Sheffield Council

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

Sheffield Town Hall

Sheffield Council spends over £45k compensation on complaints

Councillor Sue Alston said that she is worried Sheffield City Council is heading back to centralisation of decision-making

Council row over fears of move back to centralisation of power

Kate Josephs, Sheffield City Council's chief executive, welcomes the investment but warns the government more is needed.

Council chief brands the government’s investment in the region as ‘peanuts’

Members of Sheffield City Council watch on screens as chair of the independent inquiry into the city street trees scandal, Sir Mark Lowcock, addresses an extraordinary council meeting to discuss the report's findings. Picture: Julia Armstrong, LDRS

Council faces major challenges in transforming decision making

Images from a Sheffield City Council report on the Rose Garden Cafe at Graves Park, showing damage to the structure

Park cafe scaffolding has cost council £111k

Mountain biking at Parkwood Springs, Sheffield

Sheffield awarded £20million in the third round of levelling up fund

Sheffield Council leader has set out his vision to extend the city's tram network, with two new tram-train routes, and to improve bus services

Council leader sets out ambition for 2 new tram train routes

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

Service charges at Crystal Peaks to increase for the first time over a decade

A festive bus fares deal will soon be on offer in Sheffield to tempt shoppers into the city centre, where Christmas markets are open, members of Sheffield City Council were told at a meeting

City centre Christmas shopping bus fares offer on way – but no parking deal

How the Container Park on Fargate in Sheffield city centre looked before it was dismantled.

Report comes back with damning findings on Fargate Container project

Council agrees to defer separate food waste collection in Sheffield

Allotment tenants will have to pay a little bit more in the next couple of years.

Council to increase allotment rents below inflation

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

The Sheffield memorial park near Serre, France, where city soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Picture: David Kessen

Why Sheffield owns this famous part of France

Couple urge Sheffield Council to trim tree ‘causing mayhem’

Some campaigners who fought against the infamous street tree felling scandal are still waiting for personal apologies from Sheffield Council despite the deadline having passed.

Tree campaigners still waiting for personal apologies from council

Crowds at the Christmas lights switch-on event at Barker's Pool, in Sheffield city centre, in 2006. There will be no big lights switch-on event in the city centre this year due to safety concerns

Disappointment over lack of Christmas lights switch-on

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 Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel and for a two-state solution to the conflict in a full council motion this week.

Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza and Israel amid huge free Palestine protests

Free Palestine protest outside Sheffield Town Hall. Sheffield Council said it would review its policy on Town Hall flags but refused to apologise for hoisting the Israeli flag after a backlash.

Council to review flag policy but not apologise following Israeli flag backlash

A walker at Wyming Brook, Sheffield.

Council responds to rocketing Wyming Brook petition calling to save 1,000 trees

Autumn Colour in Wyming Brook taken by John Scholey

Heartbreak as more than 1,000 trees are being felled in Wyming Brook

Sheffield Town Hall. Labour councillors are calling for better equality for people who experienced the care system who feel “invisible, overlooked and discriminated against”.

Calls for people in care system to be recognised as protected characteristic

Foster care is one of the family-based options for looked-after children in Sheffield

Action plan to improve lives of children in care system

Cllr Mike Levery questioned a new Sheffield Council target to answer all calls within five minutes, saying it was unachievable.

Five minute wait time for council calls ‘unachievable’ says councillor

£620,000 of Government funding to repair the roof at Abbey Lane Primary School in Sheffield has been snatched away, leading to local councillors accusing the DfE of "broken promises". Picture by Danny Lawson/PA Wire

£600,000 funding to repair RAAC at Sheffield school is pulled

New shipping container plans next to Odeon and O2 Academy. A company has unveiled plans for a new shipping container park that is expected to attract 1 million visitors a year.

New shipping container park planned between O2 Academy and Odeon cinema

Sheffield Council has urged everybody to call out sexism as part of its bid to tackle male violence against women and girls.Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

City leaders approve action plan to tackle violence against women and girls

A total of 651 pupils, from 40 primary and junior schools, ran in the Primary Cross Country Association event on the Bole Hills field in Crookes

Highest number ever for school cross-country running race in Sheffield

Sheffield Council has set out an action plan to tackle violence against women and girls ahead of White Ribbon Day.

White Ribbon Day: council’s action plan to tackle violence against women

7 Smithfield (Mondo Radio). Community station Mondo Radio will need to get the all clear for a club launch party in a licensing hearing this week just days before the event.

Mondo Radio faces licensing hearing days before club launch party

We have put together a gallery of pictures showing 1959, using black and white pictures transformed into colour using technology

22 stunning photos, transformed to colour, show Sheffield life in 1959

Sheffield Town Hall.

Sheffield Council is revamping its customer service and websites

Shaun Pask, manager of Earl Marshall JFC, on the damaged pitch at Northern Avenue.

Kids at grassroots football club in fear as menace youths trash pitch

Sheffield Town Hall. Sheffield Council failed to hit the Information Commissioner’s target for responding to information requests from the public last year.

Council makes slight improvement on Freedom of Information compliance

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Sheffield Parkway is expected to be closed until about 8pm tonight (Friday, December 1, 2023) after a multi-vehicle crash which has left four people injured

Four people including boy, 2, left injured after 'serious' crash

Scores of Sheffielders had festive fun today, when the Coca Cola truck drove into town and stopped off at a city pub.

Coca Cola truck arrives at Sheffield pub kicking off festive period

Colleagues have paid tribute to Dr Barbara Sloan, who passed away last week.

Tributes paid to 'remarkable' doctor who improved countless lives