Tom Smith

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

Norwich City, where Sheffield United compete in the Championship this weekend: Stephen Pond/Getty Images

Next opponents praise US investor as Lane takeover waits for greenlight

John Cawthorne spent over an hour on the phone to the council's emergency repair service before giving up after the whole tower block was affected by low water pressure.

Fury as city council tower block left without water for whole day

Gaynor Prescott (pictured) has criticised Sheffield City Council for their lack of support during a months long problem with a leak.

Woman living in leak-ridden flat blasts council's lack of support

Sheffield Council still has 83 vehicles that will not be compliant with its own Clean Air Zone, meaning it will either have to avoid driving these into the zone or charge itself.

Clean Air Zone: 83 council vehicles will be charged if driven into city centre

Becky Cooke at her damp and mould-riddled Sheffield Council house in Chapeltown

Couple told they’re being moved out days before Christmas due to black mould

Sheffield City Council LibDem leader Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed asked how many more Rose Garden Cafes were among the council buildings in need of £48m urgent repair,s in reference to the Graves Park building that was closed over safety fears

Council needs to spend £48m on urgent building work

A disabled Sheffield resident had to ask her partner to come over, take her keys through the window, use a fob controlled back door and jimmy the communal entrance to her flat block open with a screwdriver after the handle broke away and the council failed to come out and fix it.

Disabled resident 'trapped' in flat for five days

Floorboards were ripped up in their bathroom before being temporarily covered as the repair team didn't have the materials for the job.

Mum claims council told her to find her own temporary accommodation

Sheffield City Council's director of housing Janet Sharpe has admitted that the council's repairs service isn't up to scratch

Council pledges to improve housing repairs

Dad Michael Bickerdyke was hurt when he fell through ceiling in a Sheffield council house after concerns had been raised over water leaks. Tanya Hearson and Michael Bickerdyke are pictured with baby Elena-Jade, under the hole in the ceiling

Dad injured falling through ceiling in council house

A Sheffield family say they have been asking for the council's help to fix severe damp in their house for over 18 months.

New Sheffield parents are sofa surfing because council house is so damp

A tenant was forced to throw away dozens of possessions and seek medical support as Sheffield Council failed to tackle mould for 18 months.

Sick Sheffield Council tenant forced to bin dozens of belongings as mould ‘sprea...

Investigating fly tipping accounts for an estimated 14 per cent of the overall Regulation and Enforcement budget which equates to around £115,000 per year.

Rotherham facing ‘backlog’ of fly-tipping cases

Last year, domestic abuse support services engaged with over 1,500 service users and 150 people presented as homeless as a result of domestic abuse in the borough.

New domestic abuse strategy aims to provide 'seamless' victim support

New measures came into force on November 29 that legally require all keepers to house their birds, to keep them separate from wild birds.

Warning issued amid 'increasing number' of bird flu cases across country

Rotherham Council.

Rotherham Council: discount for disrupted garden waste collections

The speed limit on the Rotherham section of the parkway would be reduced from the national speed limit to 50mph if the clean air zone is approved.

Final business case for Rotherham’s Clean Air Zone expected in new year

Footfall has increased in Sheffield city centre. Picture Scott Merrylees

The big read: Sheffield city centre footfall hike is boosting local business tak...

Rotherham Council.

£24,000 of Illicit cigarettes and tobacco seized

Rotherham

Rotherham garden waste bin collection suspended for further two weeks

Campaigners outside the Town Hall.

Residents protest over plan to re-open Rotherham tip containing toxic waste

Up to 30 people are now allowed at dumpit sites in Rotherham.

Up to 30 people now allowed at Rotherham’s tips

An image at the takeaway.

South Yorkshire takeaway owner fined after evidence of rats found

A retro-style Christmas card specially designed for Heritage Doncaster by artist Phil Sheppard, showing Conisbrough Castle

Victorians invented our merry Christmas

Rotherham Council

Rotherham trading standards receive 124 reports since lockdown began

Flytipping

Council see decrease in fly-tipping reports during lockdown

Community campaigner in crusade against eyesore South Yorkshire fly-tipping hots...

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Sammy Woodhouse has told how she is incredibly concerned after an investigation by The Star found South Yorkshire was on track to record the highest total of CSE victims in the last five years. (Photo courtesy of Dean Atkins)

Serious concern over skyrocketing CSE victims in Sheffield and beyond

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have said an investigation is underway after a blaze at a residence in Rotherham this morning.

Investigation launched after fire at residential property

Children's author, Carly Hart, visited Emmaus Catholic and Church of England Primary School in Sheffield after 116 local primary schools received around £2,000 worth of book donations from Bookmark Reading Charity. (Photo courtesy of Bookmark Reading Charity)

Massive £232,000 book donation to 116 local primary schools