Archive for the ‘Transport’ Category

Changes to the 252 Bus Service

by richardshaw on 31 July, 2013

The 252 bus service, which runs from Eckington and Gleadless into Sheffield City Centre via Newfield Green and Heeley could soon be run by a different operator. TM Travel, which currently runs the service that is joint funded by South Yorkshire Public Transport Executive and Derbyshire County Council, is trying to get out of running […]

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Road safety is something we should all take seriously, especially the safety of children going to and from school. The Council is currently trying to improve safety by imposing new parking restrictions around several schools, including outside Carfield Primary School in Meersbrook where residents say there have been several near misses as parents’ cars jostle […]

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The following article by myself was originally posted on the Liberal Democrat grassroots website Liberal Democrat Voice. David Thorpe recently wrote a Liberal Democrat Voice piece advocating the (piecemeal) renationalisation of the railways andthe latest LDV survey found more than 40% of members want the railways fully nationalised. I wish to provide some historical context and […]

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Tackling the poor state of our local roads

by richardshaw on 20 December, 2011

Since the severe snows last winter many of the the road surfaces in Sheffield have been deteriorating, in some cases the tarmac breaking up and exposing the old cobbled road surface – which is sometimes in better condition than the tarmac above – as illustrated by the picture below of Nicholson Place. As a Heeley […]

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