Sheffield, England News

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.

Formed in 1949, the company was well known in Sheffield and North Derbyshire. It closed its branches in Sheffield Road and Callywhite Lane, Dronfield, and Dyche Lane, Coal Aston, from yesterday , with dozens of jobs affected.

Cycle Sheffield will plead with highways bosses to alter Wadsley Bridge junction designs at the site of a new supermarket to make it cycle and pedestrian-friendly. The forum claims plans for accessing the Sainsbury's branch are overrun with crossings for cyclists and those on foot, forcing more people to use their cars for the journey.

Sheffield Council chiefs have been accused of 'stupidity' after giving a quote for disease testing that was 40 times higher than a private contractor's. Council environmental health workers provided Legionella testing at Bolsterstone toilets for Stocksbridge Town Council at a cost of A 520 during 2012-13. But the quote for 2013-14 was A 4,680.

Mourners will gather for a moment's silence tomorrow at the scene of a harrowing murder before the funeral of Dimitrina Borisova.