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.
A message from Gillian Drinkwater, Secretary and Trustee of Crosspool and District Youth Sports Trust (CDYST):
CDYST wishes to thank the Henry Boot Community First Endowment Fund for South Yorkshire for its generous grant in December 2015.
This has allowed the trustees to buy more orange barrier netting, new shepherd’s crook fencing pins and some keep off the grass signs. These are used every spring when we close the Coldwell Lane under 11s pitches for essential summer maintenance – the expensive hollow-tining, reseeding, weedkiller spraying and fertilizer spreading – and our old materials were getting very shabby.
The grant was obtained with the kind assistance of the South Yorkshire Community Foundation.
51&52A; Whitham Road closed Outbound from 7th-18th March between 19.00-06.00 Mon- Fri Please see below for info;^KH https://t.co/ORp7I2VR6C— First South Yorks (@FirstSouthYorks) February 29, 2016
The Plough, Crosspool: a location for extra parking spaces
A long-running dispute over parking in the residential area near Claremont Hospital has moved closer to being resolved.
Staff from the hospital have been leaving their cars on nearby roads leading to claims by residents of blocked driveways and on one occasion an ambulance being denied access because of double parking.
The residents’ case was taken up by local councillors Anne Murphy and Geoff Smith who have fought a near two-year battle to end the disruption.
Now a range of off-road parking places are being provided for staff by the private hospital on Sandygate Road.
Councillor Murphy said: “The problem is that there is no staff parking on the hospital site and some staff were moving across the road and parking on Sandygate area roads, which is a really lovely residential area.”
“Parking on grass verges, parking across driveways, even on a driveway in one case. An ambulance was stopped from getting through by double-parked cars. The residents had a lot of problems.”
Following representations by councillors Murphy and Smith and the residents, the hospital management arranged for staff parking at the nearby Crosspool and District Youth Sports Trust and at the Masonic Hall, in Crosspool, with park-and-ride service.
Some staff refused to use the places but a meeting with councillor Murphy and residents at the hospital alerted the management to the problem.
Now the hospital is to provide extra spaces at The Plough on Sandygate Road.
Councillor Murphy said: “There’s now no reason for staff to park in the Sandygate area. There may still be some parking by hospital visitors or patients at times but hopefully this should be an end to staff all-day parking.
“It has been more than been 18 months and three meetings with the hospital but it now seems that we have achieved something that will help the residents and provide parking for hospital staff.
“We have made the hospital management take us and the residents seriously.”
A Crosspool man has been charged with the murders of two women at a house in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
Christopher Whelan (20) will appear at Chesterfield Justice Centre today, charged with the murders of Julie Hill and her mother Rose Hill at a house in Station Road on Thursday, February 25.
Police and paramedics were called to the house at about 10.10pm on Friday, February 26. The bodies were found inside.
Ms Hill (51) lived at the address while her 75-year-old mother lived in Sheffield. Mr Whelan, of Dransfield Road, Sheffield, was arrested the day after the discovery.
Ms Hill’s dog, thought to be a terrier, is missing from the house.
Anyone with information, or anyone who knows the whereabouts of the dog, should call police on 101, quoting incident number 728 of February 26, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Nest, Crosspool is the venue for Crosspool Writers Group
A new monthly evening group for local writers starts next month.
Crosspool Writers Group will meet in Nest cafe, the newly re-opened coffee shop in the precinct. The idea is to share each other’s writing – all varieties, from autobiography to science fiction – and to give and receive feedback in a constructive and supportive environment.
The first meeting is on Wednesday 9 March, 6-8pm. It is free to attend – tea and coffee will be on sale.
Local residents have been in contact with local councillors and council candidates, as well as raising the issue at Crosspool Forum, to express their views that the stretch of Manchester Road through Crosspool should have a speed limit of 30mph rather than the current 40mph.
Two of our councillors believe it would be safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers/passengers in a residential area and that it would have no discernible impact on the overall time of car journeys through Crosspool and into the city.
They recognise that the council has many requests for traffic measures, and that funding cuts mean that it can only undertake a limited number each year. However, they accept in principle that there should be a reduction in the speed limit and ensure that it is considered seriously for early implementation.
If you’re in support of the idea then you can contact Councillor Anne Murphy or Councillor Geoff Smith to say:
We the undersigned support the proposal for a 30mph speed limit on Manchester Road in Crosspool and urge the Council to make implementation a priority.
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