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
2012 Sheffield City Council election were defending 12 seats, all of which they successfully held in 2011. The Liberal Democrats were defending 15 seats, 9 of which they lost to Labour in 2011. The Greens were defending 1 seat, which they held in 2011. The Conservatives, UKIP and the smaller parties had no councillors. This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: "Death of Liberal Democrat Cllr Janice Sidebottom." "Death of Labour Cllr John Robson." 2012 Sheffield City Council election Sheffield City Council elections took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 as part of the