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Charity Goals For Gaza concludes three-month campaign with Kick-Up Challenge outside Sheffield Students Union
A three-month-long national campaign organized to support ongoing relief efforts in Gaza concluded outside Sheffield’s Student Union with 30,000 kick-ups. The campaign,...
Trees next to Ranmoor conservation area given legal protection after they were threatened with felling
Six trees on the edge of a Ranmoor Conservation area have been given legal protection after it was feared they would be felled. Council officers visited the site in...
Sheffield Local Elections results update – Conservatives lose only councillor
The results from Sheffield polls to elect their ward councillors are coming in. We are seeing many HOLDS across the board and Labour seems to be gaining more and more...
Trees get protection order despite objections at house in Crosspool
Three trees in a Crosspool garden were given protection orders by the council despite confusion over who lived at house. Officers were sent by the council to assess the...
Students gather on University campus to protest for freedom of people of Palestine
A coalition of The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam alumni gathered today to protest for the freedom of the people of Palestine. The protests amassed a...
Sheffield residents association challenges local restaurants plan to extend opening hours to 3AM
A restaurant has been granted permission to open until 3am seven days of week despite objections from a Sheffield city centre residents association. The proposal by...
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£67m major funding boost for two new neighbourhoods in Sheffield
Two new neighbourhoods are to be developed in Sheffield thanks to a £67m funding boost providing 1,300 new homes in the city. Furnace Hill and Neepsend will be...
Plan to merge PCC with Mayor of South Yorkshire to be put before Parliament
A proposal that will merge the powers of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) with the Mayor of South Yorkshire will be debated by lawmakers later this month. If the...
Over 90% of Sheffield students allocated their first preference secondary school
Over 97% of Sheffield students will be heading to one of their top three chosen secondary schools in September with over 90% being allocated their first choice - after...
Sheffield Police crack down on violent crime and drug use
Five arrests as well as the recovery of a knife and Class B drugs took place over one evening as part of Operation Scorpion. This operation formed part of South...
Sheffield ‘March For The Future’ marks the end of LGBTQ+ History Month and calls for prolonged conversation
University of Sheffield students demonstrated at the Student Union to encourage conversation about LGBTQ+ history outside of LGBTQ+ history month. The ‘March For The...
Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill’s achievements are marked by paving stone in Sheffield.
Sheffield’s Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill’s MOBO award has been honoured with a gold coloured commemorative plaque outside the English Institute of Sport where she trained as...
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Broomhill florist calls for support for independent businesses on the lead up to Mother’s Day
A Broomhill florist is urging residents to support local independent businesses as they prepare for the annual increase in demand for flowers on and around Mother’s Day. Following the pandemic, Jonathan Bagge of Pavilion Flowers said retailers have seen a change in...
Hundreds take to streets of Sheffield to support Ukraine on anniversary of Russian invasion
More than 200 people joined a march in Sheffield to mark the two year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Sheffield Ukrainian Society from the University of Sheffield organized the march and a lecture in support of Ukrainian people who were forced...
E-fit image released following attempted burglary of 102-year-old man
Detectives investigating the attempted burglary of a 102 year old man have released an e-fit image of one of the people they want to identify. On 17 January, two men claiming to be maintenance workers gained entry to a 102-year-old man's home in the Fox Hill area by...
Cannabis plants worth £4,000 seized in Stannington
Forty cannabis plants were found when a property was raided on Deer Park Road in Stannington, Sheffield. After investigation, it is believed the 40 cannabis plants have a street value of approximately £4,000. The farm was equipped with a professional lighting set-up,...
Sheffield Arena to receive investment from new operator in 2025
A new operator has been announced to oversee the Utilita Sheffield Arena from next year. ASM Global - the Los Angeles-based firm which manages OVO Wembley Arena, AO Manchester Arena, and Leeds First Direct Arena - is due to take over from Sheffield City Trust in...
Historic Sheffield building to become vibrant musical hub
Sheffield City Council has given over £100,00 towards the transformation of the Historic Grade II listed building into a state of the art regional music education hub. In an Economic Development and Skills Committee meeting on Wednesday 21st February Sheffield City...