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Sheffield organisation campaigning to protect endangered bird species
A group of Sheffield volunteers are working to ensure the protection of endangered swifts as the summer nesting season approaches. Sheffield Swift Network is a...
Sheffield Council announces four year financial strategy for the city
Sheffield Council have proposed a new budget of around £543m for 2024/25, as well as 'four-year Medium Term Financial Strategy'. The Chief Executive presented a report...
Sheffield United players nominated for end of season awards
Three Sheffield United players are up for nominations in the Barclay's Women Championship end of season awards. Izzy Goodwin, Jodie Hutton and Fran Stenson have all...
Sheffield city council approves playpark improvement plans for disabled children
Two Sheffield play areas have been awarded funding of more than £200,000 which will be spent on improving facilities for disabled children. Improvements will be carried...
Plans for four houses to be built in Sheffield approved after three year long battle for permission
A controversial planning application to build four houses has finally been given the go-ahead despite mass objection from the community. 42 letters objecting the plans...
Rotherham’s Premier FREE Live Music Venue For Sale
The Bridge Inn has steadily begun to dominate the live music scene in Rotherham and now the freehold is up for sale. Most weeks on Friday and Saturday (and the...
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Sheffield unites for Earth Day to celebrate sustainability and community
Communities, businesses and charities across Sheffield came together to make a difference for the globe's 54th International Earth Day which took place on Monday. This...
Popular Sheffield Bus station damaged after bus crash
A bus has mounted the kerb and crashed into bus shelters at Crystal Peaks bus station. The incident happened on Monday 22 April at around 6.30pm. Paula Mountain, who...
Furious residents fail to stop bid for late night food licence ‘for students’ on West Street
People living near West Street have failed to stop a Chinese restaurant from extending their opening hours to 3am. Sheffield City Council approved the application from...
Killamarsh residents benefit from new Sheffield bus link
A direct bus link from Killamarsh to Sheffield will start from the 13 May, but Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire areas will remain without. From the next month...
Parking charges to increase by 10p per hour to £1 at popular Sheffield parks
Parking fees will rise by 10p per hour at Endcliffe Park, Graves Park and Hillsborough park in coming days, it has been confirmed. The decision was made at a meeting of...
S12 Food Bank ‘never seen stock so low’ as donation campaign is launched
A food bank which serves large parts of the city has said it had to turn people away after its stocks hit a record low. The S12 Community Pantry on Wickfield Grove,...
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Elderly woman threatened in violent, drug-motivated Rotherham burglary
An elderly woman has been attacked in an aggravated burglary in Aston, Rotherham. South Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses following the violent incident on All Saints Way on Sunday, 21st April at 12:50AM. Two men ‘wearing balaclavas and wielding a hatchet’...
Sheffield student orchestrates first Battle of the Bands event to raise money for local charities
University student Annya Freeman has orchestrated Sheffield’s first Charity Battle of the Bands, merging her passion for music with a desire to give back to the community. The event will take place at the Sidney & Matilda venue on the 5th of May. It aims to raise...
New Zero Waste shop ‘Trixie’s Pantry’ opens in Broomhill, Sheffield, spearheaded by University of Sheffield alumni newlyweds
A new independent, zero-waste shop has opened in Broomhill, Sheffield, aiming to attract students to make a positive change towards a sustainable lifestyle. The shop opened its doors this Monday, April 22nd, at 467 Glossop Road. The owners, Sam and Taylor Ogle-Timson,...
‘Menace’ who terrorised shoppers and retail workers banned from Sheffield city centre
A violent thief has been prohibited from entering Sheffield city centre after he was handed a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Gavin Reynolds, 34, was found guilty on charges of assault, racially aggravated harassment and criminal damage last Tuesday at...
Opposition mounts over plans for new apartment blocks in Ecclesall
The plans to develop 67 apartments in five new blocks of flats on the vacant former Gospel Meeting Hall Site on Carter Knowle Road are facing fierce opposition from local residents and councillors alike. An e-petition has been launched to Sheffield City Council...
South Yorkshire Police support National Stalking Awareness Week
South Yorkshire Police are supporting national Stalking Awareness Week 2024 as conviction rates remain at a national level of 1.7%. Stalking is a serious crime wherein victims are subject to ‘fixated’ and ‘obsessive’ behaviours from perpetrators, in person or...