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Business Editor at The Star in Sheffield.
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Anger at three-week leak amid fears of hosepipe ban www.thestar.co.uk/news/environ...
Anger at three-week leak amid fears of hosepipe ban
Residents in Gleadless have complained about water pouring down a street for three weeks due to an underground leak.
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June 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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There is another fantastic addition to our brilliant Heart of the City project.

Kapital bar, located on Wellington Street, is now open for people to go down for some food and drink.

It has four massive beer tanks and a stunning keg wall.

Find out more here: www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/ka...
Cllr Ben Miskell sits behind a table alongside Ben Stubbs from Kapital Bar. Giant letters spell Kapital on the window of the bar behind them.
June 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Fed up of choking on smoke from nearby grouse moors, Sheffield residents have set up @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social, to push for a community buyout of the Duke of Rutland's Moscar Moor - & use new powers under forthcoming ‘Community Right to Buy’ legislation 1/

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Duke urged to sell 'trashed' grouse moor 'to people of Sheffield'
Conservation campaigners are set to bid for a “trashed” grouse moor near Sheffield to “restore it to its former glory.”
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June 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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A receiver has been appointed in connection with a debt-ridden South Yorkshire steel company
#Sheffield
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Receiver appointed over debts at crisis-hit Sheffield steel firm
A receiver has been appointed in connection with a debt-ridden South Yorkshire steel company.
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June 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Police arrested a man, reported two people for drug offences and dealt with several more for anti-social behaviour in Sheffield city centre
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Police arrest one and report two for drugs in city centre
Police arrested a man, reported two people for drug offences and dealt with several more for anti-social behaviour in Sheffield city centre.
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June 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Another arrest has been made as part of a murder probe in Sheffield
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Second arrest in Burngreave murder probe
A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man found seriously injured in Sheffield.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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A huge office block in Sheffield is being turned into 173 flats amid a drive for 35,000 more residents in the city centre
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Huge office block to become 173 flats in drive for 35,000 residents
A huge office block in Sheffield is being turned into 173 flats amid a drive for 35,000 more residents in the city centre.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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The loss of two large stores from a flagship Sheffield regeneration project is not a reflection of the development, council chiefs have said
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Loss of shops 'no reflection' on £470m regeneration scheme
The loss of two large stores from a flagship Sheffield regeneration project is not a reflection of the development, council chiefs have said.
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June 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Sheffield MP Clive Betts wades into 'unfair' green belt housing allocation row. www.thestar.co.uk/news/environ...
MP calls for green belt homes review after 24 sites in west Sheffield dropped
A Sheffield MP has called for a review of green belt housing sites after 24 plots in upmarket areas were dropped.
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May 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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MPs held a debate urging government to act on private parking firms after thousands of constituents complained. www.thestar.co.uk/business/con...
MPs demand new powers to curb 'rip-off' parking firms
MPs tore into “bullying”, “profiteering” and “intimidating” private parking companies in a parliamentary debate on behalf of hundreds of thousands of furious motorists.
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May 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Everything we know about the council's shock green belt housing plans. www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffie...
Everything we know about plans for 3,529 houses on green belt.
Residents across Sheffield are reeling at plans for 3,529 homes in the green belt - here’s everything we know.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Over 1,000 people have signed a petition against houses, two schools and a graveyard in Grenoside green belt ahead of a public meeting
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Public meeting over 945 homes, two schools and graveyard in village green belt
Over 1,000 people have signed a petition against houses, two schools and a graveyard in Grenoside green belt ahead of a public meeting,
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April 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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An operator for a listed Victorian lodge in one of Sheffield’s most popular parks is set to be announced this summer
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Council gives update on hunt for operator for listed park lodge
An operator for a listed Victorian lodge in one of Sheffield’s most popular parks is set to be announced this summer.
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April 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Sheffield City Council has issued an update almost two years after it announced plans to flatten one of Sheffield’s biggest leisure centres
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Council gives update on plans to demolish Hillsborough Leisure Centre
Sheffield City Council has issued an update almost two years after it announced plans to flatten one of Sheffield’s biggest leisure centres.
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April 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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A block of 494 ‘all-inclusive luxury’ student flats is set to open in Sheffield offering puppy yoga
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Almost 500 luxury student flats set to offer 'puppy yoga'
A block of 494 ‘all-inclusive luxury’ student flats is set to open in Sheffield offering puppy yoga.
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April 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Police publish new burglary figures.

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458 burglaries in February is lowest in five years, police say
Burglary rates across South Yorkshire have fallen to their lowest levels since 2020, police say
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April 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A woman who was slapped with parking ‘fines’ worth £11,000 took a Sheffield company to court - and won
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Sheffield parking firm ordered to pay £10k after losing court case over fines
A woman who was slapped with parking ‘fines’ worth £11,000 took a Sheffield company to court - and it now has to pay £10,000 to charity.
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April 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Shoppers are debating the battle of the Sheffield shopping centres - and proposing stores that would make Crystal Peaks a winner
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Readers pick a side in battle of the shopping centres
Shoppers are debating the battle of the Sheffield shopping centres - and proposing stores that would make Crystal Peaks a winner.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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An environmental group has called for a new pocket park to save a Sheffield district after a flood defence wall was swept away
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Call for modern defences to save district after flood wall failures
An environmental group has called for a new pocket park to save a Sheffield district after a flood defence wall was swept away.
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March 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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85 unclaimed bikes removed from bike hub at Sheffield station in @eastmidrailway.bsky.social refurbishment. Claim yours by April 27 or it will be donated to A Different Gear. www.adifferentgear.com/emr-unclaime...
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March 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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I went to Waverley yesterday and they are building like mad.
March 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Sheffield City Council made a record £7m profit from parking last year, figures show
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City Council banks record £7m profit from parking
Sheffield City Council made a record £7m profit from parking last year, figures show.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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A Sheffield court handed out in fines worth £44,500 to South Yorkshire litterbugs in a single day this week
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Court hands down over £44,500 in fines to South Yorkshire litterbugs in a single day
A Sheffield court handed out in fines worth £44,500 to South Yorkshire litterbugs in a single day this week.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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A taste of Fargate. This photo shows the theme for the nearly-finished revamp: security (bollards), planting, paving and benches.
What do you think?
March 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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It was a shock to customers.
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Meadowhall restaurant closes without warning
Three Joes pizza in the upper Oasis Dining Quarter at Meadowhall has shut down due to “ever increasing costs.”
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March 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM