Sheffield has received Tree Cities of the World recognition, bringing a wealth of benefits to local communities, now and into the future.
A series of partial lane closures on the Sheffield and Mosborough Parkways will continue throughout May as part of the Streets Ahead highway maintenance contract.
After another busy winter period, the council’s highways contractor will soon close the doors on the salt domes for another year.
Work has started on implementing a series of natural flood management measures in the Limb Brook Valley to help protect Sheffield and the region against future flooding.
New mobile cameras are being used across the city to help detect and deter fly tipping. Further targeted measures are being discussed by Local Area Committees following significant committed investment.
The Gleadless Valley Masterplan, which will see improvements made to housing, green spaces and facilities as well as increased employment opportunities, has been given the go-ahead following consultation with residents.
The Chair of the Independent Inquiry into the Street Trees Dispute, Sir Mark Lowcock, has now published the Terms of Reference for the Inquiry.
With water levels at the third highest on record during the recent storms, James Mead, Flood Manager gives an update on Sheffield's flood resilience.
Plans to make significant changes to the road layout at Shalesmoor are underway, as proposals are shaped to transform travel in the area.
Sheffield has been awarded a certificate of compliance for managing its street trees sustainably by the world’s largest Forest Certification Scheme.
The council is reducing its use of glyphosate across all service areas, including trialling glyphosate free areas in some parts of the city.
Sheffield City Council has opened a new scheme giving local taxi drivers the chance to trial an electric taxi. Eight “Black cab” style London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVCs) will be available for two weeks. All of the electric taxis are wheelchair accessible and aim to give drivers a hands-on experience of an electric taxi, while being cleaner, greener and saving on the cost of diesel.
Following a public consultation, Sheffield City Council has set out the city's 2022/23 budget.
Following a period of surveillance, our Trading Standards team seized more than £300,000 worth of illicit tobacco products during a raid in Sheffield.
We have today launched, with partners across South Yorkshire, a new regional flood action plan to better protect lives, homes and businesses from the effects of flooding and to tackle the impact of climate change.
Sheffield City Council is pleased to announce that Sir Mark Lowcock is being recommended for appointment as the Independent Chair of the Independent Inquiry into the Street Trees Dispute.
With 66 cases of avian flu in England in domestic birds, bird keepers across the UK are being reminded to keep their birds indoors and to follow strict biosecurity measures to limit the spread of avian flu. Whether birdkeepers have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock the guidance must be followed to limit the number of cases in the UK and stop the disease.
Festival of the Outdoors is back this March, with a whole host of outdoorsy events and activities, celebrating all that The Outdoor City has to offer.
The council’s highways team is reminding people to take extra care this winter and only travel if essential when bad weather strikes.
Our community forestry team have been preparing thousands of new trees for planting and they want you to get involved.
Sheffield City Council has begun the search for an Independent Chair to lead the Sheffield Street Trees Inquiry.
A new guidelines booklet for managing the city’s street trees has been finalised and published, in line with the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership Strategy.
The £2.3m funding will provide support to over 250 SMEs.
For more than a year, the Community Payback team, part of the Probation Service, has given Roe Woods allotment owners a helping hand, helping to clear out overgrown plots to allow the new tenants to get started.
As world leaders meet at COP26 to discuss the urgency of reducing climate change globally, Sheffield City Council’s Transitional Committee is considering the council’s 10 Point Plan for tackling the climate emergency.
Refurbishments have been carried out on more Sheffield bridges as part of the Streets Ahead programme.
Decision to be made on Sheffield's Clean Air Zone.
Sheffield has lived up to its reputation as an Outdoor City filled with culture, the Thriving Places Index (TPI) has found. The TPI identifies the local conditions for wellbeing, and measures whether those conditions are being delivered fairly and substantially across England.
Fifteen people from Sheffield are gaining hands on experience working for the city’s highways maintenance contract, developing invaluable skills to prepare them for their future careers.
The council’s highways contractor is preparing for winter in Sheffield; getting ready for whatever the weather has in store this year.
A group of dedicated Street Tree Wardens are working in communities across the city to help care for street trees.
South Yorkshire’s Mayoral Combined Authority, supported by Sheffield City Council, has submitted a Countywide bid for over £11.5m from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund.
Work on a Street Tree Archiving project, to enable those who are interested in documents and files relating to the council's street tree programme, is underway.
The Planning Inspector has upheld our decision to decline a planning application for housing development on important Green Belt land in the Loxley Valley.
A commitment to deliver on a new street tree strategy for Sheffield has been made by the founding members of the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership.
Work has been completed by the council’s highways contractor, Amey, on Orchard Street in the city centre, a busy pedestrian thoroughfare connecting Church Street to Leopold Street.
A partnership project between the Environment Agency (EA), Sheffield City Council (SCC) and Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust (SRWT) is underway to develop and deliver a range of natural flood management methods in the Limb Brook catchment area.
An ambitious plan for Sheffield, that sets out clear priorities and actions for the year ahead has been agreed - putting Sheffield first, with people and communities at its heart.
With support from the Woodland Trust, Sheffield has expended its community forestry team and will deliver community tree planting activities across the city over the next two years.
The council's highways contractor, Amey, are preparing for the return of Tramlines next weekend.
Our Cooperative Executive has set out the next steps in the independent Inquiry in to the management of Sheffield's street trees dispute.
With a team of over 100 operatives, emptying over 3000 litter bins and an average of 850 metric tonnes of litter and fly ...
