Business and community leaders will spend a night outdoors in Sheffield this autumn to raise funds and awareness for homelessness. The CEO Sleepout Sheffield will take place on Sunday, November 10, at the Steel City Stadium at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Among those taking part are South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard, triple Olympic cycling champion
A video of devoted campaigner Sapphire McCarthy speaking out against proposed housing on greenbelt land in the S13 area of Sheffield has been released. The message, recorded at a public meeting she organised, was sent to Sheffield City Council just hours before her tragic death. In the footage, Sapphire urged councillors to rethink plans for
A planning inspector has dismissed an appeal for a major housing scheme in Dronfield, Derbyshire. Developers W. Redmile and Sons Ltd had sought permission to build 132 homes on sloping greenfield land near Burns Drive, Southfield Drive, and Chesterfield Road. The proposal was originally refused by North East Derbyshire District Council’s Labour-led planning committee, which
A football supporter, Mark Townsend, aged 57, tragically died after suffering a cardiac arrest at Hillsborough Stadium during a Championship fixture in 2024. Mr Townsend, a West Bromwich Albion fan, collapsed in the away end at the Leppings Lane stand. Fellow supporter and GP Dr Richard Stones was the first to administer CPR, later describing