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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...
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...
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...
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....
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Sheffield rugby club on the hunt for new players
Crookes based rugby club, Hallamshire RUFC, are on the lookout for a host of new players to fulfil plans of creating a second team come the start of the 2024/25...
Sheffield Wednesday fans call for Chansiri to sell up
The 1867 Group of Sheffield Wednesday fans have set up a fundraiser to support the end of Dejphon Chansiri’s controversial nine year ownership. The GoFundMe page,...
Brand New ‘Kyle Walker Academy’ in Sheffield
England and Manchester City Defender Kyle Walker, 33, has partnered with The Sheffield College to launch a brand new academy in the city. Walker who grew up locally in...
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...
Sheffield Wednesday’s first club captain at Hillsborough to receive a new headstone after fundraiser doubles expectations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bjK93eMr8Q&t=1s A commission for a new headstone for Ambrose Langley, Sheffield Wednesday’s first captain at Hillsborough, has raised more than £5,300. Langley’s headstone had fallen and been removed from Burngreave Cemetery – the...
Snow sports group want Ski Village revival – but not everyone is keen
A ski group hoping to see the Sheffield Ski Village reopened have produced a new film to showcase the site's potential. Sheffield Ski Village, Neepsend, closed after it was destroyed by a fire in April 2012. Now a group of snow sports fanatics want the site to be...
Bus company leaves two students ‘stranded’ in the Peak District while trying to return to Sheffield
A pair of Sheffield students said they were left 'stranded' in the Peak District after misleading signs meant they weren't able to get a bus back to the city....
Internet DJ brings viral livestream to Sheffield with new scholarship for emerging artists
Hundreds of music fans gathered in Sheffield city centre on Friday as DJ AG returned to the city with one of his trademark street performances, which offered local...
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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 with homelessness, mental wellbeing, physical health, housing as well as helping people into...
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 consultation comes two weeks after the first, which took place over the Easter weekend. Members of the public...
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 one of 71 stores Poundland took over from collapsed retailer Wilko. However, this Saturday, it is...
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...
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...
Man to run marathon to raise money for Sheffield’s children hospital
A man will run a marathon to raise funds for Sheffield children’s hospital after they saved the life of his colleague’s six-year-old daughter. The man, 22-year-old Kieran Robinson, is an apprentice plumber based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. In his last job, he worked...