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by joeotten on 15 July, 2014
In a bid to save money on the winter gritting budget the council is proposing to end preventative gritting on many ‘secondary routes’ in much of rural Sheffield and in the west. The full proposals can be found here https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/travel/winter.html but in Dore and Totley, the routes lost include Dore Road, and Sunnyvale Avenue and Road […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 15 November, 2013
As part of the “Northern Hub” rail investment programme, Network Rail is planning to redouble the track at Dore and Totley station and reinstall a second platform. There will be an exhibition of the proposals over the next three days at Abbeydale Sports Club, Abbeydale Road South, Dore, S17 3LJ Thursday 14 November 2013, 16:00 […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 27 June, 2013
Starting Monday 1 July bus service diversions will be in place as a result of the Streets Ahead works. Bradway Road will be closed between Prospect Road and Twentywell Lane 09:30-15:30. Therefore, unfortunately c.1500 homes will only have the M17 bus service available between 0930 and 1530 Mon-Thur next week. The only available diversion for […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 18 June, 2013
Monday 17th to Monday 24th June (weekdays only) – Baslow Road/Abbeydale Road – Main Avenue to County Boundary – 7pm to 6am Baslow Road will be closed between Main Avenue and the county boundary on the above dates. During this period service 97 will operate as a service 98 to terminate at the Totley Brook […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 3 June, 2013
Amey are reporting that the resurfacing of Mickley Lane, due to start tomorrow will now be delayed until July/August. This is due to the national grid/Gas needing access below the road surface. Amey have been working hard to try to prevent new surfaces being dug up shortly after by utilities, and I wish them the […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 24 October, 2012
Message received from the Passenger Transport Authority I write regarding the development of a 130 space car park on the former Garden Centre site, next to Dore and Totley Station and to update you on progress. As previously mentioned the new facility will include a new entrance to the car park and rail station, a […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 3 October, 2012
One of the causes of the delay of the park and ride has been finding the money to provide the crossing that is required as a planning condition to go alongside it. The transport authority has now made an application to be allowed to go ahead with the park and ride before the crossing can […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 21 August, 2012
The streets ahead programme is a £2 billion project to repair all the city’s roads within 5 years and to maintain them at a high standard for the following 20 years. £1.2 billion of this cost is coming directly from the central government, so this is very good value for Sheffield. The programme of works […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 3 December, 2011
Good news that the Park and Ride project at Dore and Totley station has won the funding necessary to see it completed. Parking capacity at the station has been a long-standing problem which has seen cars parking a long way up Dore Road and shopping areas being blocked by commuters. And many commuters will have […]
Read more Leave a commentby joeotten on 3 October, 2011
Cricket or cabbages? The good news is that work on both these projects is due to start this month and should be finished by the end of the year. The south west of Sheffield has a waiting list of 878 for an allotment (July figures), more than a third of the total for the whole […]
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