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Further update, doctor sent form in. She wasn't impressed by council's stance, and is stating I should be in receipt of a pass with a carer. That'll teach them.

Maybe the question should be is it too cold for the park

I did ring and told them they had taken no account of my physical problems, and only assessed on my mental health issues, and very loosely. The bloke said I could appeal and someone would ring me. I was rang but didn't hear the phone, and was told on answerphone, that only a psychiatrist is allowed to fill my form in. Considering I had told them I wasn't on the CPA, this new person knew I had no psychiatrist, and is making it impossible for me to appeal, I have a good GP, who is willing to help. I may try the equality act, you mentioned. Thanks

Having tried to renew my mobility bus pass, I have been refused. I have done everything by the book, told them my illnesses, and disabilities. I have an option to appeal, but only if my psychiatrist fills the appeal form in. They have took no notice of my physical ailments, and told me a gp is not allowed to fill the appeal form in.

In Rotherham, Barnsley, and Doncaster GP's are allowed to fill bus pass forms in. In Sheffield only CPN's, Psychartrists and physiotherapists are allowed to fill them in.

So how does a person without any of the above go on? I have no psychiatrist, no physio, and no cpn, just a gp who understands my conditions, and is quite prepared to sign my appeal, but is not allowed. I'm sure many people have been treated unfairly like this.

I am more concerned that Sheffield city council is setting their own parameters and making it impossible for disabled people to get a bus pass to save money.

Is every sex offender a foreigner? Thanks for informing me of this, didn't realise

First bus south Yorkshire, apparently sell a ticket on board any first bus that includes admission to the Yorkshire wildlife park, for £15. Just wondering if anyone has bought one yet and used it successfully.

Just worried in case driver doesn't know what I'm on about. Ticket also gives you a First south Yorkshire dayrider ticket included in the price.

tesco use to give clubcard points for you to reuse bags, now they longer do. This would have given people more insentive. End of day though 5p isn't going to change my life, and the money goes to charity anyway.

we had an airport but no one used it! maybe if had better destinations it may have took off. Sheffield the only airport that struggled to take off lol

Thanks, never even thought of the lego shop silly me

If your daughter is working, you will probably end up being better off. If she is on any benefit though I believe her money will be affected. Best thing is to try the benefits calculator on the turn 2 us website

Hi, I got a sticker album for my son, it's LEGO ninjago masters of Spinjitzu. I have no idea where to get stickers from. Any know where I may buy some in Sheffield. Cheers

I had an interesting response from somebody at Tate's travel, who took a lot of time to explain how bad things were getting. He informed me that the original boss, was getting fed up of all the complaints, and he has come back to restore public confidence. They are planning to reduce the number of bus services they run, as they bidded for too many services, and don't have enough busses if one breaks down.

He was very apoligetic and sincere, so I have to admire them for taking responsibility and taking time to explain their situation. They did recieve additional investment from some transport company, but instead of money promised they recieved a number of coaches, which as the bloke explained, coaches are of little use to a bus company.

I was satisfied with the apoligy and explanation.

i took the 96 to sculpture park too, there i a bit of a wait unfortunately

How long did you have to wait for the bus?

Surely it would have made more sense to clear it with the school first...At least it would have saved money on such a silly haircut...And people who hide behind human rights, should realise that they are meant to provide people some form of safety from nasty people...not an excuse for dodgy haircuts.

If you had actually gotten to the Sculpture Park this weekend you'd know why the buses had problems. It was chuffing heaving! Hundreds went to see the poppies. I queued for 15 mins just to get into the carpark and a further 30 for a parking ticket! There was a constant battle between people trying to get in and those trying to get out of the car parks which meant some cars had to repeatedly reverse all the way down the access roads just to let people out. God knows how the buses managed to get in as there was literally NO space (and I don't remember actually seeing any in all the time I was there).

 

That said, it was lovely weather and the frst weekend of the poppy exhibition so hardly surprising really. Maybe try again on a quieter day.

The 96 bus goes near to the sculpture park, and is a ten minute walk from the stop. Traffic may have played a factor, but we did wait an extra 20 minutes, just on the off chance. It doesn't go into the park itself.

