Stoatwobbler

In addition to the City Council elections, PCC elections and referendum (has there actually been any sort of campaign for the existing "strong leader" model?) there are 4 Parish Council by elections in Ecclesfield following the disintegration of the group of "independent" councillors elected in 2019.

2 of the councillors who resigned are standing in the by-elections they caused and the literature from the 2 warring factions of independents seems focused on flinging mud at each other. One of said factions consists entirely of people involved with (and focused wholly on) Chapeltown market, which is a very unhealthy situation when you stop and think about all the other businesses and voluntary groups in the local area.  We don't need any branch of government, no matter how junior made subservient to the whims of one business. 

12 hours ago, Ridgewalk said:

Reporting today that Barnsley, like Leicester, Bradford, Oldham and Rochdale, has a large south Asian population.

 

Full marks for inaccuracy.

The kneejerk reaction of a lot of racists on social media was to blame asians.  There were plenty of people ignoring the inconvenient truth that Barnsley has a very low number of asians before the Daily Fail picked up on that line. 

Visited today. Quite good. A few of the stalls I recognized from gift fairs at Elsecar Heritage Centre. It reminded me a little bit of the street market at Crookes, but on a smaller scale. 

A massive improvement from how Chapeltown Market was before. 

Plans are being made to give Chapeltown Market a revamp and a rebranding. Future plans are on the below website

https://traxxsheffield.co.uk/

https://traxxsheffield.co.uk/morethan-market/

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Taking over the old Chapeltown Market which hogs the corner of Market Street between the WMC and the railway line, the new development – featuring a large number of recycled shipping containers which will be spread over two levels in places – is planned to open for business in January 2021. Its vibe will be a little different from the rest of Chapeltown, and really is more that just a market…

 

Championing a sense of community, TRAXX is looking to bring together responsible retailers and flagship dining concepts in a recycled space. The street market’s shipping containers will be filled to the brim with artists, designers and retailers. Each container space will eventually be allocated to a business and there will also be opportunities to launch pop-up shops and new business ventures.

 

Alongside all of this, the new market will also feature a plethora of street food traders and we hope to explore other ideas such as community-led rooftop garden for people to enjoy.

 

Market will be open on Saturday 4th July with plenty of new stalls. Hoping that this is a success and will get more people visiting Chapeltown. 

1 hour ago, butlers said:

The messaging service she has moved to has 200,000 users apparently rather than the 300 million plus at  Twitter

The "messaging service" is called Parler and appears to be a right wing version of Twitter.

Personally I think there's plenty of other right wing websites all chasing after the same market of far right types looking for an echo chamber so I fail to see the point of it. 

Terrible news. And you wonder how many more city center venues will follow suit before long. ☹️

2020 just gets worse and worse! 

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/marmite-shortage-as-pub-closures-result-in-scarcity-of-brewers-yeast-a4465626.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1XtSX7IBhmHED8zb2QyRtyJNhcN7zPyP-jqdC_rFz__eiX1kJwOVx2QOw#Echobox=1591830932

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Marmite has been forced to temporarily stop producing large jars of spread as pub closures indirectly resulted in a scarcity of brewers yeast.

The spread, made with yeast extract, is now only being produced in a 250g size jar as a result of brewers' yeast being more difficult to get hold of amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a message sent on the company's official Twitter account on Wednesday.

 

When asked by a customer why larger 400g squeezy jars were tough to get hold of at the moment, the firm replied: "Due to brewers yeast being in short supply (one of the main ingredients in Marmite) Supplies of Marmite have been affected.

 

What shops do people actually want to see in the Civic Centre? Are we going to have to relocate the Post Office, Unstone Hill Farm Shop  and Coffee Central to there if we want the Civic Centre to  be more than just a car park? 

St John's Church, Ranmoor. 

33 minutes ago, MJ01 said:

I wonder if a (potential) upcoming bye election is Hallam has got anything to do with it........

Given that Olivia Blake is Labour's candidate in said upcoming by-election, almost certainly yes!

On 09/08/2019 at 11:50, lil-minx92 said:

Probably better without it! Planners just throw grit into the cogs of development and create ghettos.

Central government may have ordered Sheffield City Council to build x many new houses. That's certainly the situation North East Derbyshire council found themselves in. Complete with local conservatives leading the charge against what Conservatives in Westminster had ordered North East Derbyshire council to do!

Having moved into Sheffield from Dronfield (where the North East Derbyshire local plan has generated a great deal of controversy) last year I fully expect this to become a major issue in  Sheffield local politics.  

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/we-need-city-blueprint-planning-councillor-criticises-leaders-for-delay-on-local-plan-488896?fbclid=IwAR2E_N2Wn-ip4GP1DTcI5dVsiq7gePlRvyLCL9TsDU-BoY7P7hjkl5FniVU

3 hours ago, ANGELFIRE1 said:

Biggest problem with 'Tarn is the drug problem. Spice I believe is the drug of choice. I have to use the bank in Barnsley now our local bank has closed, and it's a real eye opener, folk laid comatose on the footpaths (bottom of market hill) with Police, First Responder and Ambulances , yes two of them in attendance just for druggies. The sight of these comatose individuals laid prostrate on the ground is a regular event, pictures are often shown on face ache book. The comments posted cannot be put on here for obvious reasons, language.

 

So that rules out Barnsley for me, sorry 'tarn.

 

Angel1.

Sheffield is not without those issues. Seen it a few times in the area around the old Castle Market. 🙁

14 hours ago, choogling said:

we are not talking about Leeds

Can't talk about Sheffield and Barnsley town centres without comparison with others nearby. And quite honestly there area fair few towns out there whose town centres put both Sheffield and Barnsley to shame. 

