fools Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 24/03/2022 at 12:44, fools said: Public sector jobsworths love trolling the public, there's probably a residential course on how to wind-up the taxpayer with their miserable authoritarian we know best approach to life. Barnsley has a much more reasonable approach which actually encourages the public to visit: Parking is free for up to three hours in off-street car parks on Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays. After three hours, a rate of 50p per 30 minutes will be charged in the shopper zone car parks closest to the town centre, and 30p per 30 minutes in the commuter zone slightly further out of town. The maximum stay is 24 hours. Parking is also free in off-street car parks after 5pm seven days a week. a little reminder for the @Planner1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, fools said: a little reminder for the @Planner1 Who gives a toss? Barnsley is a small poxy market town. Sheffield is a major city, not even remotely the same comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fools Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said: Who gives a toss? Barnsley is a small poxy market town. Sheffield is a major city, not even remotely the same comparison. you are the one who just wasted a little bit of your life commenting on it. Edited April 30, 2023 by fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) On 24/03/2022 at 17:06, Jeffrey Shaw said: Here's what SCC say re on-street parking): [From https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/parking/city-centre-car-parking ] Monday to Sunday: charging from 8am to 8:30pm Monday to Saturday: special evening rate from 4.30pm to 8.30pm of £2 Sunday: special flat rate of £2 a day no time limits for parking on street single yellow lines: no parking from 8am to 8.30pm motorcycles can use our pay and display parking for free at all times Sunday? £2? Crackers! Nothing crackers about it. Plenty of people still frequent the city centre on a Sunday. The shops are open, the restaurants, cafes and bars are busy, the theatres still have performances, the cinemas still have showings, all those tens of thousands of residents living in the city still have visitors, the hotel still have guests.... It is a big city. It is not some tiny village with no attraction and no footfall. Edited April 30, 2023 by ECCOnoob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 19 hours ago, ECCOnoob said: Who gives a toss? Barnsley is a small poxy market town. Sheffield is a major city, not even remotely the same comparison. If you look at the centre of Barnsley it is not that much different to the size of Sheffield. As for it being a Market town, well that is ludicrous but I suspect that was just said for effect. 19 hours ago, ECCOnoob said: the hotel still have guests.... The biggest group using hotels in the city currently are Immigrants awaiting processing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 39 minutes ago, busdriver1 said: If you look at the centre of Barnsley it is not that much different to the size of Sheffield. As for it being a Market town, well that is ludicrous but I suspect that was just said for effect. In population terms, Barnsley is less than half the size of Sheffield. Have you not heard the term market town before? It’s pretty commonly used. It’s a town that has a market. Nothing derogatory, just a way of describing a type of town. Barnsley has never had the larger shops that a city has. It’s main attraction has always been the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 35 minutes ago, Planner1 said: In population terms, Barnsley is less than half the size of Sheffield. Have you not heard the term market town before? It’s pretty commonly used. It’s a town that has a market. Nothing derogatory, just a way of describing a type of town. Barnsley has never had the larger shops that a city has. It’s main attraction has always been the market. wooosh I was not talking about the population as I am sure you were aware and just used it to prop up your case. I was talking about the geographical size of the centre, but as you cant win that one you conveniently "didnt notice" it. Yes I have heard the term Market town before and in this instance I believe it was being used in a derogatory way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassett one Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 re-lyceum area i just go by taxi ,its a awfull mess coming from the south of sheffield and i got a taxi to the city hall and even the taxi driver and he has special routes said it was awfull,the moor is not bad,but its quite clear the council want the city car free and the problem with that other shopping areas like meadowhall or chesterfield make cars welcome ,so thats how i see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 59 minutes ago, bassett one said: re-lyceum area i just go by taxi ,its a awfull mess coming from the south of sheffield and i got a taxi to the city hall and even the taxi driver and he has special routes said it was awfull,the moor is not bad,but its quite clear the council want the city car free and the problem with that other shopping areas like meadowhall or chesterfield make cars welcome ,so thats how i see it. Well done for comparing a large city centre with a small town and an out of town shopping centre. I have some chalk and cheese here, would you like to compare those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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