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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 1h

Sheffield’s city centre continues to outperform the likes of Leeds, and the national average, figures show

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Sheffield bucks the national downturn as city centre spending grows again

Sheffield city centre has once again outperformed its regional neighbours and national averages, according to the latest BID Barometer from Sheffield BID.The September 2025 report shows a +3.4% increase in monthly sales compared to the same month last year, and a small but significant +0.2% rise ...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 13h

The recent 'Dogs on Trams' trial has ben made PERMANENT...

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It’s official — dogs are now permanently allowed on Sheffield’s Supertram

Great news for Sheffield’s dog lovers — South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, has confirmed that dogs will now be permanently allowed on Supertram services, following a hugely successful trial and strong public support.Since the trial began back in March, over 6,000 dogs have hopped aboard tra...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 16h

⚠️ Multiple burst water mains are causing major disruption across Sheffield — with homes in S1, S2, S3, S10 & S11 reporting no water or low pressure, and Cumberland Street closed near The Moor. 🚧💧

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Multiple burst water mains cause disruption across Sheffield

Several burst water mains are causing disruption across Sheffield this afternoon (Tuesday 14 October), leaving many homes and businesses without water and creating traffic issues in parts of the city.The most visible issue appears to be on Cumberland Street, at the bottom of The Moor, where the r...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 21h

New pub for Fargate will open on Wednesday 22 October!

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#sheffield #fargate #sheffieldcitycentre #thornbridge #sheffieldforum

Old stone building on Fargate in Sheffield with gold sign reading ‘The Fargate’

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 2d

“Unfortunately, the demand for homelessness assistance in Sheffield remains high"

Sheffield have been given an additional £1.5m to help tackle homelessness...

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#Sheffield #Homelessness #RoughSleeping #Funding #SheffiedlCityCouncil #SheffieldForum

Sheffield awarded £1.5m government boost to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping

Sheffield City Council has announced that the city will receive more than £1.5 million in new government funding to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping — part of an £84 million national investment unveiled to mark World Homelessness Day (10 October).The funding comes from the Ministry of ...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 4d

It has been CONFIRMED that the Coach & Horses will CLOSE as a Thornbridge pub this weekend.

Sheffield FC will take over and operate it, but only open for match days...

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#Sheffield #SheffieldFC #Dronfield #SheffieldForum

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 5d

Would you feel safe letting your kids walk, wheel or cycle to school? 👇

A bold new plan aims to change that in South Yorkshire — putting children at the heart of safer, healthier streets 🚲👣

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South Yorkshire Unveils Safer Streets Plan to Help Every Child Walk, Wheel and Cycle

South Yorkshire has unveiled an ambitious new plan to make walking, wheeling and cycling safer, healthier and easier for everyone — starting with the youngest in our communities.Mayor Oliver Coppard launched the region’s first-ever Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Strategy alongside pupils from Cole...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 5d

AT LAST! Sheffield City Centre's pavements are being cleared of chewing gum!

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Sheffield streets get a glow-up as chewing gum cleanup begins across city centre

If you’ve walked down Carver Street or Division Street recently and thought the pavements looked a bit fresher than usual — you’re not imagining it.Sheffield City Council has started a major deep clean of several city centre streets, targeting years of built-up chewing gum and staining, thanks to...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 6d

Sheffield City Council says it’s time to do things differently...

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#Sheffield #SheffieldCityCouncil #Community #Strategy #SheffieldForum

Sheffield’s Big New Plan to Empower Local Communities – and Rebuild Trust Across the City

Sheffield City Council says it’s time to do things differently.A bold new Communities Strategy 2025–2035 promises to change how the Council works with local people, community groups, and faith organisations — putting collaboration, trust, and fairness at the heart of everything.If approved on 15 ...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 7d

Sheffield is up for not one, not two, but THREE major *international* awards! 🌍🏆

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#Sheffield #SheffieldInspires #citybrand #placebrand #CNPawards #SheffieldForum

Sheffield shortlisted for THREE global City Nation Place awards 🌍🏆

Sheffield is up for not one, not two, but three major international awards this year — and it’s all thanks to the city’s growing confidence, creativity and community spirit.Marketing Sheffield has announced that the city has been shortlisted in three categories at the City Nation Place Awards 202...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 7d

😢 It is said to be the last weekend for this much-loved pub right beside Sheffield FC...

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#Sheffield #SheffieldFC #Dronfield #Thornbridge #CoachAndHorses #SheffieldForum

Coach & Horses in Dronfield set to close this weekend?

There’s growing speculation online that the Coach & Horses pub on Sheffield Road in Dronfield could close its doors this Sunday.The much-loved pub, which has been operated by Thornbridge Brewery for a number of years, is a regular stop for football fans, sitting right next door to Sheffield F...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 7d

A Fargate landlord has hit out at the 'Yellow Wall' compound outside the Events Central development...

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Fargate landlord hits out over ‘yellow wall’ outside Events Central development

8 hours ago, hackey lad said:I thought all the work on Fargate was finished.Owt happening yet?

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 8d

This Sheffield landlord repeatedly entered without permission, demanded tenants leave, changed locks, interfered with belongings, and physically blocked them from entering part of the home...

