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City businesses ‘snookered’ if World Championships leave Sheffield
Sheffield's economy could shrink by £4.5m every year if the World Snooker Championships leave the city, according to a city council report. Matchroom Sport (who own the rights to the majority of professional snooker) has said the event will go elsewhere after 2027...
Petition to keep snooker at the Crucible needs more signatures
A petition has been launched calling for the World Snooker Championship to stay in Sheffield after the contract expires in 2027 - and has reached over 600 signatures. Matt Andrews, 50, the cousin of professional snooker player and coach Gary Filtness, started the...
New £3m Gordon Banks Sports Hub unveiled in Sheffield
Football icon Gordon Banks has been honoured in his hometown of Sheffield with the official opening of a new multi-million-pound sports hub in his name. The well-known football site on Woodburn Road in Darnall, Sheffield has undergone a major transformation thanks to...
University of Sheffield Women’s Football raise over £500 for cancer charity through keepy-uppy challenge
Footballers from the University of Sheffield women's team have raised £526 for the charity Young Lives Against Cancer with a sponsored keepy-uppy challenge. Contestants paid £2 to the charity to enter the challenge and were tasked with completing as many keepy-ups as...
Backlash from Sheffield residents as council reviews funding for cycling provisions in Attercliffe
Sheffield council is re-thinking proposals for cyclists as a part of the £17 million Attercliffe regeneration project after criticism from residents. Plans had...
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Crucible championship: ‘They wouldn’t move tennis from Wimbledon so why move the snooker from Sheffield?’
Fans say they would be devastated if the World Snooker Championship leaves Sheffield's Crucible - its home since 1977. The contract to hold the world snooker...
Sheffield hosts World Snooker Championships for 49th year running
For the 49th year in a row, Sheffield is hosting the World Snooker Championships, with the prestigious event being staged at the Crucible Theatre in the heart of the...
Sheffield United announce Big Charity Bash
Sheffield United announced that Chris Basham’s testimonial match will take place on Sunday May 4 at Bramall Lane, with all profits going to Weston Park Cancer Charity....
Sheffield hosts World Snooker Championships for 49th year running
For the 49th year in a row, Sheffield is hosting the World Snooker Championships, with the prestigious event being staged at the Crucible Theatre in the heart of the city. The tournament - which began on 19 April and runs until 5 May - has seen 32 of the very best...
Sheffield United announce Big Charity Bash
Sheffield United announced that Chris Basham’s testimonial match will take place on Sunday May 4 at Bramall Lane, with all profits going to Weston Park Cancer Charity. Chris Basham announced his retirement in late August, after suffering a horrific injury when he...
Student runs Sheffield Half Marathon to raise awareness for men’s mental health
A Hallam University student has taken part in the Sheffield Half Marathon and set up a fundraiser for the charity Mind in order to spark conversation over men's mental health after his own previous experiences. Ollie Creighton, 20, grew up with poor mental health and...
‘It was one of the best things I’ve done in my life’: Sheffield runners pound city streets for charities
More than 6,000 runners, including characters like Mr Blobby, Scooby Doo and the Minions took to the city's streets for Sheffield Half Marathon on Sunday. The 13.1 mile race, organised by Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, which was ran by 6,489 runners, began in the city...
Prayers in the Peaks: international students find divine solace in Sheffield’s nature
The Peak District has become a popular prayer destination for international Muslim students who have discovered a piece of heaven away from home. Students go in groups...
Sheffield experiences driest spring for 90 years – increasing threat of hosepipe ban
Yorkshire Water water has launched its drought plans, with the threat of a future hosepipe ban after Sheffield experienced its driest spring in 90 years. The recent...
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Petition to stop building on greenfield sites in the East of Sheffield reaches 4,000 signatures
A campaign group aiming to protect greenfield land in the East of Sheffield has created a petition to stop a large development going ahead. Members of the “opposition to the planned removal of green belt land in S13” want to protect Handsworth’s Finchwell and...
Low carbon transport proposed as the key to Sheffield’s growth
A new plan to promote "Walking, Wheeling and Cycling" in Sheffield hopes to tackle rising transport inequality and the current NHS burden by taking a new approach to creating a safe, reliable, and low-carbon transport network. Councillors across the city have...
Drug driver jailed following high-speed police chase through Sheffield
A driver who was high on cannabis drove down the wrong side of a carriageway towards oncoming vehicles before crashing into another car while trying to flee from police. Laine Hempsey, 25, of Dryden Avenue, Southey Green, Sheffield, was driving a Vauxhall Signum in...
Thousands of tourists set to gather in the “foodie capital” of the UK for Sheffield Food Festival
After being crowned the UK's foodie capital by global hospitality giant Accor in March 2025, Sheffield is gearing up for it's biggest culinary celebration of the year. The Sheffield Food Festival is set to return during the late May Bank Holiday from Saturday 24th to...
Council’s plans for the largest loss of protected Green Belt Land to date leaves Sheffield residents “devastated”
The UK's largest loss of protected Green Belt land to date could be given the go-ahead by Sheffield City Council on Wednesday, 14th May. 327.45 hectares of Sheffield's Green Belt land is at risk of being lost after the Sheffield City Council have proposed to build...
Sheffield remembers: Wartime stories for VE Day’s 80th
As the nation today (Thursday 8 May) marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, Sheffielders’ share their experiences from family members who participated in the war effort. 73-year-old Anne-Marie Appleton from Crosspool told of her mother, Muriel Goddard...