- '50st teenager' cut free from home
- Councils issue more parking tickets
- Heatwave will last into weekend
- Girls' seven-plus abortion history
- Second Briton is tested for rabies
- Patients to rate hospital treatment
- MPs warn over defence cost-cutting
- Wpc murder: Yard team goes to Libya
- Hunt's ex-aide faces press inquiry
- Clegg warning over Greece euro exit
- Brave schoolboy wins police award
Local Businesses
Students’ help with big ideas
A CITY accounting firm is working closely with Sheffield University’s enterprise organisation to help students prepare their big ideas for the business world.
Winning event for businesses
MORE than 80 businesses attended a meeting where they came face-to-face with members of the Great Britain Olympic team.
A highway to profits
Rother Valley MP Kevin Barron got the chance to see how steelworks waste can be used to rejuvenate South Yorkshire’s potholed roads when he visited SteelPhalt’s Ickles site in Rotherham.
Contract from Oz spells new expansion
Leading international education technology and services company, Tribal, is creating hi-tech jobs and expanding its Sheffield operations after winning a multi-million pound contract with one of the largest education authorities in the world.
Exporters must assess Eurozone risks
Yorkshire firms exporting products and services worth more than £6 billion a year to the Eurozone are being urged to take a long hard look at the risks they are running.
‘Grave’ actor for Cathedral bash
Actor and theatre director Richard Wilson has been named as guest speaker at Sheffield Chamber of Commerce President’s Dinner.
1 commentVenuemasters show success
Venuemasters, the Sheffield-based organisation that promotes academic institutions as locations for conferences, exhibitions and product launches, is celebrating the success of its annual academic venue show.
Phew! Sheffield buses overheat in sun
HOT weather caused a headache for South Yorkshire bus passengers when vehicles started overheating.
11 commentsCar company in administration
A CAR parts firm with a branch in Sheffield has been placed into administration, putting jobs at risk.
Campaigners fear building could jeopardise rail revival
PLANS to build housing, shops and offices could jeopardise the restoration of the Woodhead rail route between Sheffield and Manchester, campaigners fear.
Bus company’s green giveaway
SHOPPERS in Sheffield will be able to pick up goody bags containing eco-friendly gifts as part of an environmental awareness drive held by a bus company.
A capital way to cut energy costs
Energy saving technology specialist EMSc (UK) has completed prestigious contracts to cut costs at two top London landmarks.
Turnover boost for manufacturing companies
Manufacturers across Yorkshire and Humber are boosting sales, creating jobs and investing more according to the Manufacturing Advisory Service.
New funeral fleet
Funeral directors John Fairest has invested £910,000 in a new fleet of vehicles.
2 commentsSoftware group sets up centre of app expertise
Software company Sanderson has named South Yorkshire as a centre of expertise for developing apps for iPads and mobile devices.
435 jobs saved at outdoor clothing retailer
Insolvency experts and lawyers from Sheffield have helped to save 435 jobs at Chesterfield-based outdoor clothing and camping equipment retailer W Yeomans.
Cold comfort for city region’s firms
Former Trade and Industry Secretary Lord Heseltine had cold comfort for Sheffield City Region manufacturers when he delivered the keynote speech at the Cutlers’ Feast.
‘Banks on the side of business’
British Bankers Association chief Angela Knight mounted a spirited defence of the finance industry in front of an at times disbelieving audience at the Cutlers’ Feast.
‘Mayor debate won’t go away’
Sheffield’s resounding ‘No’ to an elected mayor may not be the final answer, according to Lord Heseltine.
Architectural firm enjoys good start
Coda Studios, the award-winning Sheffield architectural design company, says it has made the best start to the year since the recession caused the building slump in 2008.
Design skill on display
Sheffield Society of Architects is celebrating its 125th birthday by creating a shop window on young design talent.
Casting an i over project
A retired bishop and a government minister have popped by for lunch hand-made by teens learning new skills at a Sheffield food project.
Thousands following Sheffield United to Wembley
SHEFFIELD United will be backed by more than 27,000 fans as they bid to follow cross-city rivals Sheffield Wednesday and secure promotion to the Championship.
