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Hi. I would consider taking a few refresher lessons, 10 years is a long time to not be driving. I guess if you know where your going, then it’s not so bad, but let’s say your trying to find a certain road in the city centre, can be a bit confusing if your a bit rusty. Anyway, take care and safe journeys.

Can’t beleave, you lot all fell for it!!!.... it’s April Fools, it’s just a wind up!!!... 😂... oh... wait.... seriously??? They could not agree on anything again????

Banking and financial do make a massive part of our economy, but is it not something we already do very successfully on a global level? And continuing to do it, but with more limitations cannot be appealing. At one time, we had 6 banks/building societies within walking distance, I guess they gave real people, real jobs... now I have to internet my bank or speak to them on the phone, and they pretend to be UK based, but there clearly not. We lead the world in high precision engineering, high value, bespoke products, but again, many of these use equally high precision machines, and are not labour intensive products. We sold out our manufacturing base, we have limited natural resources, we have closed the mines, our infrastructure is not great (what happenslend to HS2??) and by crastrating our financial sector, I am scratching my head as to what we are going to be trading? i know we have a booming tourism sector, but can’t really point my finger at anything else, that can’t be (like in the case of Honda) be replicated elsewhere with apparent relative ease.

I was just wondering, considering what companies like Honda can do at the stroke of a pen, if we did leave Europe anytime soon, as a country, what are we going do interms of securing these new trade agreements. I am not sure what it is we are going to be offering to trade? According to the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), the services sector is the largest sector in the U.K., accounting for more than three-quarters of the GDP. The service industry in the U.K. comprises many industries, including finance and business services, consumer-focused industries, such as retail, food and beverage, and entertainment. Manufacturing and production contribute less than 21% of the GDP, and agriculture contributes less than 0.60%. In the past, Britain was the rightly considered the engine of the world, but now, are we not more the like the user manual in the glovebox?

If an MP is affiliated with a party, and felt they had the conviction to leave the party, as they no longer beleaved in the position of the party Interms of Brexit.... would it not be equally right to apply those same convictions to the public who voted for them to peruse a Brexit in their name, if they no longer where in the opinion that Brexit was in the best interest of the country.... then they should resign from there position as an MP... and let the public vote on possibly electing an MP whom is able to deliver on there wishes.

I just can’t see them making a success out of leaving, they are constantly back biting, back stabbing each other!!!

Leave or Remain...... just think for one minute, if we did actually, somehow manage to leave, can you seriously imagine the MPs we have at the moment actually running the country??? I dont think they could agree agree on a single thing!!! The way they have handled Brexit, each with there own agenda, it would be an absolute disaster!!! They cannot seem to agree on anything!!!

My deepest sympathies to all those innocent people effected. I read in the news it was an “accident”. I don’t beleave it should be seen as a road “accident” the people who where running away from the police knew forwel they where putting lives of others at risk. I beleave it should be treated as murder. If somebody goes charging round with a knife, and bumps into somebody, it would be seen as murder. If somebody charges round in a car and hits somebody, it’s reckless driving?. If you kill somebody as a result of of a deliberate action that knowing puts other people at risk, then you should be equally ore paired to face the consequences of your actions. An eye for an eye. I have always been against capital punishment, but the older I get, the crueler the world seems to be getting. I beleave there should be equal and measurable justice for the victims and there families.

This reminds me of a story in news a few years back. There was a car crash, the car went into a ditch, and it was a busy road. Everybody assumed the police where aware, and I guess the police assumed somebody was dealing with the recovery. Anyway a few days passed, and nobody bothered checking inside, to find the driver was still inside and badly injured, and she later died. If there’s a crashed car that looks like it’s been left, the police usually put a sign on it, confirming they are aware. If there’s no sign, I would guess they are not aware.

Hi, just reading some of the posts. Pye Bank School has reopened as Astrea Acadamy. My young one has just started there, the very first class. Much of the old school has been renovated, and looking at the stonework, it really leaves you in awe at the craft work, to say “they don’t build them like that anymore” is an understatement. It would have been criminal if they had knocked it down, but a guess there has been so many equally beautiful buildings knocked down in Sheffield. Anyway, the old school is alive and kicking!!! And often wonder, if walls could talk, them walls could certainly tell a tail.

Heard on the news that there was a lot of trouble at Fir Vale School, and it had to close early. Things must be really bad, and considering most schools have only been back a few weeks since the summer holidays, it’s a poor sign for the future.

I thought it cost around £5000 every time the helicopter gets dispatched. If the figure is roughly correct, that’s nearly five people’s council tax for a whole year!!!... such a waste of money that’s so hard to earn.

