History of Sheffield proposed a plan to reduce the blight of empty shops in the city centre by offering them free of charge to small businesses on a month-by-month basis. Notes References Bibliography History of Sheffield The history of Sheffield, a city in South Yorkshire, England, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement in a clearing beside the River Sheaf in the second half of the 1st millennium AD. The area now known as Sheffield had seen human occupation since at least the last ice age, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the city did
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield boxing, fencing, futsal, judo, netball, table tennis and volleyball. There are many clubs which meet at the venue including City of Sheffield Athletic Club, Sheffield Sharks, City of Sheffield Arrows, Sheffield Sword Club, Concorde Netball Club, England Netball, and England Volleyball, as well as hosting snooker's main professional academy. The centre also often hosts sports days for local secondary schools. The venue hosted the European Indoor Trails & UK Championships (athletics) between the 14 – 15 February 2009. They also hosted the European Fencing championships in July 2011. Since 2008, the venue has hosted qualifying matches for The World Snooker