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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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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....
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...
‘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...
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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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...
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 part of Sheffield City Council's Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee meeting on 30...
“Remember the dead, fight for the living”; Sheffield Workers gather for Annual Workers Memorial Day
A crowd gathered in front of Sheffield’s Town Hall to honour those who died on the job on Monday, for an annual tribute. Around 18,000 workers each year are killed or seriously injured at work, and the number is not falling, while prosecutions and inspections falter,...
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 championship at the theatre expires in 2027. Matchroom sport president, Barry Hearn, said: “We want to stay...
Watch: Students and staff unite during first day of UCU strike action
Staff at the University of Sheffield have begun industrial action after the Vice Chancellor Koen Lamberts announced plans to cut staffing costs by £23 million over the next two years. The proposals mean that over 1,000 jobs are at risk and around 50 members of staff...
Council to build on greenfield sites despite public objection
A decision which could lead to thousands of houses being built on greenfield sites in Sheffield ‘just feels wrong’, a leading councillor has said. Sheffield Council has approved the decision to build on greenfield sites in the north and southeast areas of the city...