I think the biggest difference in Sheffield these days is the lack of the Roms. We bitched about them when they were here, but are sure as hell missing them now.
Amongst the dross were some real gems. Kittens and Club 25/ Crystals were almost entirely Roms, but they popped up in many other parlours too, including Pandora's, Nirvana, Lizzy's, OMG and others.
It was hilarious how they described themselves as Italian, Spanish, Greek, Bulgarian, even Russian, but we knew who they were, and it was great being able to turn off the M1 at j34 and know that within 10 minutes you could be balls deep in a fit young thing for £25-40 tops. Those were the days.