Sheffield is set to see two brand-new, state-of-the-art leisure facilities as part of the city’s commitment to supporting residents in being more active and living healthier lifestyles.
A £2 million economic recovery project aimed at local high streets is about to draw to a close. But an independent evaluation of the project has estimated it has returned multi-million pounds worth of social value back to local communities.
Yesterday (Thursday 3 April 2025) Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall unveiled the first of nine trailblazer programmes to get Britain back to health and back to work.
Several locations across Sheffield are set to see new or improved crossings as part of the Council’s plans to improve pedestrian access while, at the same time, aiming to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured.
Mayor Oliver Coppard alongside leaders of South Yorkshire’s Councils have agreed to introduce bus franchising across the region, taking another element of public transport in Sheffield into public control.
Feedback from members of the public and business across the vitally important A61 Chesterfield Road route has led to two of four aspects of the project to be removed.
On Friday (28 February 2025), the Environmental Secretary announced that the release of native Eurasian beavers back into English waterways is to be permitted for the first time in centuries.
