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The heritage groups involved in the Market Tavern-saga over the last year and a half welcome Sheffield Council’s apology over “the events surrounding the loss” of the former public house.

Heritage campaigners “welcome” council’s apology over destroying Market Tavern

Sheffield City Council head of service, education and skills John Mansergh speaking at a meeting of the council education, children and families policy committee. On the left is assistant director for school effectiveness Pat Butterell. Picture: council webcast

Action agreed to tackle “steep rise” in children excluded from schools

Sheffield City Council is proposing a new five-year strategy to address the growing demand for temporary accommodation across the city.

Sheffield Council proposes a new five-year ‘temporary accommodation strategy’

A new report shows improvement in tenant satisfaction in Sheffield Council’s housing stock.

Tenants satisfaction improves by six per cent in Sheffield Council homes

Coun Toby Mallinson speaking at a meeting of Sheffield City Council's education, children and families policy committee, June 10, 2025. Picture: council webcast screenshot

SEND services have become “unmanageable” and need urgent reform

Coun Dawn Dale, chair of Sheffield City Council's children, education and families policy committee. Picture: Sheffield Labour

Children ‘must be encouraged to pursue their career dreams’

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard has welcomed the Chancellor’s spending review, calling it “good news for South Yorkshire” – though he admits there is still more to be done.

Mayor: Spending review is ‘good news for South Yorkshire but work still to do’

A new 20mph zone will come to effect in a Sheffield suburb following a public consultation – where only five responses were submitted.

20mph zone in suburb approved but councillor raises concern

A new speed limit order on a “dangerous” road in Sheffield has been approved.

New speed limit order on “dangerous” Sheffield road approved

Almost ten sites where the council has voted to release areas of the green belt for future housing or employment development in Sheffield include additional zones marked for “green belt deletion.”

Councillor says ‘green belt deletion’ may open door to further development

Sheffield Council has been listed as one of the most improved in the country.

Sheffield City Council shortlisted as one of the best in the UK

Cllr Smith has been a councillor for 11 years and he recently chaired the council’s economic development and skills committee.

New LibDem boss wants to work with each other to make city a ‘much better place’

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust deputy chief nurse Elaine Coghill, left, and quality director Angie Gibbs, speaking at Sheffield city Council's health scrutiny sub-committee on June 5, 2025. Picture: Council webcast

Hospitals compare well to other NHS trusts for number of avoidable mistakes

New chief executive of St Luke's Hospice, Jo Lenton, speaking at a meetingopf Sheffield City Council's health scrutiny sub-committee on June 5, 2025. Picture: Sheffield City Council webcast

Financial situation at hospice is “significantly challenging”, says new head

Chair of the Friends of Graves Park, Caroline Dewar, speaking at a meeting of Sheffield City Council's charity trustee sub-committee on March 3, 2025. Picture: Sheffield Council webcast

Park lovers’ group increase pressure on council in row over use of land

The council’s health scrutiny committee has been presented with more information regarding the deaths of children under the care of Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

Children’s Hospital vows to learn from every death as 41 recorded in year

A suburb in Sheffield is set to receive a 20mph speed limit order, following the outcome of a public consultation.

Next suburb in Sheffield set for 20mph speed limit order

A new speed limit scheme is set to be introduced on several busy roads in Sheffield, following a public consultation.

New speed limit to be implemented on busy Sheffield roads after consultation

Sheffield City Council says it is offering temporary accommodation to other residents of a flat block in Erskine Road following a tragic fatal fire.

Council offers temporary housing to neighbours after fatal flat fire

Sheffield Town Hall - education committee councillors will discuss urgent action to tackle rising numbers of school exclusions

Urgent moves to tackle big rise in children excluded from schools

Business leaders across Yorkshire are urging the government to support a bold new vision for the region’s railway network.

Yorkshire businesses call on government to support ambitious rail plan

A Sheffield City Council map of the Stocksbridge & Upper Don ward, where a by-election is being held on June 26, 2025

Candidates announced for council by-election

Ecclesfield Park’s multi-use games area (MUGA) on The Common is set for a major upgrade, transforming it into a new Play Zone complete with perimeter fencing and floodlighting.

Sheffield park’s MUGA to be upgraded to Play Zone with fencing and floodlights

Musheir El-Farra of Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid outside Sheffield Town Hall on Friday, November 29, 2024, when the Palestine flag flew over the building. Picture: Julia Armstrong, LDRS

Palestine activists call for Labour MPs and councillors to resign

Sheffield City Council's School Attendance Charter, which is backed by key city organisations. Image: Sheffield City Council

School attendance shows “significant” improvement

Meredith Teasdale, strategic director of children's services at Sheffield City Council. Picture: Sheffield Council webcast

System struggles with “unprecedented” demand for child neurodiversity services

The Northern General Hospital in Sheffield

Hospitals admit to four completely avoidable errors during surgery

An artist's impression of the redeveloped Dome.

£14m revamp of popular swimming pool complex in leisure centre begins

Sheffield City Council is taking part in a scheme to build more small-scale new homes developments on its brownfield sites. Picture: LDRS

City taking part in pilot scheme to help build more homes

A Google Maps image of St Luke's Hospice in Sheffield, which has just produced its annual quality report, saying it expects to face a big financial deficit

St Luke’s Hospice expects to have £500k deficit in coming year

Sheffield City Council is taking part in a new government scheme that will see brownfield sites used for housing developments.

Council to join scheme that will see brownfield sites used for housing

Images on the the cover of the Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust's Quality Account report for 2024/25

NHS action to cut risk of suicide or self-harm by health service users

Green belt land Land between Lodge Moor Road and Redmires Conduit is earmarked for 258 homes

Council explains how to have your say on greenbelt consultation

A new report says there were 41 deaths “under the care of Sheffield Children’s [Hospital]” in 2024/25.

More than 40 children died under the care of children's hospital last year

An empty industrial unit in Newhall Road, Attercliffe, Sheffield, could soon be converted into the city's first dedicated pickleball court.

Plans approved to convert Attercliffe unit into pickleball courts

A by-election for the Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward in Sheffield will take place on June 26, following the resignation of Councillor Julie Grocutt.

Date for Stocksbridge and Upper Don by-election in Sheffield is set

Here are nine remarkable planning applications put to Sheffield City Council and validated in the past week and could change whole neighbourhoods around them.

Round up of plans put to Sheffield's city council

Sheffield Labour Against Benefit Cuts was formed in recent months to build consensus within the party against austerity.

Sheffield Labour branch votes to express opposition to government benefits cuts

Andalus Community Centre has been given the green light to stay at its new home in Townshead Street in Sheffield city centre.

Popular mosque gets green light to stay at new home in city centre

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Police have made an arrest after a body was found in Sheffield and Tinsley Canal in Attercliffe

Police make murder arrest after discovery of body in Sheffield

19-year-old Elarna Garner-Abbey was brought before The Recorder of Sheffield, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC, yesterday (Wednesday, June 11, 2025), to be sentencedc on one count of violent disorder, relating to her participation in the riots at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers last August.

Rioter has case adjourned after discovering she is pregnant

15 Sheffield areas with the most people on benefits have been revealed

Data reveals the Sheffield areas with the most people on benefits