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Casey Lister

Pregnant mum drank from cup with mould mites in severely damp bedroom

Coun Ben Miskell.

Clean Air Zone: Two thirds drop in polluting vehicles

Coun Ben Miskell, chair of the regeneration, climate change and transport committee, said 2024 was going to be a "really exciting" year for Heart of the City II.

'Big uplift' in interest from retailers after scaffolding comes down

Coun Ben Miskell at Moorfoot, which could become flats.

'Exciting' plans for Moorfoot discussed with Homes England

Homes on Greenland Walk in Darnall have been left without heating or hot water a resident says.

Homes left without heating as temperatures plummet

Taxpayers are expected to pick up the bill for two Sheffield special schools - Holgate Meadows and Heritage Park - that have run up a combined £5m deficit.

Taxpayer will write off £5m debt held by special schools, sources say

Brendan is creating a new life with the support of Roundabout and Arches Housing

Brendan finds independence with Roundabout and Arches Housing

Tramlines festival-goers braving the rain and mud in Hillsborough Park in July. Picture: Julia Armstrong, LDRS

Pictures show how Hillsborough park looks, four months after Tramlines

Flower seller Andrew Millard has had a stall for 34 years, and has been outside Iceland on The Moor for the last decade. But at Moorfoot he says takings are 75 per cent down.

Council chief welcomes return of traders to The Moor after row

Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Council finalises case for funding

Ernest Copley House in High Green, Sheffield, is being treated for bed bugs after the insects were found there

Bed bugs alert at care home sees communal areas made off-limits

Coun Ben Miskell on Fargate.

Regeneration costs more than double to £33m

Part of commuter route to close for wake of “very special” person

"Inadequate" Sheffield care home had beds stained with faeces

The site is currently made up of disused allotments, woodland and a former sports field set between Maltby and the former Maltby Colliery.

Council set to rubber stamp controversial outline plans for 185 houses in Maltby

Cllr Glynis Campbell Sinclair was spotted cleaning her windows while on camera during a meeting of Highland Council's Inverness Area Committee Picture: Highland Council / SWNS

Councillor cleans her home's windows during live-streamed meeting

Four bidders have been invited to the next stage of finding a long-term lease for Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Credit: Marie Caley

Next stage of negotiations over Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Tramlines turned Hillsborough Park into a mud bath. Sheffield Council's parks committee chairman has now issued an updated assessment of the state of the park. Photo: Dean Atkins, National World

Boss issues Hillsborough Park update on repairs after Tramlines damage

Broomhill shoppers have been hit by the temporary closure of the centre's rooftop car park. Picture: David Kessen, National World

Parking blow as shoppers hit by temporary closure of car park

Sheffield Waterfront Festival at Victoria Quays is a big tourist draw.

Plan to make city tops for tourism met with caution

Warren Carratt, chief executive of Nexus Multi Academy Trust and Councillor Chris Read, leader of the council, officially opening Forest View

Extra school places for pupils with special educational needs in Rotherham

Sheffield Christmas Market 2023 opens today at 10am, with three festive bars and over 50 log cabins ready to cheer visitors until December 24.

Sheffield Christmas Market 2023 opens today

Council agrees to defer separate food waste collection in Sheffield

Sheffield Town Hall

Council to spend £1m on supporting asylum seekers in Sheffield

Coun Minesh Parekh, Labour lead for economic development, culture and skills.

Major events 'can help city beat cost of living crisis'

How the old John Lewis building could look with new glazing and a new storey.

New name for former John Lewis revealed

Fines fell 41 per cent after huge red warnings were installed on Arundel Gate.

Debate over future of bus gate raking in up to £5m a year

More than 50 roads may be affected

Council to agree to close Penistone, Cawthorne and Stocksbridge roads for rally

The Old Town Hall on Castlegate. Pic by urban explorer Andy Tingle.

Plans for flats in historic court house finally moving ahead

Four of the five sites Sheffield Council is seeking to sell. Between them, the council says the plots have the potential for nearly 50 new homes to be built on them. Photo: Sheffield City Council/Rightmove

Council puts 5 plots up for sale, with potential for nearly 50 homes

Sheffield's Children's Services have been rated 'Good' overall by Ofsted, with its Children In Care provision even being praised as 'Outstanding'.

Ofsted rates Sheffield's care of its most vulnerable children 'Good'

A new three-storey classroom block has been opened at Silverdale School to help Sheffield cope with an urgent need for more secondary places.

Silverdale School cuts ribbon on three-storey classroom block

The first of three Alpine Lodges has arrived in Sheffield City Centre ahead of the annual Christmas market on November 16, 2023.

Alpine Lodge arrives in city centre ahead of Christmas market

The Arundel Gate bus gate caught 366 drivers a day before new signs were installed.

Call to refund 39,000 bus gate penalties due to inadequate signs

Food policy changes

Food Column: Food Policy Changes Helping Thousands in Sheffield

The Viper Rooms nightclub, on Carver Street, in Sheffield city centre, has applied to extend its last admissions time until 4am

Nightclub applies to extend last entry to 4am

These are how all of Sheffield's secondary schools performed in 2022-23 according to new Department for Education data known as the Progress 8 scores.

The best-performing Sheffield secondary schools in 2023

Emily Eden is sleeping in a hotel room bed while she waits for a medical replacement

Teenager with terminal cancer made homeless by floods, says dad

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Richard Wheeler tragically died on July 25, 2023.

20-year-old jailed for killing "deeply loved" Owls fan

A man has been arrested and two dogs seized after an attack in Sheffield city centre.

Dog attack sees man arrested and two dogs seized

Sheffield has been given a yellow warning of wind, with disruption possible. Picture: David Kessen, National World

Met offices issues warning as Sheffield faces gales and disruption