165 commentsBusiness chiefs asked for views
PRIVATE businesses are being asked for their views on the impact of the recession and what should happen to help them create more jobs.
Students meet video challenge
TOURISM group Destination Chesterfield has teamed up with media students at Chesterfield College to produce video content to promote the town’s regeneration sites.
Hart Shaw links with university to boost students’ business skills
Accountants and business advisers Hart Shaw have joined forces with Sheffield University to help the next generation of graduates to turn their business ideas into a reality.
Timber fuels success for farm entrepreneur
BARNSLEY farmer Robert Lodge has logged on to a roaring success.
Insolvency fall brings no joy
The number of insolvencies affecting individuals has fallen in Yorkshire, according to the insolvency trade body R3.
Key Sheffield University building to get £20m new look
WORK is to begin this summer on a £20 million refurbishment of one of Sheffield University’s key buildings.
5 commentsMore long-term jobless youths
JOBLESS figures may have fallen in the last quarter - but a South Yorkshire MP has highlighted that the number of youngsters on the dole for more than a year has increased 199 per cent in the last 12 months.
On the right track to reach start line
RUNNERS heading to the Don Valley Stadium for the start of the Sheffield Half Marathon have some extra help with early morning Supertram services
Small business group launched
SHEFFIELD Central MP Paul Blomfield was guest of honour at the launch of a new group representing the area’s start-up businesses.
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Train company going green in Sheffield
Rail operator East Midlands Trains - which operates trains between Sheffield and London, Nottingham and Manchester - is going green.
Final go-ahead for Mexborough supermarket plan
CONTROVERSIAL plans to develop build a major supermarket in Mexborough can go ahead after the final obstacle was removed.
Energy strategy vital for Britain’s future
Coalition government chiefs are being urged to boost manufacturing by launching an energy strategy based around nuclear power.
Firth Rixson top supplier award
Firth Rixson Forgings’ performance has been hailed as “exceptional” by aero engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.
A1 gets a tow from HSBC as it launches its next growth spurt
Towbar specialist A1 Towing is targeting growth, expanding its premises and doubling the capacity of its design centre with backing from HSBC’s South Yorkshire Commercial Banking team.
Fans urged to snap up rail tickets
SHEFFIELD United fans planning to travel to Wembley by train are urged to buy their tickets quickly.
Train services back to normal
RAIL services by Sheffield to London operator East Midlands Trains have returned to normal after six one-day strikes by drivers.
Supermarket gets go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a supermarket in Mexborough can go ahead after the final obstacle was removed.
‘Can do’ attitude underpins local success
LORD Heseltine and Energy UK’s new chief executive Angela Knight will be among the leading guests attending the 376th Cutlers’ Feast, which takes place in the Cutlers’ Hall tonight.
New growth for fabrication firm
Custom Metal Products, the Rotherham-based steel fabrications specialist, is heading for expansion after winning contracts in Nottingham and Essex.
Taking a dive for success
Businesses from across the region are being invited to the ‘Dinner with Olympians’ in July as part of a drive by the City of Sheffield Diving Club to raise funds to continue its development programme and coach the next generation of diving stars.
Digital Region seeks a partner
Digital Region has launched the search for a new partner to run its £90 million superfast broadband network throughout South Yorkshire.
Disused turbines set to be removed
THEY’RE a well-known landmark on the approach to Sheffield...
2 commentsShopping mall’s awards success
Meadowhall Shopping Centre has picked up two national marketing awards at an awards ceremony hosted by rugby player and Strictly Come Dancing star Austin Healey.
Engineers bank on expansion
AN ENGINEERING firm has received financial support to help expand its business.
£58m South Yorkshire tram train plan
SOUTH Yorkshire commuters are to benefit from a major Government announcement - with £58 million of funding set to be granted for a unique new tram-train service between Sheffield and Rotherham.
30 commentsRail company faces second strike ballot
RAIL firm East Midlands Trains could be hit with strike action by a second union over planned changes to staff pensions.
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