Future High Streets Fund

Dan Butlin of Creative Arts Development Space, which will run Event Central when it opens next year.

Opening date for £8m events venue

Works is now beginning on restoration and improvements to the Victoria Hall

Work begins on historic Victoria Hall restoration and improvements

The Victoria Hall is becoming an important city community hub

The Foundry Sheffield extends network of charity and community support

Rose Durant, the Chief Executive of The Foundry Sheffield

The Foundry Sheffield aims to expand services into wider community

Riverside Gardens

Rotherham's Riverside Garden scheme along River Don delayed

Sheffield's Victoria Hall will get a major upgrade of facilities

Future High Streets Funding bringing new facilities to Victoria Hall

Tom Rattigan and Rose Durant

Two new posts announced for Sheffield’s Victoria Hall

Sheffield's Container Park project spent a ill-fated six months on Fargate and cost nearly £600,000 before it was dismantled.

Container Park replaced with more boxes

Pictured is an artist's impression of the interior of Fargate's planned cultural hub Events Central in the city centre.

Cultural hub gets the go-ahead as part of multi-million pound Fargate revamp

Pictured is an artist's impression of the multi-million pound planned rejuvenation for Sheffield city centre's Fargate.

Council to showcase plans to turn city centre street into 'social hub'

The £23M project will regenerate the area around County Way and the Digital Media Centre in Barnsley's town centre.

Plans submitted for £23m town centre regeneration project including cycling hub ...

Artists' impression of Events Central on Fargate in Sheffield city centre.

Council reveals timeline for huge Fargate project

The Fargate store was occupied by New Look and is currently used by a fashion retailer.

City Council bids to buy two buildings in city centre

The issue was highlighed by Coun Shaffaq Mohammed, leader of the Lib Dems in Sheffield.
He wondered if the grants were ‘over generous’ and whether ‘we could have spread the jam a bit more’.

'Eye-watering' grants for city centre buildings defended

Some £900,000 is being given to the Medical Research Council Pension Fund to help turn the former Topman store on Fargate into offices.

Councillor queries enormous grants to private sector

Shoppers on Fargate

Sheffield city centre: Fargate shop set to be transformed with £900,000 grant

The new Event Central building on Fargate.

Huge events building in Sheffield city centre revealed

Artists impression of the plans.

Rotherham Council awarded £12.6m to transform town centre - here's how it could ...

Rotherham town centre. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Barnsley and Rotherham high streets set for £28m transformation

A visualisation of Fargate at night. Picture: University of Sheffield.

Work to start 'this year' on £20m plan to save Sheffield's high street

Sheffield Council’s bid to the Future High Street Fund to invest in areas such as Fargate has been succesful and will see the city receive up to £15.8 million

Sheffield successful in Future High Streets Fund bid

The new entrance lobby on Fargate.

Former Fargate shop to become entrance lobby

Yorkshire Bank will fall empty on October 14. Picture: Chris Etchells

Potential lifeline for empty property

Empty shops are building up on Fargate, as Pandora, Office, H Samuel, Next, New Look and River Island move out.

Worries over future of Fargate as shops shut

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What Sheffield City Council are doing to sort out 'less than ideal' city centre

High Street, Sheffield

Sheffield High Street could be transformed with £25m ‘game-changer’ investment

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Grant bid could help Rotherham Council tackle challenges of declining town centr...

Rotherham town hall

Grant bid could help Rotherham Council tackle challenges of declining town centr...

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