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Ask the Mayor - November Q&A

The latest stories from The Star's monthly reader Q&A with South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard

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Microsoft is racing to fix a global outage

Council and South Yorkshire Police hit by global Microsoft outage

Police want to speak to Luke Peat in connection with a stabbing in Lancaster

Police name and release photo of man wanted over stabbing

The M18 is closed in both directions

Breaking Motorists face motorway chaos after M18 closed in both directions

L-R: Mudasar Hussain and Kamir Khan

Rapists on the the run after attacking teenage girl in Rotherham

The blue line is closed due to a sinkhole in the Birley Lane area

Mayor Oliver Coppard to meet Crystal Peak traders over tram disruption

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard has said that a hole underneath the Supertram track is not expected to be fixed "this side of Christmas"

Hole under tram track will not be fixed “this side of Christmas”

Sheffield Christmas Markets have officially opened today and have certainly bought the festive feeling across the city centre.

Sheffield Christmas markets 2026: prices revealed

Artists impression of how the new facility could look, with the historic kiln included in the plans. Photo: TJC Heritage Ltd

Green light for protected historic site to become sports facility

Liam Askew-Hutson was handed a 20-month jail term for two years

Paedo gave sex act tips to undercover cop he thought was girl, 13

South Yorkshire Police stopped a van filled with 75 cannabis plants in black bin bags in Fulwood.

Bin bags full of cannabis plants found when police pull van over

Crowds pack Meadowhall as Santa makes spectacular Christmas arrival

Mudasar Hussain, (left) was found guilty of 12 counts of rape. Ghazanfar Hussain, (top right), was found guilty of one count of rape and Kamir Khan, (bottom right) was found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Three men, including brothers, found guilty of raping teenage girl

Central Library seen from Tudor Square

Sheffield Library Theatre to remain open “for now” but future unclear

The Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield.

Police called in after Sheffield hospital targeted by thieves

Sheffield-Green council coalition deal falls apart

Reaction to Town Hall chaos

Another twist in the tale of Sheffield's collapsing council

Christmas in Sheffield 🎄⭐

Sheffield Christmas Markets have officially opened today and have certainly bought the festive feeling across the city centre.

Sheffield Christmas markets 2026: prices revealed

Whirlow Hall Farm Trust confirms 2026 Christmas Fayre return on November 28-29, 2026

Much-loved Christmas Fayre set to return to Whirlow Hall Farm

Merry Giftmas at The Moor Sheffield

The Moor launches Merry Giftmas appeal for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity

Santa and some of his animal friends will be at the Westbourne Winter Wonderland.

Family fun at school's Winter Wonderland Christmas Fair

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Sheffield Business

A huge super-lab is under construction on Upper Hanover Street.

15 photos of £86m super-lab compared to 'collapsed bookshelf'

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard

Business rates and council tax ripe for reform says South Yorks mayor

The Charter aims to tackle violence against women and girls to ensure they can enjoy the city without fear of harassment.

Sheffield businesses to tackle violence against women and girls

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (March 25, 2026) to announce the £1.3bn Don Valley Corridor investment scheme in new jobs and homes for Sheffield and Rotherham. Picture: LDRS

£1.2m for Sheffield-Rotherham investment corridor

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard is backing the Don Valley Corridor investment scheme.

Council approves £1.2m for South Yorkshire job creation scheme

The launch of the South Yorkshire People's Network

Buses ‘unlikely’ to make profit even after public control, bosses say

Shoplifting is described as a "national emergency" by Sainsbury's chief executive.

Shoplifting a "national emergency" says popular supermarket chief

Sheffield Crime

Linda Newby was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court for sexually assaulting a child when she was 11-years-old.

Woman who was 11 when she sexually assaulted child walks avoids jail

Police want to speak to the two men pictured because it is believed they may have ‘vital information around the disturbance'

Man rushed to hospital with serious injuries after disturbance

Three jailed over drugs dealing in Barnsley. Pictures are (left to right) Josh Young, 29 of Herries Road, Sheffield, Jack Thomas 27, of Adkins Drive, Sheffield and Dean Arnold, of Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley. Photos: South Yorkshire Police

Sheffield drug dealers jailed over heroin and cocaine supply line

Garry Claydon, 54, was allegedly murdered by his cousin, Wayne White, who is accused of assaulting him while the pair camped out on wasteland in Rotherham

Man murdered cousin on Rotherham wasteland, jury told

Sheffield Food & Drink

The 2026 Gin & Rum Festival is set to take place on Saturday, November 28, 2026 at Trafalgar Warehouse, a stylish 1930s industrial space nestled right in Sheffield city centre.

