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Sheffield nursery plan refused because of concerns about traffic and parking

Permission has been refused to turn a house in Millhouses, Sheffield into a nursery and family centre because of parking and traffic on a busy road.

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Sheffield Public Notices: Park Hill redevelopment hits problem over 'unacceptable' tree protection

Plans to redevelop Park Hill flats have suffered a hiccup over tree protection measures.

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Three new upmarket homes to be built behind large house in Loxley, Sheffield

A bid to build three homes at the rear of a large house in Loxley, Sheffield has been approved despite neighbours’ objections.

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Sheffield buses: Major problem revealed on Broad Street bus route, and how it may soon be solved

Transport bosses have admitted a major problem is slowing down a busy Sheffield bus route.

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Crystal Peaks: Emergency services called after incident on escalator at popular Sheffield shopping centre

Emergency services were called to a Sheffield shopping centre after an incident on an escalator.

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Lee Cooper: South Yorkshire Police seek help to find wanted man recalled to prison

A man is being hunted by South Yorkshire Police after he broke the terms of his release from prison.

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Sheffield figure skater Luke Digby relishing Winter Olympic dream after incredible season

The 24-year-old, who was born in Sheffield, has been announced as part of the British figure skating team for the upcoming Olympic Games in February, alongside his skating partner Anastasia Vaipan-Law

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Sheffield heritage: Artist Luke Passey brightens up Salvation Army Citadel after 26 years empty

An artist is at work brightening up a dilapidated heritage building in Sheffield city centre which has stood empty for 26 years.

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Police seek men over serious assault in Rotherham

Police have issued CCTV images of two men they want to speak to over a serious assault in Rotherham.

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Exeter Drive Broomhall: Man charged after drugs raid drama on Sheffield estate

A man has been charged after a dramatic police raid on a house in a Sheffield block of flats.

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"I pay £150 a week to heat my flat - it's terrible and shocking to live life like this in the 21st century"

A Doncaster OAP says she has been left "deflated and depressed" at having to spend £150 a week on electricity just to heat her tiny two bed flat in winter.

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Sheffield heritage: New hope for listed Cornish Works in Kelham Island after couple's restoration nightmare

One of Sheffield’s best loved heritage buildings is set to be sold and restored after standing empty for 21 years.

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Chesterfield mum, 25, told family her hospital trip had been 'a waste of time' hours before she was found dead

A young mum told her family her hospital visit had been a “waste of time” – just hours before she was found dead in bed.

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'We three kings of Orient are'- says who?

I love a good Nativity play!

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Architect's love letter to Sheffield - the 'city with a dual soul'

“Living cities are layered,and Sheffield embraces this layering without fear.”

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'My big boobs are making it impossible to drum and even walk', says Sheffield musician

A 22-year-old drummer from Sheffield has launched a fundraiser for private breast-reduction surgery, saying the weight of her chest is leaving her in severe pain and threatening her music career.

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Fundraising: Charity support can help bring play and joy to hospital stays

In my role at Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity, I work with other charities and organisations to help make clinical care kinder and bad days brighter at Sheffield Children’s.

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Revealed: The most common questions people ask Alexa (Some are a bit weird)

It turns out we’re using smart speakers for everything from pop culture curiosity to kitchen crisis management = and the patterns are oddly relatable

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'He lived for people': Tributes paid to Sheffield community figure Brian Grayson

For nearly nine decades, the life of Brian George Grayson ran along the same few Crookes streets where he first kicked a football as a boy.

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How killer trio's plot to lure rival dealer to Sheffield park attack led to "every parent's worst nightmare"

One young life was ended, and three more were ruined, after a plan to lure a rival drug dealer to a Sheffield park with the promise of sexual favours was put into motion.