Sheffield, England News

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Burncross residenst have been without telephone and, or internet access and who are complaining about this are, from left, Mary Pack, Nick Childes, Jo Smith, Terry Sorsby, Lesley Wood, Beryl Sorsby and Margaret Rowe.

Two robbers were each jailed for 12 years for holding a family hostage at their home in Sheffield, threatening to slit the throats of their two children and to cut the pregnant mother's unborn baby out of her stomach.

North Sheffield MP Angela Smith has written to city leaders seeking help to find alternative uses for the Oughtibridge Paper Mill site once it closes.

Out this week is a new full-length from The Black Dog. The Sheffield, England-based trio - Ken Downie, Martin Dust, Richard Dust - have been making smart, non-boring electronic music for ages.

Police and PCSO at the scene of an assault on Margetson Crescent Parson Cross Sheffield on Monday evening 20 May 2013 Image i 1 2 Paul David Drabble www.pauldaviddrabble.co.uk Police have charged a woman in her 40s with common assault after a disturbance on the street in Parson Cross, Sheffield.

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.

Lucas Matthysse clash this weekend in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The younger brother of former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir Khan got off to a winning professional start in his debut fight against Brett Fidoe last month in Sheffield, England where he won a unanimous decision over four rounds.

SureCore Ltd. , a startup semiconductor IP company, has received U.K. government support to help it focus on low-power physical IP for next-generation silicon manufacturing processes.

Lucas Matthysse clash this weekend in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The younger brother of former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir Khan got off to a winning professional start in his debut fight against Brett Fidoe last month in Sheffield, England where he won a unanimous decision over four rounds.

Lamont Peterson is very interested in fighting Danny Garcia if Peterson can overcome Lucas Matthysse on Saturday night in Atlantic City.

Most people know that a mansion will cost much more than a farmhouse. What many might not be aware of is that the style of a home can also have a major impact on its price.

British Transport Police are hunting yobs who caused terror for passengers when they threw a stone at a train in Swinton.

The total cost of Sheffield Council's office reorganisation will be 9.6 million - but it claims 30 million will be saved over 10 years.

Car park company NCP has installed St Luke's big blue clothing banks at its sites in Sheffield - making it easier to drop off donations to the hospice's charity shops.

Cyclists and green campaigners have criticised Sheffield Council for failing to bid for a share of a multi-million pound pot of government cash.

Chris Humphreys, aged 24, from Handsworth, Sheffield, lost his fight for life in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in the early hours of this morning after suffering serious injuries in the shooting, which happened at a house on Handsworth Grange Road last Sunday.

Proposals to open a bar for Sheffield's Polish community are set to be considered at a meeting of Sheffield council's licensing board.

The training has been completed, the charities have been chosen and sponsorship arranged - now all that is left is to run the race! Thousands of runners will be taking to Sheffield's streets tomorrow for the city's annual half marathon and fun run - from serious athletes determined to clock up the best possible time, to fundraisers aiming to ... (more)

This deadly semi-automatic handgun has been removed from the streets of Sheffield in a police war on gun crime.