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Sheffield taxi company owner shares fears attacks are fuelled by ‘racism’
“The kids have got a lot braver, and they are more likely to target drivers in a racist attack”
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CPRE RHS Chelsea garden begins new life at Sheffield’s Park Hill – thedirt.news
CPRE’s “On the Edge” garden, designed by Sarah Eberle for the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, will be relocated to Sheffield’s Park Hill after the event. The project highlights the often-overlooked green spaces on the edges of towns and cities, arguing that they provide wildlife habitats, flood protection, cooling and accessible contact with nature. The…
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Sheffield park battle, RFK’s food fight and Pentagon races to rearm
In Sheffield, a proposed Orgreave Park development at Handsworth Hall Farm became part of the wider dispute over the city’s green-belt housing plans. The scheme’s early environmental assessment envisaged up to 900 homes and a 49-acre business park on farmland near Orgreave Lane. It sits alongside a Local Plan that allocates 14 green-belt sites for…
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Sheffield park fight, US “no tax on tips” and Medicaid fears, sunlight-mirror satellite approved
The first item appears to misidentify the location: the police appeal published on 10 August concerned a large fight at the Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham, not Sheffield. Nottinghamshire Police said the incident happened shortly after 23:00 on 1 August and involved a group of men. A 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, both said…
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Cluster drone strike kills at least 13 in Russia as Thames Water pays £1m signing bonus
A Ukrainian drone attack struck Nizhnekamsk, an industrial city in Russia’s Tatarstan region about 1,200km from the Ukrainian border, on 10 August. Russian regional authorities said 13 people were killed and 78 injured; nine of those who died were in a hostel hit during the attack, and a child was among the victims. Ukraine’s military…
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Forest to host Leeds in EFL Cup second round
Nottingham Forest will host Leeds United in the second round of the Carabao Cup, the only all-Premier League fixture in a draw that saw most top-flight sides paired against lower-league opposition. Chelsea welcome League One Luton to Stamford Bridge, Tottenham host Championship side Charlton, and Everton’s David Moyes returns to Deepdale as his side travel…
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Women’s friendly highlights: Liverpool 5-0 Sheffield United – Liverpool FC
Liverpool FC Women began their pre-season campaign with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Sheffield United in a friendly played at the club’s AXA Melwood Training Centre. The result offers an early, positive marker for the Reds as they build towards the new season, with the team looking sharp in front of goal against their opponents.…
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Two of three young men killed in tragic Rotherham crash were brothers
“This evil world has just taken three souls from us”
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Sheffield Wednesday’s new assistant manager ‘can give us what we don’t have,’ says Henrik Pedersen – Yorkshire Post
Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen says the club’s newly appointed assistant manager will add qualities currently missing from his coaching staff. The appointment matters because Pedersen believes the assistant can strengthen the team’s preparation and support the club’s efforts to improve on the pitch. Pedersen’s comments emphasise the value of complementing existing staff rather than…
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Alfreton Tunnel track renewal completed to improve journeys between Sheffield and Nottingham – Network Rail media centre
Network Rail has completed track renewal work at Alfreton Tunnel, on the route between Sheffield and Nottingham. The upgrade is intended to provide smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers and freight services using the line. Engineers replaced nearly half a kilometre of track during the work, which required a weekend closure on 8 and 9…