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The date of the next Crosspool Forum Open Meeting has been changed to Friday 25 April. It was previously Thursday 1 May.
Open Meetings are your chance to have your say on community issues and put questions to local councillors and the police.
April’s Open Meeting takes place at St Columba’s church and starts 7pm.
A man living on Lydgate Hall Crescent has been jailed after police found more than a hundred tasers and CS gas canisters disguised as mobile phones, torches and lipsticks.
Former doorman Matthew Bandoo was identified by police after a package from China was traced to his home address.
When officers searched his home address in Lydgate Hall Crescent, Crosspool, Sheffield, they recovered the parcel which, according to the customs declaration, contained flashlights.
However, inside the box was actually 52 tasers and 50 CS gas canisters which are both classed as banned weapons. The gas canisters looked like lipsticks and the tasers were disguised as mobile phones and torches.
A further four tasers and one gas canister were found in the house and police also recovered a quantity of Mephadrone – a class B drug known as MKAT.
Bandoo, 29, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday 12 February where he pleaded guilty to possession of disguised firearms, possession of prohibited articles and possession of a class B drug. He was sentenced to five years for the crimes.
Detective Constable Bradley Ward said: “This was an unusual case in which these dangerous weapons had been made to look like everyday objects, concealing the potentially life-changing damage they could do.
“It still remains unclear as to what Bandoo aimed to do with more than 100 tasers and CS gas canisters but a trawl of his computer’s history was found to contain searches for stun guns, hidden stun guns and pepper spray.
“Thankfully the swift actions of colleagues in the UK Border Agency, and local officers, meant the items have been recovered and Bandoo is now rightly facing a lengthy time in jail.”
Police are appealing for witnesses after a traffic collision in Crosspool left an elderly pedestrian in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A red VW Polo was travelling in Dransfield Road away from Watt Lane around 5.10pm on Thursday 13 February when it collided with an 86-year-old man who was crossing the road.
The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield. The driver of the VW, a 93-year-old man, was not injured.
Officers want to hear from anyone in the Dransfield Road area between 5pm and 6pm on 13 February 2014. Anyone with information should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 858 of 13 February 2014.
Crosspool’s James Woods skied through the pain to finish fifth in the men’s ski slopestyle final today at the Winter Olympics.
Woodsy picked up a hip injury in training which prevented him from competing to his full ability. Despite the injury, he scored an impressive 86.60 in his first run.
Well done James – you did us proud!
Sochi 2014: James Woods misses out on slopestyle medal for Britain
Local freeskier James Woods will compete in Thursday morning’s Freestyle Skiing Men’s Ski Slopestyle event at the Winter Olympics.
There was concern on Friday after Woodsy picked up a hip injury and missed training earlier this week, but he is expected to take part on Thursday.
Qualification starts at 6:15am, with the final at 9:30am.
Do you have a question you’d like to put to council leaders? Come along to St Columba’s church on Thursday 13 February 6-8pm for a question and answer session.
You can submit your question on the evening or by emailing CabinetintheCommunity@sheffield.gov.uk.
The BBC reports on Crosspool-based freestyle skier James Woods who is getting ready to represent Team GB at the Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia.
The article also looks at the demise of the now-closed Sheffield Ski Village.
Download a summary of bullet points from last Thursday’s meeting.
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