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    5 minutes ago, Longcol said:

    Only thing I can think of why it could be so  extortionately expensive  is that Daresbury and Berners  used to be the site of the old East Bank Road care home, and if it is a replacement for that it will also include communal facitlities, staff rooms./ offices storage for eg cleaners, maybe a canteen - still seems  to be be well expensive though.

    It’s for 73 new houses. 

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    46 minutes ago, John Humberston said:

    I recently went back to Brightside as my Youngest full brother died on xmas eve and we went over to hold a graveside service at Shiregreen cemetery, Kindly officiated by Phil the vicar of St Margaret's Jenkin Rd, I got slightly lost on attercliffe common  looks like the junction with broughton lane is a bit more complicated than last I travelled it over 25 years ago, I eventually found my way to meadowhall road and turned up amos road and into what I assume is the land that was formerly the site of Bankside Farm, no houses anywhere just a row of faceless units that reminded me of the old anderson shelters that were a remnant of the second world war, I turned back to meadowhall road the shops opposite the river all gone, Bells chippy was our next door neighbour,  then up jenkin road, no white swan to guide me anymore although the old Brightside school is still there, I was privileged at the age of 10 to wear the Lord Mayors chain as Councillor Holland was visiting the school and hearing my name was Humberstone  he  pointed out the link on the chain with Alderman  Moses Humberstone JP , the Son of my Great Grandad's brother.  I noticed with sadness that Jenkin road is  bereft of any shops on the apposite side to the school, I remember Dennis Sharps butchers on the corner, on the opposite corner was harrys grocery shop and the barbers shop further down and yes another chippy with probably the biggest cat you've ever seen, clearly it had a good healthy diet of fish.

    I don't know if the old B & C coop stores on eben street has survived around the corner from Brightside Post office on Lincoln street, strange that such a lot of ex lincolnshire people getting their family allowance from a aptly named street.  that was on the street  first left as you went over tipton street into the higher part of Jenkin road, I also recall a off licence up there called Shepherds its probably gone now.

    I must admit a big sadness not that going to a funeral is a happy event but more about my old Brightside,  It looked empty, forlorn, a shell of the thriving community I grew up in, with the noise of Hadfields and nearby Jessops Saville, the roar of the steam trains heading to Leeds or the local to Barnsley stopping service that ran off to the left just prior to the site of the old Wincobank station, all this was missing as I travelled over the railway bridge at the junction with tipton street and holywell road, I thought of  the times I've cycled or pushed a home made trolley to Grimesthorpe on my way to Wincobank Lane where  my Great Aunts home was and our home for a while. I didn't have chance to go over there, I would like to see what's left on upwell street the old sites of two picture houses, the sprawling tip of James Childs, as kids we used to play with Jimmy Child's son whose grandma lived a few houses around the corner from us towards Halletts our local shop that sold just about everything .I finished my schooling at Owler Lane High School next door to the Intermediates school (Minto's) we called them.

    Later in life I worked nearby at the Northern General Hospital training to be a State Enrolled nurse the two tier nursing system I thought was good and if you liked hands on and didn't aspire to becoming a staff nurse,  ward sister or manager then it seemed a good way to organise nursing.However it wasn't to be, the money was awful and I left after a few years and joined Abbey Taxis then on Pexton Road, who later expanded and moved to Rutland road.

    I was intending to see if I could find my Great Uncle John Rufus Humberstone's grave in Burngreave Cemetery, the graves of my family appear to be scattered around the east end of Sheffield, with my Great Grandparents in nearby Tinsley Park cemetery, I've done a lot of research on both sides of my family from their base in Bright street, Yarmouth Street and Meadowhall road back in the late 1890s and early 1900s, a lot of them arriving from both North and South Lincolnshire to start a new life in Sheffield's east end. 

    On my Mums side my Grandfather who initially worked at Brooke Bond Tea, then  kept the Ladys Bridge Hotel as he spent the rest of his life as a publican keeping for a while another iconic pub the !2 O'clock at the convergence of Attercliffe road and Saville street, my mum said the Ladys Bridge Hotel was  quite a rough house,  it was perched alongside the Tennants Bros brewery complex at the side of the river by waingate,  as my mum recalled it wasn't without  a few brawls on a friday night as hard earned steel works wages exchanged hands for beer, she recalled it was a favourite haunt of the Irish community but Grandad was a good Landlord and a clever tactician and most fights were quickly subdued.

