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Cllr Tom Hunt stands in front of some plants from the Winter Gardens in Sheffield

Bus franchising Consultation: Monthly message from Cllr Hunt

Sheffield is transforming day by day. New homes are being built and regeneration projects are underway with cranes dotted across the city’s skyline. It is an exciting time for our city.

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New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council 

A new job evaluation process is to be introduced for all Sheffield City Council employees. Equal pay concerns around the Council’s current job evaluation scheme were raised by the GMB Union in Autumn 2023.   

New Independent Living clinic with team manager and aids and adaptations

“A small change made a big difference to me at home’ - aids and adaptations changing lives

A new Independent Living Clinic has just launched at The Manor Neighbourhood Centre - another step towards making it easier for people with a long-term health condition to access equipment to support them to stay well and independent at home.

Stocksbridge Town Deal Board

Stocksbridge Town Deal Welcomes New Board Co-Chair

Following the recent General Election, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Stocksbridge & Penistone, Dr Marie Tidball MP, has joined the Stocksbridge Town Deal Board as the new Co-Chair alongside current Co-Chair, Yuri Matischen.

Voice and Influence workers

Brighter Futures Fund to directly support care-experienced children and young people and provide opportunities 

The Brighter Future Fund is independently managed by care-experienced young people supported by the Council’s Children’s Involvement Service. The fund will offer small grants which directly support care-experienced children and young people to build a brighter future.

Market stalls all lit up in Christmas lights in amongst city centre buildings

Festive weekend and Christmas markets announced for 2024

The countdown to Christmas is on, with Sheffield Christmas markets set to return and an all-new festive weekend on the cards.

Peace gardens and Sheffield Town Hall

Support for frontline voluntary and community sector workers to be improved

Voluntary Action Sheffield are to receive funding to improve support systems for frontline voluntary and community sector workers.

The cityscape of Sheffield under an evening sky with the sun colouring clouds different shades of blue

Making Sheffield fairer and healthier – launch of 10-year plan

The city now has a 10-year plan to create a fairer and healthier Sheffield. The ...

Councillors, council officers, partners and politicians smile while stood across grass and a pavement behind a sign for a new housing development on a sunny day

Homes England visit promotes strength of partnership work in hitting housing targets

Sheffield welcomed Homes England to the city so development partners could come together and see progress on the latest projects and discuss future opportunities.

Orange-brick council homes with a cloudy sky above them

New approach to electrical testing will increase tenants’ safety in their homes

The new approach will ensure everyone who lives in a Sheffield City Council property will receive an electrical safety test every five years, as well as a condition check of their home.

The black and white mock-tudor facade of the building on Haymarket covered in scaffolding with buildings on either side

Work to begin to remove and preserve key dangerous city centre facade

Contractors, working on behalf of Sheffield City Council, have started preparation work to remove and preserve a dangerous city centre façade which is at risk of completely collapsing.

An artist impression showing people walking along segregated walk ways surrounded by trees and greenery. In the back ground is a red brick former fire station building.

Sheffield’s first Dutch-style roundabout nears completion

Pedestrians, cyclists and motorists will soon be able to get their first experience of Sheffield’s first-ever Dutch-style roundabout as the project nears completion. Located at West Bar, in front of the Emergency Services Museum, the roundabout will give priority to pedestrians and cyclists, making it safer and easier for people to get around the city in an active way.

People dressed as ghostbusters and star wars characters outside the Sheffield Winter Garden

Popular events returning to Sheffield this Autumn

Sheffield is to light up this Autumn, as the city puts on a range of events that are out of this world.

Hillsborough Changing Places Pod

New Changing Places pods making Sheffield accessible for all

Four new Changing Places pods have been built around the city to help make Sheffield accessible for more residents.

Lord Mayor of Sheffield

Lord Mayor Awards to recognise contributions to Sheffield life

Sheffield City Council is launching the Lord Mayor Awards, recognising the amazing contribution of people and organisations that are at the heart of Sheffield.

Cllr Paul Wood

Remembering Councillor Paul Wood

A tribute to Councillor Paul Wood from Cllr Denise Fox of Sheffield Community Councillors.

Sheffield Youth Awards 2024

Sheffield Youth Awards 2024: Nominations now open!

