These are the pubs where Sheffielders would slake their thirst and strike up a conversation during the 1960s. There was a lot more choice back then, with over 75,000 pubs across the UK in 1960 compared with fewer than 50,000 today. Some of the watering holes pictured in this retro photo gallery are still with us today but many have closed during the intervening years. The pubs pictured include the Old Blue Bell and the Traveller’s Rest in Sheffield city centre, the Earl Grey on Ecclesall Road...
A new cocktail bar and restaurant launching soon just outside Sheffield city centre wants to open until 1.30am. Selena Cocktail Bar and Kitchen is due to open at New Era Square, off Bramall Lane, this summer. It describes itself as a ‘premium’ bar with ‘innovative cocktails and a Mediterranean menu’. It has now applied to Sheffield City Council for a licence which would allow it to serve alcohol from 9am until 1am Monday-Sunday, before closing to the public 30 minutes later. Get the latest...
A popular Sheffield pub is set to re-open next month - after a refurbishment is completed. The Prince of Wales, on Derbyshire Lane, Norton Lees, has closed temporarily, while a programme of work is carried out at the venue, which is to return as a ‘Craft Union’ pub. It closed at the end of last week for the work to get underway. The pub company Stonegate, which runs the venue, has issued a statement confirming the re-opening plans. It stated: “We are pleased to confirm The Prince of Wales pub in...
If you told 51-year-old Nigel Green a month ago where he would be today, he certainly wouldn’t have believed you. Sign up for newsletters from the Star From a DJ to the landlord of The Rose House pub in Walkley, Sheffield, it’s been a whirlwind month for the Stradbroke-born man. “It all happened within three weeks,” Nigel said. “I’m absolutely loving it - it’s something I have always wanted to do.” The opportunity to take over the South Road pub came just six weeks after Nigel began working...
Sheffield has plenty of great pubs, restaurants and shops. Sign up for newsletters from The Star But where do the city’s celebrities, and stars who are visiting Sheffield, like to eat, drink, shop and sleep? These are some of the places visited by famous names from within and without Sheffield, including members of the Arctic Monkeys and Def Leppard, TV presenter Dan Walker, Olympic great Jessica Ennis-Hill and Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone. They also include spots favoured by some of...
Dempsey's Bar in Balbriggan has sparked a debate online after they set up a plaque with a number of new rules
Deraj Meade, 22, was captured on CCTV shooting a deadly firearm on John Bright Street in Birmingham on June 17 as revellers try to enjoy a Saturday night out.
It’s been a feature on one of Sheffield’s fashionable streets for some 30 years. And The Forum, on Devonshire Green has had a facelift. I took a look inside the newlook Forum, to see how it is looking after a brief closure which has seen a transformation at the popular venue, next to Devonshire Green. And the pictures I took of the new look venue can be seen in the gallery below. Works on the building were carried out swiftly last week, and now the new look venue is back open to the public. And...
They are the moments which unite the city and make Sheffielders’ chests swell with pride. Sign up for newsletters from The Star Sheffield has plenty to be proud of, from its world-conquering sportsmen and women to the great bands it has produced, and the engineering firsts which made the city an industrial powerhouse. These are some of our favourite moments from throughout Sheffield’s history, when the city’s achievements have made it sparkle on the national or international stage. How many do...
This bearded man is wanted in connection with a break-in at a popular cafe bar in Sheffield. It is reported that a man broke into Saw Grinders Union, a cafe bar at Globe Works, on Penistone Road and stole alcohol and food. Police believe he forced entry through a window. Now they have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to. Pass on information by calling 101 or via https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/ro/report/ quoting incident number 342 of February 24 2024.
A Sheffield pub has responded after a disagreement with a family over food brought into the venue during a party. Kyle Piggott, aged 38, claimed Fairway Inn in Birley Wood threatened to call the police to remove his family after they brought in food for his six-year-old son, Jacob, who has a severe nut allergy. The pub said: “The guests brought a large hamper of their own food and distributed it to members of the party.” Kyle, a father of four, told The Star how he visited the pub on Sunday...
The opening of a new ‘flagship’ Sheffield city centre hotel with a rooftop bar and restaurant has been delayed. The new Radisson Blu hotel on Pinstone Street, opposite the Peace Gardens, was scheduled to welcome its first guests on June 10. Booking was due to open during the week commencing March 25, yet nearly a month later it is still not yet possible to book a room at the upmarket 154-bedroom hotel. Now Sheffield City Council has confirmed that the opening has been pushed back slightly. ...