Politics

Oliver Coppard

Metro mayor slams government over bus fare caps

How Thornseat could look if the Hague family get permission to turn it into holiday accommodation and a wedding venue.

Readers want moorland hunting lodge brought back to life

The Liberal Democrats have challenged Labour for leadership of Sheffield Council following another election resulting in no overall control.

Liberal Democrats battle Labour for leader of the council

Bus fare cap extended.

Bus fare cap stays, government announces

Banner Cross postmaster Nasar Raoof has called for assurances that Sheffield City Council will not go ahead with road changes on Ecclesall Road that would mean customers could no longer park outside

Businessman worried over chance of council U-turn on red line routes plan

Caffe Tucci on Ecclesall Road gets ready to open

First look inside new Italian Caffe Tucci set to open on Ecclesall Road

Cobbles were unpopular with some wheelchair users

Work starts on major Sheffield city centre revamp

The Attercliffe Waterside development is go, go, go after Sheffield City Council agreed a deal with sustainable developer, Citu

Major council deal means regeneration scheme can go ahead

Rotherham Town Hall

'Inappropriate' development proposed in Rotherham

The Steel Man

Update issued on the Steel Man sculpture

The avenue of World War One memorial trees on Western Road, Crookes in Sheffield

Petition calls for LibDems and Greens to run council after street trees scandal

GMB Union has raised concern that Sheffield Council cleaners are being underpaid and said it will take industrial action if demands are not met.

Union threatens industrial action if council cleaners are not paid more

Pictures show how the revamped Rother Valley Country Park is set to appear after work on the attraction using levelling up money is completed

Pictures show how Rother Valley park will look after £5m revamp

Walkley councillor Tom Hunt had promised a 'fresh start' as the new leader of Sheffield City Council's Labour group

New council Labour leader promises 'fresh start'

Sheffield Labour is paying the price for the Container Park failure.

Labour councillors threaten to vote against party

Police campaign to clean streets off knives and criminals is back this week

The designer fashion store in Meadowhall has a sticker on doors stating ‘facial recognition and CCTV in operation on this site’, adding that it is for the protection of customers, employees and the community. The operator is Facewatch, which claims to be ‘the leader in facial recognition’.

Flannels using facial recognition in Meadowhall despite protests

Coaches blocking a car park on Harwood Street.

Small firms fear worst as Blades go up to the Premier League

A developer is planning to demolish a working men’s club and turn the site into dozens of new retirement apartments.

Fresh plans for Sheffield working men’s club

Councillors watch on screens as Sir Mark Lowcock speaks about his inquiry into the street trees scandal at an extraordinary Sheffield City Council meeting called to discuss his findings

Council pledges ‘open and democratic’ future following street trees scandal

Rotherham Town Hall

How much Rotherham did spend on King Charles' coronation weekend?

Labour’s national high command forced out leader Terry Fox and put the local party into ‘special measures’.

Council parties in post-election talks on power sharing

The Coronation

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle involved in car chase with paparazzi

Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew facing ‘possible eviction’ from Royal Lodge

Prince William is reportedly already planning his coronation

Prince William ‘already planning’ coronation with key change

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and First Lady of the United States, Dr Jill Biden, speaking to Tobias Weller with his mother Ruth Garbutt during the Coronation Big Lunch in Downing Street, London, last Sunday. Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Schoolboy celebrates with Prime Minister and First Lady

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the Coronation (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

New coronation photo offers glimpse into monarchy’s future generations

King Charles has left a message to the nation following his coronation at Westminster Abbey

King Charles leaves heartfelt message to the nation after coronation

A Met Police officer outside Buckingham Palace, ahead of the Coronation. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Royal superfan detained by police for 13 hours on coronation day

Oak Road, Wath.

New estate could be built in Rotherham

Rotherham Town Hall

Houses proposed in place of garages in Thrybergh

The aftermath of the latest fire to hit allotment buildings at Skye Edge fields in Sheffield, where around 350 pigeons living in lofts there have been burned alive in two separate blazes

Video shows aftermath of fires in which birds were burned alive

Salvatore Capasso said the new Caffe Tucci would offer hot food as well as the sandwiches, salads and cakes.

Opening date announced for popular Italian Caffe Tucci's new venue

Alexander Stafford, Rother Valley MP.

Minister told old grammar school in Rotherham opens this year

Sheffield and its sister city Khmelnytskyi have teamed up to celebrate Eurovision.

Eurovision: Sheffield and Ukrainian city Khmelnytskyi team up for celebrations

Oliver Coppard is talking about his first year in post and more at 99 Mary Street in Sheffield.

Mayor thinks Sheffield needs a new generation of leadership

There are already nine flats in the building - four more could be added if the planning board agrees.

Four more flats may be built in historic Victorian building

Campaigners demanded to be exonerated at a special meeting to address the damning findings of the street tree inquiry.

‘The biggest victim was trust’: tree campaigners demand exoneration and change

Humankind will be providing 'invaluable' drug and alcohol treatment in Sheffield from August 1.

Renowned charity to provide 'invaluable' drug and alcohol treatments

Sheffield Hallam MP Olivia Blake, centre front row, and fellow parliamentary supporters of the Climate and Ecology Bill that she introduced to the House of Commons

MP introduces new bill on climate crisis

Oliver Coppard

Mayor responds as Transpennine Express is taken under government control

Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Council recommended to approve measures to safeguard Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Eight councillors from Sheffield have joined a nationwide call to reject the “abhorrent” immigration bill they fear will be an effective ban on the right to claim asylum.

Councillors join hundreds of politicians rejecting ‘abhorrent’ immigration bill

Empty Labour seats in Sheffield Town Hall council chamber. Sheffield Labour leadership was missing from a special meeting that aimed to address the damning tree felling inquiry amid a “purge”.

Labour leadership missing from special tree felling inquiry meeting amid ‘purge’

Sheffield MP Louise Haigh has slammed the government's "fundamentally broken" rail system following the announcement TransPennine Express will be brought under government control.

MP blasts government following announced takeover of TransPennine Express

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings

Staff shortages have a 'knock' on police response times in Barnsley, board told

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Heavy traffic was reporter on the M1 this afternoon.

Person brought to safety from motorway bridge near Meadowhall

Cobbles were unpopular with some wheelchair users

Work starts on major Sheffield city centre revamp

Lulu Blundell pictured in Amserdam in a picture taken from a new film about her, Forever 19, produced by the Teenage Cancer Trust

Teenager's brave cancer battle made into film