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 the turn of the new Millennium.
5. A better welcome
One of the most noticeable changes - for residents and, for that matter, anyone arriving in Sheffield - has been the redevelopment of Sheaf Square outside the railway station, which turned what was a forbidding environment into a very pleasant space with water features and the Cutting Edge stainless steel sculpture. This opened in 2006. Photo: Andrew Roe
6. 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
7. 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
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