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Young people have mixed reactions to major parties’ platforms following council election
Students and young people have had mixed reactions to the main parties’ policies aimed at them following Sheffield’s local elections yesterday. Labour pledged to expand...
Sheffield below international guidelines for measles vaccine
Vaccinations for measles in Sheffield are a ‘long way’ from World Health Organisation levels, a council meeting has heard. An outbreak of the disease, which...
Charity Goals For Gaza concludes three-month campaign with Kick-Up Challenge outside Sheffield Students Union
A three-month-long national campaign organized to support ongoing relief efforts in Gaza concluded outside Sheffield’s Student Union with 30,000 kick-ups. The campaign,...
Trees next to Ranmoor conservation area given legal protection after they were threatened with felling
Six trees on the edge of a Ranmoor Conservation area have been given legal protection after it was feared they would be felled. Council officers visited the site in...
Sheffield Local Elections results update – Conservatives lose only councillor
The results from Sheffield polls to elect their ward councillors are coming in. We are seeing many HOLDS across the board and Labour seems to be gaining more and more...
Trees get protection order despite objections at house in Crosspool
Three trees in a Crosspool garden were given protection orders by the council despite confusion over who lived at house. Officers were sent by the council to assess the...
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New Eatery La Croissanteria has Sheffielders divider over Fish Finger Croissants
La Croissanteria is a brand new croissant shop that has appeared in Sheffield's City Centre on Division Street, but it has had people wondering about its croissant...
Sheffield councillor calls for investment and communication following burst water pipe
A Hillsborough councillor has criticised Yorkshire Water's response to a pipe that burst under Oakland Road last weekend and caused days of disruption. Councillor Henry...
Sheffield’s Light Cinema brings die-hard fans together for Dune: Part Two midnight premiere
Die-hard fans of Frank Herbert's sci-fic epic Dune stayed up past midnight to be the first to watch the film at The Light Cinema in Sheffield city centre. The venue...
Charitable organisation brings Peak District to exhibition in Sheffield city centre
The sounds of the Peak District's caves and hills are being brought to Sheffield city centre - thanks to a new exhibition. Arts Catalyst has introduced the Skylarking...
Funded childcare plans starting April approved by Sheffield Council
Sheffield City Council has approved government plans to increase extended entitlement, offering funded childcare for children as young as 9-months. Extended entitlement...
Sheffield Hospital Patient says she felt ignored during junior doctors’ strike action
A patient at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield has said she was left to manage her own condition while junior doctors in Sheffield were on strike over pay. The...
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Sheffield city centre has ‘gone downhill’ says trader as independent game shop closes on Norfolk Row
A Sheffield businessman whose three-year-old games shop has been forced to close says the state of the city centre is getting "worse and worse". Owner Samir Jaouane made the decision to close The Vault on Norfolk Row, next to Fargate, after seeing a decline in sales....
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Doubts over whether Sheffield’s plans to double council tax on empty homes can help with homelessness
The CEO of a Sheffield homelessness charity has said he doesn't think new council plans to tax empty or secondary homes will adequately tackle the city's homelessness problem. A recent proposal to double council tax on some empty or second homes could lead to a...
Park Hill café raises money for Medical Aid for Palestinians
South Street Kitchen, an independent café in Sheffield's Park Hill, is serving a Palestinian menu with all of the profits from the menu donated to Medical Aid for Palestinians. The menu will be served on on the 1st and 8th of March, and includes the cafe's own...
“It feels like revenge”: Anger towards proposed council maintenance plans
Council plans to retain street trees whilst resurfacing roads have left residents in anger over reduced parking spaces. The plans are being developed in consultation with the public and key groups following the Sheffield street tree felling protests which caused works...
Queer Folk Ceilidh brings inclusive community spirit to Sheffield
Around 200 people revelled in a lively ceilidh dance party with an LGBTQ+ spin in Sheffield on Thursday. Sophie Crawford, one of the founders of the Queer Folk UK and host of the event, described it as a ‘cabareilidh’ - a cabaret and ceilidh. Guests spent two hours...