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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pub banks on success at former city financial site
A pub in a former city centre bank is set to open in autumn, its owners have confirmed. The former Yorkshire Bank building on Fargate in Sheffield will host up to 250 revellers following a £1m interior renovation. The pub, named The Fargate, is part of the regeneration of the street which saw three years of construction come to a close in early April. Thornbridge & Co's Simon Webster said: "This project has been over two years in the making, and we're thrilled to be nearing the finish line." The firm is a joint venture of Peak District-based Thornbridge Brewery and York-based Pivovar, which runs three pubs across the country. Coun Ben Miskell, chair of regeneration at Sheffield City Council, said he looked forward to another business opening. Footfall on Fargate was up 14% between 3 March and 6 April this year compared to the same time in 2024, the council said. "We can't wait to welcome the people of Sheffield and become a part of this dynamic and evolving city centre," Mr Webster added. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North Sheffield City Council
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Sheffield Fargate Yorkshire Bank site to open as pub in autumn
A pub in a former city centre bank is set to open in autumn, its owners have former Yorkshire Bank building on Fargate in Sheffield will host up to 250 revellers following a £1m interior pub, named The Fargate, is part of the regeneration of the street which saw three years of construction come to a close in early & Co's Simon Webster said: "This project has been over two years in the making, and we're thrilled to be nearing the finish line." The firm is a joint venture of Peak District-based Thornbridge Brewery and York-based Pivovar, which runs three pubs across the Ben Miskell, chair of regeneration at Sheffield City Council, said he looked forward to another business on Fargate was up 14% between 3 March and 6 April this year compared to the same time in 2024, the council said."We can't wait to welcome the people of Sheffield and become a part of this dynamic and evolving city centre," Mr Webster added. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
20-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Event Central: Sheffield City Council names preferred venue operator
The preferred operator for a new cultural and community hub being developed in Sheffield has been selected by the city charity Creative Arts Development Space (CADS) was named as the local authority's choice to run Event Central on Fargate, which is due to open in venue is expected to host live events, showcases, exhibitions, workshops and Ben Miskell, chair of the council's transport, regeneration and climate policy committee, said: "This brings us ever closer to being able to unveil this incredibly exciting project." The city was "packed with talent" which could be displayed "in the heart of the city under one roof", he added. Dan Butlin, CADS head of operations, said they were "delighted" to have been selected."We look forward to delivering a diverse programme of events and making the most of the space for years to come," he charity previously ran the Abbeydale Picture House, which closed last plans for the five-storey building show a 250-person live event space on the ground floor, alongside a café and floors will contain co-working spaces along with meeting rooms. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
20-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
New crossings to help Sheffield reach zero road deaths
New pedestrian crossings will be installed across Sheffield as part of efforts to prevent deaths or injuries on the city's plans form part of a raft of measures including improved crossings at other locations, more 20mph zones and upgrades to the city's cycling to benefit from the new crossings include Crookes Valley Road, Handsworth Grange Road and Stainforth Ben Miskell said: "We have been very clear that we have an ambition to ensure that nobody is killed or seriously injured on Sheffield's roads as soon as possible." Sheffield City Council has earmarked more than £3m of funding for the crossings authority said the locations where work would be focused had the highest number of collision-related deaths or chair of the council's transport, regeneration and climate policy committee, said: "Sheffield is a fantastic city, it's a changing city with incredible regeneration happening right across it, but in order for the transformation to work and really reach its full potential, we need to improve how people get around. "This investment forms a crucial part of that process, making it safer, easier and more convenient for people to walk and cycle around." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
10-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Sheffield drivers to no longer be paid to upgrade vehicles
A scheme to help drivers buy less polluting vehicles in order to reduce emissions in Sheffield city centre is to city council has revealed that the Clean Air Financial Assistance Support Scheme will stop accepting new applications on 31 was introduced to help drivers of lorries, taxis, coaches and buses upgrade their vehicles ahead of the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) taking effect in council said it had paid out £6.9m in grant support and helped to replace 1,754 vehicles. The introduction of the CAZ in Sheffield proved the scheme, commercial drivers of the most polluting vehicles were charged £10 a day and larger vehicles £50. Drivers of private vehicles were exempt from the charges. Many business opposed the change, fearing it could keep customers away and increase were also worries that roads in other parts of the city could become rat-runs as drivers tried to avoid routes inside the inner ring road which are subject to since the introduction of the scheme air quality in the city centre has improved. In July 2024 the council revealed that harmful nitrogen dioxide levels had fallen by 16% since the launch of the CAZ. Outside the boundaries of the zone, there was a greater reduction in pollution levels of 21%.The authority said the financial assistance was never intended to be available Ben Miskell, chair of the transport, regeneration and climate policy committee at Sheffield City Council, said he wanted to "thank those who have taken the time to apply and upgrade or replace their polluting vehicles to cleaner ones".He said future funding would focus on air quality improvements such as electrifying buses. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
