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Live Blog: Latest Sheffield news as face mask rules to combat Omicron Covid variant take effect
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Updates from The Star team as the new rules on face masks come into effect to curb the rise of the Omicron Covid variant.
This page will be updated with the latest stories published today (Tuesday, November 30).
Refresh this page for updates on today’s top news, which also includes an update from the new owners of the former Debenhams on the building’s future and the latest from the drive-by shootings court case.
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Live Blog: Latest Sheffield news as face mask rules to combat Omicron Covid variant take effect
Key Events
- Latest Covid rates for neighbourhoods across Sheffield revealed
- New owners of former Debenhams issue update on building’s future
- Latest from drive-by shootings court case
- TikTok video of snow in Sheffield goes viral
Armed police on patrol at Sheffield Christmas market on Fargate
Police have been out on armed patrols in some of Sheffield’s most prominent shopping areas.
Sheffield Covid: People urged to reduce social contacts in lead up to Christmas as Omicron cases grow
People have been urged to not socialise unnecessarily in the lead up to Christmas, as concerns grow about the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
Sheffield seeing an ‘unprecedented demand’ for social care services
Sheffield is struggling with an unprecedented demand for social care with services working at full capacity, says a council chief.
Sheffield mum and little girl campaign for a 20mph speed limit in Park Hill and Norfolk Park
A Sheffield mum and her young daughter presented a petition to councillors calling for a 20mph speed limit in their neighbourhood.
Plans revealed to build new Lidl in South Yorkshire
Plans for a new Lidl supermarket at Hoyland are set to be submitted to Barnsley Council.
Booster jabs Sheffield: how many people have had extra Covid vaccine dose amid Omicron variant fears
People in Sheffield are being urged to get their Covid vaccine booster jab to help curb the spread of the new Omicron variant.
Black Lives Matter: Sheffield Council will not change racist street names or any statues following review
Sheffield Council said it will not change any racist street names, monuments or collections following a consultation on a review.
Sheffield woman and husband deny imprisoning her son in attic after he was found fighting for life
A woman and her husband have denied falsely imprisoning and neglecting her vulnerable son after he was found so severely underweight and dehydrated that his life had hung in the balance.
Domestic violence: perpetrators to be offered help to change in Sheffield scheme
Perpetrators of domestic violence are to be offered help changing their behaviour under a new programme being rolled out across Sheffield.
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