Here's how you can sign up for The Star's 'courts newsletter'
The Star recently launched a free newsletter, dedicated to our coverage of the courts in Sheffield - and we would love you to sign up.
We recently launched our Courts newsletter, which is being written and sent out to our readers by our specialist court reporter, Sarah Marshall.
Each week she sends out regular newsletter round ups of cases as well as exclusive analysis and critical commentary on some of the city’s biggest cases we cover.
2025 has already been a busy year for Sheffield Crown Court and Sheffield Magistrates’ Court, where some of the big cases we have covered so far include:
- A teenage boy who was sentenced for the killing of a 15-year-old at school,
- A man accused of bringing Sheffield to a halt during an armed siege,
- The murder of a man in a row over a £10 bag of crack cocaine,
- The sentencing of a predatory and callous drug gang which took over a vulnerable man’s home,
- The sentencing of a man who murdered a Good Samaritan and seriously injured four others when he ploughed his car into a group of people.
We cover the courts daily, to shine a light on the crime occurring across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, how the police are catching offenders, the impact crime is having upon society and how justice is being served.
Some of the cases are truly shocking and harrowing.
The Star’s editor, Claire Lewis, said: “Covering court is a fundamental part of local journalism and provides a real insight into today’s society. It shines a light on what’s happening on our streets and what’s being done about it.
“It’s often only when our reporters attend court cases that the real stories behind serious incidents in our communities can be shared for the first time - where we find out the motive for offences, what really happened and what the consequences were.
“We take this role seriously and it comes with a great deal of responsibility.
“Our specialist court reporter, Sarah, has a wealth of experience and will use the newsletters to share her first hand experiences of cases with you.
“We hope this newsletter will ensure people see more of our articles from across the courts in Sheffield and shines a light on the important work we do.”
To sign up, all you need to do is visit this page and tick the box next to ‘court’, before adding your email address.
Sign up boxes and links will also be in our other stories from the courts before our official launch.
Thanks for reading.