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You can always cycle on the pavement. So long as you are cycling in a manner showing consideration for pedestrians and have a genuine fear of busy traffic you won't be issued with a fixed penalty notice. This guidance has been issued to all police forces. https://road.cc/content/news/108119-transport-minister-responsible-cyclists-can-ride-pavement

Motorists really get into a huff about cyclists red light jumping. I am a cyclist and motorist. They are idiots and they're always going to come off worse in an impact with a car. They're also going to find it hard to make an insurance claim. Cycle lanes, bus lanes and ordinary roads are a joke in Sheffield, the worst of any city I have lived in. I rarely go into the city centre now. Motorists, on balance, do however commit more offences. Exceeding 30 mph limit in built up areas - probably higher than 50% Using mobile phones whist driving (sitting at the lights is still 'driving' for the purposes of this offence which now attracts a £200 fine and 6 points) Stopping in the cycle box at traffic lights (£100 fine and 3 points) About 1% of all drivers in South Yorkshire are uninsured. So it's probably not worth losing sleep over a cyclist who goes through a red light on your commute. If you hit him it's likely to hurt him a lot more than you. The last red light jump I saw in Sheffield was a black cab on Park Sq roundabout. The last cycle accident I saw in Sheffield was a car failing to obey a Stop sign by Hallam Uni. The 50 mph limit on the Parkway to Catcliffe is also frequently ignored.

Looks like the Bunnings store that opened on the site of B&Q at Parkgate won't be around for long. The Australian owners are looking to offload the UK side of the brand, (they also own Homebase). Which leaves only B&Q and Wickes http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/bunnings-axes-famous-slogan-in-the-uk-as-chain-continues-to-struggle/news-story/e7552d502bdd8110c474d051711ca8e0 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/30/homebase-is-undoubtedly-the-most-disastrous-retail-acquisition-in-the-uk-ever

Food establishments are a great way to launder money as they are predominantly a cash business.

Can't you just park in the Meadowhall Retail Park and walk through the gap in the wall by the old Aldi end? It's only a couple of minutes walk.

Quite common across the UK Bristol has one http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35344544 Maltby has one. One possible explanation is the interaction of the Earth's magnetic field with high voltage overhead power lines. These set up standing waves that can cause properties to resonate. At night our ears become far more sensitive so can hear stuff we don't hear during the day. Think of it like turning up the 'gain' on an amplifier.

Looks like it's drains being done, lane closures for the next week or so.

Having just endured years of roadworks on the M1 32-33 I has surprised to see new lane closures today on the M18 M1 North slip road at Jn 32 I also noticed they've removed some of the blue signs from the overhead gantries What's going on?

Recruitment was a little bemusing I'm white, 43, 11 years experience in retail and logistics for a major store at Meadowhall, 7 years prior to that in an airline customer service role at Heathrow and Birmingham airports. Got through to the assessment day, didn't receive an offer. The modern way of assessment uses a score sheet. The 'ideal' employee sits in a band within the maximum and minimum. Score to much - you don't get the job Score to little - you don't get the job Score within the range for the position you are applying for - you may get the job. This way they can get ordinary staff (not trained HR staff) to conduct the recruitment days. The score sheets are then passed to HR (in the Netherlands for Ikea) to say yay or ney.

I was in St Petersburg for the 2015 Victory Day. Quite impressive. One must not forget that the Soviet army was mainly made up of poorly resourced conscripts. They barely had enough rifles to go around. They met a well trained well resourced German army. Sheer weight of numbers on the Soviet side and the severe winter (which was responsible for a huge number of deaths on both sides through cold and starvation) eventually forced the German army to retreat (against Hitler's orders). The German military machine ground to a halt and resources were stretched, they were not expecting the Soviets to put up such an incredible fight, but the conscripts faced death either way. If they did not move forward they would be shot by their own commanders. Many Soviet troops defected and fought with the Germans just to stay alive only to be executed when their own troops forced the Germans into retreat.

I hope Corbyn gets in and makes them pay more corporation tax. They are set up as a not for profit organisation based in the Netherlands. The Ikea branding side is a small separate company and the part of the business they pay tax on. It's a miniscule amount compared to the whole business's earnings.

Hoover Jovis http://www.argos.co.uk/product/6229098 550 Watts mains plug in (don't bother with battery operated ones as they can't muster anything near 550 watts) I have one and it gets rid of cat hairs a treat.

We bought our 42 inch Panasonic plasma TV in 2011. It cost £500 The pciture was superb, the sound was great. It weighed 20 kg and was built like a tank. A few weeks ago and after many years of service the plasma screen panel started to fail. We bought an LG 43" Smart LED (LCD edge lit TV) for £299 The picture and sound are no where near as good as the Panasonic plasma TV. It's really flimsy and cheap feeling. The viewing angle as quite narrow. There is quite a lot of motion blur on fast moving pictures. I would have bought another plasma, but they're not made anymore. The OLED tv's look better, but cost quite a bit more. My brother has a 43" Sony Bravia Smart TV. The Sony is better than the LG but not as good as the benchmark plasma. The Sony cost £499. I think the Sony and Panasonic are the best LED (edge lit LCD panel) TVs at the moment. If you wan the best picture and need a wide viewing angle the OLED TVs are about as near to the plasma as you're going to get.

I used to commute London Colney to Heathrow, 35 miles each way on the M25. Petrol was cheaper in 1997. I certainly would not do that now. My current job is 2.3 miles from where I live and I cycle (when the weather is OK). Takes 10 minutes each way. I can't even stand the 10 mile commute along the M1 to Meadowhall now, where I spent the last 11 years working.

Funny that I cycled through there a few weeks ago past the staff at the main gates, never got asked for any money.