Sheffield’s young residents are to be honoured for their contributions and influence across the city.

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Fraud alert - scam text messages about parking tickets (Penalty Charge Notices)

Members of the public have been receiving spam text messages claiming to be from the Council advising them they have a parking ticket (Penalty Charge Notice) they must pay via a link contained in the message.   

Voice and Influence

Voice and Influence Workers celebrate two years of being key advocates for change within Sheffield’s care sector

A look at the Voice and Influence workers team's progress over the past two years as they help to improve services for care experienced children, young people, and adults up to 25 years old.

New looping canal boat in tradition canal boat colours

New artwork unveiled on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal

A loop-the-loop canal boat sculpture has been unveiled to celebrate Sheffield's historic waterways and industrial heritage. 

Conference at the Diamond, the University of of Sheffield

Conference Sector strong as exciting Autumn programme kicks off in Sheffield

The 20th International Celiac Disease Symposium (ICDS) arrives in Sheffield this week (4-6 Sept) at Sheffield City Hall, kicking off the city’s busy Autumn season for the conference sector.

A carer and a person who is being cared for at home

Timely hospital discharge to help more people live well and independently at home

More people in Sheffield who need support are living independently and well at home because of work between health and care services to prevent readmission to hospital. Health and care services across the city are focussing on people who are leaving hospital to support them to return home, or their previous place of residence, wherever possible.

Tour of Britain start point

2024 Tour of Britain Men kicks off in Sheffield

We caught up with local riders ahead of today's Tour of Britain Men, which kicked off here in Sheffield, this morning (5th September).

The starting line at Tour of Britain in Sheffield

Sheffield welcomes Tour of Britain to city and South Yorkshire

As the third stage of the Tour of Britain Men comes to a close, we look back at what it meant to Sheffield and South Yorkshire to host the event.

Mountain bike trails at Parkwood Springs

Tour of Britain Men 2024: Encouraging Active Travel

Sheffield to set to kick off third leg of 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men, later this week (5th September).

The entrance to Springfield Nursery at Springfield Primary School, Sheffield, on a sunny day

Consultation on permanent closure of Springfield Nursery to begin soon

At the Education, Children & Families Committee meeting yesterday (Tuesday 3rd September), it was recommended the permanent closure of the nursery – based at Springfield School near the city centre - take place, pending the four-week public consultation.

Kids from the Sheffield Music Hub with Ed Sheerhan

New partnership aims to strengthen music education across South Yorkshire

The region’s Music Hubs are set to come together to form a new South Yorkshire Music Hub, with the aim of strengthening opportunities for music education.

Image shows a side-on picture of a large yellow gritter lorry on a road against a backdrop of a blue sky

Help us name Sheffield's gritters

People in Sheffield are being asked to help choose names for the city’s fleet of gritters but with a local twist, as preparations for the upcoming winter season get underway. There are 19 gritters in the Streets Ahead fleet with 12 gritters waiting to be named by members of the public while local school children are being invited to name the other five. The two smaller gritters in the fleet are not included in the competition.

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Have your say about recycling services

Councils across England are developing plans to make recycling simpler and easier for residents and to help the planet. In Sheffield, a ‘Simpler Recycling’ consultation on future waste and recycling services is live for residents to have their say.

Cllr Douglas Johnson smiles in front of a bright coloured wall, wearing a grey suit, white shirt and green tie

Sheffield joins over 100 council landlords calling for new government to save council homes

Senior leaders from Sheffield City Council, including the Chair of the Housing Policy Committee, Council Leader and the Chief Executive, will be attending an unprecedented cross-party coalition of over 100 council landlords, led by Southwark Council, to jointly publish five solutions for the government to ‘secure the future of England’s council housing’.

Gleadless Valley Aerial View

New partnership approach for Gleadless Valley regeneration approved

The improved approach to regenerating Gleadless Valley, to deliver physical, social and economic benefits, will now move forward after proposals were approved today in the Council's Strategy and Resources committee.

Cyclists going uphill on bikes, surrounded by crowds and the countryside in the distance

Nine days to go until the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men arrives in Sheffield

In just over a week, stars of world cycling will return to South Yorkshire, as the third stage of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race is set to kick off in Sheffield on Thursday 5 September.