From political shifts and cultural achievements to plush new buildings and sporting triumphs, here are 10 examples that give a snapshot of the ways the city has altered since 2000.
5. Earning a place on the festival map
The Tramlines music festival transformed summertime in Sheffield from 2009 onwards. Students began to return to the city with friends to attend, and the event quickly gained a reputation as having an excellent lineup for the ticket price. Over time it has evolved from a free festival with a sprawling fringe element to a paid affair, eventually relocating out of the city centre to Hillsborough Park to attract bigger artists. Photo: JPIMedia
6. 21st century shopping
People's shopping habits have changed enormously since 2000, when the internet was still in its infancy. The Moor in Sheffield has undergone a huge revival in the past 20 years and is an example of how planners think retail might survive in future, putting the emphasis on a mix of uses with shops sitting alongside a new market hall, cinema, cafes and even a boutique bowling alley. Photo: Dean Atkins
7. Shifting allegiances
Labour politicians, following Liberal Democrat MP Nick Clegg's defeat in Sheffield Hallam in 2017. In 2019 Miriam Cates won the Penistone & Stocksbridge seat for the Conservatives, making her Sheffield's first Tory MP since the 1990s. Photo: Dean Atkins
8. A garden in the city
The Winter Garden, accessed via Surrey Street or from the Peace Gardens, is another development that has brightened up Sheffield city centre immensely. The £5.5 million temperate glasshouse opened in 2002 - on the first night, children gathered outside with lanterns. Photo: Steve Ellis