by Rosie Peters-McDonald | Dec 12, 2025 11:31AM | News, Top Story
A new strand of super flu has left South Yorkshire hospitals “under extreme pressure” as doctors urge vulnerable people to get their flu jabs. Current NHS England data for Sheffield shows 55 hospital beds are in use for flu victims, seven of which are in...
by Maisie Ellis | Dec 12, 2025 11:24AM | News, Top Story
A dad-of-three is running the Manchester Marathon in 2026, raising money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity along the way. Jamie Beet, 39, is a police officer who lives in Sheffield with his wife and three children: Jacob, Jemima and Benji. Jacob, 12, has...
by Christopher Thomas | Dec 12, 2025 11:00AM | News, Top Story
A pioneering study banning smartphones in a bid to “rewire” childrens’ brains is coming to Ecclesfield School next year, Sheffield Wire can exclusively reveal. The trial will involve more than 100 children giving up their devices for a prolonged...
by Christopher Thomas | Dec 12, 2025 9:59AM | News, Top Story
Good morning and welcome to today’s Sheffield Wire news coverage of Friday 12 December 2025. Our top stories today include: Collapsing flood defences on the River Sheaf has forced businesses off the land, pictured above. As residents desperately ask for help to...
by Amy Field | Dec 5, 2025 2:26PM | News, Top Story
Hundreds of people queued in the rain on Saturday for the grand opening of Rails of Sheffield, a model train shop, to be one of the first in the new store. At 10am, music industry legend and president of the Railway Benefit Fund, Peter Waterman OBE, cut the ribbon to...
by Jenny Stoch | Dec 5, 2025 1:31PM | News, Top Story, Uncategorized
For nearly two decades, Gloria Stewart, known locally as “Mrs Christmas,” has made sure no one spends the festive season alone by providing a warm meal and great company for hundreds of people. The ‘Home Alone at Christmas’ event at the Niagara in...
