Sheffield

Family find luxury watch which fell from space

A £1,500 watch has been found 19 days after it was launched to the edge of the atmosphere by a jewellery firm from Derbyshire. The piece was launched into space on Space Exploration Day, 20 July by Derbyshire-based watch specialists, Jura Watches. It became part of a regional treasure hunt,…

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Aerospace and motorsports coating used for new technical jewellery

Bailey of Sheffield has teamed up with aerospace coatings specialist Wallwork Cambridge to customise its stainless steel necklaces and bracelets. The newest addition to the Bailey of Sheffield range are beads, described as “finely machined cylinders in different geometries.” It is available in a range of colours, allowing customers to…

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UK jewellers consider legal challenge to BAO over Indian hallmarking

A group of jewellers and silversmiths in the UK are considering a legal challenge to the Birmingham Assay Office over its practice of using UK hallmarking overseas. The news comes after the Birmingham and Sheffield Assay Offices’ marks have been approved by the British Hallmarking Council for use in their…

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Jewellery space grows 50% for Meadowhall in past two years

The amount of jewellery retail space at Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield has grown 50% in the past two years, due to increasing sales and demand. According to the centre manager, Darren Pearce, this is a result of “consistent” sales growth, which has resulted in an increase in average spend…

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UK Jewellers launch parliamentary petition to restrict offshore UK hallmarks

A group of UK silversmiths and jewellers have launched a campaign to restrict the use of distinctive traditional UK hallmarks, including city marks, to items hallmarked in the UK. For over 700 years UK hallmarks have only been struck in the UK, but the campaign said that there is now…

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boutique.Goldsmiths opens 7 new stores

Aurum Holdings has announced the launch of seven boutique.Goldsmiths stores in Bradford, Newcastle, Reading, Sheffield, Solihull, Guildford and Southampton. The stores, which opened throughout November and December, are part of Aurum’s expansion plans to its existing retail portfolio and e-commerce channels. The new stores feature digital screens that will replace…

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Inaugural NAJ Awards incorporated in Benevolent Society Ball

The 80th British Jewellery Giftware & Finishing Federation Benevolent Society Ball, incorporating the NAJ Awards, took place in Solihull on December 3. This year’s event incorporated very first National Association of Jewellers Member Awards, designed to “flag up all that is most excellent about the UK’s extremely diverse jewellery industry”. The NAJ…

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Jeweller sentenced over endangered species

A jeweller from Sheffield has been sentenced after she was caught selling jewellery containing tiger claws and teeth on eBay.  Catherine Emberton, 29, of Gleadless Road, Heeley, was given a 12-month community order, ordered to carry out 120 hours’ unpaid work and to pay a £60 victim surcharge at Sheffield…

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New retail quarter to be developed in Sheffield city centre

Plans for a new retail quarter in Sheffield city centre are well underway with the city Council announcing that it is currently seeking a strategic development partner.  Sheffield City Council has said that this brings plans ‘closer to realisation’ and on target to deliver the first phase of the scheme…

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£100k jewellery thieves ‘could be at large in Hampshire’

Detectives investigating the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store in Sheffield have issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, and they believe they could be staying in Andover or elsewhere in Hampshire. Police were called at around 11am on…

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