Good morning and welcome to today’s coverage of news from across South Yorkshire. It’s Monday 17 March 2025. Some of our highlighted stories coming up include: The Lord Mayor Awards: Freya Ingram and Nicole Taylor interviewed some of the winners from the...
BAE Systems, set to open a £25m artillery factory in Sheffield later this year, saw a 17% rise in share prices this morning after the London Ukraine summit on Sunday, despite students and anti-war groups rallying for a ceasefire. The summit saw vows from various...
Additional reporting by Georgina Hood. Poetry workshops, panels and fancy-dress sports days are just some of the events taking place at the University of Sheffield’s Student Union this March to mark Women’s History Month. The union is also fundraising for...
With additional reporting by Emily Lamb In wake of a building demolition at Beeley Wood Industrial Estate yesterday morning, some residents are shaken – and raising questions about a lack of adequate warning. A letter was circulated by the company responsible,...
A Sheffield nursery school is due to be evicted from a church on Friday because the organisation which owns the building claims it needs to save money to fund its own activities. St Leonard’s Day Nursery in Longley has operated out of St Leonard’s Church...
Wooden stakes used to defend Sheffield Castle have been found in Castlegate, marking the first preserved example of a 17th century defence system, known as an abatis. The stakes would have likely formed part of an abatis, a barrier made out of sharpened wood...
