Elmambo

All the old terraces (King James, Burnaby, Creswick etc.) in lower Walkley, were cleared in the late 60's. All Freedom Road was due to come down in 72/3, but the the Walkley Action Group, managed to stop further demolition (by 73) and instead the houses were given home improvement grants to bring them up to a modern standard. This may explain the missing houses.

Briefly, it was built by one Leng, the Canadian propriator of the "Telegraph" and "Star". Part of the New Model Dairy estate. The dairy was behind the houses to the left of the Plough, still there in the 60's and in use by Northern Dairies as a depot. Most of this has now been built over. The lodge, which is the part you see from the road, had it's outside area reduced in the 60's to make the corner safer. Yes, it was used as a place for mentally sub-normal, unbelievable as it may sound I remember seeing them on the bus with a label on them in case they got lost whilst out.

The site has recently been sold at auction, the new owner has decided to fence it off. There seems to be no planning permission for building. Whatever happens, I can't see it will be for the benefit of the local people.

Walkley House was once a good surgery, but all the decent doctors have now gone. The remaining ones are very mediocre and seem more concerned with their own self importance than patient care. I speak as a long time user, I have suffered some very poor treatment there. The Crookes Practice, did not have a good reputation, but seems to be improving and may be worth a try. Your best bet would be to try Broomhill or Upperthorpe for a surgery.

There has been a huge reduction in crime during the current lockdown, especially vehicle crime. Perhaps this is the answer; keep every one confined to the house - enforce this with cameras and police with powers to do as they think fit, hey ho problem solved. Just wondering what the thousands of members of the armed forces who died in WWll, fighting to protect the freedom and dignity of the British people would think of our surveillance society and those with a North Korean mindset who extol it.

Absolutely agree, in fact I would go further. Cameras in every household to combat domestic abuse and to check that we are not voicing non government approved ideas and perhaps electrodes attached to the head to ensure that we are not harbouring racist thoughts etc.. Maybe even a camera inserted into the fundament so that the Council can check what we have been eating. It's the way to ensure a safe and free environment so we can all rest in peace.

Ex City Grammer School lad from Darnall, would be 78, give or take a year either side.

Can't see bumbling Boris doing anything. The more I see of him, the less confident I am of his handling of the situation.

Yes, I know and understand that, the questions I am posing are - is it time to replace this system with a one tier service with access based on need not wealth and is it right that the private sector makes large profit from us , the taxpayers.

Is it time to take control of all private medical facilities so that resources are allocated in a fair way, not on the basis of wealth ? With the NHS, allegedly set to pay the private sector thousands of pounds a day for beds, is it right that they should profit in this way from a national emergency ?

Whilst some of you extremists out there are busy promoting your North Korean style authoritarian state and advocating death by crushing for very minor infringements of the law, you are failing to highlight the con trick the government works on us - everytime a car changes hands it gets an extra months tax; eg I sold my car a couple of day's ago, I will not get a refund for this month and the new owner will have to tax the vehicle from the first of the month - hence an extra months revenue. Nice little earner eh !

It was total chaos. Some very angry drivers and some choosing to ignore the various obstructions (which changed every few days) and make their own way through.

Yes, that's the one. At lot of the people concerned were staying at Matlock, I remember going out to visit a couple of times.

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Are Dransfield's stil in operation> There is another LR, specialist listed in Deepcar - Elite landrover any feedback on them.

It was not the Council, nor I think the University. I was a government organisation - can't remember it's name, but a friend of mine (Civil Servant) came up from London to work on the project.

That's what happens when you send a thin hulled ship, armed with only a 4, inch gun and a completely outdated AA, misssile system, with no close range armament and no AWACS, cover. It does not help if the ship also using a satellite link which interferes with the already limited radar cover. The polticians who starved the Navy of funds and put these brave lads in this position should hang their heads in shame.

I have just driven past the one on School Road. It has now been fully restored and is giving out a lovely authentic warm glow in contrast to the horrible blue/white street lights. The restorers have done a great job, heartfelt congratulations to them.

Can't understand why people think it's ok for an employee of a private company to go around issuing penalties to people without the benefit of a hearing. Especially when is often the case they recieve a financial reward for doing this - there should be no place for a paid witness in a fair justice system.

Can anyone tell me where I can obtain an ipod shuffle lead at a reasonable price - the USB, to jack plug one. Plenty of the other sorts around, but can't find one of these. Easy to get one from Ebay, but I wanted one quickly. Thanks

This sport was very, very popular in the fifties, sixties and seventies. You would often come across groups of them always dressed in white tops and shorts, waddling along at great speed. Seems to have completely disappeared now. Sheffield United Harriers, I think was the largest club.

Interesting that the commentator, told us that the last Sheffield was sunk off the Falklands by a torpedo - always thought it was an exocet.

Court action is not as simple as it has been made-out to be on here. Is it a registered company or person or persons "trading as" The summons has to go to the right person and even if (as is more than likely) it is undefended, therefore judgement will be in your favour, the money still has to be recovered. "I'm self employed, I just work here, it's my brothers/uncles company". These people seem as though they know their way around the system, be careful you do not end-up pouring good money after bad - court fees, Bailiff fees etc. are expensive.

An on the spot fine for not providing proper facilities for the disposal of waste seems to me an excellent idea.

Well, maybe if the bins are full or absent and waste has to be left in the street, then this would be an excuse for one of the scab companies that the Council use, to impose "on the spot fines". Nice little earner?