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Leah’s Yard: The abandoned workshop turned thriving hub for Sheffield’s independent businesses

Leah’s Yard: The abandoned workshop turned thriving hub for Sheffield’s independent businesses

by Tom Preston | Oct 13, 2025 | Business, Home Page Top Story, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

Over a year after its opening, the Grade II listed building is home to a range of Sheffield’s independent retailers, ranging from craft beer to art galleries.  Once a workshop in the early 19th century, the building had been derelict for two decades before being...
Wingfest returns: How the chicken wing festival is shaping Sheffield’s food industry

Wingfest returns: How the chicken wing festival is shaping Sheffield’s food industry

by Moleed Mire | Oct 13, 2025 | Culture, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

Wingfest, the world’s largest chicken wing festival, comes to Sheffield this week. Forge Warehouse will host the event, which will take place from the 17th to the 19th of October, where both local and national vendors compete to have the best chicken wings. This is...
Child sexual exploitation in Yorkshire: The ongoing scandal and a fight for justice

Child sexual exploitation in Yorkshire: The ongoing scandal and a fight for justice

by Ruth George | Oct 12, 2025 | Crime

As investigations continue to secure convictions for predators of young girls, Yorkshire is still feeling the effects of its darkest and most persistent scandal fifteen years after it first came to light. Last week, seven men were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court for...
Tories’ Rallying Call to Ban Phones in Schools: How Sheffield Schools enforced their own bans long ago, and how others could follow   

Tories’ Rallying Call to Ban Phones in Schools: How Sheffield Schools enforced their own bans long ago, and how others could follow   

by Ben Simpson | Oct 11, 2025 | Education, In Focus

Shadow Education secretary Laura Trott has intensified her calls this week for a nationwide ban on mobile phones in classrooms. Trott believes that the current non statutory guidance isn’t enough, telling a Conservative conference on Tuesday that they have a...
Dave Allen returns home to Sheffield for fight with Arslanbek Makhmudov tonight

Dave Allen returns home to Sheffield for fight with Arslanbek Makhmudov tonight

by Rosie Wood | Oct 11, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story

Utilitia Arena in Sheffield will be buzzing tonight as Dave Allen steps back into the ring for one of the toughest fights of his career, facing Russian boxer Arslanbek Makhmudov. Having knocked Johnny Fisher out in his last fight, a win tonight against Makhmudov could...
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