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that's not the website, the website is here http://www.fuelandtwist.co.uk/ It's a new start up so they are probably testing the waters with opening times. I doubt opening every evening is worth it for the number of people they get through the doors

There are various problems with Affinity. One of the main problems is effective advertising - essentially you're going to be building the place up from new again as it has got such a bad rep (especially amongst the young/students) in Sheffield. I've never seen any advertising from Affinity besides some flyers at Pride 2013. Do some decent facebook marketing too, the current profile is badly laid out. Also start making 'events' for things as more people see those because they give you a notification. Aside from that: - Drop the door charge for upstairs, it's not a club and never will be. - The gents toilets upstairs stink and need a deep clean - if you're going to have a pool table get it fixed as the current one that's in there is probably the worse I've ever seen in a bar. - Get rid of those curtains on the windows upstairs, the place is dingy enough as it is and they make it look closed during the day. - Sort the soundsystem out upstairs, there's too much treble/not enough bass and it sounds awful - Open the club downstairs! I've never seen it open when I've visited on friday nights except for a private party which seemed to attract questionable clientele with a penchant for the odd spliff... - Having that old drag queen on Saturday nights is a risky strategy as you risk putting the younger customers off Hopefully you'll nail it as you've actually got a better building than Dempseys which could be marketed as a gay '2 roomed lounge bar and club' given a bit of TLC! Good luck!

What a load of complete utter rubbish

Bloo 88 on Wednesdays, Revolucion De Cuba on Thursdays and Cubana Friday/Saturday daytime/early evening

I think it would be a terrible idea. Having cars and buses travelling down West St makes it feel safer when walking down there, both late at night and in the day. If it were to be pedestrianised, the upper reaches of West St/Glossop Road would feel quiet and dead like the Moor does at night. Also having taxis driving up and down constantly is very convenient for getting home on a night out. The majority of cars, buses and trams drive very slowly along there at night so the risk of being hit is minimal - if stupid people get hit, it's their own problem.

You'd be welcome at any of the stuff put on by the Sheffield University LGBT Society. They do weekly drinks on tuesday's at the Lions Lair Bar in Sheffield, which is a relaxed atmosphere where people can chat, not clubby. See http://sheffieldunilgbt.weebly.com/socials.html

One of my friends used to work there, and it has indeed closed. It has been going downhill for a while though and was badly in need of a refurb to compete with the Hallamshire House

Hi, I'm hosting a cocktail party and I really need Creme De Banane. Only problem is I've yet to find anywhere that stocks it in Sheffield - have tried the big supermarkets and also the Dram Shop. Anyone know of where I can get hold of this? I'd like to avoid ordering it online if at all possible. Thanks, Oscar.

It shut for a week due to a change of management (they had to get a new license). It's open again now, the student LGBT tuesday nights are back there and I think it still opens until 6am Friday and Saturdays.

Heavygate Rd is in Crookes/Walkley is it not? I wasn't aware about the graffiti dating back years, I've only just moved to Crookes. And I'm not trying to predict some sort of gang war? The aim of this thread was to find out if anyone else on SF has had similar experiences in the area recently, and if anyone has seen any suspicious activity.

One of my friends was violently mugged near the top of Heavygate Road (Northfield Rd end) and I've heard of 4 other muggings in the area in the past 2 weeks. I've also seen a car broken into on Heavygate Rd, with broken glass everywhere. There has also been a massive increase in graffiti with 'S6' (which I can only assume is a gang?) being scrawled on bus stops near the S10/S6 border and also on the outside of several houses. Is Crookes turning into a ghetto/an area of gang attacks?

Avoid the side roads in Crookes/Walkley/Steel Bank area. All the side roads off South Road are more or less impassable (to anything but a 4x4) and I nearly got stuck on Aldred Road.

Hi, I need a bookcase for my student house and am interested in buying from a second hand store, although I only know of the one in Crookesmoor. A charity store would be fantastic. Anywhere in sheffield is fine, but they must be able to deliver. Hope you can help

Replica/Republica have some ibiza themed thing going on. I think Paris is doing something special too.

Thanks. will do so

Hi, This is a bit lazy of me, but are there any good places that will fit a battery to my watch on the cheap in the Hillsborough area? Around the Barracks, Middlewood road or the shopping centre would be good. Thanks

What is the actual definition of 'superclub'? I thought it just meant a large nightclub with a high capacity, in which case Republica probably should be classed as one. It's a bit of a tenuous link between R&B/urban and violence too, lots of clubs play those genres and suffer from no violence. The student market will make or break it in September when the students return. EatMyDisco are big student promoters, so hopefully they'll open it up midweek and diversify the intake/music policy.

Thank you! Will avoid the precinct

Hi there, I'm going out for a meal tonight at the Prezzo on ecclesall road down by the hunters bar roundabout. Anyone know of anywhere nearby where I can park up for free? Thanks

Paris in Carver Street was really good when I last went on a Wednesday night.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you shouldn't be entitled to leave possessions to your grandchildren! I'm saying that the system doesn't work. It's intended (by the government) to save money by only paying for care when they have to, but if people just give away possessions before needing care then it doesn't work at all, the government would have to pay for all care making the whole system pointless. There are some people - not me - who push the idea of 100% inheritance tax (or at least a very high inheritance tax, like they have in some other countries). I would argue that our system is somewhat more fair than this, but inherently flawed.

I think this is a good idea in principle, except it's not feasible. Most people who have been living entirely off benefits for years and years without trying to work (the sort of people this would intend to target) would have no real way of paying it back. We can't take it back directly out of their benefits, because then we might as well just reduce the amount of benefit... but then it probably wouldn't be enough to survive. Even when they died, they'd probably have little valuable assets (no property and no savings), so the government would have no way to get the money back.

The UK has quite a generous welfare system but benefits are only given to those who need them (i.e. who can't afford to pay their own living costs). We can't just give benefits to everyone otherwise we'd have even more national debt... and besides, there isn't really any need. The same applies with elderly people. You could say "Why should they have to give up their home they've worked for?", but then you could say about people on long-term Jobseeker's allowance and who are given a free council house "Why should they get paid to sit around at home while the rest of us work?" I know some people on Jobseeker's want a job and can't get one... I'm talking about the people with no intention of getting one. This is exactly the problem with the above system, isn't it? All this system does is encourage elderly people to give away all their possessions and property before having to go into care, since most people would rather see it go to loved ones and relatives than to the state. It's a disincentive to actually working for what you get.

Hi, I would love to volunteer to walk dogs, but as I'm unemployed it needs to be somewhere fairly close to where I live as I can't afford the transport costs. The greyhound walking looks really good... does anyone know of any other organisations looking for volunteer dog walkers closer to Crookes/Walkley or close to the city centre? Thanks

I explained very strongly to the charity commission that I thought that the charity was a scam and they told me to put it in writing but they did not seem to be very interested. However, I will put it in writing to them and see what they say. Are there any other organisations I could contact?