Work to transform a former Sheffield market site, which was once home to a medieval castle widely regarded as the birthplace of the city, has moved into phase two, with construction of the final public park starting to take shape.
Sheffield Council’s new administration has been formally announced today, with a collaboration between Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.
For decades it was a building right at the heart of the Attercliffe community, keeping people up to date on the latest news and local events during its time as a cinema. Work is now due to begin to bring it back into public use.
Contractors, working on behalf of Sheffield City Council, have started preparation work to remove and preserve a dangerous city centre façade which is at risk of completely collapsing.
The Council will discuss the proposed approach to the Community Buildings Policy on Wednesday March 12th. The report outlines how the Council, if approved, would introduce an interim policy for a year to enable progress on a number of Community Asset Transfers that have already been requested.
Following the recent General Election, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Stocksbridge & Penistone, Dr Marie Tidball MP, has joined the Stocksbridge Town Deal Board as the new Co-Chair alongside current Co-Chair, Yuri Matischen.
In a city bursting with talented musicians, artists and creative thinkers, work is due to begin on the brand new, Event Central venue in Sheffield city centre to enable them to show off their skills.
Over the past 12 months the Heart of the City has hit several significant milestones and progress has been made across the site, with lots more development to come.
