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Between Christmas and New Year the Council only runs essential services

A new scheme for Care Leavers will provide them with a strong start in adult life.

With the number of shopping days rapidly disappearing before Santa begins his rounds, and the chance to get your free TravelMaster CityWide One-Day ticket running out, Sheffield City Council has decided to extend the offer.

Sheffield City Council, in partnership with organisations across the city, has developed a new Charter that sets out the Councils commitments to supporting period equity and menopause awareness which we want all organisations to support.

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.

Natural habitats in the South-East of Sheffield, around the Shire Brook Valley Nature Reserve, are being transformed to help important wildlife species to thrive, thanks to funding. 

A ten-year plan to drive economic growth and improve the lives of people living, working and doing business in Sheffield, has been approved.

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

The Sheffield Safe Square will be returning for several dates over the Christmas and New Year period.

In celebration of the Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Qualifiers coming to Sheffield this weekend, hundreds of local school children were invited to take part in the action. 

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

A ten-year plan to drive economic growth and improve the lives of people living, working and doing business in Sheffield, has been approved. 

Exciting plans to turn an area of land, part of which was once the site of the Sheffield Ski Village, into a Country Park in the city has continued following the confirmation of funding from central Government.

Communities across Sheffield are to be given an opportunity to do their bit in helping the city combat the threat of climate change.

Sheffield’s city centre is undergoing an exciting transformation. With improvements on Fargate nearing completion, the Heart of the City thriving and progress on the new city centre park at Castlegate, there are lots of reasons to celebrate Sheffield.

Pedestrians, cyclists and motorists are now able to get their first experience of Sheffield’s brand-new roundabout. Located at West Bar, in front of the Emergency Services Museum, the roundabout will give priority to pedestrians and cyclists, making it and easier for people to get around the city in an active way.

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

Recognition has been given to Sheffield City Council's See it Be it in Sheffield campaign, for making significant strides in advancing social mobility in the city.

A new policy will help support Sheffield’s council tenants and residents who are at risk of falling victim to domestic abuse.

A ten-year plan to drive economic growth and improve the lives of people living, working and doing business in Sheffield, is to be put forward.  

Sheffield is changing, it’s transforming into a cleaner, greener and more thriving city. As part of those plans, several new transport projects are taking shape aimed at giving people a choice with how the travel around.

The ability to safely and securely store your bike no matter where you live in Sheffield is set to get even easier with more cycle hangars due to be rolled out in 2025.

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.

This year’s Tramlines Music Festival and The Fringe at Tramlines provided a combined £7.3 million boost to the city’s economy.

Popular freshly made food and organic coffee chain, Pret A Manger, has returned to Sheffield city centre with a brand new shop that opened its doors this weekend. Located in Sheffield City Council’s award-winning Heart of the City redevelopment project, the opening marks the latest fantastic addition to the city centre.

Even though Santa might be a bit busy up at the North Pole, beginning to check his list, making sure the Reindeer are in pre-Christmas training and the elves are ramping up toy production, he has taken time out to deliver an early festive treat.

200 people attended the city’s Citywide Dementia Strategy launch event. The collaborative event included people across the city living with dementia, unpaid carers, Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations, care organisations, day activities organisations, public health, adult health and social care and health colleagues, including NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Commissioning Board.

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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.