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Sheffield City Council gets highest number of housing complaints outside of London, new FOI data reveals

Sheffield City Council had the highest number of housing complaints outside of London - driven by residents pleading for repairs.

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Latest addition to South Yorkshire's 'most wanted' list as hunt continues for all 17

South Yorkshire Police’s ‘most wanted’ list has been updated this week.

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Michael Palin Small Prophets: Sheffield Monty Python legend returns to comedy after years as top travel writer

Eric Idle described him as the funniest in Monty Python and wanted him back in comedy - and now Sheffield comedy legend Sir Michael Palin is back in the laughs.

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When Saturday Comes: 'I've created musical of famous Sean Bean film - but you can't see it in Sheffield'

Sean Bean movies may not usually be the material you’d associate with musical theatre.

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Yorkshire Water begins £2.6m project to combat sewage discharge in Sheffield stream during storms

Yorkshire Water is building a £2.6m tank to tackle sewage discharging into a Sheffield stream during storms.

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9 criminals including murderers, rapists and gunmen jailed at Sheffield Crown Court

Sheffield judges have been busy handing down sentences to criminals since the beginning of the year for crimes including murder, rape and firearm offences.

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Tenter Street Tesco: Supermarket chain set to open new store near Sheffield city centre

A supermarket giant has been given the green light to open a new supermarket on the outskirts of Sheffield city centre.

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Man, 29, arrested in Sheffield after police discover Ford minibus filled with suspicious equipment

A man has been arrested after officers searched a van they spotted being driven suspiciously.

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Homes needed for feuding guinea pig brothers named after Oasis siblings Noel and Liam

Brothers Noel and Liam have had a falling out and are splitting up to find their own projects.

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Infirmary Road 'ski lodge': Green light to restore 230 year old Sheffield landmark left rotting for a decade

Plans to restore a historic Sheffield Georgian landmark, neglected and falling into disrepair for 14 years, have been given the green light.

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Punched, threatened with hammer and verbally abused - life as Christian preacher on streets of Yorkshire

Mike Leahy speaks out amid fury over 'doomed' and 'hell' messages being shouted in city at 'ridiculous decibels'

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'I started baking in my kitchen and now run one of the UK's only Finnish bakeries'

Janita Maaranen set up a Finnish bakery after missing rye bread

YorkshireLive - Sheffield

Sheffield rapist jailed after tying up and slashing woman with knife

Bo Yang has been jailed for 18 years

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Sheffield library events policy stresses community inclusivity and diversity

A new events policy for Sheffield libraries stresses principles of inclusivity and diversity and opposes extremism and hatred.

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New deal aims to improve Sheffield action against litter and dog fouling

Sheffield services to tackle litter and people who do not pick up after their dogs are being outsourced in a bid to make improvements.

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Sheffield councillors call for free bus travel for young people following huge success of Barnsley pilot scheme

Sheffield councillors want to follow the example of their colleagues in Barnsley and introduce free bus passes for children and young people – but up to the age of 22.

YorkshireLive - Sheffield

High street chain to close Sheffield city centre shop at The Moor

There is a 20 per cent off closing down sale currently running

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Man arrested after volunteer police officers find tampered minibus in hotel car park

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident

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Health on the high street: Doctor calls for new Sheffield city centre NHS facility

A Sheffield doctor and councillor has called for a new diagnostic health centre to be established in the city centre, inspired by the success of a project in Barnsley.

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DNA 'one billion times more likely' to have come from Sheffield rape suspect than anyone else, court told

A forensic scientist has told jurors that DNA samples obtained 40 years ago are ‘more than a billion times more likely’ to have come from an accused rapist than anyone else.