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South Yorkshire’s Supertram surpasses 10 million journeys
South Yorkshires Supertram has surpassed ten million passenger journeys under public control, since it was moved from private ownership this time last year. This comes...
Green parking permits to go due to Sheffield city centre ‘congestion’
Green permits for ultra-low emission vehicles are to be scrapped after a council report claimed they had caused overcrowded roads and car parks in Sheffield city...
Update on Harmony Works music hub project for Sheffield City Centre
Plans to renovate Canada House on Commercial Street into vibrant music hub Harmony Works are well under way, according to a recent update by the council. Speaking as...
Green-light for new school games area “devastates” Sheffield community over flooding fears
Ecclesall Primary School’s plans for a multi-games area were approved despite mass objections from the neighbourhood this week. The approval has faced backlash from the...
University of Sheffield strikes set to continue after staff cuts dispute
Strikes at the University of Sheffield are set to go ahead over the next fortnight over a dispute the threat of compulsory redundancies. Staff members who are part of...
Raging Flat Fire above West Street’s Tiger Works
A huge fire was seen burning from within a flat above popular Sheffield bar, Tiger Works, at approximately 2am yesterday. The blaze, affecting the top floor of the...
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Call for help for Sheffield’s homeless from Archer Project
A homeless charity in Sheffield has appealed for anyone who can donate time, food or money to support its work in the city. The Archer Project provides support...
Iconic Easter duck race receives large turnout
The annual ‘Friends of the Porter Valley Duck Race’ has taken place at Endcliffe Park. The race consisted of 2,500 plastic ducks being released from a launching tower...
Rose Garden Café restoration one step closer after latest round of public consultation
The project to restore the Rose Garden Café in Graves Park has made progress after another round of public consultation took place. This third round of onsite...
Sheffield Poundland staff not informed of reason for its closure after being open just six months
Staff at a Poundland in Hillsborough had "no idea" why the store is closing - only six months after it opened. The store - on Bradfield Road - opened in October 2023 as...
Stolen Sheffield Connect free bus found with ‘significant damage’
A bus which was part of the free Connect electric transport service was found damaged and abandoned yesterday in Killamarsh, north Derbyshire. It was confirmed by SYMCA...
£55m ‘build-to-rent’ housing development approved by Sheffield City Council
Manchester-based developer Beech Holdings has been granted planning permission by Sheffield City Council to build a £55m ‘Sheffield Gardens’ housing complex on Meadow...
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Sheffield’s Chronic Pain Cafe has seen a surge in popularity as it combats women’s loneliness and chronic pain
A Sheffield café that helps women deal with chronic pain has seen a surge in popularity since it was formed six months ago. The Women’s Chronic Pain Café takes place at Burngreave Vestry Hall and helps women deal with persistent pain cycles and ways to break it. The...
Police still searching for suspect in attempted burglary of 102-year-old man’s home
Police have renewed their appeal to find an alleged suspect who attempted to burgle the home of a 102-year-old man. The attempted burglary happened on January 17 at 1pm in the Fox Hill area, when two men attempted to gain entry to a pensioner's house pretending to be...
Sheffield commemorates the 97 victims on the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy
A memorial service was held on Monday to mark the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. A total of 97 Liverpool fans died and 766 were injured during a FA Cup final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15 in 1989, in which they were wrongly...
Call for more school places as Sheffield parents miss out
A councillor and school governor in Sheffield has spoken out on Primary school offer day over the need for more primary school places across the city, after it was revealed that some parents have missed out on their first choice school. April 16 marks the announcement...
Green Party claim credit for Sheffield’s new electric bus service
The Green Group have claimed credit for the Sheffield Connect service around Sheffield city centre, with four new green buses that are free to use, emission-free and electric. This comes after the group made the proposals as part of their 2019 budget...
Fast treatment helps to reduce serious foot disease in patients with diabetes
Latest figures show that 85.7% of patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Sheffield were seen within two weeks of presentation compared to the national average of 66.6%. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the best performing major centre in the...