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Man who armed himself with railway bolt to attack police caused over 50 hours of delays at Sheffield station
A man who attempted to flee justice by hiding on top of a railway electrical box and attacking police with nearby tools has been jailed.
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'If only love could have saved you' - Tributes paid after tragic loss of 13-year-old Rotherham boy
Tributes have been paid after the tragic loss of a teenage boy following a battle with cancer.
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Tram staff hand out easter eggs as track replacement work set to cause disruptions over school holidays
Travellers were given sweet treats ahead of tram track replacement work that is set to cause disruptions.
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Musical food delivery robots arrive in Sheffield and they plan to offer ‘unexpected joy’ to our doorsteps
RobotS will soon be delivering takeaways in Sheffield’s busiest neighbourhoods.
Sheffield Fake Festival: popular event returns to Endcliffe Park
An exciting tribute-based music event is returning to Sheffield this summer to kick off another memorable summer of music.
Police launch criminal investigation into the purchase and sale of freeholds in Sheffield
Police have launched a criminal investigation into the purchase and sale of freeholds in Sheffield.
Drumsticks signed by Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders to be raffled for Sheffield project
A pair of drumsticks signed by Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders are being raffled to fund accessibility adaptions at a Sheffield community garden.
Well known Sheffield tennis club moves into padel and pickleball
One of Sheffield's best known tennis clubs is moving into padel and pickleball.
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Sheffield’s Crossed Wires podcast festival returns to city for third edition this July
Sheffield’s Crossed Wires podcast festival returns to the city for its third edition this July - with headliners including comedian Paul Whitehouse and former boxing world champion Johnny Nelson.
Flies infest top floors of Sheffield tower block - just like residents predicted six months ago
An infestation of flies has returned to the top floors of an iconic Sheffield tower block - just as residents said they would six months ago.
Young Sheffield actor who stars in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man thanks parents for pushing him
A young actor who grew up in the Steel City is now gracing the silver screen - after starring in his first film along some of Britain’s most famous actors.
I tried the brutal Sheffield Half Marathon hill and questioned why I'm running the race
The Sheffield Half Marathon features an infamous hill
Smartphone-free schools: Sheffield Council starts work on how to back campaign
Work has started to look at how to get more Sheffield schools to move to adopting smartphone-free rules for pupils.
Sheffield police dog snares wanted man who rammed flash car into police vehicle before attempting to flee
Police dog Maverick helped to snare a dangerous driver who attempted to flee the scene on foot after a chase which ended with him ramming his flash car into a police vehicle.
Speeding driver who killed motorcyclist, 20, has prison sentence increased by Court of Appeal
A speeding driver who killed a motorcyclist in South Yorkshire has had his prison sentence increased by more than two years, after the term originally passed down was deemed “unduly lenient.”
'No regard for harm caused' - Man who left vital clue at scene now behind bars
Keenan Goddard has now been jailed after stealing a bike, handheld games console, and cash from a home in Sheffield
Waverley: what residents and businesses think of South Yorkshire's ever expanding village. And is it Sheffield or Rotherham?
"We went quite a few years without anything and now all of a sudden we have everything.”
Dozy Sheffield burglar caught out after leaving fingerprints on tin he swiped money from
A dozy Sheffield burglar is beginning a prison sentence after leaving his fingerprints behind on a tin he swiped money from, during a prolific crime spree.
'For trust to be restored, truth has to be told' - Bishop of Sheffield says as he opens Orgreave Inquiry
As an inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave has been officially launched - 40 years after striking miners and police clashed on the fields of Rotherham - the Bishop of Sheffield sat down with The Star to share his hopes for the two-year-long investigation.
Shaun Says: I’m Big Shaun, signing off, go well, go long
There’s a black dog on my shoulder again. It’s March, it’s two years since my last walkies with the black dog. It’s a cycle, I think, and I realised last time around that it isn’t a one stop curable thing, it ebbs and flows and there are occasional random ripples.