurbishment
A new look Roses the Bakers shop is on the way. The Sandygate Road store will be closed week commencing Monday 10 October while work is done and is scheduled to reopen on Monday 17.
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Tesco Express Crosspool opens on Manchester Road
A new Tesco Express store opened this morning on Manchester Road on the former petrol station site.
The planning application for the new convenience store was approved in March 2015.
Thank you to the Crosspool Festival bunting makers
A message from Crosspool Festival organisers:
Many thanks to all who made bunting for the festival. We have enough lengths for all the shops to have some to decorate their windows during the festival. Crosspool shopping centre should look very attractive!
Tesco Express on Manchester Road: construction begins
Residents living near the former petrol station on Manchester Road have received a letter sent on behalf of Tesco Express confirming that work on the convenience store is underway and will continue until June.
The letter states that planned work includes the decommissioning of the fuel storage tanks, demolition of the kiosk, the building of new foundations and a two-storey building, alterations to the footpath and access point to the shop and a new car park.
Working hours during construction will be 8am-6pm weekdays and 8am-1pm Saturdays.
The planning application to demolish the petrol station and build a convenience store was approved last March.
Changes to former Motor World/Pop-Up Shop planning application
Amended proposals for the Pop-Up Shop on Lydgate Lane in Crosspool are now available for viewing and comment on the council planning website.
Last year a planning application was submitted to add a two-storey side extension and alter the roof design to create three flats and extended retail space on the ground floor for a chemist.
The changes to the plans include:
- the main ridges are changed to pointed apex form
- the west gable is changed to matching coursed stonework where not completely obscured by the adjoining building garage construction
- the front dormers have been reduced to align more closely with first floor windows below using thinner wall construction
- the waste bin compound is now shown with stone pier and timber gate enclosure
- refuge marking is provided to the side entrance to the show and additionally marking to the relocated first floor stair approach
You have until Wednesday 17 February 2016 to comment on application 15/04122/FUL on the council website.
Mohammed reunited with his family after six years
Crosspool’s friendly Big Issue in the North seller Mohammed Iqbal is to be reunited with his family this week after six years away.
He’s making the long-awaited trip back to Pakistan for eight weeks where he’ll see his wife and 11-year-old son for the first time since he arrived in the UK.
He hopes his family will be able to join him in the UK at some point in the future.
Mohammed is a regular in Crosspool, selling Big Issue in the North from his pitch outside Spar. In 2013 he won a special award for being the magazine’s most dedicated vendor.
Tesco Express store to open on Crosspool petrol station site
The site of the former Crosspool petrol station is to be redeveloped as a Tesco Express convenience store.
Residents living nearby have recieved a letter inviting them to respond to the intention of Tesco Stores Ltd to carry out works on the Manchester Road site.
Application submitted to extend former Motor World store
A planning application has been submitted to add a two-storey side extension and alter the roof design of Crosspool’s Pop Up Shop.
The changes would create three flats and extended retail space on the ground floor of the Lydgate Lane building.
Application 15/04122/FUL is open for comments until Monday 7 December 2015.
View application 15/04122/FUL on the SheffieldCity Council website
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