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Last night the first snow of the season settled in Crosspool.
By this morning the pavements and roads were lightly covered. At 8am, it had turned to slush on the main road through the precinct and on Manchester Road. Some light snow was still falling.
There is no snow on the ground once you get past Shore Lane, however it is still very wet and quite slippery so be careful if you are heading out.
For at least the last 24 hours, a run of street lights have been out on the bottom part of Manchester Road between Broomhill and the Shore Lane junction.
This has resulted in almost pitch black conditions for pedestrians as soon as darkness falls around 5pm. It is not known whether the problems have been caused by the recent works taking place along various points on Manchester Road.
Street Force has been alerted to the problem. Until it is resolved, pedestrians and drivers are advised to take extra care.
Street Force street lighting information
Contact Street Force to report a faulty street light
More than 200 years of friendship will be celebrated in Sheffield on Tuesday 19 October at an open day hosted by the Oddfellows.
Visitors to Tapton Hall on Shore Lane in Crosspool will be treated to birthday cake and drinks to mark the bicentenary of the fellowship society whose motto is ‘Making friends, helping people’.
The event, organised by the Oddfellows’ Over 50s Friendship Centre, runs from 11am to 3pm with stalls offering plants for sale, book club information, card making, and advice from the University of the Third Age.
The Oddfellows is a not-for-profit social organisation which runs a network of 151 branches across Britain. With a membership of 120,000, it offers a dedicated Citizens’ Advice Bureau phoneline, care information, and financial welfare support such as help with legal aid and funeral costs.
For further information telephone 01709 838 673 or visit www.oddfellows.co.uk.
A fire in a property on the edge of Crosspool is currently being attended to by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (9pm, 13 September 2010).
Fire crews were alerted around 5pm when plumes of smoke were seen coming from the roof of a derelict house within the grounds of Sheffield University’s Ranmoor Village accommodation.
Building work was taking place on the property, which is near to the modern Shore Court accommodation block and is located between Shore Lane and Manchester Road.
The smoke drifted as least as far as the Arts Tower and was visible from other vantage points across the city.
Information available this evening has been limited, but it is not thought that anyone has been hurt in the incident. The cause of the fire is unknown.
At around 7.15pm, National Grid engineers arrived to isolate the gas supply to the property from Manchester Road. This work will not affect gas supplies to nearby houses.
As of 9pm this evening, the bottom end of Shore Lane was closed and police were directing cars away from the top end of the road. Manchester Road is open as normal.
Update 17 September: The fire brigade has confirmed that nobody was hurt in the fire and it is not being treated as suspicious.
BBC news story about the incident
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue report and photos on Facebook
Photo of smoke taken from across the city
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