On 10/02/2018 at 20:19, ECCOnoob said:

 

.....by a online poll conducted by the Market Association Authority so in translation best INDOOR market as voted by those who choose to look on a market traders association website or those drummed up by lobbying by the market itself.

 

Hardly some national representation of opinion.

 

It didn't even make to win Britain's Favourite Market category..... that went to Shrewsbury.

 

https://www.nabma.com/shrewsbury-market-britains-favourite-great-british-market-awards/

 

For all Leeds faults, it's got a superb indoor market that puts both Sheffield and Barnsley to shame. 

On 10/02/2018 at 15:16, choogling said:

Living in Stockbridge I find it easier and cheaper to shop in Barnsley, the town centre of Barnsley is undergoing a major refit at the moment the main market is being transformed along with most of the surrounding area .

Sheffield by comparison feels old-fashioned, threadbare and unwelcoming the recent moving of the market down the moor goes against the wishes of many locals, Barnsley has built a new small market along side the old one while redevelopment takes place.

Sheffield a city on the move ,yes downhill.

To be honest, I wouldn't choose Barnsley town centre over Fox Valley retail park in Stocksbridge. 

1 minute ago, Lockdoctor said:

Thank you for correcting me.  I obviously misunderstood what was being said on the news.

I'm afraid I don't always trust what they tell you on the news these days. 

Also worth noting that Streatham went very heavily for Remain in the 2016 referendum so if you don't like a Streatham MP standing up for what his constituents want then tough. 

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I agree he is the worse example of a serving MP and will be the worse Lib Dem MP since Lembit Opik

Also completely wrong. John Hemming was much worse before he was voted out. And many Liberal Democrats would quite like Jess Phillips, the Labour MP who replaced him to join them as well. 

Also, if you want worse sitting MP's then then Chuka Umunna there are many, many worse examples from Jared O'Mara to Priti Patel to Caroline Flint to Mark Francois to Chris Williamson to Dominic Raab. 

5 hours ago, Lockdoctor said:

I heard on the news last night that the seat in the General Election which Chuka won for Labour is a target seat in the next General Election for the Lib Dems.  The Lib Dems came a close second to Labour in that seat.  If there was a by-election now Chuka would almost certainly win that seat for the Lib Dems.  It is not rocket science to work out why Chuka has been keen to join the Lib Dems after the poor performance of  Change/UK which he helped to form in the recent European Elections.

Wrong. Results from the last general election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streatham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

15 minutes ago, alchresearch said:

Maybe he's looking at the long game.  I don't see either of these two as being strong leaders.

 

Lib Dems: Davey and Swinson vie to replace Sir Vince Cable

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48555499

 

Use one as a caretaker for a year or two until Chuka has got his feet under the table?

 

 

 

To be honest, I think most Liberal Democrats would still go for somebody like Layla Moran over Chuka Umunna if there were to be another leadership contest further down the road. 

1 minute ago, alchresearch said:

Is all this hate for Boris because he's the best chance the Tories have at keeping Labour out of government for a little while longer?

Not a statement to give you confidence in the talent available in the Conservative party!

9 hours ago, Obelix said:

Ah eventually. He took long enough

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48631116

Good on Chuka for doing this. A number of us have been on the same journey since the 2016 referendum. Fed up with the sheer unadulterated tribalism, spitefulness and failure to face up to reality from the main two parties. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48631116

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Former Labour and Change UK MP Chuka Umunna has joined the Lib Dems.

The Streatham MP told the BBC he had been "wrong" to think "millions of politically homeless people... wanted a new party."

Mr Umunna said he had also "massively underestimated just how difficult it is to set up a fully-fledged new party without an existing infrastructure".

He was one of six Change UK MPs to quit last week, after it gained only 3.4% of the vote in the European elections.

The pro-EU Lib Dems saw a surge in support in the same elections, coming second after the Brexit Party.

 

On 01/06/2019 at 11:37, tinfoilhat said:

There aren't any. Rory Stewart talks a bit of sense, but he's still part of a really toxic government. You look to the opposition and there's not much to inspire you there either. It's awful.

Yep. Rory Stewart is the best of an abysmal, delusional and dishonest bunch. 

He doesn't stand a chance as the Tory grassroots are entirely removed from reality and want ideological purity over all other considerations. 

12 minutes ago, ANGELFIRE1 said:

Boooooom, the "new" Party has just imploded with half a dozen of the well known "personalities" abandoning it and returning to Parliament as Indipendants again.  Wonder if they will have a bye election this time. No would be my best guess.

 

Angel1.

The people in Labour calling for a by election for the ex-Labour MP in Penistone and Stocksbridge are very quiet about the idea of a by election for the ex-Labour MP in Sheffield Hallam for some reason. 

Mind you, given their poor showing at recent local and EU elections I can't see our Labour friends piping up about by-elections for defectors quite as readily at present. 

Change UK / TIG have split. Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Angela Smith is one of those splitting. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48515505

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Change UK has lost six of its 11 MPs following a disappointing performance in last month's EU elections, when it failed to get a single MEP elected.

The party announced that a new party leader, Anna Soubry, had been elected.

She said she was "deeply disappointed" that Heidi Allen, Chuka Umunna, Sarah Wollaston, Angela Smith, Luciana Berger and Gavin Shuker had left.

The departing MPs said they would be "returning to supporting each other as an independent grouping of MPs".

Change UK - formerly known as the Independent Group - was formed earlier this year by MPs who quit Labour and the Conservatives.