Streets Ahead will start resurfacing works in Hillsborough at the end of June.
We acknowledge the nature emergency that is affecting plant and wildlife species in Sheffield and have set out our aims, ambitions and what we're already doing to try and address this crisis.
Sheffield gritters stand down as warmer weather returns
More roads and pavements across the city undergo resurfacing as part of the Streets Ahead programme.
Our first climate summit invites the people of Sheffield to help us focus on building back better from the pandemic and how we can work towards our Zero Carbon target.
We prosecuted two people for the illegal import and unnecessary mutilation of puppies. If you're planning on getting a dog do your research properly first.
After declaring a climate emergency in 2019, Sheffield will take a major step towards this goal by releasing a new report which details where carbon emissions can be reduced in the city.
The new community services manager will lead on the development and delivery of a partnership action plan to deal with the issues affecting local people in Page Hall.
A consultation has launched on proposals to extend the award-winning Grey to Green scheme from Castlegate to Angel Street.
The latest on flooding in Sheffield
The council is working with partners across the city following heavy snowfall.
Last month three people were prosecuted for noise offences in Sheffield. We encourage people to report these issues so that we can investigate and take action.
The council's highways contactor, Streets Ahead, has completed the 2020 resurfacing programme.
A bridge in Sheffield, home to three larger than life eight - legged insects, will be beaming brighter this winter thanks to Streets Ahead.
A £25m investment plan has been put forward for the regeneration of Stocksbridge.
Two new designs, created by Sheffield school children, will be seen on gritting lorries across the city this winter.
The council is urging residents across the city to increase their awareness, patience and respect for the workforce of two of its service partners, Amey and Veolia.
Bird keepers must make sure they are aware of their responsibilities under new regulations relating avian influenza. Members of the public are asked to report sightings of dead wild birds.
The council’s highways contractor, Amey, is getting ‘winter ready’ in preparation for cold and icy weather over coming months.
Fines have been issued to several takeaways in Sheffield for failing to adhere to Government restrictions.
Apology issued over handling of street tree complaint
Throughout October the Household Waste Recycling Centres' autumn/winter opening hours have been extended to allow more people to visit and dispose of their waste safely.
A group of dedicated volunteers have big clean up at Kelham Island
Get involved in the Great British September Clean and help keep our city clean and tidy.
Councillor Bob Johnson, Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability at Sheff ...
A large proportion of England’s Ash trees, including Sheffield’s 250,000, are at ...
Sheffield is set to receive an additional £16 million for the city's flood defen ...
A new shared vision for the care and management of Sheffield’s street trees is n ...
Councillor Bob Johnson, Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability gives an ...
30 Electric Vans will soon be available for businesses in Sheffield to trial in ...
A fully segregated cycle link will be introduced between Shalesmoor roundabout a ...
Our response to planning application requests for three new 5G masts in the city.
Following the massive rise in cycling and walking during the Covid-19 lockdown, Sheffield City Council has laid out its ...
Just outside the city centre Sheffield Botanical Gardens were opened in 1836 and ...
Our Housing and Neighbourhood Service is calling on community groups that work w ...
Due to the recent heavy rainfall the Veolia materials recycling facility used to separate and sort the paper and card co ...
Following substantial rainfall over recent weeks, Sheffield is continuing to work closely with those in the worst affect ...
With further rain forecast today and overnight, the council is reminding Sheffield residents to be vigilant and take ext ...
Thursday and Friday saw the highest number of hits ever in a 24-hour period to Sheffield City Council’s news website, Sh ...
John Mothersole, Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council, said:“A major incident has been declared today in response t ...
Following yesterday’s severe weather conditions which saw 64mm of rainfall, Sheffield is now recovering, with all affect ...
THIS PAGE IS BEING UPDATED AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION People can report flooding to us by calling Streets Ahead on 0114 ...
The Streets Ahead mascot, Phil the Bin, made the most of the half-term break by reminiscing about his busy start to this ...
The council’s highways contractor is getting ‘winter ready’ in preparation for icy conditions over coming months.With 19 ...
A new taskforce to look at how the education sector in Sheffield can improve its environmental impact has today been ann ...
Have your say on the 2020 green bin collection serviceIn Sheffield, we offer residents a chargeable green bin collection ...
The cleanliness of the city’s roads has been acknowledged by central government, following an independent assessment of ...
Sheffield youngsters are gaining hands on experience working for the city’s highways maintenance contract, developing in ...
Many of us walk over them each and every day without a second thought about what could be lurking beneath our feet.And w ...
Joining thousands of people across the country taking part in Stoptober, partners are helping smokers to take their firs ...
British artist Alex Chinneck returns with three identical new public artworks across the UK titled: ‘Alphabetti Spaghett ...
Whether from cigarettes, roll ups, Shisha or any other smoked product, first or second hand smoke inhalation can cause s ...
It’s a familiar yet unwelcome sight across many cities - piles of litter; be it fly- tipping or one off items, dumped at ...
We have the winners for the Housing and Neighbourhood Service's Green Fingers Gardening Competition 2019! This year’ ...
Colley Park in Parson Cross is about to get a makeover as part of the council’s ongoing work to improve parks and playgr ...
Things are looking up for Castlegate in Sheffield ahead of the return of a popular festival which celebrates the area’s ...
Employees at Streets Ahead in Sheffield have been making valuable contributions ...
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