by Kate McCusker | Feb 19, 2024 4:03PM | News
A Sheffield firefighter made it through to the semi-final of Gladiators with barely a second to spare on Saturday following a tense head-to-head. Bronte Jones, 23, battled it out with Natasha Lawrence from Ipswich to cement her place in the semi-final of the...
by Marie Koehl | Feb 19, 2024 4:03PM | News
The council has announced £138 million will be invested in reopening the Sheffield-Doncaster airport, which closed in late 2022 after failing to make a profit. The site is still owned by the Peel group, who still refuse to sell the property, after the council came to...
by Zhaona Li | Feb 19, 2024 3:55PM | News
Up to 20,000 new homes are set to be built in an effort to convert Sheffield city centre into a residential neighbourhood and a ‘cultural hub’. The City Council announced in a meeting last week (14 February) Fargate and the traditional shopping areas will...
by Rithika Raghu | Feb 19, 2024 3:55PM | News
Traders at Sheffield’s Moor market have been hit by a 26.5% service charge hike. The Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee members announced the decision to increase service charges by 26.5 per cent in 2024/2025 for the first time since 2013. Sheffield...
by Ciara Healy | Feb 19, 2024 2:44PM | News
Friends and family brought together by tragedy are hoping to raise £2,000 for Youth Cancer Trust by cycling between eight major South Yorkshire football clubs. The fundraising is headed by Jamie Barton, chairman of Sheffield City FC, and his 15-year-old nephew,...
by Rei Takver | Feb 19, 2024 2:13PM | News
Plants are capable of making even smarter choices about how to treat their friends and foes than ever previously thought, new research from the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield has found. A study published last month in Nature found plants can choose to starve out...