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  • Britain's first indoor office helter skelter

  • Feb 26, 2009
  •  The economy may be on a downward spiral.
    But designers of a new office development have come up with a novel way of lifting morale during the downturn.
    They have installed a see-through helter-skelter to take staff from the third to the groun...

  • Downturn sparks credit union rush

  • Nov 23, 2008
  • Credit unions in South Yorkshire have reported they are struggling to cope with a surge in demand for loans as the weak economy hits low income families. In Barnsley, the credit union loaned £700,000 in the year to October 2007. That has double...

  • Sheffield-based SIG cuts 900 jobs

  • Nov 23, 2008
  • A leading supplier to the construction industry, SIG, has said it will shed 900 jobs and close 65 trading sites. The insulation specialist said it had to cut 7% of its workforce because of "reduced activity in new residential construction in the...

  • Sheffield projects dominate RIBA Yorkshire awards

  • Oct 28, 2008
  • By Victoria WattsScottish practice RMJM won Building of the Year and the gold award for architecture for its £23 million Information Commons for Sheffield University at the awards on Friday night.RMJM was one of only two firms shortlisted from ...

  • Firm chance to be involved with city music scene

  • Oct 13, 2008
  • By Bob RaeSheffield firms are being given a one-off chance to become associated with a new film celebrating the city's music scene, which is going to be used as a marketing tool for the launch of Sheffield's Digital Campus.The Beat Is The Law is a fe...

  • Gender clinic sees rise in demand

  • Oct 13, 2008
  • More people in the South West are seeking treatment for gender identity disorders.The South West's only gender identity clinic, at Newton Abbot in Devon, has seen a 77% increase in referrals since last year.There have been 50 new cases this year alon...

  • Silver anniversary for famous shop

  • Oct 13, 2008
  • THE Famous Sheffield Shop celebrated its 25th birthday recently with a special reception attended by VIPs and guests including the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, The Master Cutler and the University of Sheffield Vice Chancellor.The silver anniversary was l...

  • Probe as council loses data disc

  • Oct 13, 2008
  • By Lucy AshtonSHEFFIELD Council has lost a computer disc containing details about hundreds of pensioners in the city, The Star can reveal today.Data with names, dates of birth and ethnicity details about 830 pensioners went astray in June.Council bos...

  • New prestige office space in Sheffield

  • Oct 13, 2008
  • By James JonesWork is now well underway for the conversion of the fine range of traditional outbuildings to Hathersage Hall into a high quality rural business centre.The corporate identity for Hathersage Hall Business Centre was unveiled a few days a...

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