UK’s biggest gin and rum festival returning this month (aff)

The former Pizza Hut shop on Abbeydale Road, Sheffield. Photo: Google

Plans drawn up for former Sheffield Pizza Hut site

Haier's dishwasher range is renowned for being smart and incredibly capable - so we put that to the test

Haier I-Pro Shine Series 6: Living with a seriously clever dishwasher

The Rose Garden Cafe in Graves Park, Sheffield

Sheffield campaign to save park cafe hits key fundraising target

Sheffield United latest

Former Sheffield United player Billy Sharp speaks to Sky Sports before the Sheffield United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Sky Bet Championship match at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

Billy Sharp delivers Sheffield United prediction for end of season
Sheffield United are currently 10th in the Championship table
Max Morris

Next steps for Peck outlined as ambition made clear amid move interest

Mike Trusson, Sheffield United
Sheffield United v Peterborough - 8th May 1982
Harry Marsh (Chairman of Sheffield United Supporters Club) presents Player of the Year Award to Mike Trusson before the game.

1980s United hero laments loss of football's working class culture

SUPPORT: From Tottenham Hotspur and the Premier League for Leeds United's Jayden Bogle.

Bogle opens up on SUFC transfer exit, Leeds move and Wilder influence

Sheffield Wednesday latest

Sheffield Wednesday defender Sil Swinkels. Picture: Steve Ellis.

Changes, fill-ins and unknowns - Wednesday predicted XI for Plymouth
Sheffield Wednesday welcome Plymouth Argyle to Hillsborough this weekend.
Alex Miller

Finding solution to Owls’ whackamole headache won’t be easy - column

Ernie Weaver injury management revealed as Owls boss offers appraisal

George Brown’s Wednesday status highlighted ahead of Plymouth clash

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Sir Steve Houghton was the leader of Barnsley Council from 1996 to May this year when Reform UK took over

South Yorkshire gets country’s first ever Deputy Mayor for Health

Sheffield Lyceum Theatre pantomime dame Damian Williams. Picture: James Hardisty

Fresh funding to help children experience Sheffield’s culture

The proposal for the Millennium Gallery "flips the layout of the building on its head". Current panels used to control light levels on artwork would be removed and replaced with large windows and an arched canopy. This would make it more open and visible on the street level.

Nine photos of £180m gallery and library transformation

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Abbeydale Brewery receives award to mark 30th anniversary

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School set to close for funeral of popular headteacher

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Rachael Booth, headteacher at The Willows special education school in Thurcroft, suffered a heart attack on the premises and died a few days later on October 20

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A Yorkshire-born artist who taught at Sheffield College of Art for over three decades, has died.

Beloved artist with "creative energy" dies aged 93

Sheffield Homes & Gardens

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Sky-House Co has won approval for its scheme on the former Bernard Works site at Sylvester Gardens in the Cultural Industries Quarter.

Greenlight for city centre housing despite objection over sewer

Urban Splash is revamping flats in the Duke Street block at Park Hill and says they will be ready to move into in 2027.

Sheffield developer Urban Splash ordered to pay £45m fire safety costs

Mrs Hinch uses this clothes airer to help dry her laundry indoors.

This is the clothes airer Mrs Hinch told fans she 'fell in love with'

Parts of Sheffield have been placed on flood alert. Photo shows flooding on Abbeydale Road in November 2002. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Sheffield homes may become "uninsurable" as flood risk rises

Sheffield Food & Drink

The British Indian Good Food Guide has revealed two Sheffield restaurants are in the top 100. Pictured is a tasting menu from Raval, the National Champions of the guide for 2026.

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Tempting Christmas gift collections from Cartwright & Butler and Prestige Hampers, packed with festive treats, sweet indulgences and savoury favourites.

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Muse frontman Matt Bellamy delivered a spell binding performance. (Photo: Luc Burke-Lejeune).

Live review: Muse unleash a sonic assault of electrifyng space rock
A 10/10 dazzling spectacular from Matt Bellamy and co.
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Acclaimed composer Errollyn Wallen with Ensemble 360 musicians

Bringing world premiere, major names and musical surprises to the city

One person supporting this year’s Festival of Light is Richard Scholey, who is remembering his wife, Margaret, with a loving tribute.

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