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Payments of £500 will be available for Sheffield residents who have been notified by NHS Test and Trace to self-isolate, providing that their period of self isolation started on or after 28th September 2020

Pictures paint a thousand words and with the announcement that Sheffield City Archives is open again for 'order and view' and that Picture Sheffield has just uploaded it's 100,000 image, there's a lot of Sheffield's history to access and enjoy.

Sadly events over the autumn and winter season will not go ahead this year. Let's see how creative our communities can be in celebrating the seasons.

Fines have been issued to several takeaways in Sheffield for failing to adhere to Government restrictions.

Sheffield City Council is set to come together with Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster councils to create a single regional adoption agency for South Yorkshire

Inspire_SY has launched on social media platforms to share training, job and support opportunities from over 50 businesses and partner organisations in Sheffield.

Sheffield has been added to the 'High' category following the Government new three-tier scheme. We explain what restrictions are now in place for people in Sheffield.

New restrictions for Sheffield are expected to be announced by the Government in the coming days. The move is expected as Sheffield’s latest Covid-19 rate to 4th October shows a consistent rise as cases reaches more than 300 per 100,000 people in the population.  

We’ve been providing an Order and Collect service in a number of libraries since early August so that as many people as possible could borrow books and resources across the city. The correct Covid-19 measures are in place so that all libraries are as safe as possible. Every library building is slightly different and naturally the most important part of reopening has been about safety.  

The Government has designated Sheffield as an area of ‘enhanced support’. Being named an area of ‘enhanced support’ means that Sheffield is now on the second rung of a three-step ladder on the Government's 'watchlist', and we are in line to receive extra support to help us reduce the number of cases in our city.

Every year in October we celebrate Black History Month. This year we feel it is ...

Charlie Adan, our Interim Chief Executive will stand down next week at the Full Council meeting on Wednesday 7 October.

This week investigative work is taking place at the catacombs at Sheffield General Cemetery, as part of the ongoing National Lottery funded £3million project.

The Sheffield Race Equality Commission has appointed twenty-four commissioners to join its board and lead the city’s inquiry into the nature, extent and causes of racism, racial disparities and how to tackle them.

Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, Sheffield Digital and the Sheffield Social Enterprise Network have joined up with Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Hallam University and other partners across the city to help smaller businesses, social enterprises and organisations get young people into work

A group of dedicated volunteers have big clean up at Kelham Island

Sheffield's Heart of the City II scheme moves forward as essential structural work begins on the historic Leah's Yard and further plans for Cambridge Street are approved. 

Sheffield City Council has issued prohibition notices to four pubs and a takeaway in the city following breaches of COVID-19 rules over the weekend of 19th and 20th September.  

Plans have been submitted to redesign the Gaumont Building in Sheffield city centre as part of the Council's Heart of the City II scheme. The proposal would see the building's current red steel frame replaced by a contemporary design with living walls. 

Marioland Skate Plaza will open in Castlegate on Sautrday 19th September. 

Changes have been made to Castlegate Festival 2020, with many events moving online in light of new social distancing rules. 

Over the past year, Sheffield has been working to improve air quality, with many schemes including the proposed Clean Air Zone. Air pollution affects us all to some degree. Drivers are among those who can be most affected as they sit in traffic. These are the reasons why it’s important that in line with our legal obligations we deliver cleaner air in the shortest possible time.

Sheffield is known around the world for its musical and industrial heritage. However, its long-lost castle – which was once among the most powerful political and cultural centres in medieval England – deserves a place in the history books as well, according to archaeologists.

Local residents are being encouraged to look out for letters and canvass forms b ...

A new £250,000 bike park development to be installed in Hillsborough Park

John Lewis & Partners has agreed a new 20 year lease until 2040, with plans to refurbish the shop.

New modular homes come to Parson Cross in new scheme. The new housing could be the beginning of a series of modular homes available for affordable rent across the city.

Sheffield’s Covid-19 Prevention and Management Board held its first public briefing and Q&A session on Friday 28 August 2020.

A planning application for the latest round of Heart of the City II proposals ha ...

Ticket prices have been revealed for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 and you can sign up to make sure you're notified when they go on sale later this year.

Sheffield City Council outlines the continued support being provided to care homes in the city.

The pavement at Broomhill shopping precinct is being widened to allow for social distancing and active travel.

