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Anyone want to buy a car? A Bentley formerly owned by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has gone on sale at a Doncaster dealership for just under one hundred and twenty-five thousand pounds.

The luxury car, which has clocked around seven thousand miles, has been advertised as a former Royal Family car.

Mountbatten-Windsor is meanwhile seeking a judicial review of search warrants obtained by Thames Valley Police before his arrest in February.

Major delays this morning on the M18.

Live Sheffield Traffic via our brand new website! Link in the comments.

GOOD MORNING SHEFFIELD! ❤️ It’s Wednesday 7 October 2026!

From an inquest continuing into the death of a Sheffield worker and a man receiving an extended 20-year sentence for an attempted r**e in Concord Park, to more than 750 people now opposing proposed Hillsborough transport changes...

We’ve also got Sheffield Wednesday THROUGH to the knockout stages of the EFL Trophy, Sheffield Tigers preparing for a huge Premiership Grand Final at Owlerton TOMORROW and 46 new flats approved at a former city-centre office building.

PLUS Westlife are at the Utilita Arena TONIGHT and Mike Wozniak is bringing his latest stand-up show to Sheffield City Hall.

Read all this and get the latest events and traffic and travel at https://sheffieldessentials.co.uk/

Here’s what you need to know this Wednesday! 👇

🌧️ COOLER WITH RAIN, LOW CLOUD AND SOME BRIGHTER SPELLS

It’s a cooler and more mixed one across Sheffield.

Expect:

🌧️ Spells of rain
☁️ Areas of low cloud
🌤️ Some brighter and sunnier intervals
💨 Generally light to moderate winds

Temperatures should reach around:

🌡️ 13°C to 14°C

Definitely feeling a little more autumnal now. 🍂

The latest Met Office forecast has rain and low cloud across Sheffield, followed by brighter and sunnier spells, with a maximum temperature of around 14°C.

Source: Met Office

🕯️ INQUEST CONTINUES INTO DEATH OF SHEFFIELD WORKER

An inquest is continuing today into the death of 51-year-old Ian Findlay following a workplace incident at a Sheffield motor vehicle repair business.

The four-day jury hearing is now on its:

📅 THIRD DAY

Official records confirm Mr Findlay died following a workplace incident in July last year and was employed in the motor vehicle repair sector. The inquest is listed at Sheffield’s Medico-Legal Centre from Monday 5 October through to Thursday 8 October.

The hearing has heard that Mr Findlay was working underneath a vehicle when it fell on him.

The hearing is continuing and the jury has not yet reached its conclusions.

Source: Sheffield Coroner / Health and Safety Executive / Inquest proceedings

⚖️ 20-YEAR EXTENDED SENTENCE FOR CONCORD PARK ATTACK

A Sheffield man has received an extended 20-year sentence after admitting attempting to r**e a woman in her 70s in Concord Park.

South Yorkshire Police says Ali Askre attacked and seriously injured the woman on:

📅 25 March

The victim fought him off and later provided crucial information which helped police identify him.

Askre will serve:

⚖️ 12 years in custody

followed by:

⚖️ Eight years on extended licence

Police say Askre admitted that the attack had been premeditated after his arrest.

Source: South Yorkshire Police

🚨 ROTHERHAM MAN DUE IN COURT ON TERRORISM CHARGE

A Rotherham man already charged with the murder of former MP and former government minister Ann Widdecombe is due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court TODAY on a separate terrorism charge.

Joshua Kerry, 28, is accused of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.

The Crown Prosecution Service says the alleged activity included preparations involving Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP.

The charge relates to alleged activity between:

📅 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026

Kerry has NOT been convicted of either the terrorism or murder allegations.

Proceedings are active and he has the right to a fair trial.

Sources: Crown Prosecution Service / Counter Terrorism Policing

🚊 MORE THAN 750 SIGN HILLSBOROUGH TRANSPORT PETITION

Opposition to proposed transport changes around Hillsborough continues to grow.

More than:

✍️ 750 PEOPLE

have now signed a petition raising concerns about the plans.

Sheffield City Council is consulting on measures designed to improve bus and tram reliability, safety and accessibility across Hillsborough and the wider Upper Don Valley.

They include changes to existing bus and tram gates, new bus priority measures and additional restrictions.

Among the proposals is extending the operating hours of the Hillsborough Corner bus and tram gate to:

🕖 7am-7pm
📅 Monday to Saturday

Some local traders fear the changes could make it harder for customers to reach businesses in the area.

