Your Letters Jawbone Car boot, Oughtibridge We have taken the difficult decision to cancel our last car boot sale of the season, planned for Sunday October 4. The car boot has become very popular this year and we understand many will be disappointed, but we have to put the safety of our staff, visitors and local community first and feel that this is the right thing to do in light of an increase in Covid cases and tightening of lockdown measures. Thank you for your support during a difficult 2020. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2021.
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It is a great shame that the new MD at Stagecoach The Wharncliffe Side Players bus does not have the customer focus his predecessor had and colluded with Supertram and the PTE to leave their customers in the cold.
Once again we see the planned disruption of Supertram and a bus replacement terminating at Middlewood, with Supertram and the PTE continuing to force passengers to change buses at Middlewood and not bother to hold the Although it comes as no surprise given the current replacement bus a couple of minutes if the tramlink Covid situation and restrictions, The Wharncliffe
It should be automatic that when there is planned bus replacement that the service should be combined with the tramlink. Alistair Nicoll, Sheffield
NEW MESSAGE FROM POLICE CHIEF
I have written on a number of occasions about our approach to policing in relation to Covid. We have used an engage, educate and encourage approach whilst reserving enforcement as a last resort. This was entirely appropriate in allowing people time to understand and process the restrictions. The vast majority of people have put every effort into adhering to the rules despite the unwelcome nature of the restrictions on normal family, social and work life. This group, comprising
all but a small minority, will see little change in the policing approach. We are however entering into new territory and it follows that we will need to adopt an approach, which is increasingly less tolerant of wilful non-compliance, as we face down the coming winter months together. I would venture that it would be surprising indeed to find anybody who by now was unfamiliar with the basic tenets of mask wearing, maintaining distances and regular hand washing. The point is, we have all had ample opportunity to get used to what, some six month ago, was still very new and alien to our normal way of life. Those choosing now to flout the rules do so from a misguided and evidently selfish place. With this in mind, we will incrementally be moving to a position whereby we reasonably start to place less emphasis on the ‘engage and educate’ elements of our approach as we shift more readily to the ‘encourage and enforce’ end of the spectrum. Accordingly, and unless we see what would be a welcome reduction in those pockets of noncompliance, we can expect to see the use of fixed penalty no-
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Side Players are deeply saddened to announce that bus is running a little late because Supertram and we have had to cancel this year’s pantomime. the PTE believe that punctuality is more important than the service provided to their customers. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who come to see us year in, year out... In May 2019 I had conversations with Matt Davis, many of who tell us that the Wharncliffe Side Panto the MD of Stagecoach bus at the time, and he was really is the start of Christmas for them! able to arrange that in the summer that the tram replacement and tramlink buses would run as one We hope you all stay safe & healthy and fingers buses would be combined which I am sure was crossed, we look forward to seeing you next year. much appreciated by customers.
Wharncliffe Side Panto
I’m sure we are all suffering a degree of message fatigue at the moment, so I thought long and hard before adding another message to the many. I do hope however, at least from the SYP perspective, to provide you with some clarity amongst the noise that currently surrounds our collective battle with the dreadful Covid virus. Much of the information currently emerging speaks to a changing picture; a resurgent infection rate, new rules and regulations, together with increased fines and penalties. I hope to provide some clarity as to what you can expect from your police force in the months ahead and what we expect from the communities we serve.
1st October 2020
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tices increase along with action against non-compliant businesses. I note that only last week Sheffield Council took steps to close a number of businesses for a breach of regulations. They have my full support in their endeavours and where their powers do not stretch far enough, the powers available to the police will be engaged. We are not aiming to catch people out. Frankly, my officers would be delighted not to have to prosecute anybody for Covid related offences during what is a difficult time for our country. We are however duty bound to uphold the law in a manner which hopefully protects the many from the irresponsible actions of the few. I want to be absolutely clear that South Yorkshire Police are properly equipped and resourced to do what is required to play our part in what is a huge national effort designed to overcome these difficult times. Contrary to a bit of rather excited public commentary, I have no intention, nor need, to request any substantial support from our armed forces, superb though they are. There is nothing in the regulations that cannot be effectively managed by the police, local authori-
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ties, health bodies and several other agencies who have been working very well together from the outset. I know that it is something of a cliché , but we are all in this together. My officers and staff are a part of the local community too and our approach is designed to be supportive, constructive and helpful. In this respect, our approach remains the same. All that I am signalling is a subtle recalibration in our decision making and operational stance given the grim picture which so stubbornly prevails at present. To do otherwise would be quite unfair as it would see us failing to preserve the gains achieved by the stoicism and behaviours of the substantial majority. As has been said by those better acquainted with epidemiology than I, we need to act decisively now if we are to avoid an even more prolonged period of what is a thoroughly miserable set of circumstances. As I said at the start of this crisis, we are here for you and will remain here for you. Our ambitious recruitment plans are still in full operation and we are now being joined by substantial numbers of additional officers. These new officers represent a welcome
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