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10 Feb, 201110 Feb, 2011

Man accidentally drives car into Sportsman pub

A driver accidentally drove his new Mercedes into a Crosspool pub last week.

After enjoying a meal at The Sportsman on Thursday 3 February, the man left the premises at around 6pm to drive home in the car he’d collected earlier that day from the motor dealer.

Apparently being unacquainted with the layout of the vehicle, he inadvertently engaged forward drive, rather than reverse, and shot forward through the walled bay window, causing extensive damage to the front of the building .

Fortunately no one was sitting near the window at the time, and the driver walked away shaken but uninjured.

The bay window adjacent to the disabled parking spaces at the front of the pub is now boarded up on both the outside and inside.

Boarded up area of The Sportsman pub in Crosspool

Inside the boarded up area of The Sportsman pub in Crosspool

17 Jan, 201121 Jan, 2011

Local pub facing demolition to make way for property development

A planning application (10/03887/FUL) has been submitted for the Hallamshire Hotel building on Lydgate Lane. It proposes that the former pub is demolished to make way for four dwelling houses, two apartments and detached garage block.

The planning, design and access statement (PDF, 515KB) for the application states:

There has been a succession of short term tenants, all of whom have failed to successfully operate a sustainable and profitable business. Clearly licensed use for this site is no longer the most viable form of operation.

The pub has been closed for several months now, with the windows boarded up.

Residents have until 25 January 2011 to comment on the application.

Planning application 10/03887/FUL

The Hallamshire Hotel on Lydgate Lane: facing demolition to make way for a housing development

13 Jan, 201114 Jan, 2011

Explosion and fire in Crosspool precinct

This morning an explosion triggered a fire in the flat above the chemist in Crosspool shops on Sandygate Road.

The fire brigade were called and successfully extinguished the fire. No-one was hurt in the incident, but the chemist was closed this morning while damage to the building was being assessed.

More information to follow.

Fire engine - Fire in Crosspool precinct - January 2011

21 Dec, 20101 Jan, 2011

51 bus service over the holiday period

First Mainline route 51 — First will run a reduced 51 bus service over the holiday period

First South Yorkshire has announced the timetable for the 51 bus route over Christmas and new year.

No buses will run on Christmas day, Boxing day or new year’s day, and a Saturday service will operate on many other days over the festive season.

Full details are on the First South Yorkshire website:

Summary of Christmas and new year First bus services (2010/11) in South Yorkshire

5 Dec, 2010

Christmas trees go up in precinct

Earlier on today, volunteers and the Crosspool Forum committee met to put up illuminated Christmas trees above shops in the precinct.

It is the sixth year that Crosspool shops have been decorated with Christmas trees. As the photos below show, thankfully the team was blessed with fine weather compared to last year’s driving sleet!

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9 Nov, 20108 May, 2011

New Welcome to Crosspool flower box

As you enter Crosspool via Manchester Road, keep an eye out for the new flower box under the Welcome to Crosspool sign.

The £20 box was prepared by Valleyside garden centre and paid for by Crosspool Forum.

New Welcome to Crosspool flower box on Manchester Road

3 Nov, 20103 Nov, 2010

Our Cow Molly family bonfire, Saturday 6 November 2010

Crosspool families are invited to the Out Cow Molly bonfire from 2:30pm on Saturday at Cliffe House Farm in Dungworth.

The free event includes a fire engine which will be giving rides all afternoon to raise money for the fire museum, a barbecue serving Yorkshire highland beef burgers, hot drinks, a Bradfield Brewery bar and of course a big bonfire which will be lit at 5pm.

Cliffe House Farm was originally a dairy farm dating back to 1947. With the price of milk falling, in 2007 the family decided to diversify into dairy ice cream and Our Cow Molly was born.

Our Cow Molly currently supplies its excellent range of ice cream to outlets including Bamforth’s in Crosspool, The Three Merry Lads pub in Lodge Moor and Cream coffee shop in Broomhill.

2 Nov, 20102 Nov, 2010

Councillors reject plans for new convenience store in Crosspool

At today’s West and North Planning Committee meeting in the town hall, planning application 10/02657/FUL to enlarge the premises currently occupied by Motor World on Lydgate Lane was rejected by a majority of five votes to three with one abstension.

The rejection was primarily on the grounds 0f parking and access.

An amendment to the original plans was submitted prior to the meeting and indications are that the developers will lodge an appeal in due course.

More information about the planning application

26 Oct, 201027 Oct, 2010

Convenience store planning application is recommended for refusal

Planning officer’s report

Prior to the planning committee meeting on Tuesday, the planning officer’s report recommends that the committee refuse planning permission for the convenience store application 10/02657/FUL on the grounds of unsuitable/unsufficient car parking accommodation and inadequate on-site servicing provision and servicing from the highway.

A decision by the planning committee is expected at the meeting on Tuesday.

Planning application report for committee – see pages 34-42 (PDF, 3.7MB)

Agenda for 2 November 2010 meeting

Wanted: your feedback on the presentation

A presentation is still to be made to the planning committee at the meeting on Tuesday 2 November at 2pm at the Town Hall on Pinstone Street.

You are invited to give your feedback on the presentation by leaving a comment below before it is finalised on Sunday 31 October.

Planning presentation (Word document, 45KB)

21 Oct, 201027 Oct, 2010

Tonight: convenience store planning application meeting

A reminder that you are invited to another meeting tonight at 6:30pm in St Columba’s church hall to discuss the proposed convenience store planning application in Crosspool.

The meeting has been arranged as a follow-up to the Extraordinary Open Meeting in September at which residents were given the opportunity to express their views on the proposed enlargement of the current Motor World premises on Lydgate Lane. Iain and Andy were voted by those present to represent them at the upcoming council planning meeting.

Tonight’s meeting includes the following on the agenda:

further information on planning legislation
approval to be sought from those present regarding Iain and Andy’s prepared presentation illustrating what impact, if any, the new development would have on local residents, the wider commercial community, and potentially the profound effect on the character of the whole area, before its submission to the planning committee
residents will be informed of some good news dispelling a story that has proliferated since the first meeting

It is possible that the application will be considered by the board at the council’s 3 November planning meeting.

Motor World, Lydgate Lane, Crosspool — The retail premises would be extended to three times its present size