The consultation remains open until:

📅 4 November

So there’s still time for residents and businesses to have their say.

Source: Sheffield City Council / Petition organisers

⚽ OWLS THROUGH TO EFL TROPHY KNOCKOUT STAGES!

A good night at Hillsborough for Sheffield Wednesday. 💙⚽

The Owls beat Sunderland Under-21s:

⚽ SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2-0 SUNDERLAND U21

Jaden Heskey opened the scoring with his:

⚽ FIRST PROFESSIONAL GOAL

before Barry Bannan added Wednesday’s second.

That makes it:

✅ TWO WINS FROM TWO

in the group after the earlier 2-1 victory at Salford City.

And it means the Owls have now secured their place in the:

🏆 KNOCKOUT STAGES

Wednesday sit top of Northern Group A with six points from their opening two matches.

Not a bad Tuesday night at Hillsborough. 👏

Source: Sheffield Wednesday / EFL

🏍️ TIGERS ONE DAY AWAY FROM PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL

Tomorrow night could be MASSIVE at Owlerton.

Sheffield Tigers host Belle Vue Aces in the first leg of speedway’s:

🏆 PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL

📅 Thursday 8 October
🕢 7.30pm
📍 Owlerton Stadium

Sheffield reached the final in dramatic circumstances.

Their semi-final against Leicester finished:

🏍️ 90-90 ON AGGREGATE

before the Tigers won the deciding Super Heat:

🔥 6-3

The second leg takes place at Belle Vue on:

📅 Monday 12 October

Two meetings.

One championship.

COME ON SHEFFIELD! 🔥🏍️

Source: Sheffield Tigers / British Speedway

💷 £35 MILLION SHEFFIELD UNITED OWNERSHIP DISPUTE CONTINUES

The ownership dispute surrounding Sheffield United remains ongoing.

The company originally used to purchase the Blades, COH Sports Bidco Limited, has been wound up following legal action brought by former owner Prince Abdullah’s United World.

The dispute centres on around:

💷 £35 MILLION

which United World claims remains outstanding from the takeover.

Sheffield United has previously said the winding-up order does not directly affect the club’s day-to-day operations.

The EFL has been considering what implications, if any, the situation and changes to the club’s ownership structure may have.

For now, the process remains ongoing and the £35 million claim remains disputed.

Source: Sheffield United / EFL reporting / High Court reporting

🏢 46 FLATS APPROVED AT FORMER CITY-CENTRE OFFICES

Plans to turn a vacant Sheffield office building into homes have been approved.

The former Health and Safety Executive offices at:

📍 Foundry House, Millsands

will be converted into:

🏠 46 self-contained flats

The application, reference 26/02100/CDPN, was approved on 5 October.

The building has been vacant and will now join a growing number of former commercial properties being converted for residential use in Sheffield city centre.

Would you like to see more empty offices converted into homes?

Source: Sheffield City Council Planning

⚽ HALLAM FC IN CUP ACTION TONIGHT

There’s local non-league football tonight too.

Hallam FC host:

⚽ HALLAM FC v CAMPION
🏆 NCEL League Cup - Second Round
📅 TONIGHT
🕢 7.45pm

A proper Wednesday night under the lights. ⚽

Good luck Hallam! 👏

Source: NCEL

🌟 REYT GOOD THINGS TO DO IN SHEFFIELD TONIGHT! 🌟

🎤 WESTLIFE 25 - THE ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR

This is a BIG one at the Arena tonight.

Westlife bring their huge 25th anniversary tour to Sheffield.

📅 Wednesday 7 October
📍 Utilita Arena Sheffield

The show celebrates more than two decades of hits from one of the UK and Ireland’s biggest-selling pop groups.

Ticket availability is now reported to be limited.

There will presumably be at least one moment tonight where several thousand people realise they still know EVERY WORD. 😂🎤

Source: Utilita Arena Sheffield / Ticketmaster

😂 MIKE WOZNIAK - THE BENCH

Taskmaster favourite Mike Wozniak is at Sheffield City Hall tonight with his latest stand-up show:

😂 THE BENCH

Expect storytelling, surreal observations and the distinctive Wozniak approach to comedy.

🕢 7.30pm
📍 Memorial Hall, Sheffield City Hall

Availability is reported to be very limited.

Sheffield City Hall confirms the show is taking place tonight in the Memorial Hall.

Source: Sheffield City Hall

👇 WHAT’S HAPPENING WHERE YOU ARE?