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As it turns out, I used to work with a manager at YSP. I've forwarded a link of this thread over to see if they are aware of the complaints and if there is anything they can assist with in future. Clearly isn't going to help the OP this time around, but you never know.

I'd like them to know, as they have more clout than me obviously. Thanks

Aren't there any alternative routes to the park??

 

Seems like relying on one dodgy bus service for public transport is abit silly to me.

Well for one, I didn't realise it was a dodgy bus service until it didn't turn up, and then decided to research it. And no there isn't any other services which provide a route to the park, and if there had been any other routes I would have taken them.

It isn't good for pensioners, people without cars to be served by a terrible service, and its not fair to one of Yorkshire's attractions to be badly served.

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Tates have cancelled a lot of routes from todays timetable change including the 72M Ecclesfield-Meadowhall which over the last month or so had days when all trips were cancelled due to 'operational difficulties'.

 

They apparantly have a hearing with the traffic commissioner coming up who is running an enquiry into the performance of Tates Travel which could result in action such as being fines, having their licence reduced by a number of vehicles, being told to get a new traffic manager or being closed down altogether.

Hope they do receive some financial penalty, one bus missing once in a blue moon is acceptabele, but not as a regular occurance, do you have a link to story cheers

I imagine that the sculpture park would be a good day out, but I feel sorry for anyone relying on tates travel, as you wouldn't want to end up stranded in the middle of nowhere. I have seen many complaints about Tates travel since. I have emailed them asking for the money wasted on bus tickets back, I'm not holding my breath though. At least trains recieve a fine if they are late.

We were thinking of something to do with our son, and granddaughter, so we decided on a visit to the Yorkshire sculpture Park. We checked the travel south Yorkshire website and used the journey planner. Bought two tickets for South Yorkshire, and a child one. Got all the way to Barnsley, with 30 minutes to spare, so we waited while 1.10 p.m. for the 96 bus, which never turned up. Just warning people don't rely on the 96 bus, as it regularly doesn't turn up. Obviously we had to give the nice day out up. Ended up going round Barnsley centre instead.

Then to add insult to injury we got evacuated from the Alhambra centre, good day out, not really thanks tates travel. Sort your buses out.

Surely buying authentic named cheese is fairtrade. If Whatsit Farm is genuine, wouldn't that solve the proble,?

i meant by a fairtrade version a price agreed by farmers, and supermarkets. Morrisons are creating a version of this milk. called farmers milk.

We ought to have a fairtrade version for farmers, so we can buy things at a fair price. Milk, cheese yogurts

The crisp sandwich at the shop only costs 1pound. Good luck to him coming up with an original idea for a shop.

Probably will include the uneducated aswell. How can we live in a country run by people who can't speak the language?

On the one hand the B stards are holding us to 1% for for years, on the other hand they are raising the minimum wage by a large amount.

Yes, raise the minimum wage, but still manages to give you less than you originally had. It reminds me of the pound shop scam. You think you get more for your money until you get home, and realise the packs are smaller.

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The BBC would not want to demonstrate that most people would actually be better off once the minimum living wage starts to ramp up in future years towards 2020. Their agenda is, seemingly, to portray the story of all cuts being bad, inferring welfare spending can increase exponentially forever from a bottomless pit of money, and mulling over why "we" lost the election.

The bbc is unbiassed, its just some tory policies affect people unfairly. If labour where in power, they would get the same attention.

More massive cuts on the way. The slack has all gone out of the system, so these are really going to hurt.

When your house is burning down because there's only one fire engine for the whole of South Yorkshire, don't say you weren't warned...

Saw some police bloke said his force won't send police out for burglaries anymore. Its no longer a priority. Cutting waste I agree with, but vital services, NO WAY.

When was the tribunal? They shouldn't AFAIK be acting as witness on a tribunal without a licence to practice. Commonest reason to relinquish a licence to practice is that they're working abroad. The continued GMC registration shows that they're in good standing with the GMC.

Early last year, 2 years after their registration had expired.