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#Sheffield #SheffieldCityCouncil #Housing #SheffieldForum

Sheffield landlord fined after harassing tenants, interfering with belongings and changing locks

A Sheffield landlord company has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after admitting to harassing tenants and illegally interfering with their home.You Are Fired Limited, who rented out a property in the city, pleaded guilty at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court to an offence under the Protection from...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 10d

Legendary #Sheffield Artist Announces Retirement...

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Joe Scarborough announces retirement after six decades of painting

At the 150th Anniversary celebrations for Weston Park Museum last week, one of Sheffield’s best-loved artists was described as nothing less than the “Godfather of Sheffield Art.”That artist, of course, is Joe Scarborough. And now, after more than 60 years capturing the humour, grit and colour of ...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 11d

🖤 Big news for Sheffield’s alt scene – Damaged Society is opening a new store on Pinstone Street!

Think band tees, goth fits, dark streetwear & more 🤘

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#Sheffield #SheffieldForum #SheffieldShopping #SheffieldCityCentre #HeartoftheCity

Damaged Society to open new store on Pinstone Street

Another new name is moving into Sheffield city centre’s Heart of the City development – and this one will appeal to fans of band tees, goth fashion and alternative style.Signs have gone up on Pinstone Street for Damaged Society (stylised as DMG SCY), which will be opening soon. The lifestyle fash...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 12d

Abbeydale Ballroom opens to the public TONIGHT underneath the old Abbeydale Picture House!

✅ Here's our review of this excellent new addition:
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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 13d

It’s the opening of Abbeydale Ballroom tonight.

Check out our review soon on Sheffield Forum. 👍

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 13d

👀 A Manchester journalist says Sheffield’s green spaces “put Manchester to shame”.

Do you agree?

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Sheffield ‘puts Manchester to shame’ – visiting writer heaps praise on city centre

A senior journalist at the Manchester Evening News has heaped praise on Sheffield after his first trip to the city — even going as far as to say our green city centre “puts Manchester to shame.”Adam Maidment, the MEN’s What’s On and LGBTQ+ reporter, visited Sheffield earlier this month and came a...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 13d

🏆 Sheffield’s Cambridge Street Collective has just been crowned the UK’s Best Food Hall for the 2nd year running! 🎉

Why do you think Sheffield keeps leading the way on food halls? 🍔🍜🍕

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#Sheffield #SheffieldForum #Foodies #BritishStreetFood

Cambridge Street Collective crowned UK’s Best Food Hall for second year running

Sheffield’s Cambridge Street Collective has once again been named the UK’s Best Food Hall at the British Street Food Awards 2025 – marking its second consecutive victory at the national competition.The venue, which only opened in May 2024 as part of the city’s £470 million Heart of the City regen...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 13d

Why do some Sheffielders seem to HATE their own city – and why does the council always get the blame? 🤷

Agree, disagree, or got your own theory? Join the debate 👇

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 14d

South Street in #Sheffield: home to the city’s most iconic view 🌆 … and, sadly, regular problems with cars, loud music and litter.

Now residents want to turn it into a Pocket Park — tackling crime and creating a new green space for everyone. 🌿

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South Street: New Pocket Park proposed at Sheffield’s most famous viewpoint to help tackle crime

Residents of Park Hill flats and Norfolk Park say they are regularly plagued by loud music, speeding cars, drug use and litter on South Street – the road overlooking the amphitheatre above Sheffield s...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 19d

What are your thoughts on lo/no-alcohol drinks?

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#Sheffield #UoS #UniversityofSheffield #AlcoholFree #SheffieldForum

Heavy drinkers most likely to buy alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks, says Sheffield research

Heavy drinkers are more likely than lighter drinkers or non-drinkers to choose alcohol-free or low-alcohol drinks, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.The University’s Addictions Research Group has published its second annual monitoring report into the no/lo alcohol market,...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 19d

Sheffield Speedway put up for sale with immediate effect...

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#Sheffield #SheffieldTigers #Speedway #Owlerton #SheffieldForum

Sheffield Speedway put up for sale

Sheffield Tigers are officially up for sale with immediate effect. Thursday’s home meeting vs Ipswich (Thu 25 Sept, 7:30pm) will be the last top-flight fixture under the current promotion.The Bates family and Peter Mole — who took over in 2014, guided the club into the Premiership and helped secu...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 19d

Sheffield's Local Plan Public Hearings begin next week, Find how how to watch them...

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#Sheffield #LocalPlan #SheffieldCityCouncil #SheffieldForum

Sheffield Local Plan: Public Hearings Begin Next Week

The next stage of Sheffield’s Local Plan is about to get underway, as independent government inspectors begin holding public hearings next week.📍 The hearings will take place across three city centre venues – Sheffield Town Hall, Howden House, and the Showroom/Workstation.A draft timetable has al...

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Sheffield Forum @sheffieldforum.bsky.social · 20d

Graves Park's fallen "Lone Tree" is memorialised in a new sculpture...

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#Sheffield #GravesPark #LoneTree #SheffieldCityCouncil #SheffieldForum

Sculpture unveiled to honour Graves Park’s iconic ‘Lone Tree’

A new cast iron sculpture has been unveiled in Graves Park to commemorate the much-loved ‘Lone Tree’, which fell during Storm Elin in December 2023.The sculpture – inspired by stories and memories shared by Sheffielders – stands as a lasting tribute to the tree’s place in the park’s history and i...

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