New £6m bridge in Catcliffe aims to prevent future flooding, but will it be enough?

by George Stanton | Feb 14, 2025 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A new bridge on Treeton Lane will be fitted with a thinner deck to allow more water to flow underneath it, following flood risks identified during Storm Babet in October 2023.  It was announced earlier this week in RMBC’s budget plans that £6 million will be used for...

‘Dressing gowns and nothing else’: Ponds Forge’s emergency response to 36 hour stand-off

by Max Morris | Feb 13, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Ponds Forge aims to resume to normality after hosting dozens of people that had to be evacuated from their homes during a dramatic police stand-off. Many students and residents of the buildings opened their doors to armed police and were told to evacuate their homes...

Watch: National Learn to Swim day arrives this Saturday in Sheffield

by Amy Hamerslagh | May 17, 2024 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

This weekend, Sheffield welcomes National Learn to swim day which aims to promote water safety and encourage people of all ages to swim. With drowning being a leading cause of accidental death amongst young people, it highlights the importance of learning to swim....

Watch: Plaque to celebrate ‘world’s first church football club’ unveiled in Sheffield gym carpark

by Issy Todd | May 17, 2024 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Uncategorised

The first in a new series of blue plaques to raise awareness of Sheffield’s ‘unique football history’ was unveiled today (May 17). The plaque commemorates Cemetery Road Church FC, which was the first football club in the world to originate from a church.  The...

Watch: Pub staff speak out as Sheffield takes part in national knife crime lockdown

by Ria Caven | May 17, 2024 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Uncategorised, Watch

South Yorkshire Police (SYP) have been taking part in a week of action known as ‘Sceptre’ to highlight the work officers do daily to combat knife crime offences. Detective Superintendent David Cowley, SYP’s force lead for violent crime, said: “Unfortunately we have...

Watch: Barnsley safeguarding team are calling for more self-referrals from the public 

by Isaac Saunders | May 17, 2024 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

ShefNews exclusive data reveals that referrals to Barnsley Safeguarding Team are up 55 per cent. Only seven per cent of that number is comprised of public referrals, with the rest coming from professionals. Cath Erine, Safeguarding Adults Service Manager for Barnsley...