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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.   

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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GCSE results day is today – and good luck to everyone opening their envelopes

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

An area of grass with housing behind and high rise blocks in the background on a cloudy day

Improved approach to regeneration to deliver physical, social and economic benefits for Gleadless Valley

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.

A classroom with the backs of school pupils' heads as they work quietly at their desks

Good luck to everyone getting their A-Level results today

Across the city, those who sat the exams this year will be receiving their results and Sheffield City Council would like to wish them all the best of luck in achieving what they hoped for.

Sheffield City Council Leader, Cllr Tom Hunt, smiles at the camera, dressed in a suit and tie

‘It is a huge honour to join the International Mayors Council on Homelessness to share the work we are doing with an international audience’

Sheffield City Council Leader Cllr Tom Hunt speaks about why the Council has joined the International Mayors Council on Homelessness

A view of Sheffield city centre at dusk with the skyline lit up

Sheffield City Council Leader joins International Mayors Council on Homelessness

Sheffield City Council Leader Cllr Tom Hunt has joined the International Mayors Council on Homelessness.

Sheffield Town Hall on a sunny day with people walking past the fountains in the Peace Gardens

Council sets out proactive approach to budget planning for next four years

The Council’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy aims to predict the financial situation for each financial year, budget gaps, as well as necessary savings targets so that the Council can continue to deliver for the people of Sheffield.

A group of youngsters in university garments and mortarboards stand in line at a Children's University graduation ceremony

There's still time to join in the Festival of Fun

There is still time to book a place on the excellent range of Children’s University Festival of Fun activities this summer – but places are being snapped up quickly.

A room full of people sat at tables listen to a speaker in front of a digital screen welcoming them to an event

Rough Sleeping Summit brings partners together to find solutions for Sheffield

Bringing together partner organisations from across the country, the event saw key speakers pass on their expertise and discussions held across sectors

Sheffield Town Hall and Peace Gardens with a water feature in the foreground

Council co-signs joint open letter to Angela Rayner MP on social housing

A joint letter from the largest council landlords in England has been submitted to government calling for urgent action on social housing.

Sheffield Town Hall

Sheffield City Council to mark two years of Race Equality Commission

Today marks two years since the launch of the final report of Sheffield’s Race Equality Commission. Since then, Sheffield City Council has made consistent progress in tackling race inequality in the council and in the city, with plans going forward that aim to make Sheffield an anti-racist city.

Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council Kate Josephs speaks into a microphone at a Homewards event in Sheffield's Millennium Gallery while attendees including HRH The Prince of Wales listen

Sheffield helps mark first year of progress for Homewards project

Sheffield is represented alongside its fellow five flagship locations at a special event in Lambeth, London, to mark the anniversary today (Thursday 11 July).

Orange-bricked council homes on a gloomy day with grey clouds in the sky

20 of England’s largest local authority landlords call for the government to save council homes

Since March this year (2024), Sheffield City Council has been working alongside the largest council landlords in England to develop recommendations that can ‘secure the future of England’s council housing’.

Sheffield city centre skyline on a sunny day

Improvements to Housing Service performance remain top priority as regulatory body issues judgement

A widespread program of improvement to raise the standards of Sheffield City Council’s Housing Service is continuing at pace.

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Sheffield Central General Election Result 2024

Sheffield Central General Election Result 2024

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Sheffield South East General Election Result 2024

Sheffield South East General Election Result 2024

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Penistone and Stocksbridge General Election Result 2024

Penistone and Stocksbridge General Election Result 2024

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Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough General Election Result 2024

Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough General Election Result 2024

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Sheffield Hallam General Election Result 2024

Sheffield Hallam General Election Result 2024

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Sheffield Heeley General Election Result 2024

Sheffield Heeley General Election Result 2024

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Bradfield Parish Council By-election – Worrall Ward

Bradfield Parish Council By-election – Worrall Ward