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In ten years time I reckon Sheffield will be a suburb of Leeds. I can see apartments springing up all over but not much else. A relief road for the Don Valley is on the cards and I reckon you should flatten the city centre (apart from Fargate and Pinstone Street) and start again.

Leeds and Birmingham put us to shame. Can't comment on Manchester as I have only seen bits but we can't get by on being the only City in a National Park forever.

We have a millenium Gallery and a Winter Garden, a pretty fountain and that's about it. Meadowhall has sucked the life-blood out of the City Centre and I can't understand -what is the attraction of Coles and Debenhams exactly?

Good things - Crime is lower here that in just about anywhere else in the Country and the University has a serious reputation. I lived in various parts of London for the best part of 20 years before moving back here and It was sooo lovely to be back but then I am biased, I was born here.

Originally posted by Bloomdido
and the University's have serious reputation.

fixed it for you ;)

Thanks. My experience of Hallam was some years ago when it was a poly.

Originally posted by Bloomdido
Thanks. My experience of Hallam was some years ago when it was a poly.

and now its probably the best university in the UK for computing, with european and partial global recognition with a LOT of reputation ;) and it also does very well in a lot of other subjects... but I only know about my field that I study :)

have been quite surprised with the responses from some major UK and multi-national companies I've had interviews with for placements with what they've said about the students they've had from Hallam, there are even a few company's that will only take Hallam students due to their reputation :?

Originally posted by xafier
and now its probably the best university in the UK for computing, with european and partial global recognition with a LOT of reputation ;) and it also does very well in a lot of other subjects... but I only know about my field that I study :)

have been quite surprised with the responses from some major UK and multi-national companies I've had interviews with for placements with what they've said about the students they've had from Hallam, there are even a few company's that will only take Hallam students due to their reputation :?

Yep, Im on an 'IT' course at Hallam and it is pretty good in that field.

As for the City Centre, yes it is in desperate need of a revamp. You wouldnt think it was the 4th city by looking at the City Centre.

Originally posted by spyro2000
As for the City Centre, yes it is in desperate need of a revamp. You wouldnt think it was the 4th city by looking at the City Centre.

it needs some work yeah, but I actually like the big town feel of Sheffield... it makes it feel more homey :) and I think we're 5th largest ;) although lets not get started, that debate has been done too much!

Originally posted by xafier
and I think we're 5th largest

You say tomato, I say tomartoe :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Bloomdido
and the Universities have a serious reputation. Originally posted by xafier
fixed it for you ;)

OWNED !!

'Universities'

Originally posted by Sheffield1st

The company who have been helping to develop sheffield into a leading cosmopolitan city, Sheffield First, want your help in making Sheffield even better.


These developers are just out to make money and don't really give a damn about Sheffield or it's people.

The thing I like most about Sheffield is it's very lack of big city cosmopolitam atmosphere. Why should we have to slavishly follow the example of Leeds or Manchester to be considered a 'good' place to live.

Originally posted by xafier
and I think we're 5th largest ;) although lets not get started, that debate has been done too much!

Ok, but we're 4th largest - see post http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?postid=372323#post372323

When including the whole UK and not just England, Glasgow leapfrogs us and puts us down to 5th.

PS. The plural of University is "Universities". ;)