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Eten owners interviewed in our Telegraph food video video
Watch as the owners of Sheffield’s newest food spot explain what they are all about!
Dambusters remembered with Lancaster Bomber fly-past video
The Lancaster Bomber and Spitfire fly-past to honour the Dambusters missions of the Second World War.
City’s first free school is given the green light
Sheffield’s first free school - a sixth-form college designed to prepare students for university and the professions - has been given the go-ahead, it was announced this week.
Tram disruption ahead
Motorists and Supertram passengers are being warned to expect disruption as work is due to begin on a £32m project to replace worn-out rails on Sheffield’s tram network.
Save and win at npower roadshow in Sheffield
Want to keep the warmth in, the costs down and win £500? Then visit the npower roadshow from Friday (May 24)and all weekend in Sheffield city centre, writes Graham Walker
Astrophysicist plans ambitious life challenge to reach for the stars
The first woman in space, Sheffield’s Helen Sharman, was selected for her space mission in 1991 thanks to her scientific and educational background.
Beating heart in the ‘community’ of Philadelphia
One of Sheffield’s most successful churches is celebrating its tenth anniversary of moving into a former industrial complex with the space to accommodate a rapidly-growing congregation.
Pie fight plan launches slapstick skirmish
Plans to stage a custard pie fight as part of the forthcoming Bakewell Baking Festival descended into farce – when insurers decided the event was just too dangerous.
VIDEO: Soldier’s barbaric murder ‘horrifying’, says Clegg video
SOUTH Yorkshire’s high profile politicians have united to condemned the “horrifying murder” of an off-duty soldier - hacked to death in a suspected terrorist attack.
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Sheffield Pride backs progress of gay marriage bill
A gay Christian from Sheffield said plans to legalise same-sex marriage were the ‘final step in equality’ for all.
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Community fights for Sheffield worker
Parents and children are fighting to reinstate a youth worker who lost her job after dedicating 26 years to serving an area of Sheffield.
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Emails reveal ‘weak’ case for rejecting Sheffield Next store
Controversial plans for a Next Home and Garden store were rejected despite Sheffield Council recognising arguments against the scheme were ‘weak’, a public inquiry has heard.
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The Star has teamed up with energy supplier npower to give four Sheffield homeowners the chance to win up to £10,000 of energy efficiency measures.
£891,000 cost of consultants at Sheffield council
Sheffield Council has faced fresh criticism about highly-paid consultants - after racking up a £891,000 bill in March.
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VIDEO: Go Green for the NSPCC in Sheffield video
Sheffield has the highest number of at risk families with significantly more referrals to the social services for its size than any other city.
Sheffield golden girl Jess Ennis ‘was crying tears of joy’ at wedding
Homegrown Olympic hero Jess Ennis wept with joy, her vicar revealed, as she capped off a golden year with marriage to her long-term love.
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Sheffield scientist handed £200k for cancer project
A scientist in Sheffield has been given almost £200,000 for research which could help medics stop breast cancers from spreading.
PICTURES: Olympic champ Jessica Ennis weds
Sheffield’s Olympic champ Jessica Ennis has added the most important gold ever to her collection – a wedding ring, when she tied the knot.
18 commentsTop singer helps out Sheffield concert
A professional singer has stepped in to perform at a Sheffield concert after a cast member got a chest infection.
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£2 Billion Sheffield road revamp helps create jobs
Sheffield’s £2 billion Streets Ahead scheme to upgrade roads and footpaths has created 250 jobs so far – and the number of local firms hired for highways maintenance has almost trebled.
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Inspectors order Sheffield school to improve
Pupil achievement at one of Sheffield’s biggest secondary schools has ‘fallen sharply’ over the last two years, according to education inspectors who have ordered it to improve.
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Blunkett attacks ‘politics of blame’
The Government has been accused of encouraging communities to ‘turn against each other’ by Sheffield MP David Blunkett.
