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I’m not saying Historic England listed the building due to the carbon issue.. I’m saying that came in 2022 after the decision to keep the building was already made (following consultation) in around 2021. My timeline could be wrong though, so I’m happy to be corrected. There was a bit of a controversy because the council had stated refurbishing the building was far more expensive (about £70million) than demolishing it I seem to remember, but it was kept because of the carbon cost and other issues. The compromise after the consultation was that the car park extension was going to be demolished and the main building kept, but the 2022 listing ended up including the car park so it now can’t easily be demolished.

Most private hires I see are generally double-badged anyway - both Veezu and Uber stickers on their cars and working for both simultaneously. A driver once told me he works both but will accept cash paying Veezu journeys as a priority over anything else.

My understanding is that it was listed (or protected in some way) following the consultation and decision to keep it due to the carbon cost. There was a campaign to get it listed in case the council was to demolish it in future. It added a complication I believe in that a compromise was going to be to demolish the structurally failing car park, but the campaign that saw the building get its protection ended up protecting the car park too.

Demolishing large buildings is largely seen as a huge no-no nowadays unless there’s no other choice. The carbon footprint of demolishing and rebuilding is huge — it is one of the reasons why the John Lewis building was retained.

From The BBC: “Dozens of Veezu taxi drivers have staged a protest outside their company office in a row over pay. “The drivers gathered outside Veezu's Sheffield offices to complain about new working conditions. “Veezu has introduced a new sliding scale of commission based on how many jobs each driver completes, but the drivers say it is putting too much pressure on them. “Veezu have said the drivers are self-employed and can "decide which operator they use".” Full story here. So.. taxis… do you support the protesting drivers? Has there been much change since City turned into Veezu? Are Uber better? Do you use an alternative company? Phone up and pay cash or use the app and charge your card?

The latest blog from Sheffield Bird Study Group: https://sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/one-day-this-week/ A snippet: "Tucked away underneath the warming body of an adult bird the four eggs are nearing the end of their incubation. Inside each should hopefully be and almost fully formed chick. Our Peregrine eggs generally take around 31 or 32 days to hatch, when measuring from the date the clutch was completed. This would make the likely hatch date to be Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Exciting!"

Four eggs - Keep your eyes on the webcams - they should be hatching any moment now. https://peregrine.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/

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Sad news ☹️

There will always be complaints about what disruption building a new tram route would bring and that would be a huge concern during any consultation. Some people consider the tram to have killed off business along some of the existing route corridors — but I do think some of that happened because of other conditions at the time too (i.e. Infirmary Road business was decimated during the time of the tram works, but that coincided with the likes of Kelvin Flats being pulled down and thousands of residents being moved away from the area, etc).

That was one on The Wicker, wasn’t it? An old episode of Undercover Boss?

For context of those who don’t like to click through to The Star: Adnans Sheffield: Health officer ‘very concerned’ after giving West Street kebab the worst hygiene score From “unidentifiable” foods, to raw chicken being washed in a colander - these are the errors that landed one popular Sheffield kebab with the lowest food hygiene score

Are you talking council house? I dont think they move anyone on after a partner passes, do they?

That would make the most sense for that location, in my opinion.

Let’s face it — even if it was under consideration by this government, they’ll likely not be in power long enough to make such a plan stick.

Not quite Attercliffe then? Also does this ‘good friend’ work in a company you work alongside, or did you forget what you originally said about where the info came from? For what it’s worth I can kinda see the ambition to build a replacement for the Hallamshire, but this proposal does come with a few problems as mentioned in the thread earlier (not to mention a lack of big enough land space around that area, and the fact that they had a huge opportunity with the land at Don Valley for something like this, if it was ever a consideration).

You’re the one posting the spurious statements — the onus is on you to prove your points of debate and post sources.

What’s your source on this?

On what measures? Post your sources.

A thought provoking piece in The Tribune today asks what could possibly happen with the old Debenhams building, There are lots of suggestions, not least the interesting idea of a ‘High Street Hospital’: “Probably the most innovative idea for what to do with Debenhams came from sustainable development consultancy Arup, who in 2021 won the prestigious Wolfson Economics Prize for their proposal to turn the building into a “high-street hospital”. Their plan, they said, would make the local healthcare system more efficient, easier to access and more focused on preventative medicine, while at the same time generating economic uplift in the city centre. “The new High Street Hospital seeks to transform the hospital service by bringing secondary/tertiary healthcare into the commercial and retail districts of city centres, co-locating with urban infrastructure and weaving healthcare into the everyday lives of people,” it continues. “The integration of broader allied health services and urban amenities allows us to reconceive the healthcare facility as a new kind of anchor institution for the city; one that is designed to promote preventative healthcare and embody healthy living more broadly.”” See the full piece at The Tribune, and comment below what you think should happen to the old Debenhams building…

Literally every decision relating to the Council’s running of the city?! I mean, it’s obvious (to most people).

The South Yorkshire Mayor is currently weighing up potential options for extending the Supertram network. Previously mooted ideas include connecting the hospitals, heading out to Stocksbridge and even down to Chesterfield. Where would you want to see the tram servicing in an ideal world? Post thoughts below. Theres time to have your say in the official survey too, here (closes 30th April): https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90687451/tram

Have you read the thread? None of the people listed with those salaries are councillors and no councillor is earning anywhere near £100k from their councillor role.

And yet a generous offer! Would be great to see them at the event and hopefully they can arrange it. 👍