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The refurbishment of the Woodbourn Road football site in Darnall has started as part of a project led by the Premier League, The Football Association and Government’s Football Foundation in partnership with Sheffield City Council.

All councils must ensure that sports grounds are safe. Spectator safety is paramount. In its role as the certifying authority responsible for issuing the general safety certificate for Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield City Council has issued a prohibition notice in respect of the North Stand.

The Council has lifted the Prohibition Notice previously in place for the North Stand at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club’s Hillsborough Stadium.

Management of two of Sheffield’s most iconic venues has now been handed over to one of the world’s biggest venue operators.

This week saw the launch of a new book about the ‘Life and Times’ of Sir Nathaniel Creswick, one of Sheffield FC founders, the oldest football club in the world still playing here in Sheffield since 1857.

ASM Global has been announced as the new operator of Sheffield City Hall, as of January 2025. 

Celebrating the wonder of trees and woodlands will take place again this year, with the Sheffield Tree Fayre, in Sheffield Botanical Gardens.

Sheffield’s Festival of the Outdoors to return in 2024