Colin Foster

No, didn't think so. Nothing surprises me these days.

Someone tell me this is a wind up.

Hmm, sounds very interesting.

As you say yourself, that's how most of the street lights are wired, from a local switching timer. I doubt that this is the only area, out of all the others where the new lights have been fitted, which is wired in this way. In any case, it shouldn't really be too big a problem, in order to make the switched live a permanent live I would imagine all that needs to be done is short the local clock switch.

Oh don't talk rubbish, the old lights are working perfectly well.

I've noticed the timescale for my area (Tapton Hill) has changed from ending in August to January. Apparently it says on SCC website pavement resurfacing has been delayed because of difficulties installing the new street lights, which is complete rubbish because they were supposed to do the lights in May and they're now installing them in Highfield which was not supposed to be until September. Instead they've spent over six weeks on my road farting around digging up kerbs there was nothing wrong with and making a complete pigs ear of the pavements and grass verges in the process. To add insult to injury, they sod off at 3pm and do not even appear at weekends. Not right impressed.

Totally agree.

The roads in our area have had all the kerbs replaced and the grass verges are a mess covered in aggregate so they're impossible to cut without knackering the mower and now it seems they've upped sticks and left. The area was also supposed to have had new street lights put in over May and June, but not a single one has been done. Last weekend I drove through Highfield and they have started putting new lights there. According to the schedule Highfield was supposed to start getting new lights in September. I hope our area hasn't been put to the back of the queue because they couldn't keep to schedule.

Haha that's quite good actually.

Do what I do, you can hand your valuables into reception and they are kept locked away in a secure staff only area free of charge.

Which would have been such a shame. And you continuing to say I'm closed minded, as you seem to like saying, also won't make it true.

I couldn't give a toss what you think, especially when you're wrong.

Think whatever you like.

The Sunday Trading Act only applies to retail outlets. Places like swimming baths can do whatever they want.

No, it isn't.

No I don't.

Not really.

I would rather our flag was flown every day. Wales has nothing to do with Sheffield.

sigh They shouldn't fly flags that's not special to us.

There's a big population of immigrants from a lot of countries in Sheffield. I don't see why the Welsh should get special treatment.

No it isn't, but they'd like you to think it was.

Sheffield isn't in wales that's why. I don't know why our flag should always fly by law, but that is the case - look it up.

The town hall flew the flag of Wales today even though there's only one flagpole, which meant the union flag was taken down. If there's only one pole then the union flag must stay up anyway by law, but what is the point of flying the flag of another country and not our own? I'd bet you wouldn't find a single England flag in Wales on St George's Day.

I heard it was going to be a burger bar.

The SYP helicopter has been circling overhead for well over an hour, and for ages at 4am this morning (woke me up). I wonder if this is related this case, do the police normally deploy choppers for missing people?