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...
Imagine trying to start your life over on an empty stomach. There’s a training centre in Sheffield that shows a simple kindness to its learners. It’s not everyone, but some of the people who pass through the doors of Momentum Recruitment on Scotland Street will be in a bad way. They could have been out of employment for months, lost for structure or routine, desperately short on funds, and hoping a new qualification will get their lives back on track. It turns out the remedy to all that starts...
Emergency services were called to a Sheffield McDonald’s restaurant after a customer was suddenly taken ill at the venue. Yorkshire Ambulance Service sent one of its teams the the chain’s restaurant on Tuesday lunchtime after an emergency call had been made because of concerns over the person. Sign up for our free newsletters now Yorkshire Ambulance Service confirmed they had been called out to the venue, near Granville Square in the city. The service said in a statement: “Ambulance resources...
South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard is exploring routes to Stocksbridge and even Chesterfield ‘with potential for more such as connecting to hospitals’. The authority is canvassing views on how the service can be improved and where it should prioritise expansions. The survey is open until April 30. South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority last month took over from private company Stagecoach after 27 years. Sign up for our free newsletters now Since then Mr Coppard said revenue had risen 17...
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...
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...
Police are appealing for witnesses and those with dashcam footage or information to come forward following a road traffic collision yesterday in Sheffield. On Thursday, April 25, at 10.18am, South Yorkshire Police were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service alerting them to a collision involving a van and a pedestrian on Sheaf Street. It is believed that the driver of a white Fiat flatbed van had collided with a pedestrian before fleeing the scene. A pedestrian aged 20 was taken to hospital by...
A man and a woman have been arrested following a disturbance in the centre of Edinburgh which left another woman needing hospital treatment. The disturbance occurred in Hunter Square, off the Royal Mile, on Saturday evening. Police were called and a 38-year-old woman was taken to hospital. Officers arrested a man aged 33 and a woman aged 32. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 7.45pm on Saturday, April 20, 2024, we were called to a report of a disturbance in Hunter Square,...
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. ...
A schoolgirl at Sheffield Children’s Hospital who was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer is now in remission - thanks to her little sister. Ruby Leaning, 10, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after she collapsed on the playground at school. The youngster urgently needed a bone marrow transplant and after a series of tests, it was discovered that Ruby's little sister Mabel, five, was a perfect match. The sisters' grandmother Amanda Fawcett, 56, says Ruby then had the transplant and...