What do you think about the proposed Hillsborough transport changes?

Can Sheffield Tigers win the Premiership title? 🏍️

Are you happy to see more empty city-centre offices converted into homes?

And who’s off to Westlife tonight? 🎤

Got traffic news, an event, a community story, a great photo or something we’ve missed?

Drop it in the comments! 👇

Have a brilliant WEDNESDAY, Sheffield! ❤️

ℹ️ ABOUT OUR NEWS ROUNDUPS

Our daily roundups bring together information from official statements, public notices, community organisations and other credited sources. Each item is summarised and rewritten in the Essentials house style and is not presented as exclusive reporting unless clearly stated.

Sources are shown beneath each item. Developing information may change after publication, so please message us with any corrections, additional information or updates.

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NICHE IS BACK: Sheffield clubbing institution returns for a major new chapter

The legendary bassline brand returns at Network Sheffield on Saturday 17 October, bringing its old skool and next generation together and beginning a new phase for Niche

For more than three decades, Niche has occupied a unique place in the city’s musical history. Established at the club on Sidney Street, it gave a home, an identity and a dancefloor to the fast, bass-heavy sound that Sheffield helped shape into bassline, while providing a platform for the DJs, MCs, producers and vocalists around it.

That influence travelled far beyond the building. Through tapes, CDs, car stereos and packed dancefloors across the country, ‘Niche’ became shorthand for a distinctly Sheffield sound. Few club names have come to describe a venue, a community and a genre at once which is why this return matters well beyond a single night.

The return begins with a night designed both as a homecoming and a statement of intent. Artists who helped define Niche will share the bill with Sheffield DJs and producers carrying bassline into new spaces, before a wider programme expands the name through events, a record label, artist development, content and clothing.

The line-up brings together names closely associated with Niche’s history alongside artists representing its next chapter, including Michelle Platinum, live performances from Bassboy and Kaylee, DJ EJ with a live PA from Zoe, Nev Wright and Dom Brown going back-to-back ‘to Sidney Street’, plus JTJ, Wardy, JYB and Thorpey, the Sheffield producer closely associated with Off Me Nut Records. Host Forca is the Sheffield MC, DJ and artist behind Wub Club, a label and event platform championing new UK bass talent. Together, the bill reflects both the residents, performers and audiences who gave Niche its meaning and the new generation carrying that sound forward.

The new team behind Niche is a Sheffield-rooted group with decades of combined experience across music, DJing, club promotion, event production, grassroots projects, hospitality and venue operations. It includes people who have performed under the Niche banner and others who have spent years building nights, audiences and music projects in the city. They came together because they did not want a name of this importance to fade. Their ambition is to ensure Sheffield-created dance music continues to reach new audiences for years to come.

Drew Garber, Operations Director of Niche, said:

“We’re so happy to announce that Niche is back! The relaunch is the first step in building a new future for the name while keeping it connected to the people, the sound and the city that made it.

“People care deeply about Niche and we know our responsibility is to keep that legacy in safe hands while giving the residents and artists who built it a home, and the next generation a genuine platform.

“We want to build Niche into a Sheffield super-brand the city can be proud of, rooted in the city but active all year and creating global impact through events, releases, artist development, content and clothing.”

Former owner Kate Baxendale passed ownership of the Niche brand to the new Sheffield-based team and is pleased to see its legacy continuing in the city. The new team say their focus is on respecting the people and culture that built Niche while creating a sustainable future for the name.

The relaunch is the starting point. Plans include an artist collective and record label to support emerging underground producers through official Niche events, collaborations, releases, remixes, live sessions and digital content.

The longer-term ambition is to establish Niche as a Sheffield super-brand: a year-round platform spanning events, music, artist development, content and clothing. The city remains its home and its source of credibility. The opportunity now is to protect a history that belongs to Sheffield while reinvigorating the brand for a new generation.

Niche Relaunch runs from 9pm to 4am at Network Sheffield, 14–16 Matilda Street, on Saturday 17 October 2026. Tickets are on sale through Eventbrite, with ticket prices starting at £15 plus booking fee.

A brand-new 212 m2 mural on Sheaf Bank Business Park has been painted by Sheffield artist, Zoe Genders.

The mural’s key design features include Heeley landmarks suggested in community workshops with local schools and community groups, while also highlighting Heeley and Meersbrook’s natural landscape.