Hi. From the accounts I have heard, they do take a very hard line on anybody working for another firm. I think it all came to ahead when UBER launched. If you do want to work for another company, you could go truley self employed and get a hackney, that way you could work for City and do a bit on your own.

Several shots where fired and victim has a leg injury... if it was targeted, I think they should have gone to specsavers!!

Calling people mugs is a bit harsh? There only paying for parking.

My point was in response to your original post, about out of town drivers somehow enjoying lower insurance costs and maintenance costs, which I beleave is wrong. As to why some choose to be licenced from another area, I beleave there is much more to this, than SCC costs, and the “knowledge test”. 1. Some friends actually live in the town they are licenced, i.e Rotherham. 2. I have one friend whom was chose to get licenced in Nottingham, and then actually moved to Nottingham to work. Reason being, there was a time not so long ago, in the days before UBER, that firms like City would not take on any new drivers. In fact non of the firms where really taking on drivers, so there was no point in doing the SCC tests, as there was no job at the end of it. They kind of made it a perfect storm, not taking on drivers, resulting in people looking out of town for opportunities, then suddenly UBER comes along, and firms that have literally held the monopoly on the taxi market suddenly find that there no longer the only ones in the game, and everyone is taking on drivers, so all them OOT drivers suddenly find employment opportunities much closer to home. 3. Lastly, it’s just a mute point. But I myself was originally licenced from Rotherham, and then later I got my Sheffield licence. Reason I went to Rotherham first, at that time SCC had a age criteria, you had to be 21. Rotherham however, you only had to show you had been driving a full year, so I passed my test when I was only 19. I worked for years in Rotherham, and a tiny bit in Sheffield, but it’s been many many many years ago now. So everyone’s circumstances are different. It would be unfair to just generalise, each one on its own merits.

I take it that you are assuming that the out of town drivers pay less for insurance, less council fees, less vehicle maintence costs? I have friends whom operate both on Sheffield plates, and others whom operate on out of town, and as far as I can gauge, insurance costs are same/similar (driving a Skoda, Avensis etc, in Sheffield or in Rotherham etc - Insurance seems just the same). Council fees are similar, some charge less for licences, but more for test, guess it all evens out. And maintence, I can’t see many mechanics charging less to fix a car dependent on where the car is licenced? What diffidence does it make?.... cost of a tyres, brakes etc, all same.

If it’s not a number I recognise, I tend to wait. I always think if it’s genuine or relevant, they will leave a message and I will call them back.... if they don’t leave a message, it can’t be that important. I think sometimes, bogus companies call out, if you answer, they know it’s a number that’s being used, so gets added to list of numbers in service. These are then sold on in bulk to cold calling companies etc.

I think If a Direct Debit payable to DVLA fails, they try again after 4 days. If it fails again, you get a email confirming that the DD has failed, and you need to take action, I.E set a new one up, declaire sorn.

Hi, winds definatley picking up around where we are near town. I hope everyone's home and safe tonight. Take care people.

I don't think drivers that leave a space in front of them are inconsiderate, I beleave a small space should be left between two vehicles, not bumper to bumper. If the vehicle infront rolls back a bit, a biker needs to tuck in, pedestrian needs to cross the road, all helped by leaving a bit of room. The cars that are blocking junctions and fighting for space, would not need to fight, if they did not block the junction in the first place, by seeing there was space ahead to clear the junction they ended up blocking.

Can only go by personal experience, so recommend a move to Burngreave... 30+ years and counting, very happy. Grew up here (well got older) and all being well, will grow old here. Never had any real problems, certainly nothing that wont happen in any big city. Nice neighbours, mixed street (some old, some young, some loud, some very loud)... good facilities, buses, shops, Tesco size of a small village!!... nice library, good doctors, excellent dentist, goodish schools (and soon will have brand new multimillion pound school opening that there Building now). Houses are big, good mix of houses, flats etc. Some will knock the area, but honestly, I think it's fab!!

Hi, Where was Donkey Mans and Dockers? I hear the names every now and then, would be nice to put a place to the names. Thank you

If this is the best deal the PM and her team could get to secure a deal with a small political party, I fear for what they will end up with against the EU juggernaut!!!.... One things clear, she is no Arthur Daily!!!

I agree, if they want it, they will get it, or make a hell of a mess trying. Going slightly off topic with an example, my friends bike was recently, it was securely locked around the frame to a bike rack. There was another bike that the owner had put two locks over the wheels and locked to the bike rack. Anyway the theif came along, he stole the frame off the bike with its wheels locked, and then stole the wheels off my friends bike. CCTV caught a man walking into the area, and then riding off a few minutes later on the bike he had just built using the stolen parts.