nyala

poor bloke....hope he's ok? i got hit by a lorry on that very same crossing 32 years ago,i'd just made a jelly in cookery and the last thing i remember was it skidding across barnsley road!! lets keep fingers x'd for him.

We've lived in Kenya for 20 years now and not a day goes by without comment being made,these would be 'racist' comments if said in UK but I just take them with a pinch....we are visably different and if we want to live here [which at the moment we do] you just take it as part and parcel.One difficult thing is we are treated different by the authorities whom see us as a cash cow and rip us off at EVERY available opportunity....we have no option but to pay or get out!!! No foreigners are allowed to stay in Kenya without working and we have to pay 5000 uk pounds every Two years for that 'priviledge' But it's a great lifestyle and great for now....in these countries you have to take each day as it comes!!

ooooh a tint of bitterness 'sheffgrow',you sound mighty unhappy...

When I get a tinge of 'homesickness' I come on here and stare open mouthed in wonder at the scroungers comments and the halfwits defending them! Then am thankful I live in country where you rely on hard work and family to get by...

I now live [for the past 19 years] in Kiambu ,Kenya,about 1/2 hour out of Nairobi on a coffee farm.So about 4700 miles from Sheffield.... I lived in Sheffield till I was 23 though...

City of Cheap,Cheaper and Cheapest more like.Please don't mention the 'Full Monty' it was a long time ago.....surely it's not all Sheffields famous for!

It's 19 years since I left Sheffield and I still love it tho I must admit I find it on a steady decline.I remember the city centre when it had great shops from the bottom of London road to the Whicker arches,full of people,there must have been 10 department stores and lots of quality ones as well,great cafes and places to eat[not those terrible chain eateries].Now most of it is closed down or full of cut-price pound shops, almost all the shop fronts are hideous eyesores,I don't think it's all Meadowhalls fault either,I hear those words on the 'forum' time and time again,Cheap ,Cheaper and Cheapest.If you go to a much smaller town like York it has beautiful shops,streets and public areas.The lovely parks we have are quite neglected [not all] and 'health and safety' madness rules.The graffiti seems to have gone these days so thats a plus.The best thing I find about Sheffield these days is its position and it still has some friendly people...

I must say you lot really must be joking about Sheffield roads,I was there for the Christmas hol's and didn't even notice anything at all,I travelled around UK then and can honestly say they are no differentfrom anywhere else. Now if you want to see bad roads,drop by my house [Kiambu nr Nairobi] I'll show you potholes that can swallow your car,no joke ;-]

Sorry to say BUT these lions would be better off put to sleep and if people want to donate money,donate it to charities that support lions in the wild or their environs.Lion cannot realistically be released into the wild after being in that sort of environment.It's just sentimental to spend that amount of money on these poor retched animals and cruel to keep them in captivity.

I was at Castle college,How can it be like a real salon if everyone is training,how can you draw from experienced stylists with paying clients if there aren't any.my recollection of my college clients is old people wanting a cheap haircut,not very discerning at all. may be yours was a different experience I don't want a silly debate on this I'm offering MY opinion to blueblossom,she can make her own conclusions.

I also went to college,the salon there does not compare to a real salon in MY opinion.My college education taught me relatively little compared to working in actual salons.also on a recruiting front we tended not to bother with 'college only' applicants,we found people who worked hard and were really interested in their job came from salon's.

I'm a Hairdresser and have a salon in Nairobi.I know the sheffield Hairdressing scene very well and these posts seem to be full of self-advertising and back stabbing. Two very professional stylists I know of are Micheal at the Cutting Club and Clare Adams at Creator,both take there job seriously and have excellant experience. Do try to go a few times to a Stylist,they can't get to know you or your hair in 1 appointment,so many people have unrealistic expectations [i'm not sure it's just their hair they're unhappy with].

I'd get a job in a salon and do part-time training and part-time work.Nothing works as well as 'on the job' training,don't let anyone tell you otherwise.Plenty of salons are short staffed these days and would be sure to accomodate you.

how can hair straighteners be 'rare',I'm a hairdresser and get sick of all the b***s people get talked into.That's how the credit crunch happened...

household bleach is Chlorine,if we run out of chlorine for the swimming pool,just use bleach,it's a more expensive option to use all the time,but for a kids pool it's fine,it is chlorine.

We left Sheffield in 92 and then wouldn't let a word be said against it... But now I'm afraid to say it's become a city with a fairly sizeable population of fat, lazy, scrounging,whingeing,rude and 'it's not my fault' people,the good thing is, it's not alone, the rest of the UK also has it... The shops are all 'pound shops' and worse,the beautiful buildings gone replaced by eyesores,nightlife is seedy and some area's have become Ghetto's ,where I used to live I would now be afraid to walk in the daytime. It still has it's pockets of greatness but they're diminishing. Someone once said 'Sheffield is the foulest city in England in the Prettiest location' It saddens me but I think I agree!

I've got 3 Range,Honda and subaru I'm quite fine equipment size ;-] But I do live on an estate in Africa and have 7km of muddy or dusty track before I hit tarmac,then a 30 min school run with the worst drivers on earth Is this a good enough excuse?? I must admit I don't think I'd go for one in the UK,I'd feel a bit silly,but each to their own!

Yes Nick,you're right,You're not an economist! Economic storm washing over the U.K.,This is a world wide recession,You live in Germany which will be equally affected,if not worse. This goverment is in so much debt,not so,I'm not a leftie but Labour goverments always reduce National debt. Obviously you've over dosed on "The Mail"

Sorry about your situation Try to think positive and be very positive about it with your child,maybe one of the teachers can do extra tuition or even yourself,thats if things don't go as well as you hoped. All schools must have some dedicated staff and positive points,if the child works well they'll do well,whatever the situation. We both work to pay for private education,we have no option,but we also work hard at home to get the best out of it. good luck with whatever happens!

why should someone cut your hair for free or cheap????????????? cut it yourself and save on busfare/fuel

on all the house price data websites,sheffield is down 1% in the last quarter but up 4%since last year. buying a house is a win win investment,unless you want to make a quick buck,but as a home you cannot go wrong. the doom mongerers are pitiful,look on the brightside and start living!

Much as I agree,let's face it nothing will happen,it's gone too far! You just have to hope the SOFTIES bear the brunt,but they don't because they can distance themselves from it,like I have! Emigrate to a country where there are no "benefits" or one where the ones who benefit need the help.People then are far too busy working to continue there lives. I would NEVER move to UK while my children are school age,there are some brilliant kids around...but they are at the mercy of the foul disgusting ones,who should be pitied,there a consequence of there parents not having to be responsible for thier own actions!!

Sorry to say BUT you don't know what real potholes are!

We are lucky here in Kenya as I've found an icecream identical,almost to Taggy's.It's made by Italians and is called "Fior d' latte" you can by it in a little icecream parlour in 'The Village market',Nairobi.The thing I've deduced is Taggy's is milk icecream,not vanilla!! So next time your on safari,pop in!!!

I used to live in Pitsmoor,Crabtree lane,it was a great place to live,no graffiti,no drunks and very friendly neighbours,who introduced me to all sorts of civilised things! I often drive past and still think it looks like a lovely spot! I drive through Manor top on the way to a friends and certainly do not think it looks like a lovely spot,I think I hope I don't get a flat!