Passers-by can spot interpretations of the River Sheaf, the Heeley City Farm Peacock, and the Medina Mosque on Wolseley Road in the mural, all included following input from local young people. Also included in the design are trees inspired by some of the garden tools Skeltons used to make at Sheaf Bank Business Park.

The painting runs along Cutler’s Walk a short pedestrian footway along the river Sheaf in Heeley, used primarily as a link through to Chesterfield Road. The walkway frames the south-facing wall of Sheaf Bank Business Park a historic Sheffield manufacturing centre which now hosts a variety of the city’s small businesses.
Zoe Genders, said:

"It has been a fantastic project to be a part of and the response from the local community has been heartwarming, we have had many conversations with friends and strangers, been offered dinner, received compliments and thanks daily whilst working on the wall, so 'Thank You' Heeley!

"I want to say a huge thank you to all involved, but particularly my day-to-day team, Andy Everitt, Liah Edwardes and Melvyn Ternan, you were all brilliant. The support received from Josie and John during the project has been superb, so I’d also like to say a special thank you to them. Thanks also to the volunteers, Belle, Jo, Rhi, Fred & Becky for your time and effort, you made a huge difference."

Zoe and her team painted the 85m x 2.5m mural over four weeks, walking over 150km and using over 100 litres of paint.

The majority of the paint used was from LOWES on Abbeydale Rd. Zoe said, "The staff there are always welcoming and knowledgeable and it is fantastic to be able to use a local independent supplier."

Josie Bennett, Owner of Sheaf Bank Business Park, said:
"I’m blown away by this mural, it brings so much vibrancy to the walkway and I’m really proud to have it on our building.
“We’ve had loads of comments from both tenants and passers-by since the painting was finished earlier this month – it’s not just brought beautiful colour to the wall but also has helped bring out Heeley’s wonderful community spirit.”

Marieanne Elliot, Councillor for Gleadless Valley, said:
“We’re so happy with Zoe’s final piece. She has perfectly represented the breadth of beauty of Heeley highlighting both the natural beauty of the area and the diversity within our community.
"My colleagues Paul and Alexi and I have been deeply involved in this project, working with all the partners, because we care about making improvements to the area and supporting our local businesses and artists.”

The mural was funded by a mix of corporate philanthropy, individual contributions and local authority funding, drawn from the city’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which is allocated by ward councillors.

GOOD MORNING SHEFFIELD! ❤️ It’s Tuesday 6 October 2026!

From more than £591,000 being awarded to projects tackling violence across South Yorkshire and a major transport consultation affecting Hillsborough, Middlewood, Fox Hill and Southey, to Sheffield’s SEND school travel bill being forecast to reach around £27 MILLION...

We’ve also got Sheffield Wednesday in EFL Trophy action at Hillsborough TONIGHT, Sheffield Tigers preparing for a huge Premiership Grand Final and TWO big live music shows in the city this evening.

Here’s what you need to know this Tuesday! 👇

🌥️ MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN

It’s another fairly mixed day across Sheffield.

Expect:

☁️ Plenty of cloud
🌧️ Occasional outbreaks of rain, mostly light
🌤️ Plenty of drier intervals
💨 Light winds

Temperatures should reach around:

🌡️ 19°C

Source: Met Office

❤️ MORE THAN £591,000 FOR PROJECTS TACKLING VIOLENCE

A total of:

💷 £591,826

is being awarded to 34 community organisations across South Yorkshire to deliver initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing violence.

The projects include work tackling:

🔪 Knife crime
❤️ Violence against women and girls
👦 Youth violence
⚠️ Criminal exploitation

The funding will also support mentoring, diversionary activities and projects working directly with young people at risk of becoming involved in violence.

Representatives from organisations receiving funding are gathering in Sheffield TODAY, with the awards due to be made at the Sandman Signature Hotel at Victoria Quays.

The money is intended to support community-based projects working directly with people and areas affected by violence.

Source: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority / Violence Prevention Partnership

🚌 BIG HILLSBOROUGH TRANSPORT CHANGES OUT FOR CONSULTATION

People in Hillsborough, Middlewood, Fox Hill and Southey are being asked for their views on major transport proposals.

One of the biggest suggested changes would extend the operating hours of the:

🚍 Hillsborough bus and tram gate

to:

🕖 7am-7pm
📅 Monday to Saturday

There is also a proposal for a NEW bus and tram gate on:

📍 Langsett Road

A public drop-in session takes place TODAY:

🕑 2pm-6pm
📍 Christ Church Hall, Fox Hill Road, Wadsley Bridge

More than 100 people have already signed an online petition raising concerns about the proposals and their potential impact on local businesses.

