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Council confirm nearly 1,500 homes to be built in Ecclesfield despite opposition from residents
As part of the ‘Sheffield Plan’, Sheffield City Council confirmed in an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday that current plans will go ahead to build 1,494 homes in Ecclesfield and Grenoside.
Chair of council social care committee calls overseas worker recruitment ‘short-sighted’
Councillor Angela Argenzio is also the leader of Sheffield Green Party
Safety plea issued after grandad dies in house fire
A man has passed away after emollient cream made his clothes more flammable and were set alight by a gas heater. Jim Rownsley, of Kempton Gardens, is believed to...
Unpaid carers: The invisible backbone of a strained social care system
Sheffield’s new Adult Partnership Board was established on 30 April to work collaboratively to transform local social care, and in choosing its areas of focus, it was...
Sheffield’s Glasshouses Reopen as Hub for Community Food Revolution
A Sheffield-based food organisation has taken over operation of the historic Glasshouses in a bid totransform how local communities grow and access food. Food Works, a...
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‘A sleeping bag should not be a home’: Sheffield homeless charity to tackle Half Marathon in sleeping bags
Sheffield homeless charity set to take on half marathon wearing sleeping bags.
Breaking: Crash on Whitham Road causes congestion
There have been delays after the collision close to the Northumberland Road junction.
Sheffield celebrates all things babies and breastfeeding
Sheffield loves children and breastfeeding.
Easter themed baby musical party welcomes new mothers
An exciting Easter party will be held for babies and mothers.
Christians in Sheffield come together to share their love for tech and worship music
Andy Mayer, the lead organiser of FaithTech in Sheffield said: ” FaithTech is a community of people who love Jesus and love tech.
“The problem it aims to solve is that often people who work in tech, their colleagues don’t understand how you can work in tech and follow Jesus. When you’re at church its hard to meet people who are interested in tech.”
The community has over 100 individual members, with members living in and outside of Sheffield.
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Sheffield councillors to visit Ukraine in a demonstration of solidarity, despite ongoing conflict
Credits: Sheffield City Council
Booze, bites and buddies: Indie Beer Feast has it all
Indie Beer Feast returns to Trafalgar Warehouse to kick start Beer Week in style.
South Yorkshire Police release CCTV images following indecent exposure at Sheffield park
South Yorkshire Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with reports of indecent exposure at Endcliffe Park. At 5.22pm on Saturday 1 March, police received reports that a man had exposed himself and committed a lewd act in...
New Japanese supermarket Hello Japan set to open up in the Moor
New Japanese Supermarket ‘Hello Japan’ is coming to The Moor soon…
The Hoppiest Event of the Year! Sheffield Beer Fest returns this weekend
Beer Week will return to Sheffield this weekend, bringing unique food and drink to South Yorkshire for the 11th consecutive year. The annual festival will run from Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March. Beer lovers can expect a city wide celebration focused on...
Award-winning Sheffield author celebrates International Women’s Day with new book
Sheffield-based author and PhD student Molly Aitken marked International Women’s Day with the launch of her latest novel, Bright I Burn.