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Sheffield highways contractor Amey fined eight times - amid anger over 13,000 potholes

The way the council enforces its highways repair contract has been revealed

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Cheese-gnawing thief, high-vis pharmacy raider & career criminals: 10 burglars jailed in Sheffield in 2026

Also amongst those jailed this year are dozy crooks caught after they left their fingerprints behind

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Wicked Sheffield wife who paid "gangsters" to beat murdered husband could be released in three years

She organised for members of a Sheffield rap band to beat her husband up

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Yorkshire Water among England's worst for sewage spills after 51,000 discharges in a year

Yorkshire Water recorded enough sewage spills in 2025 to average one discharge every 10 minutes, with wastewater released for a combined total of more than 32 years.

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Time for concrete action on Amey’s asphalt failures

The council’s PFI contract with Amey started in 2012 and runs until 2037

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Mum of Barnsley teen who took her own life blasts Reform-led council's decision to not fly Pride flag

“This decision gives the impression that there is little genuine care or recognition being shown toward the Pride community”

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'An inspiring story': Couple hailed as South Yorkshire success story after selling kitchen business for £390m

Barnsley couple receive congratulations after £390m DIY Kitchens sale

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We found the best place to eat in Sheffield - with no taste bud left out

You can feast on cuisine from right across the globe

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'I fled war and arrived in Sheffield with nothing but these football lads saved me'

FURD runs a football and exercise class for refugees and asylum seekers in Sheffield

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Sir Kevin Sinfield and England's Lionesses lead the list of King's birthday honours

And the head of a South Yorkshire academic trust was given a CBE

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Sheffield-born broadcaster Charlie Webster among locals on King’s birthday honours 2026 - full list

The award-winning Sheffield-born broadcaster, journalist, charity campaigner and podcaster, Charlie Webster has been awarded the MBE

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Sheffield coach who helped Team GB win Paralympic medals in first ever games made OBE

He's one of several Yorkshire folk to be named in the Honours

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Yorkshire ITV G'wed star Evie Ward-Drummond opens up on her mental health over new series

ITV G'wed actress Evie Ward-Drummond from Yorkshire has spoken for the first time about drawing on her own school-day mental health struggles to portray a pure OCD storyline in the hit sitcom's third series.

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Man punches and threatens to stab Sheffield taxi driver in 'racially aggravated' attack

The police are searching for a man they believe could help in their investigation

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'Will not meeting public become regular practice for Green councillors or is it one off?' - Reader's letter

T Smith on library services in Walkley and Upperthorpe...

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Former Sheffield doctor and Olympic athlete denies 'violet and cruel' treatment of wife

The Crown says the two doctors appeared a “happy and successful couple”

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Mayors meet in Sheffield to ‘drive the change’ for rail improvements in Yorkshire

Oliver Coppard said improvements to Sheffield Station and in Rotherham are key priorities for “unlocking” more development.

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Police warn of rising burglaries in part of Sheffield as illegal tobacco found in shops

Why police were seen in numbers on three Sheffield estates on Thursday

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Worried police launch search for missing Rotherham girl, 14

Search launched for missing teenager

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Over £141,000 extra spent on EV car spaces at Rother Valley Country Park project

The UK government's new EV charging requirements came into force in England as of June 2022, as part of changing building regulations.