Community reacts to brand new neighbourhood development plans

by Chloe Scofield | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

Today Sheffield City Council has announced that they will be spending £67m on two new neighbourhoods at Furnace Hill and Neepsend. The council announced the funding at the Convention of the North event in Leeds today. The money has been allocated to bring in 1,300 new...

South Yorkshire tops burglary crime rate according to new data 

by Jack Dean | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Crime, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

New data revealed South Yorkshire has the highest burglary crime rate in England and Wales, with eight burglary crimes per year per 1000 workday people as of January 2024.  The analytics website Plumpot shows there were nearly 11,000 reports of burglary in 2023. Matt...

Sheffield Wednesday fans continue to be ‘fed up with constant failure’ of chairman Dejphon Chansiri

by Isaac Saunders | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Sport, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The 1867 Group plan to voice their discontent once again with owner Chansiri, as more protests are planned for next week’s fixtures against Plymouth and Leeds.  Jake, 36, a member of the fan group said: “My first-time watching Wednesday was on the back end of...

Police appeal for witnesses after life-threatening crash in Sheffield

by Sebastian Alston | Mar 1, 2024 | Crime, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Witnesses are being urgently sought by South Yorkshire Police after a serious collision on Manchester Road left a 21-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.  The incident occurred yesterday at 11:25 am near More Hall Lane when a red Vauxhall Astra collided with a...

Sheffield United: Chris Wilder issues update on Baldock, Brereton Diaz, and Brewster

by Ollie Mitchell | Feb 29, 2024 | Sport, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield United have been handed two major boosts ahead of a Monday night clash with Arsenal. Blades boss Chris Wilder spoke in length about the status of his players in a press conference this afternoon. When asked about Ben Brereton Diaz and George Baldock, who...

Sheffield City Council proposes plans to tackle social housing issues

by Amber Smith | Feb 29, 2024 | Front Page Highlights, Health, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Sheffield City Council is building and acquiring more than 1,000 properties to tackle the demand for social housing, as well as raising council tax for empty properties and second residences. Dr Emma Hock, population health expert, delivered a conference yesterday for...