{"id":52995,"date":"2023-05-18T10:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=52995"},"modified":"2023-05-18T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:46:41","slug":"new-sheffield-park-closed-for-maintenance-works-despite-opening-just-over-a-month-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/new-sheffield-park-closed-for-maintenance-works-despite-opening-just-over-a-month-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sheffield park closed for maintenance works despite opening just over a month ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Sheffield park which only opened last month has this week closed for essential work to be carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pound&#8217;s Park in Rockingham Street opened on April 3 and has proved popular with people in the area especially children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield City Council said the work includes reconnecting utilities, ensuring safe and risk-free equipment, and updating electrics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a month after it opened, the park is now closed for two weeks to allow the maintenance works to take place. The council has apologised to people enjoying the park for any inconvenience caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peter Lee, a university student who lives next to the park, expressed his concerns about the noise and congestion of the maintenance&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A new park in Sheffield city centre\u00a0started to\u00a0be closing\u00a0on May 15\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJg9GSJc67U?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sheffield park which only opened last month has this week closed for essential work to be carried out. 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