bluecanary

SIV have announced that it is to mothball some of its venues, with staff at risk of redundancy. https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/business/company-runs-scarborough-spa-and-whitby-pavilion-consult-staff-redundancies-scarborough-council-talks-about-easing-their-pressures-2906085 This article is from the Scarborough News website (SIV run the Scarborough Spa and Whitby Pavilion) but the implications seem to be that venues in Sheffield will also be at risk. FlyDSA arena and Sheffield City Hall were certainly mentioned on social media yesterday. It's not clear if the risk extends to the more sports-based facilities, but if they remain closed for much longer then it's certainly possible.

Out of interest, who foots the bill for all this additional work - is it the university or the contractors?

The one on Langsett Road (Hillsborough Car Wash?) certainly appeared to be open when I ran past a couple of hours ago.

To be fair, there is a lot of terraced housing in Sheffield that still has outside toilets (our last house, and probably the whole street did) and I bet very few are actually used for their original purpose. We used ours as a shed/outhouse, as did many others. I thought that there was a massive effort in the 60s-70s where local authorities basically upgraded all their properties to provide inside toilets in all housing? I guess that a few must have fallen through the net!

Success in B&Q (after a 45 minute wait)! Thanks everyone who took the time to respond to my post.

Thanks, all. He's off to stand in the queue. outside B&Q now. If that doesn't work out then he'll try Derbyshires or Richardsons tomorrow.

In Walkley.

Thanks all. Wickes is out of stock (currently saying a month until delivery) and we also saw the ridiculous queue at B&Q yesterday. Tried to get on to their website a few times yesterday to check if it was in stock (and therefore worth queuing) and it wasn't working. Landing page was saying no more click and collect orders either. OH doesn't seem to think that Screwfix sell the right stuff, but will try and check again. If anyone happens to know any merchants that would sell to the public, we would be very grateful!

My OH has a little project going on in the garden* which was going very well, until the post-crete ran out. We are really struggling to find anywhere in lock-down Sheffield selling it. Wickes is saying a month for delivery and we can't even get onto the B&Q website at the moment (and aren't really sure if they sell it anyway). Would be very grateful if anyone has any ideas of where we could get hold of some? Would need 3x 20kg bags. * Don't worry, not burying bodies under a patio or anything!

That's rather harsh, since the OP came on here to get feedback on whether or not it was acceptable. It's a bad state of affairs when someone is "shamed" just for asking a question!

Yes you can, according to the guidance clarified in the Government Briefing last week, summarised here: https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/drive-exercise-walk-dog-coronavirus-lockdown-uk-driving-rules-guidance-explained-2519644 Most notably (half way down the article), you can now: "Drive to the countryside and go for a walk (where far more time is spent walking than driving)" Guess if you meet a plod you would have to hope they're up to date on the latest version of the guidelines! As someone has already said, some of the paths there can be quite narrow, so maybe better to stick to local streets or parks if that's possible?

You can add runners to this list too. I make a point of giving other footpath users as much space as possible when I'm out, even if it means moving onto the road, and though some people are polite and say thank you, others glare at you as if you have no right to be out at all (though, obviously their needs are far more pressing!).

It never actually got as far as opening - some issue with the licensing or something, so it never actually got as far as testing the local market/demand.

Just a warning to anyone planning on driving through this area today (Sunday 9th February) - lots of the fencing has blown over and partially blocking one lane and you can't see it until the last minute. Couple of near misses this morning......

Thanks Lancs_Lad. Has changed beond all recognition now with demolition of the buildings for the creation of the dual carriageway.

So true! Can anyone decipher the route after Hillsborough park into the city centre? Do they continue on the current A61 or divert off somewhere? Sme of the buildings towards the end look vaguely familiar, but I'm really struggling to place them.....

Were a couple of short, sharp snow flurries up in Walkley this morning.

I obviously wasn't suggesting that tourists would come here for that reason. However, the more general thread is about the number of VISITORS to Sheffield and their requirement for hotel accommodation, irrespective of why they are here. Ponds Forge hosts frequent swimming and diving competitions, among others, and the competitors and their companions are obviously in need of somewhere to stay close by (and the Hilton might have fitted the bill.....)

I did exactly the same walk on Tuesday and was also disappointed to note that Sheffield was not represented. Even Durham and Northumberland had posters, and they are several times further away! Sheffield does very little to promote itself as a tourist destination, though we do have some assets - our international sports facilities for instance (Ponds Forge and EIS).

“We have started initial work on improving the safety of the site, but the full reinstatement cannot begin until the ground dries out." The "initial work" seems to consist of some temporary fencing and tape, some of which has come down and looks even more of a mess. Such a shame that local people lose use of this facility for months due to a single day event. I would be curious to know what cost:benefit analysis the council undertakes when deciding whether to allow such events to take place.

Has someone finally seen sense and rerouted the 135 in Walkley? Saw one heading up WhitehouseLane last night instead of squeezing up Whitehouse Road.

Another vote for Ottos - the food is fantastic, and I actually rather like its slightly dated ambience. I would rather restaurants focussed on the food and customer service than adopting the latest trend in decor.

Cancelled, apparently, so all for nothing!

This was great -thanks for posting. Watched from 19 minutes and was amazed by how little most of the A61 had changed. Was completely lost after they passed Hillsborough, though.

I actually found M&S non maternity elasticated waist trousers were fine until I was 6-7 months. I also got stuff from Morthercare, but sadly that's long gone!