    I miss those days, the east end was a great place to live walking home with my grandparents from the Pheasant who only had a beer licence and if you wanted spirits you nipped next door to I think it was called the Fox & Grapes I may have got that wrong, my Uncle Bob, whose real name was George Cousins spent most of his working life at Blackburn Meadows power station well before the M1 was thought off, I recall he sometimes struggled to get there or home as the River Don tended to flood around the turn off for Millspaughs works.

    Well thats enough for now its getting late and my fingers are hitting the wrong keys so I guess that's the time to stop for now.

    There was a Bob / George Cousins that lived in Hackenthorpe, I know all the family. I know his real name was George but everyone called him Bob . 

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    1 hour ago, The_DADDY said:

    I gave an honest opinion of our government, its leader and party and the opposition party and their leader. If that gets me in bother then so be it.

    I rarely comment on politics but the utter disdain BOTH parties show the general public makes me quite angry. Calling them scum was the most polite term I could think of. 

    But you didn't call Labour scum . 

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    53 minutes ago, SheffieldForum said:

    Personally, I really disagreed with Kate Josephs remaining Chief Exec after the Covid parties scandal…

     

    …but, I was convinced by a number of business leaders, charity heads and others I spoke to who said she is the first Chief Exec to come in and actually make a difference for them and their organisations.

     

    There’s a lot of people in Sheffield — many who were previously convinced that the Council were completely awful and beyond saving — who will defend Kate Josephs and the difference she has made in a short time. 
     

    So, on that basis I’m happy to give the benefit of the doubt to her right now.

     

    And I’m sure she could make well over £250k in the private sector if she wanted.

    What are the differences she’s made ?

  19. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Mister M said:

    I wonder if Infosys, which the Prime Miniature's father in law owns could be given a nice juicy contract to come up with a scheme to catch out all these sick people claiming taxpayers money - but obviously they'll have avoid all those corporate welfare queens who we give juicy contracts to and who fund the party in return :nod:

    "Prime Miniature " :rolleyes: Are you a comedy writer for Ant and Dec ? 

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  21. Posted

    27 minutes ago, GabrielC said:

     When a new  Tory scandal comes along they look for something to divert attention. Like you have said the timing is interesting but Sunak has made a mistake with this one it only highlights his government failures in regards to the NHS. If you were so bothered by about getting people back into employment you would ensure treatment was easy to access not busy dismantling the NHS. Bear in mind the Tories are not for publicly funded health service or for the welfare state or pensions it's all about them making profit from private enterprise. Sunak thinking is I can pay for my treatment so should everyone else if not tough.

    Cobblers .

  22. Posted

    9 hours ago, SheffieldForum said:

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    One of Sheffield's best loved artists Pete McKee is calling on the public to help him locate 25 of his past original artworks. The works are set to star in new exhibition which will make its debut at Weston Park Museum later this year.

     

    Opening in November, The Boy with a Leg Named Brian will take visitors on an autobiographical journey through Pete’s childhood in 1970’s Sheffield.

     

    You can view all the works Pete is looking for at Sheffield Museums. Pete is only looking for original artworks, not prints, and only the works listed – please don’t get in touch regarding any paintings not included in the list.

     

    The originals are easily identifiable – they will be painted on board and will either be unframed or framed in a wooden frame.

     

    If you own one of the listed originals, please get in touch with Pete’s team, who would love to talk to you about borrowing it for the upcoming exhibition. You can contact them at [email protected]

    I know /knew who owns the Fizz 50 one . 

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  23. Posted

    1 hour ago, hsb98c said:

    Amey get notified of a fix needed by the public, Amey reviews the hole, Amey Fixes the hole and then Amey confirms that the work is up to spec as the council cut staff in the department that would check.

     

    They also have the power/authority to respond to the public about the repairs.

     

    So Amey can confirm that Amey is doing a great job and Amey approved this message....

    Ker ching .

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    2 hours ago, SheffieldForum said:

    The undisclosed names by the disclosed job titles is strange - for instance, we know that Greg Fell is the Director of Public Health and could probably work out who the rest are with a quick Google.

     

    On the topic though - I have no qualms with these salaries personally. If we are to attract the best talent to run what is essentially vital services for the city we should be willing to pay for it to convince people with the right skills to come from the much higher paid private sector. We had many years of underpaying and not being able to compete with the private sector, which led to some... lets say poor quality... officers and executives in the past.

     

     

    And now we've got the cream of the crop where's the progress  ?

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