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Sheffield City Centre Skyline taken from South Street above the amphitheatre

The History of Sheffield: A Fascinating Journey Through Time

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, is a city steeped in history, with a rich and diverse past. From its humble beginnings as a small settlement to...

James Hargreaves6 April 2023

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Leah’s Yard To Be Revived As Independents Hub

Historic Leah’s Yard building to be given new lease of life as a creative and small independent business hub. Leah’s Yard to become independents...

James Hargreaves1 March 2021

South Yorkshire Police officers pose for photo with stolen European Cup

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The Story of When the Stolen European Cup Turned Up In Sheffield

In 1982 the European Cup was stolen in Birmingham. It later turned up at a Sheffield police station. The event remained a secret for...

James Hargreaves13 January 2021

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Fletchers Bakery Vans: The Shop On Your Street

Competitive supermarkets and online shopping have all but killed off the humble local shop nowadays. But in the days of personal service and localised...

James Hargreaves26 May 2020

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Sheffield Cablevision: Pioneers Of Local TV

The city now has its own local TV station in Sheffield Live! TV. But did you know the Steel City had its own Sheffield...

James Hargreaves25 May 2020

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Redgates Toy Shop: A True Sheffield Legend

Before soul-less, cavernous warehouses of Toys-R-Us killed the mystique of the toy emporium, Sheffield had Redgates: the toy shop of all toy shops. The...

James Hargreaves25 May 2020

Embankment at Dale Dyke Dame following its collapse

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The Great Sheffield Flood: Full Story Of The Tragedy

The Sheffield Guide takes a comprehensive look back at devastating accounts of the Great Sheffield Flood. A number of floods have hit the country...

James Hargreaves24 May 2020

Sheffield Ski Village's abandoned slopes

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Sheffield Ski Village: An Olympic Dreams Wasteland

Half of Team GB’s 2014 Winter Olympic freestyle skiing team trained at Sheffield Ski Village, now it’s an abandoned mess... It was the turn...

James Hargreaves24 May 2020

The Sheffield Monorail going over the Hole in the Road

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Sheffield’s Aborted Monorail Plans: What Happened?

Long before Supertram, Sheffield planned a Minitram monorail system. Back in the 1970s, Sheffield Metropolitan District Council explored methods to better connect various parts...

James Hargreaves22 May 2020