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Sheffield news: Live updates as city looks set for new park with water play area and fears are raised over M1

Sheffield is set for a new city centre park complete with a water play area.
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Builders Henry Boot recently held a ‘topping out’ ceremony for the flats known as Kangaroo Works on Trafalgar Street, with work due to be finished next year.

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He is to receive a national award this week.

LIVE BLOG: updates as city looks set for new park with water play area and fears are raised over M1

Key Events

  • New park with water play park planned for Sheffield
  • Safety concerns raised over roadworks near Meadowhall
  • Award for gay man once told he could not foster girls

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7:52am - Sheffield set for giant block of 365 flats, new food hall and park with water play area

A city centre park set to feature a climbing boulder, a water play area and a kiosk for coffee, ice cream and other snacks is planned for Sheffield, along with a food hall and new giant block of flats.

7:44am - Motorways boss responds to ‘risk to life’ warning over gas works disruption near Meadowhall

Long-running gas works affecting the M1 near Meadowhall in Sheffield are posing a ‘significant risk to life’, one motorist has claimed.

7:41am - Gay man from South Yorkshire once told he 'could not foster girls' wins national award for helping children

A gay man once told he could not foster girls has now won a national award for offering homes to dozens of chilldren

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