A major Sheffield roundabout has been partially closed due to a road traffic collision. Park Square Roundabout, at the junction with Exchange Place leading to Furnival Road, is closed due to a crash. South Yorkshire Police has asked members of the public to avoid the area, and find alternative routes if possible. A number of public transport services have been disrupted as a result. Subscribe to The Star’s free newsletter Travel South Yorkshire states that the following services will face...
A man has tragically died in a car crash at Park Square roundabout, police have announced. The man, aged 81, died at the scene of the incident, say officers, and the roundabout was partially closed for several hours while emergency services dealt with the incident. South Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service were on the scene Police were called out at 11.30am yesterday and say that the collision, at the roundabout’s junction with Exchange Place, involved a silver Jaguar XF and a white...
Sheffield city centre is undergoing a major transformation, with a new hotel, a huge food hall and a clutch of exciting independent shops opening soon. Fargate is undergoing a major overhaul too, while the old Cole Brothers department store and the former Kingdom nightclub are both set for a new lease of life. These pictures show how much Sheffield city centre has changed since the 1980s and 90s, with some areas barely recognisable. Lost pubs, old cinemas and much-missed shops all feature in...
Graves Park ward has been a strong basis for the Liberal Democrats but as Cllr Ian Auckland is retiring the seat is up for grabs. The Lib Dems are trying to keep the ward as an all-orange one – they’ve got all three councillors at the moment – but it will not be easy, as we already mentioned in our Sheffield battlegrounds article. The Liberal Democrats will try to win with Tariq Zaman. He said: “I grew up and have lived locally for the past 46 years, and my children attended local schools. I...
Officers have made an arrest after a reports of a man with a knife in Sheffield city centre. South Yorkshire Police were sent to Silver Street in the city centre on Sunday evening after receiving calls from worried members of the public. Officers issued a statement today and confirmed a man had been arrested and charged. Sign up for our free newsletters now Officers said in the statement: “We were called at 7.53pm on Sunday night (21 April) following reports of a man wielding a knife on Silver...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The city of Medford has made some changes to Main Street near the location where a mother and child were recently hit by a car. City officials have crosshatched the first parking space on Main Street at the intersection of Oakdale Avenue, meaning drivers can no longer park there. This is the […]
Whoever wins in the ward of Park and Arbourthorne will be a new councillor, as the city’s only current Independent socialist member, Sophie Wilson, has decided to stand down. Labour will hope to make it three out of three in the ward. A council ward profile shows that 28% of children aged up to 19 live in relative poverty, the crime rate is well above the England average and almost a quarter (23.8%) have a limiting long-term illness. Labour’s Mia Drazaic said: “I’m a mother, ex-teacher and union...
A revamp of Sheffield city centre is set to run into a third year after costs more than doubled to £33.6m. Phase 2 of works under the Future High Street Fund project are unlikely to start before 2025, council documents show. Follow the latest from Sheffield United with The Star’s free football newsletter High Street, Castle Square, Hartshead Square, George Street and Mulberry Street are all in line for an upgrade. The authority says the work is ‘essential’ because it will improve links between...
With around 90 traders selling everything from meat and fish to perfume and jewellery, Sheffield’s Moor Market is a great place to bag a bargain. It is just over a decade since the market opened on The Moor, replacing the old Castle Market at the other end of Sheffield city centre. When we visited at around lunchtime on a Tuesday in April, there was a steady flow of shoppers, with queues at many stalls, and it was hard to find a table in the food hall there. Get a bespoke headline round-up, as...
Back in the 1980s, there was no Meadowhall or internet. Sign up for newsletters from The Star And that meant if you wanted to go shopping, the place to go was Sheffield city centre. That was the 1980s in Sheffield. In those days, Fargate was packed with shoppers, and The Moor was similarly busy, while the route between the two, along Pinstone Street, also remained bustling. Similarly places like West Street were thriving. We have put together a picture gallery which shows some of the best loved...
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. ...
Motorists are being urged to carry cash because a parking system at abeauty spot near Sheffield only takes coins. The car park at Burbage Bridge in the Peak District near Sheffield charges cars £1.50 for one hour, £2.50 for two and £4.75 all day. There are also charges for buses, motorcycles and trailers of up to £7. The Peak District National Park stated: “It is coin only at the moment. We are looking to add card payments when the network coverage improves in the area.” It is one of a string of...