The consultation remains open until:

📅 4 November

So if you live, work or regularly travel through the area, this is your chance to have a say.

Source: Sheffield City Council / Change.org

🚕 SHEFFIELD SEND SCHOOL TRAVEL BILL COULD REACH £27 MILLION

The annual cost of Sheffield’s home-to-school travel service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is forecast to reach around:

💷 £27 MILLION

Sheffield City Council says the current system is no longer financially sustainable.

Around:

🚕 1,165 children and young people

currently use taxis for school transport.

The council is looking at potential alternatives including:

💷 Personal travel budgets
🚌 More shared transport
🚶 Expanded independent travel training

The challenge will be reducing costs while making sure children who genuinely need specialist transport can still get to school safely and reliably.

Source: Sheffield City Council

⚽ SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY AT HILLSBOROUGH TONIGHT

The Owls are back in action TONIGHT.

Sheffield Wednesday host:

⚽ SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v SUNDERLAND U21
🏆 EFL Trophy
📅 Tuesday 6 October
🕖 7pm
📍 Hillsborough

Wednesday won their opening group game:

⚽ Salford City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

so another victory tonight would strengthen their position in the competition.

Tuesday night.

Hillsborough.

Cup football.

What more do you need? 💙⚽

Source: EFL

🏍️ SHEFFIELD TIGERS PREPARE FOR PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL

A MASSIVE week is coming up for Sheffield Tigers.

They host Belle Vue in the first leg of the:

🏆 PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL

at Owlerton on:

📅 Thursday 8 October
🕢 7.30pm

The Tigers reached the final in dramatic fashion.

Their semi-final against Leicester finished:

🏍️ 90-90 ON AGGREGATE

meaning the tie went to a deciding Super Heat.

Sheffield won that:

🔥 6-3

to book their place in the final.

The second leg is then scheduled for:

📅 Monday 12 October
📍 Belle Vue

Two meetings between Sheffield and the Premiership title.

That should be quite a week at Owlerton. 🔥🏍️

Source: Sheffield Tigers / British Speedway

🌟 REYT GOOD THINGS TO DO IN SHEFFIELD TONIGHT! 🌟

🎤 ALISON MOYET - LIVE

Alison Moyet is at Sheffield City Hall tonight.

The legendary singer brings her live show to the city with material from across her career.

🕡 6.30pm
📍 Sheffield City Hall

A pretty strong Tuesday night option. 🎶

Source: Sheffield City Hall

🎺 THE BEAT + BAD MANNERS

And there’s another huge night of live music at the Octagon Centre.

The Beat bring their:

🎶 DANCE CRAZED TOO TOUR

to Sheffield alongside:

🎺 Bad Manners

plus a DJ set from:

🎧 Rhoda Dakar

🕖 7pm
📍 Octagon Centre, Clarkson Street
🎟️ Tickets listed at £40

Two Tone on a Tuesday.

Sheffield does weekdays properly. 😂🎺

Source: Event organisers

👇 WHAT’S HAPPENING WHERE YOU ARE?

What do you think about the proposed Hillsborough bus and tram gate changes?

Is £27 million simply the unavoidable cost of specialist school transport, or does the system need to change?

Heading to Hillsborough tonight? ⚽

And Tigers fans - can Sheffield win the Premiership title? 🏍️

Got traffic news, an event, a community story, a great photo or something we’ve missed?

Drop it in the comments! 👇

Have a brilliant TUESDAY, Sheffield! ❤️

ℹ️ ABOUT OUR NEWS ROUNDUPS

Our daily roundups bring together information from official statements, public notices, community organisations and other credited sources. Each item is summarised and rewritten in the Essentials house style and is not presented as exclusive reporting unless clearly stated.

Sources are shown beneath each item. Developing information may change after publication, so please message us with any corrections, additional information or updates.

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🚨 WE’VE HIT THE TOP 10! 🚨

The REYT GOOD SHEFFIELD PODCAST has reached No. 9 in the UK Apple Podcasts Places & Travel chart! 🎙️❤️

We’re absolutely chuffed. Thank you to everyone who’s listened, followed, shared an episode or told a mate about us. You’ve helped put a Sheffield podcast on the chart!

We bring you Sheffield’s local news, community stories, sport and what’s on - so if you haven’t listened yet, now’s a reyt good time to give us a follow.

Listen here: https://sheffieldpodcast.co.uk/