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At today’s (Wednesday December 18th 2024) meeting of the Council’s Education, Children’s & Families Committee a consultation was approved to take place in the new year.

A report presented to today’s (Monday 16th December) Finance and Performance Policy Committee showed that, at this stage, the Council is on course to set a balanced budget for 2025/26, with a budget gap of £1.7m for 2025/26 yet to be identified

Help is available to support people through the financial challenges of winter, and residents are being urged to claim all they are entitled to.

In Sheffield, the project – beginning next month (January 2025) - focuses on support for families through our Family Hubs

Children’s Services staff have been labelled as “effective” and having a “firm grip” and “clear understanding” of their work after being visited by inspectors.

A proactive review of the way council houses are allocated to those who need them is taking place – and now the people of Sheffield are being asked to give their views on how that should be done.

Woodhouse by-election Result 2024 Name Description Votes CRAPPER, Jo ...

Whether or not a city centre Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) will be introduced by Sheffield City Council will soon be decided at the Council’s Communities, Parks, and Leisure Committee.

There has been a lot of focus, and rightly so, on the exciting transformation currently taking shape in Sheffield city centre. New shops, new homes and great new places to enjoy yourself like Cambridge Street Collective and Leah’s Yard show the progress that our city centre regeneration is making.

The Palestinian flag is to be flown over Sheffield Town Hall on Friday 29th November, the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, following consideration of a public request received earlier this month.

The newly named fleet of Streets Ahead gritters have been working hard over the last four days making sure the roads of Sheffield were kept clear of ice and snow following the recent wintery weather. Since Sunday, gritters including Jessica Ennis Chill, Snow Root, the Burkhill Blizzard Blaster, Sleet McKee and the Tinsley Cooling Plougher have been out ensuring the city’s priority one and priority two routes have been prepared for the snow and ice.

Proactive steps are being taken to ensure the Council remains able to set out a balanced budget in the long-term, including transforming services to run in a more sustainable and efficient way.

Information regarding the Woodhouse By-Election has been published on the Sheffield City Council website.

On Thursday 28 November 2024, voters in the Woodhouse ward will go to the polls to elect a Councillor to represent them on Sheffield City Council.

A Declaration of Friendship has been signed between the City of Sheffield and the City of Nablus on the West Bank in Palestine, at a virtual ceremony today (Tuesday 29th October 2024).

It’s a building which has stood in Sheffield city centre for well over a century and now the former Salvation Army Citadel has been acquired by Sheffield City Council.

The owner of a Sheffield City Centre façade in danger of collapsing, has started work to remove it.

A city-wide Housing Strategy that will ensure everyone has a safe, secure and affordable place to call home has been approved.

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.

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.   

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Students across the city will be receiving their GCSE results today (Thursday 22nd August).

An improved approach to regeneration featuring Sheffield City Council, the community, partners and investors will see work towards physical, social and economic improvements take place across Gleadless Valley.