The temporary cycle lane at Shalesmoor will be removed at the end of the month.

Fitness and football facilities run by Leisure United have reopened in Sheffield. Find out about new measures and booking.

*Updated 18 August 2020* Toilets are now open at: Graves Park, Rose Garden C ...

Following its temporary closure due to the Covid outbreak earlier this year, we ...

Sheffield Botanical Gardens, 5 - 6 September 20202 sessions per day, 10:30am – 1 ...

Are you expecting your results? Make sure you check with your school how to coll ...

The benefits of the council’s Private Rented Solutions Scheme (PRS) which helps ...

State of the art football pitches at SGP Graves and SGP Thorncliffe will reopen ...

The city’s newly established Race Equality Commission is calling for submissions ...

Amey, on behalf of Sheffield City Council, will begin work this week on temporar ...

In line with Government guidance, events and leisure venues across the country a ...

Shirland Lane Canal Bridge in Attercliffe has re-opened after being closed for 8 ...

Sheffield City Council is celebrating World Breastfeeding Week, taking place fro ...

BREAK Films and Scanner-Rhodes Productions are proud to announce the film line-u ...

Two of the Sheffield City Council’s contractors, Amey and Veolia, are being than ...

With residents now required to wear face coverings in shops, supermarkets and wh ...

Sheffield City Council will continue to offer further support to all care provid ...

Sheffield City Council will launch a consultation after the summer holidays to g ...

The Leadmill, Jon McClure and many more join forces to help raise money for Shef ...

This year we have already seen the sunniest spring since records began, and 2020 ...

Sheffield City Council is offering further support to care homes on how they use ...

At the beginning of July we announced that library staff are working as quickly ...

Councillor Bob Johnson, Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability at Sheff ...

Due to Covid-19 and the impact it has had across the region, to prevent a furthe ...

The Commission, to be chaired by Emeritus Professor Kevin Hylton, from Leeds Bec ...

Sheffield City Council is putting in place an additional three new local testing ...

As part of the second round of the Coronavirus Business Grants Scheme, Sheffield ...

As Sheffield Pride returns for 2020, as with many events in the city it will be ...

The latest on flooding in Sheffield

Statement from Public Health Sheffield on the new variant of Covid-19

Sheffield City Council has written to all primary and special schools to advise them to reopen tomorrow (Monday 4 January 2021).

Sheffield City Council has been successful in its bid for £15.8m of funding as part of the Government’s Future High Streets Fund, which will be used to rejuvenate Sheffield’s high street as part of the continuing transformation of the city centre.

Yesterday the government announced a new national lockdown to combat the rising number of Covid cases across the UK.

Four new council homes are ready for families to move in over the next few days

Changes to some bin collection dates and how to recycle your excess festive waste.

There are six Covid testing centres across Sheffield and on 11^th January one of them will move location. The Hillsborough mobile testing centre will move to the site of the former Hazlebarrow Primary School.

Today’s government announcement has confirmed that Sheffield will remain in tier 3, the ‘very high alert’ category.

Greg Fell, Director of Public Health for Sheffield, said ‘Our figures were going down, but sadly, this is no longer the case, therefore I believe it’s the right decision for us to remain in tier 3.

Information on Covid testing centres over the Christmas period

Councillor Bob Johnson was today, officially elected the Leader of Sheffield City Council.

The NHS test and trace national booking system is reaching capacity. This is due to laboratory testing reaching national capacity on the day. If you have COVID-19 symptoms and you need to book a test, please continue to do so. However, you may experience a delay in being able to book a test using the national system. If you can’t get a test on the day, please try again later or try the next day. Please listen to the guidance you are provided at the point of arranging a booking.

Testing remains a vital part in our fight against the spread of Covid-19 in our city and to help reduce the rate of people contracting the virus.

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We’ve written to all care homes to support them in continuing to provide safe visiting opportunities during this third national lockdown.

We know how important visits are for supporting the health and wellbeing of people living in care homes and their relationships with friends and family so we’ve provided them with an overview of how this should work in Sheffield.  

Bin collections will continue as normal during the six week lockdown period, and our 5 household waste recycling centres will remain open.

Sheffield’s Coronavirus Community Support Helpline has reached a major milestone after taking is 20,000^th call since opening in March last year.