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Community Team Crookes Cyclones Clinch Sheffield Basketball Division
A Sheffield basketball team which was only formed when lockdown ended has clinched the division three title with games to spare. In the three seasons since its...
Crucible Theatre in Sheffield set to hold huge costume sale
It's the final curtain call for costumes at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre as the public are being invited to an up-and-coming sale later this month. From Guys and Dolls...
Empowering Women leading change conference held in Sheffield this week
The Festival of Debate has been brought to Sheffield this year, and this week they held their annual Empowering Women Conference. The festival is the largest...
University of Sheffield’s role in lighting up Africa with MOPO batteries
A ground-breaking project to provide off-grid communities in Africa with affordable, clean energy is being led by engineers from the University of Sheffield. Together,...
Pro-Palestinian protestors storm University of Sheffield prestigious award ceremony
By Libby Mashedi Pro-Palestinan protesters stormed Firth Court at 12.30pm yesterday, disrupting Vice Chancellor Koen Lambert’s speech at The Education Awards 2024...
Ice hockey player set to take part in 11th Allstars charity tournament
An ice hockey player is set to take part in his 11th tournament to raise money for charity. Pete Frith, 58, will be getting involved in the Allstars Charity Ice Hockey...
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New GP hub to be built at Parson Cross as part of £37m scheme to improve health centres in Sheffield
A new GP hub funded by NHS England is planned to be built on Wordsworth Avenue, Parson Cross, to replace existing buildings that are “no longer fit for purpose”. It...
Boy, 17, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder at Sheffield School
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly injuring two adults and a child at a Sheffield school. Police were called to reports of an incident involving a...
‘Fantasies & Fairytales’ in the Dance Society Summer Showcase
Sheffield University’s Dance Society held its bi-annual dance show and raised money for Sheffield charity The Snowdrop Project. The show was held on Sunday in The...
Sheffield based singer-songwriter Jemma Rosenthal to release new album
Sheffield based singer-songwriter Jemma Rosenthal will release her new album called “Songs That Live Inside You”. The planned release date is sometime in the autumn...
Broomhill traders ‘brought together’ following vandal attack
A florist owner whose shop was targeted in a spate of vandalism has told how the incident has brought the 'local community together' Police were called to Glossop Road,...
Sheffield City Council approves funding for more SEND places at two primary schools
Two Sheffield primary schools have been given funding to increase their places for children with special educational needs and disabilities. In response to the growing...
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Sheffield City Council approves protection of trees against the wishes of part owners
Over a year since a request was sent to the Sheffield City Council for the protection of three mature trees on Moorbank Road, Sheffield, the decision to approve the recommendations has finally been made. On the 23rd March, 2023, a member of the public requested for...
Council approves plan for four new homes in Fulwood
Councillors yesterday approved a plan for four new homes in Fulwood - more than two years after an initial application for development on the site was first submitted. The proposal - on Brooklands Avenue - will see four detached four-bedroom houses built on the site,...
Sheffield graduate organised a ‘paint and sip’ event promoting body positivity to raise funds for local charity
Sheffield Hallam graduate Jasmine Concannon created the event as part of her final project, which focused on linking social media and magazines to body dysmorphia. 'Beyond the Mirror’ took place on April 10th at Kommune, Sheffield City Centre, collaborating with Pop...
Environmentalist group launches petition to install more water fountains in Sheffield amid plastic-waste crisis
A petition has been launched by a Sheffield environmental community organisation to increase people’s access to drinking water fountains and tackle single-use plastic waste. Sheffield Action on Plastic (SAOP), have appealed for Sheffield City Council to install,...
Horror fire prompts Sheffield campaign over e-bike battery safety
by Olivia Firth and Larissa Kirkby Shocking images of a house blaze started by an e-bike battery have emerged just hours after South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue launched their campaign to promote awareness around lithium-ion batteries. The 'Charge Happy' campaigned was...
Steve Davis says it will be a “sad day” if Sheffield loses the fight to stay home of Snooker
Snooker legend Steve Davis says ‘there is an inevitability’ for The World Snooker Championship to leave Sheffield. On Saturday morning, crowds gathered at Sheffield train station as Davis hit shots on the table with commuters. There has been an angry reaction from the...