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Plans for four houses to be built in Sheffield approved after three year long battle for permission
A controversial planning application to build four houses has finally been given the go-ahead despite mass objection from the community. 42 letters objecting the plans...
Rotherham’s Premier FREE Live Music Venue For Sale
The Bridge Inn has steadily begun to dominate the live music scene in Rotherham and now the freehold is up for sale. Most weeks on Friday and Saturday (and the...
Sexual violence campaigners stage sit-in outside university building
Campaigners have demanded the University of Sheffield publicly apologise for dismissing survivors of sexual violence. The 'survivor-led' group Survivors First made the...
Sheffield charity appealing for volunteers to teach English in city
Sheffield Association for the Voluntary Teaching of English (SAVTE) has started recruiting for new conversation group volunteers. For the past 50 years, the charity has...
South Yorkshire migrants group fight against Rwanda Bill
A coalition of Sheffield based migrant support groups teamed up to hold a protest following the government’s passage of the controversial Rwanda bill. The...
Brand new crossings to provide Sheffield Schools with safety
A network of zebra crossings is being rolled out in key areas next to schools in Sheffield to give children a safer journey home. They are planned for Dyche Lane...
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Sheffield pro-Palestine group in protest against war in Gaza
A pro-Palestinian activist group staged protests in Sheffield against the ongoing war in Gaza calling for an end to the conflict and for the British government to cease...
Sheffield organisations gather to celebrate Earth Day 2024
An Earth Day fair at the University of Sheffield's Students' Union gave students the chance to learn more about being climate conscious. The official theme of Earth Day...
Sheffield Hallam University hits back over ‘misleading’ claims as UCU ballots for strike action
Sheffield Hallam University has claimed that there are "misleading elements" in comments by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) regarding voting for strike...
Sheffield signs lease to secure redevelopment of Cole Brothers Building
Redevelopment of the former Cole Brothers Department store in Barkers Pool has taken a step closer after the finalisation of a lease with property company Urban Splash....
Step-dad raises money after devastating house fire in Sheffield
A stepdad has raised money after a faulty appliance left his step-daughters home engulfed in flames this weekend. The family's three children and dog were evacuated by...
Hitch-hiking Student group Raise over £34,000
A group of students who hitched their way from the Steel City to Portugal's second largest city have raised a staggering £34,000 for charity. The University of...
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Car left ‘on bricks’ as wheels stolen from car in Crookes street theft
A woman has appealed for help after her partner's car wheels were stolen and the vehicle was left sitting on bricks. On Wednesday 17 April, between midnight and 12.20 am the wheels were stolen off of a car directly outside her partners house. Witnesses described...
Video shows water pouring out of light fitting as flood strikes Sheffield city centre student accommodation
Students had to evacuate their £180 a week accommodation block in the city centre when water started coming through their ceilings on Thursday evening. At around 10pm on Thursday 19 April University of Sheffield students living in the iQ building, Allen Court, in St...
Importance of women’s safety highlighted by university’s new Student Union president
The newly-elected University of Sheffield Student Union president has said her goal is to make the university a safer place for its female students. Daisy Watson-Rumbold has had past experience with the Student Union in roles such as Vice-chair of SU Council, Ethical...
Uni of Sheffield secure 12/16 wins against Hallam during Sports park varsity fixtures
The University of Sheffield maintained a large lead over Hallam in Sheffield's Varsity tournament following field sports fixtures last week. Out of the 16 events that took place at Sheffield Hallam Sports Park on last Wednesday, the University of Sheffield took home...
Sheffield students not signing up to vote
Some students have admitted they aren't aware of upcoming local elections in the city amid a push to get people to sign up to vote. Young people are given the opportunity to register at both their home address and their university address which allows them to vote at...
South Yorkshire Supertrams back under public control after 30 years cause tensions over use of South Yorkshire funds.
MP Nick Fletcher claims Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotheram are losing out on millions to fund Sheffield's trams being taken back under public control. South Yorkshire's Supertram has come back under public control for around a month after 27 years of being run privately...