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A mate of mine had an E type Jag convertible in pink with a white hood. Would you believe someone nicked it and was still driving it around in Sheffield 2 weeks later when the cops caught him. I think he ended up in a home for the deranged. Don't ask which one of them.

No contest. My worst pub experience in Sheffield was at the Swim Inn on Glossop Road. Unfortunately I had arranged to meet friends there to eat before moving on to the City Hall. I have never faced such a disgusting spectacle of a huge pub serving food with apparently no staff. The tables had not been cleared for hours and it was a case of shift dozens on empty glasses and half eaten meals around to try to make enough room for our own meals. Everything stiuck to the table including me. No cutlery available, and the beer was terrible. Never been back and never will. It might have been a one off but you don't go back and give them another chance after that experience.

He is I understand also a director of a newly formed company. Sheffield Hospice Ltd.

You would have thought so if you are dealing with honourable people. However if you are not they might require time to explore any loopholes that might allow you to disadvantage the charity that you represent.

I spotted that although unless things are very different the Bradway was not the place for a couple of 80somethings to take lunch.

Have you lost the plot on this one? Trustees of the Graves Park Charity do not need to go out and weed the flower beds. I haven't seen too many of the current lot doing that. As regards Paul License, he is doing his job as a journalist. REPORTING THE FACTS. You could perhaps try it sometime. Are you planning to have a poke at the Charity Commission as well. They wrote in the newspapers last week saying just about the same as Paul License. If the facts had been acurately placed in the public domain 12 months ago we would have avoided this fiasco. St Lukes would also have been well on the way to having a hospice built and with a far bigger bank account than they have now. I suspect that there are many alternatives to having the council as trustee. A combination of LOCAL politicians and LOCAL interest groups would be a good start. You just need trustees who can be trusted to look after a charities best interests. If they can't be trusted to do that they need to resign before the Charity Commission have them barred.

I NOTE THAT PAUL LICENSE'S ARTICLE IN THE STAR IS FEATURED AGAIN TODAY AS BEING THE MOST COMMENTED UPON ARTICLE> http://www.thestar.co.uk/columnists?articleid=3902884 Lets keep it that way.

good idea. Any one know someone else in the area who is in same boat... Or any retired type with a car who wants a free lunch and a pint every lunchtime.

This is of course true. However now it is out in the open it is unlikely to be a vote winner as 86% of the electorate seem to suggest. We will see...

I will check out both. What sort of food do they do lunchtimes?

THANKS They already do White Swan once a week. The Shepley is an interesting option. What is food like? and what does it cost?

Sounds good. Will give the Bowshaw a try. The Blackamoor is all boarded up. Biggest problem is cost of taxis. They go out one day per week to the carvery at Moorlands at Owler Bar. Excellent value carvery but taxi costs them £20. As they struggle cooking for themselves they eat out 5 days per week. Taxi fares form a large part of their budget.

I was rather taken aback by the front page headline in the Gazette. "Hospice Plan Hit by Sale Snag"...... SNAG!!!!!!! IT IS A SAFEGUARD PUT IN THE CHARITIES ACT TO PREVENT A CHARITY BEING DEFRAUDED BY ITS TRUSTEES.

My parents are both into their 80s but like to dine out at lunchtime. They live Greenhill area and enjoy carveries and pub grub. They take taxis about 5 days each week to various pubs. Anyone got any recommendations? The further away from Westwick Road the more they pay for Taxi. ANYONE ELSE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION.

However as the Duchess of Norfolk doesn't live in Sheffield having support from the Duke of Darnall would carry more weight

And just when they thought it couldn't get any worse the Gazette falls through the letterbox. Not a lot of seasonal good cheer in there for the council or St Lukes. Front page colour photo of council tipper dumping in the park and the report from the Star (slightly rehashed) of the Friday meeting. Poor old Captain Kirk will be getting an attack of the Klingons.

The really annoying thing is that when Labour came back into power in Sheffield, Jan Wilson appologised to the people. She said that in future they would listen. They didn't listen in 1998 when they were trying to sell our parkland. They aren't listening now, unless they just take no notice of what they hear.

Interesting meeting on Friday when Charity Commission were here to answer questions. Meeting chaired by Cabourn. Nor exactly impartial however Bearing in mind that Graves Park is a charity in its own right, the chairman spent the entire meeting probing the Charity Commission for a loophole that would allow St Lukes to move into the park. The number of times when he mentioned the best interests of the Graves Park Charity was the same as the number of left big toes I have on my right hand.

Oh.. Saw Roger at the Moon on Saturday. Damned fine band to see for nowt!!!

Phil Brodie Band are a tremendous act. Even if you ignore the fact that Phil can really cut it, anyone who turns up at a gig with a 1964 Fender Stratocaster, a 1958 Gibson and a 1963 Telecaster has to be worth seeing.

The Stone House on Church Street was bought by Duncan Gilmour's in 1917

Are you looking for restaurants or cafe bars/