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Pedal power Sheffield teen’s Dales challenge
Adventurous teenager Daniel Taylor, aged 17, is taking part in a bike tour of the Yorkshire Dales this weekend to raise money to fund a teaching trip.
Plea for information after Sheffield man’s asbestos death
The partner of a Sheffield man who died from asbestos-related cancer is appealing for help about how he breathed in the deadly dust.
Fake goods seized in South Yorks raids
A man has a jail term hanging over him after admitting his part in a counterfeit goods ring operating in South Yorkhire.
Have you see missing Sheffield cat Barney?
A Sheffield woman has issued a warning after her cat escaped from a pet carrier during a visit to the vet.
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Sheffield student village is set to grow
A scheme to extend the Norfolk Park student village could be approved next Tuesday, despite nearby residents’ concerns over the prospect of more students, traffic implications and the loss of trees.
International college passes test
Plans for a college and accommodation for nearly 300 international students next to the University of Sheffield campus are in line for approval next week.
Asking the questions that need to be asked
Who would ask questions and hold those at the top to account if it wasn’t for your local newspaper?
Next on the agenda - clash over £10m store scheme
The controversy over whether a large Next Home and Garden store can be built near Meadowhall will be reignited next week.
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Gordon turns to crime in his retirement
After retiring as a video producer four years ago at the age of 78, lifelong Sheffielder Gordon Ramsay decided to write a book combining his enthusiasm for American crime fiction with his work with police in Florida.
Chamber music champions land classical ‘Oscar’
Sheffield’s Music in the Round scooped the top award in its category at the Royal Philharmonic Society awards in London this week.
Sheffield Council ‘one of best for business’
Sheffield was named this week as one of the best councils to do business with.
Sheffield cafe donates food to homeless
Homeless people in Sheffield woke to bacon and sausage sandwiches and Danish pastries – thanks to the owners of a Sheffield café and bistro.
2 commentsVadals agree to clean up Chesterfield graffiti
Two boys aged 11 and nine who admitted daubing graffiti around Chesterfield have been made to clean up the vandalism.
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Sheffield football legends playing for charity
Sheffield Wednesday and United players of the past are in training to lace up their boots – to raise charity cash.
Hunt for Sheffield arsonist who torched gran’s house
A terrified pensioner had to be carried from her smoke-filled home by firefighters - after an arsonist started a blaze at her front door.
Sheffield bid for cash to help firms
A bid is being made for a further £25 million of Government funding to provide grants and loans to businesses – which could help create at least 1,800 jobs.
Sheffield weight loss surgey costs NHS £700k
Almost £700,000 of public money has been spent providing weight-loss surgery to people in Sheffield over three years, The Star can reveal.
18 commentsSheffield experts offer internet help
Learn how to use the internet at a ‘Get a bigger life online’ event being held in Sheffield for Adult Learners Week.
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Hundreds expected at Sheffield ‘bedroom tax’ protest rally
A further protest against the ‘bedroom tax’ housing benefit cut was due to take place in Sheffield today, and was set to attract hundreds of people.
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Sheffield students pen multi-lingual poems
A Sheffield school has become the first to enter a multi-lingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity.
Take a look around the John Street Triangle
Ever wondered what goes on inside Sheffield’s Triangle district?
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Time for war as 2,500 games enthusiasts pitch up in city
War will be declared in Sheffield this weekend.
Police chief to speak at Feast
Britain’s highest ranking police officer, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, will be principal guest and speaker at the annual Cutlers’ Feast tonight (Thursday). He was born in Brighside and served in the local force.
Student survived hit-and-run thanks to gymnast skills
A Sheffield student’s talents as a former gymnast champion are thought to have saved her life in a hit-and-run on a pedestrian crossing in Sheffield.
Lee puts lunchtime back on the menu
Business lunches are back on the menu at the Rutland hotel in Broomhill…
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Friday 24 May 2013
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