by Jimmy Tse | Nov 4, 2025 | General News, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
A large-scale cannabis farm worth an estimated £1.2m has been discovered inside a disused building in Sheffield city centre. South Yorkshire Police officers from the City Centre Neighbouring Policing Team forced entry into the premises on Eyre Street on Friday (24...
by Jimmy Tse | Nov 4, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
The right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP) will stage a protest march in Sheffield this Saturday (8 November), calling it an opportunity to “reclaim” the city, with counter-protests also planned at the same location. The UKIP rally is scheduled to begin...
by Jimmy Tse | Nov 3, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
A silent circle of children’s shoes were laid outside of Sheffield Town Hall today, each pair representing a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) whose family say they have been “failed by the system”. The display formed part...
by Will Atherton | Nov 2, 2025 | General News, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Sheffield’s annual Poppy Appeal is underway, led by a long-serving volunteer who has dedicated more than 40 years to supporting the Royal British Legion’s remembrance campaign. Karen Plummer, who has been selling poppies since 1984 when she was 14 years old,...
by Jimmy Tse | Oct 31, 2025 | General News, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
A former South Yorkshire Police officer has been jailed for more than three years after blackmailing a suspect in one of her own cases and attempting to conceal her involvement. Marie Thompson, who served as a probationary police constable in Doncaster, was sentenced...
by James Cain | Oct 31, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
A Sheffield councillor has called for the introduction of a landlord licensing scheme across the city. A pilot scheme ran in the area around Abbeydale Road, London Road and Chesterfield Road from 2018 until 2023. Minesh Parekh, a Labour councillor for Crookes and...
