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Sheffield Council approves controversial traffic changes despite local opposition
Sheffield City Council gave the go-ahead for new, disruptive traffic regulations between the City Centre, Attercliffe and Darnall, despite concerns from residents and...
Sheffield honours the female war effort on VE Day
Celebrations for VE Day were in full swing across the city yesterday, with special commemorations for the women who helped the war effort. Sheffield was a significant...
Regeneration of Sheffield Castle remains to prioritise newly-found elements
The regeneration of Sheffield Castle has led to recent discoveries of remains said to have dated back to the 11th century, which will be displayed in the park once...
Nursery future remains uncertain after Ofsted report
Furious parents have slammed teaching watchdog Ofsted after an inspection left the future of a Middlewood nursery in doubt. Middlewood Nature Nursery in Winn Grove...
SEND pupils to benefit from flexible home-school transport
A proposal for revised home-to-school transport links for young people with Special Educational Needs has been approved by Sheffield City Council. A public consultation...
City council changes approach to special needs travel support in Sheffield
New measures to improve Sheffield's provision of travel support for young people with special educational needs are being introduced by the city council. The incoming...
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Dorothy Pax: Charity says music industry and government needs to do more to help following club’s closure
A campaigning charity which supports independent music venues has called for 'actions not words' following the closure of a much-loved Sheffield venue. The Music Venue...
Friendship lunches featuring live entertainment aim to combat loneliness
A freelance community consultant has organised friendship lunches featuring music and entertainers to tackle loneliness and social isolation among the elderly. Kathy...
Volunteer speedwatch group appeals for more help to support road safety
A community speedwatch group is pushing for more members of the public to help volunteer and ensure roads in the north of Sheffield become safer. The Loxley Valley and...
Youth events revive Sheffield indie music scene from “hibernation”
Sheffield Music School’s new youth organisation has encouraged young people to get involved in modern music production at last Tuesday’s event. Tracks, which runs every...
Film festival puts spotlight on city adventurers
Sheffield filmmakers and adventurers will be showcased in an annual festival returning to the city this month. The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival will be running in...
Police identify 22 offenders from Steel City Derby ahead of Sunday’s match
Twenty-Two offenders were identified by officers due to disorder at last year’s Sheffield Derby ahead of the teams' next match on Sunday. All the individuals have also...
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Anti-Abortion vigil relocated due to new buffer zone regulations
An anti-abortion group plan is holding a 40 day “vigil” near the Royal Hallamshire Hospital from 5 March to 13 April as new buffer laws prohibit demonstrations directly outside the building. The vigil is currently taking place on the junction of Upper Hanover Street...
South-east Sheffield food pantry providing mobile phones for those in need
A community food pantry has appealed for donations of mobile phones after seeing clients struggle to afford to replace their devices. The S12 Community Pantry, which is based at Scowerdons Community Centre in Wickfield Grove, posted the idea to start a ‘phone bank’ on...
Punk brand Atelier reveals plans to open a new store in Sheffield’s city centre
Atelier, the beloved punk clothing store renowned for its celebrity fans like Billie Eilish, is expanding from its current base in Leah's Yard to a bigger store in response to the brand's recent growth. Morgan Sidle, owner of the brand, sells a unique range of clothes...
Sheffield’s Crookes Brass Band wins award in first contest for over a century
Crookes Brass Band won an award as they represented Sheffield at the Yorkshire Regional Championships in their first contest for 101 years. Crookes finished in sixth place and won best percussion in the fourth section at the event which took place on Saturday 1 March...
Staff and children left ‘stranded’ after a nursery receives a sudden eviction from church
St Leonard's Day Nursery in Longley, Sheffield, is being forced to close this week after being issued a four-week notice to leave the space by Saint Leonard's Church Norwood. This has left all eight members of staff without jobs, and more than 40 children without a...
‘Overwhelming Support’ for Dorothy Pax as fundraiser smashes target following venue closure
A fundraiser for staff at Sheffield venue Dorothy Pax has smashed its target, raising more than £4,500, after it announced it would close last week. The Much-loved Dorothy Pax, a Grassroot Music Venue at Sheffield's Victoria Quay announced its closure on 5 March. It...