Emergency services have revealed the cause of a fire which caused traffic chaos on Sheffield’s ring road. Prince of Wales Road was closed between Sheffield Parkway and Darnall in both directions yesterday evening, while South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews dealt with what bus company officials had described as a police incident. The operator First had to divert its 18 and 18a services during the incident. A fire service spokesman said firefighters now believed the...
A busy South Yorkshire road has been closed today after a car crash. Treeton Lane, between Rotherham and Sheffield, was closed as a result of a collision confirmed South Yorkshire Police this afternoon. It is understood that the collision also meant that buses had to be diverted while emergency services dealt with the situation. Sign up for our free newsletters now But police say the injuries sustained in the car were only minor. Police said in a statement: “This is an minor injury RTC (road...
A popular late night bar on a trendy Sheffield street has closed and been put up for sale. Sign up for newsletters from The Star Kettle Black on Ecclesall Road has been a destination for a glamorous clientele for many years - including as Menzels prior to 2016 - and boasts a ‘champagne terrace, private whisky lounge and VIP mezzanine’. It also claims to be the only bar with a 2am licence on Ecclesall Road. It closed last month and has gone on the market. Estate agent Matthew Barnsdale, of MJB...
A Sheffield car park boss has defended operating a site that is facing an enforcement enquiry and insisted all £100 ‘fines’ issued to motorists are valid. Ashley Kelly, of Bank Park, said he had an agreement with the landowner to operate the plot on Ecclesall Road and did not need planning permission to issue invoices to motorists. The rules relied on contract law, which motorists accepted by entering, he added. He did not disclose how many had been sent £100 demands since it opened, or give the...
Multiple states lost access to emergency dispatchers late last night, meaning that residents could not call 911. The issue affected parts of Nebraska, Texas and Nevada, and all of South Dakota. The outage was first reported around 10 p.m. local time. Service was restored around midnight, officials said. In Texas, the City of Del Rio Police Department said the outage was because of "an outage with a major cellular carrier." The department did not specify which cellular carrier was responsible....
A freight train detailed and caught fire, resulting in the closure of a nearby interstate, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced on Friday. “I-40 EB is closed at milepost 357 due
Commuters are facing delays on the tram service this afternoon due to an emergency road closure in Sheffield. South Yorkshire Supertram has warned there are currently delays on tram services heading towards Halfway and Meadowhall. It comes after South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has shut Bradfield Road in Hillsborough. Shortly after 5pm the travel bosses posted on X: “Due to Bradfield Road (Hillsborough) being closed by the fire service [there] will be delays to the Blue and Yellow routes...
Police were called over reports of a man with a machete after violence erupted at a Sheffield pub over the weekend. Officers were initially called to reports of disorder at the Sword Dancer pub on Richmond Park Road on Sunday, April 21, at 7.36pm. South Yorkshire Police said a man had reportedly been assaulted by two men inside the pub, as disorder broke out, before the men fled the scene. A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital with facial injuries which police said are not believed to be...
The incident happened after 'high winds' blew through the town centre
The Emerveiller Fashion Show, was organised by The Hendricks Foundation and was the brainchild of fashion entrepreneur Paris Hendricks Paris worked alongside other organisers on this 4th edition of the project for just under a year and achieved a record turnout. Destiny Imaro, model coach and brand recruiter, said: “It’s the biggest show yet and it’s just the tip of the iceberg. “Although the background might be hectic, I hope the final production is okay.” The Cathedral was furnished with a...
Supermarket shopping has changed considerably over the years. These photos take you back to the 1980s and 1990s in Sheffield, long before a Lidl or Aldi was popping up on every street corner. They show some of the lost supermarket chains like Safeway, which was bought by Morrisons, and Netto, Fine Fare and Somerfield. Some of these stores have gone for good while others have been converted, like the large Waitrose at the bottom of Ecclesall Road, which used to be a Safeway store, and the old...
Officials say a reserve Ladder truck caught on fire inside the bay at Concord Fire Station 8 early Thursday morning.