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It has been one year since thousands of families were left without power or hot water by the "unprecedented" Stannington gas flood, when a burst water mains burst caused water to pour out of residents' gas appliances.

One year on from when Stannington gas flood left 3,000 homes in dark

A car burst into flames on Church Street in Sheffield yesterday evening.

Caught on camera: Fireball engulfs car on residential street

Water was thrown all over Fargate.

Burst water main causes havoc on Fargate

A water pipe has burst on Fargate in Sheffield. (Photo from National World)

Watch: Burst pipe sends water flying through the air on Fargate

Yorkshire Water made a total of 3,256 sewage discharges in Sheffield's waterways last year. (Photo courtesy of andrei310 - stock.adobe.com)

Yorkshire Water ordered to pay out £20m to customers

Brocco Bank was closed by a water main burst on Wednesday morning.

Main road will be closed all weekend after water burst

Brocco Bank remains closed for a second day

Yorkshire Water gives update as major commuter route remains closed

Brocco Bank has been closed in both directions at its approach to Hunter's Bar Roundabout. Photo: National World/David Walsh

Burst water main closes busy road by Hunter’s Bar Roundabout

Yorkshire Water has launched a new river health team - with 16 new job roles.

Yorkshire Water creates 16 new jobs in bid to protect health of rivers

Yorkshire Water is spending £40m at its sewage works near Meadowhall to reduce a chemical that causes algal blooms and kills fish in rivers.

Yorkshire Water to spend £40m improving sewage works near Meadowhall

Yorkshire Water made a total of 3,256 sewage discharges in Sheffield's waterways last year. (Photo courtesy of andrei310 - stock.adobe.com)

Water firms facing £800m class action lawsuit over sewage discharge

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

Two new reservoirs supplying ‘high quality drinking water’ to 37,000 people in South Yorkshire are fully operational.

Two new reservoirs come on stream serving 37,000 people

Yorkshire Water made a total of 3256 sewage discharges in Sheffield's waterways last year. (Photo courtesy of andrei310 - stock.adobe.com)

Yorkshire Water dumped sewage in Sheffield waterways 3,256 times

A hosepipe ban was in place in Sheffield for more than three months in 2022. An exceptionally dry start to this month has raised concerns there could be another, though water bosses said in May that the region was in a 'better position' than last year. (Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

Water bosses say what we can do to help avoid another hosepipe ban

Residents of flanks B and C in 'phase one' of Sheffield's Park Hill flats are still being advised not to drink the tap water there a week after it was found to be contaminated. They are being supplied with bottled water until the problem is resolved.

'Do not drink' water notice issued to residents at landmark city apartment block

Sheffield Hallam MP, Olivia Blake, has written to Ofgem urging them to act following the major gas incident in Stannington last year.

MP writes to energy regulator over issues still facing gas flood residents

Sewer overflow. Former South Yorkshire mayor Dan Jarvis slammed the government for allowing on average more than 26 sewage spills a day in the region last year. (Photo by GLYN KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images).

‘South Yorkshire isn’t a sewer’, former mayor’s horror at 26 sewage spills a day

Yorkshire Water said it was committed to tackling sewage spills but “replumbing the whole of Yorkshire” was not a quick fix in response to the latest figures.

Sewage spills into Yorkshire waterways down but mostly due to drought

Langsett is one of four reservoirs where Yorkshire Water has proposed a trial to charge visitors for parking.

Calls for proposed parking charges at Langsett Reservoir to be scrapped

The River Don in Sheffield. There were more than 2,000 sewage 'incidents' along the length of the Don during 2021, which is the 13th worst of any river in England and Wales

River Don sewerage incidents reported

Yorkshire Water is set to appeal Barnsley Council’s decision to reject plans for parking charges at Langsett Barn – popular with visitors to beauty spot Langsett Reservoir.

Yorkshire Water to appeal decision to reject parking charges near beauty spot

Pictured are Yorkshire Water, Environment Agency and Don Rivers Trust colleagues at Jordans Weir celebrating the return of salmon to a Sheffield's River Don,

Salmon leaping back into a Sheffield waterway for the first time in 200 years

Work to start to remove container park set to begin today

Moonshine Lane in Southey Green, Sheffield, after a burst water main caused flooding in the area. The road has been closed again this morning, with buses being diverted.

Road still closed and buses diverted after water main burst

Opinion: The Sheffield Container Park has been a shambolic project of poor planning and wasteful spending that calls the city council's talent into question.

OPINION: Container Park project calls city council decisions into question

Work has begun to repair a burst water main on Moonshine Lane, Southey Green which has caused localised flooding in the area

Shocked Sheffield residents react after burst water main floods homes

These photos shared by Jade Brook and Dawn Hayes show the extent of the flooding caused by a burst water main on Moonshine Lane in Southey Green, Sheffield. A number of homes have been flooded, many more have been left without running water and some schools have been forced to close.

Schools closed was burst water main floods homes

Firefighters attending the scene of a burst water main on Moonshine Lane in Southey Green, Sheffield, have urged people to 'avoid the area'. File photo by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

'Avoid the area' warning as firefighters attend burst water main

These images were taken on August 5 when the first stages of the Container Park were lowered into place. Now, less than five months later, Sheffield City Council are planning to pull it all down again.

Star readers voice anger at decision to scrap £600,000 Container Park

Stocksbridge Weir, located on the upper Don at Deepcar, Sheffield

DEEPCAR RIVER TO HAVE NATURAL FLOWS RESTORED AFTER NEARLY 130 YEARS

Hundreds of homes in and around Stannington, Sheffield, were left without gas for up to two weeks after pipes were flooded by a burst water main.

Stannington water main to be moved away from gas pipes

Here we take a look at the plans that stirred debate, sparked protest and shocked planning officials in Sheffield this year from Willy Collins', also known as the King of Sheffield, headstone to the shipping containers on Fargate.

Sheffield’s most controversial plans of 2022

Here we take a look at the plans that stirred debate, sparked protest and shocked planning officials in Sheffield this year from Willy Collins', also known as the King of Sheffield, headstone to the shipping containers on Fargate.

Sheffield’s most controversial plans of 2022

Pictured is a temporary emergency HQ for Cadent Gas and Yorkshire Water workers at Lomas Hall, Stannington, Sheffield, as they continue to resolve a burst water main crisis that has flooded gas pipes in the area and left many without heating.

Yorkshire Water confirms compensation scheme over Stannington

Residents are still asking for answers from Yorkshire Water, and the firm’s CEO, Nicola Shaw, appeared on the BBC’s Politics North this morning (Sunday, December 18) for an interview with Tim Iredale.

Everything Yorkshire Water's CEO said on Stannington gas flood disaster

The gas supply for around 2,000 homes in the suburbs of Stannington and Hillsborough was cut off on December 2 when a water pipe burst and leaked into the gas main.

Every home in Stannington area now reconnected to gas supply

Another Yorkshire Water mains pipe has burst in Sheffield, leading to hundreds of gallons of water being lost.

Water cascades through Crookes neighbourhood as another mains pipe bursts

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Organisers say the visit will feature an interactive ‘Discover Your Inner Santa’ quiz, immersive life-sized Christmas baubles and 'gamified moments with incredible prizes'.

This is when the Coca Cola truck will arrive at Meadowhall

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