We have put together a selection of 12 pictures which show some big ways in which our home city has been transformed over nearly two and a half decades which have passed since the start of the 21st century.
Some of the changes may be welcomed by some, while others may be less so.
One of the most noticeable changes - for residents and, for that matter, anyone arriving in Sheffield - has been the redevelopment of Sheaf Square outside the railway station, which turned what was a forbidding environment into a very pleasant space with water features and the Cutting Edge stainless steel sculpture. This opened in 2006. Photo: Andrew Roe
The Tramlines music festival transformed summertime in Sheffield from 2009 onwards. Students began to return to the city with friends to attend, and the event quickly gained a reputation as having an excellent lineup for the ticket price. Over time it has evolved from a free festival with a sprawling fringe element to a paid affair, eventually relocating out of the city centre to Hillsborough Park to attract bigger artists. Photo: JPIMedia
People's shopping habits have changed enormously since 2000, when the internet was still in its infancy. The Moor in Sheffield has undergone a huge revival in the past 20 years and is an example of how planners think retail might survive in future, putting the emphasis on a mix of uses with shops sitting alongside a new market hall, cinema, cafes and even a boutique bowling alley. Photo: Dean Atkins
Labour politicians, following Liberal Democrat MP Nick Clegg's defeat in Sheffield Hallam in 2017. In 2019 Miriam Cates won the Penistone & Stocksbridge seat for the Conservatives, making her Sheffield's first Tory MP since the 1990s. Photo: Dean Atkins
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