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Crowdfunding appeal to restore a bowling club back to its “former glory”
A fundraising appeal has been started to revive the Meersbrook Park Bowling Club, improve facilities, offer coaching sessions and to purchase new equipment. The club...
Environmental charities enraged after peregrine falcon shot in Peak District
The RSPB and the Peak District National Park have offered £5,000 each for information on the shooting of a peregrine falcon. The bird was found in the Dove Stone...
Property developer finally gets ‘go ahead’ after angry neighbours fought against it for two years
A property developer has said it is “more relief than joy” after a two year battle against residents for his ambitious housing development was passed by Sheffield City...
Council Greenlights £196k boost for Kelham and Neepsend Parking Project to ‘provide relief for local businesses’
The Council approved a budget increase of £196,563 to a total of £690,544 to ‘provide relief for local businesses’ in the Kelham/Neepsend Parking Project. Kelham Island...
Young people have mixed reactions to major parties’ platforms following council election
Students and young people have had mixed reactions to the main parties’ policies aimed at them following Sheffield’s local elections yesterday. Labour pledged to expand...
Sheffield below international guidelines for measles vaccine
Vaccinations for measles in Sheffield are a ‘long way’ from World Health Organisation levels, a council meeting has heard. An outbreak of the disease, which...
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Cheers! Women in Sheffield are breaking through the beer barrier
A newly formed South Yorkshire based beer group has aimed to break through a typically male dominated industry and ignited a sense of community for women who share a...
Sheffield inspiring inclusion for International Women’s Day
A drive to inspire more women into male-dominated careers was launched in the city this week. Throughout Sheffield, events have begun taking place to commemorate IWD...
Shoppers and traders in Fargate to face disruptions for 12 months
Shoppers on one of Sheffield's busiest shopping streets face at least a further 12 months of disruption under plans to rejuvenate the city. Fargate is cluttered with...
Dan Walker announces “dream” business venture in Sheffield
Sheffield treasure Dan Walker has joked he may don an apron to serve up cakes in Fulwood this summer, after investing in a local café. Dan told us: “I might do...
Sheffield to cut Clean Air Zone
The Sheffield Council begins plans to decommission the Clean Air Zone after implementation one year ago. The controversial clean air zone turned one year old last...
Heartfelt Covid ‘Day of Reflection’ brings Sheffield families together
Grieving families attended the Covid annual 'Day of Reflection' to leave loving messages on the willow tree sculpture at Balm Green Gardens. Attendees surrounded the...
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147 new homes to be built in Sheffield suburb following unprecedented demand for affordable housing
Sheffield City Council has announced 147 new homes are to be built on two sites in Newstead following an 'unprecedented demand' for affordable and social housing. Council Leader Tom Hunt said: "Sheffield is a growing city, a city on the up, and we know we need to...
Sheffield’s Festival of the Outdoors kicks off with a wind-powered sculpture by local artist
Local Artist Christopher Jarratt began exhibiting his Hopes/Fears sculpture in Ecclesall Woods last week to begin Sheffield’s Festival of the Outdoors. Sheffield’s Festival of the Outdoors takes place over the month, with events including exhibitions, outdoor...
Sheffield Litterbugs could be fined if new cam gets green-light
Proposals to create a “litter-cam” to fine careless motorists and members of the public who discard rubbish is being discussed by council officers. The idea was put forward after the state of the roads in the South East of the city were described as ‘appalling’ and...
Sheffield pharmacy “thriving” since introduction of Pharmacy First
A pharmacy in Sheffield is "thriving" since the introduction of a new NHS service. Pharmacy First allows the public to go to their local pharmacy in order to be treated for seven common conditions, covering sinusitis, sore throat, earache, infected insect bites,...
Welterweight boxer Nicola Barke, diagnosed with brain tumour, relocates to Sheffield gym as she plans return to ring.
A Sheffield boxer has pledged to reignite her career after her brain tumour was found benign in an ordeal that led to her being a ‘strong beacon of light’ to carry her family through. Barke, originally from Luton, has joined Steel City gym in Darnall, a...
How this charity is changing lives of people in one of Sheffield’s most deprived areas
Darnall Well Being, a local, not-for-profit organisation has been providing health and wellbeing services in Darnall for the past 20 years. The Darnall neighbourhood is the third most deprived neighbourhood in Sheffield, with rates of ill-health, poverty, and...