South Yorkshire news

Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part of new restrictions announced during an emergency press this evening ... More

Sports pitches and facilities destroyed or damaged by Storm Ciara will be able to apply for emergency grants of up to £5,000 through a new ... More

Baca Architects has secured planning permission on behalf of Rothgen Group for a £25m hotel and spa in South Yorkshire, England, to be operated by ... More

Wentworth Woodhouse, near Sheffield, England is to be converted into a visitor attraction to ensure its future financial prosperity. The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust (WWPT), ... More

The Thames Club in Staines, Surrey, has added a dedicated hot yoga studio to its offering as part of plans to establish the independently-owned club ... More

Plans to turn a former coal mine in South Yorkshire, UK, into a £37m (US$46m, €43.1m) theme park and resort have been approved by councillors. ... More

The Football Association (FA) is awaiting the green light to build grassroots football hubs in Liverpool and West London after establishing facilities in Sheffield. New ... More

Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre is set to open its doors to the public next week (1 September, 2016). The £16m (US$21.1m, €18.6m) redevelopment, which ... More

An inquest has found that the 96 Liverpool fans who died during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster were killed unlawfully, bringing an end to the 27-year ... More

More than 2,000 grass pitches across the country will be improved as a result of an £8m (US$11.3m, €10.2m) fund set aside by the Football ... More

One of the UK’s largest stately homes has been bought by a conservation group for £7m (US$10.4m, €9.1m), with plans to invest upward of £42m ... More

A former coal mine in South Yorkshire in the UK is to become the site of a £37m (US$57m, €50.6m) theme park and resort development ... More

Despite celebrity chefs being ubiquitous, take up on cheffing courses is falling and hospitality businesses are struggling to recruit skilled chefs. According to figures from ... More

A former University of Sheffield hall of residence has been transformed into a boutique conference hotel following a £1.8m refurbishment by UNICUS – a subsidiary ... More

Image: Peter Davies, mayor of Doncaster (centre) at the topping out ceremony A topping out ceremony has been held for a new £20m performance venue ... More

Image: S&P Architects designed the £20m stadium Rotherham United Football Club (RUFC) has returned to its home town in South Yorkshire after a four year ... More

Image: PopUpArena includes a 40m running straight More than 700 schoolchildren from across Sheffield have become the first to experience the PopUpArena - a small-scale ... More

Image: The fund aims to support the museum sector Arts Council England (ACE) has revealed further details of its Renaissance Strategic fund, which is part ... More

More than 1,600 children were gripped by Olympic fever when they took part in the first ever South Yorkshire School Games. In an event based ... More

Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) has provided a first look at how the new themed Calypso Cove will look at the South Yorkshire town's Metrodome Waterpark. ... More

DoubleTree by Hilton has expanded its UK portfolio with the launch of a new 95-bedroom property in Sheffield, South Yorkshire - the DoubleTree by Hilton ... More