The Star (Sheffield)

The Star, commonly referred to as the Sheffield Star, is a daily newspaper that serves the Sheffield area in England, published from Monday to Saturday. It started as a broadsheet but transitioned to a tabloid format in 1993. The Star, along with the weekly Sheffield Telegraph and the Green 'Un, is produced by Sheffield Newspapers Ltd, which is owned by JPIMedia and located at The Balance on Pinfold Street in Sheffield City Centre. This newspaper is aimed at readers in South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, and North Nottinghamshire, offering both a main edition and a district edition specifically for Doncaster. However, the district editions for Rotherham and Barnsley were discontinued in 2008. The average readership for The Star is around 105,498 per issue.

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#968

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'Please avoid the area'

1 day ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFirefighters are at the scene of another blaze at Sheffield’s former ski village. Multiple calls were made to emergency services after smoke was seen billowing out of the Vale Road site. this afternoon. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “We're currently getting lots of 999 calls about a fire in Sheffield.
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after assault outside Sheffield pub

1 day ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA 54-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an assault outside a pub saw a man in his 30s rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Police were called to reports of an attack near the Sherwood pub, on Birley Moor Road, last Saturday (April 19) at 8.37pm.
Popular pub reopens after huge makeover

1 day ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA popular pub has now reopened following an extensive six-figure renovation to the historic premises. After closing its doors in March, the Sitwell Arms in Whiston received a complete makeover thanks to the large investment, with the whole interior redesigned to create a welcoming, modern, open-plan environment. The outside received a similar touch-up, with a variety of seating areas and a new bar added.
Arrest made in operation involving traffic cops, firearms officers and dog handlers

2 days ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowRoad police, firearms officers and dog handlers worked together to arrest a driver suspectded of a burglary and getting behind the wheel while unfit due to drugs. Yesterday (April 21) just before 10.30pm, roads policing officers on patrol spotted a Ford Mondeo on Scraith Wood Drive in Shirecliffe, which they believed to have been stolen and on cloned plates.
Cannabis worth £500,000 seized by police in Rotherham drugs raid

2 days ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowCannabis worth around £500,000 was seized after information from the local community led police to discover a drug den in a Rotherham house. On April 15, officers from the Rotherham Central Neighbourhood Policing Team and the Operation Fortify team, which tackles serious and organised crime, jouned forces to raid a house on Doncaster Road.
Man wanted over attack in toilets of city centre bar - CCTV released

2 days ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowPolice have shared an image of a man they’d like to speak to in connection with an alleged assault at a city centre bar. The incident reportedly occurred in Maggie May’s on February, 14 at 12.05am, when the victim reported being punched in the face while in the toilets of the Trippet Lane bar. The victim did not receive any injuries.
Wetherspoons - The secret history of nine of Sheffield's most popular pubs

2 days ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Everyone has been to a Wetherspoons, but the history of their sites might just surprise you. JD Wetherspoons is a chain that is arguably as popular in Britain as the likes of McDonald’s or KFC. With around 800 pubs across the UK, the famously affordable venues have become an easy spot for families to visit. And while most chain restaurants lack heritage, ‘Spoons has always respected the heritage of the sites its taken over.
Cop accused of inappropriate relationship with woman

2 days ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAn official misconduct hearing is to be heard over claims a police officer made false statements about his ex, pursued an inappropriate relationship with a woman and accessed police record without good reason. PC Joseph Wilby reportedly pursued an inappropriate relationship with a woman after attending an incident in August 2021 and failed to make any ‘Notifiable Association’ disclosure in relation to this.
Abbeydale Picture House - Mayor Oliver Coppard takes peak inside True North Brewery's latest venture

3 days ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe mayor of South Yorkshire was invited to take a look behind the scenes of Abbeydale Picture House as renovations of the beloved venue get underway.
Doncaster police launch investigation after gun is fired and women are attacked

3 days ago | thestar.co.uk | Finn Smith

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowPolice are investigating after a gun was fired at a house and two women were attacked. South Yorkshire Police were called at 11.35pm on Easter Sunday (April 20) by Yorkshire Ambulance Service following a report of a firearm being discharged towards the downstairs window of a property in Almond Avenue, Doncaster.