Sheffield Headlines 12 September: Sheffield on floods alert, with city braced for more rain

The Star, Sheffield

The latest news headlines from the Sheffield Star, Tuesday September 12th 2023.

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00:00 Good afternoon, it's Chris here with your top three stories today, Tuesday, September the 12th.

00:04 Number one, Sheffield weather. Sheffield on floods alert with city brace for more rain.

00:10 Number two, Aston Academy uniform rob. Chaos as hundreds of students held in detention for wearing the wrong uniform.

00:18 Number three, Stag Works Sheffield. Half-price food and drink as independent vegan bakery opens shop with new coffee vendor.

00:26 That's it for me, have a great day and we'll see you tomorrow.

00:29 Do you think Sheffield has too many roadworks at the moment and where are the worst ones?

00:33 I do think they have too many roadworks and most of them are in the city centre.

00:36 Is there a particular street or...

00:38 As you're coming in, literally as you're coming into the city centre, down by, is it a museum down by there, around there?

00:48 Transport museum.

00:49 Right, yeah, I know what you mean, West Bar.

00:52 Yeah, down there.

00:55 Here in the city centre I think.

00:58 It's everywhere.

00:59 Everywhere is all bad.

01:01 Do you think the roadworks are worse at the moment than they are usually in the city?

01:07 Yeah.

01:08 Yeah, because they're changing all the rules.

01:10 I know they're doing everything to all the roadworks but the roads never seem to be any better.

01:15 All the potholes are still right, bad and everything. It's never really been sorted.

01:20 It's not working for good either.

01:23 Do you think Sheffield's got too many roadworks at the moment and where are the worst ones?

01:28 It's very difficult to tell because it's difficult to get into Sheffield in general.

01:32 So, round about the old Grosvenor Hotel has always been a nightmare for some time.

01:39 They seem to be shutting off roads more and more, discouraging motorists coming in there.

01:44 So, I tend to park on the perimeter and walk in.

01:48 Yeah, it's definitely got too many. It's always had too many.

01:51 But Westbars, going down past the old fire museum and onto the dual carriageway down there.

01:57 A lot going on down there at the moment.

01:59 Does it feel like we've got more than usual at the moment?

02:01 Yeah, definitely.

02:02 Especially with the road closures still in place from Covid and bus gates being added.

02:07 It makes it very difficult driving around.

02:09 Could you tell me please if you think Sheffield's got too many roadworks at the moment

02:14 and where the worst ones are in your opinion?

02:16 There seems to be roadworks everywhere, but where I live round Greenhill,

02:20 Bocking Lane, Meadowhead, it's just horrific there.

02:24 Does it seem like more than usual at the moment?

02:27 It does seem like more than usual. They seem to pop up overnight for no apparent reason.

02:31 Well, it's just the whole congestion, isn't it?

02:35 From Ettlesall Road to Aberdale Road, all the traffic lights.

02:39 In the evenings and in the morning, it's just chock-a-block.

02:43 Is that down to the roadworks?

02:44 Well, it's a bit of everything. Waterworks, gas main, everything.

02:49 I don't think the council's got it right, to be honest.

02:54 Do you think there seem to be more roadworks at the moment than there usually are?

02:58 Yeah, but even got to look round at the state of things.

03:03 Look at Farrar Gate there. It's a disgrace.

03:08 It's crazy.

03:08 Well, that's it for now. I'll see you next time.

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