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Published Date: 09 March 2010
By Richard Marsden
A MOTORIST has accused councillors of "ignoring" parking problems at a city mosque they pledged to tackle a year ago.
Sheffield Council pledged to enforce restrictions and work with representatives of the Madina Masjid mosque, on Wolseley Road, Heeley, to stop worshippers parking inconsiderately.

Neighbours had photographed vehicles left on double yellow lines, blocking pavements and sticking into the road at bus stops.

Mark Shepherd, of Norton, wrote to Coun Ian Auckland, Sheffield Council cabinet member for transport, saying: "Having read in The Star last year of your concern, and that of your colleagues in this current administration, regarding the illegal parking outside the mosque on Wolseley Road, I was shocked the situation has been ignored since."

Mr Shepherd added: "Several weeks ago, I was driving down Wolseley Road. There were cars on the double yellows right up to the lights at the Queens Road end, cars on the single yellows, and cars on the pavement. To make it worse, the mosque car park wasn't even full.

"Myself and all the other drivers behind and in front of me were forced to overtake the illegally parked cars and end up being forced head on into oncoming traffic coming from Queens Road."

"I travel down that road every day, sometimes two or three times, and have never seen any enforcement whatsoever.

"All I have seen have been illegally parked cars causing mortal danger to other road users and pedestrians.

"They are also parking on the yellow lines in the daytime."

John Charlton, Sheffield Council's Director of Street Force, said: "We have continued to enforce along this corridor between 4.30pm and 6.30pm and in general we have not seen many vehicles parked illegally.

"We are now allocating two members of staff in a vehicle to watch this location until at least 7.15pm for the next for the next fortnight to help us to find out more about the problem."

Where council officials spotted offenders police would be called, he added.

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  • Last Updated: 09 March 2010 7:58 AM
  • Source: Sheffield Star
  • Location: Sheffield
 
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Honalulu Wednesday,

In paradise 09/03/2010 10:22:55
start handing out parking tickets,a few fines will will soon alter things,or will it be a racist issue
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wrinkly rocker,

Heeley 09/03/2010 10:48:07
Football fans were targeted with tickets for parking illegally on Saturday afternoons in the Bramall Lane area. Yet on Friday afternoons when illegally parked cars causing traffic chaos on Wolseley Road the matter is totally ignored. That is blatant descrimination. It is an absolute disgrace.
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Kenn the Owl,

Heeley 09/03/2010 10:50:19
I can't understand why planning permission was granted for the Mosque in Wolseley Road. It does not fit in to the local environment.
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Charles Farleigh,

Bradway 09/03/2010 10:50:26
What are you on about Honalulu - this is a racist issue.
The wardens daren't go near the place for fear of being branded racists if they hand out any tickets. If this was a church, or a chapel, the place would be regulary monitored and tickets handed out with abandon. In today's too-soft and too-liberal society Muslims are treated with kid gloves and justice suffers.
Charlton's comment is a joke - they have known of this problem for ages and now he wants to 'find out more.'
SCC - no bottle, no fairness!
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Honalulu Wednesday,

In paradise 09/03/2010 11:04:24
Charles That's what i mean,are muslims going to say they are being picked on and use it as a race issue,
Start handing out parking fines
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09/03/2010 11:11:31
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The RGT VIEW,

Wisewod 09/03/2010 11:20:37
You pick on the white folk going to footy matches so start doing the same for the other races,or is this another example of SCC putting on the kid gloves for there muslim voters.
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all seeing eye,

09/03/2010 11:25:35
Try Burngreave, Firth Park, Darnall, small mosque off infirmary road. Regular illegal parking, all parking attendants off to whiter suburbs on a Friday.
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1graybags,

09/03/2010 12:03:37
It's the same at the shops near the Northern General, they park on the pavement, on double yellow, double park. They think they are above the law and the coppers are probably scared of being branded racist by the muslims and liberals.

That mosque should never have been built. My mate lives near buy and has been turned down by town planners for wanting round windows on his house extension at Heely. Again, one rule for them, always ready with the old race card.
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Charles Farleigh,

Bradway 09/03/2010 12:22:57
Sorry Honalulu - mis-read your comment.
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