Here’s a list of things we really, really hope will happen in Sheffield this year. Fingers crossed!
![There has been 'plenty of interest' in buying Debenhams on The Moor for a while now. The last we heard it could be a department store again. Fingers crossed it happens this year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVkOWRjODg5LTgwZTUtNDhjZS1hM2Y5LWM3YzhlOTY5N2JmODo5ZWIyNGY4Mi1jYTk4LTRlODYtOTY5MC0xYTkzNTA0MGUwODM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
5. Debenhams reopens
There has been 'plenty of interest' in buying Debenhams on The Moor for a while now. The last we heard it could be a department store again. Fingers crossed it happens this year.Photo: DW
![The Old Town Hall has been empty for decades. A plan to create flats, a hotel and a market failed due to lockdowns. The new owner has been very quiet but it would be amazing if work at least started on something this year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMyNzE2ODZkLTcxYmQtNDdmZC04M2FmLTUwZmM4NTMwYWVlOTo2ZTY0NjMxZi0yOTI4LTQwZDAtYjQ0ZC02Zjc4OTZjODc2YTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
6. Old Town Hall reopens
The Old Town Hall has been empty for decades. A plan to create flats, a hotel and a market failed due to lockdowns. The new owner has been very quiet but it would be amazing if work at least started on something this year.Photo: dw
![Plans for an arena on the bus station have been floating around for a while. It's underused and the city centre could benefit from a performance space. It could even been built in six months if off-site, flatpack methods were used, one councillor said. Could this year be the year?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAyZDZiNTA0LTY2MjItNDEwZS1iNTUwLTBlYzMxYjRmM2UwZjpkZDk0ZDIzYy1hNDA3LTQ1ZWItYTcxZi05NDAxMjIyOTA5NjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Arena on the bus station
Plans for an arena on the bus station have been floating around for a while. It's underused and the city centre could benefit from a performance space. It could even been built in six months if off-site, flatpack methods were used, one councillor said. Could this year be the year?Photo: Marie Caley
![The famous former department store is in a fabulous position and it's just been listed. Lets hope developers are falling over themselves to reopen this iconic building - this year preferably.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEwOGU2NDk3LTc2NjEtNGEwNi04MjE4LWUyM2YxMTJkZmI3ODozOWY3ZmNlYi0yYzU2LTQ1ZTQtYmZhNS03YzEwZjllMDhlN2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. John Lewis reopens
The famous former department store is in a fabulous position and it's just been listed. Lets hope developers are falling over themselves to reopen this iconic building - this year preferably.Photo: .