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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...
Students gather on University campus to protest for freedom of people of Palestine
A coalition of The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam alumni gathered today to protest for the freedom of the people of Palestine. The protests amassed a...
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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...
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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...
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...
“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...
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...
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£67m major funding boost for two new neighbourhoods in Sheffield
Two new neighbourhoods are to be developed in Sheffield thanks to a £67m funding boost providing 1,300 new homes in the city. Furnace Hill and Neepsend will be transformed into two characteristic neighbourhoods, and the developments also plan to improve connections...
Plan to merge PCC with Mayor of South Yorkshire to be put before Parliament
A proposal that will merge the powers of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) with the Mayor of South Yorkshire will be debated by lawmakers later this month. If the legislation is passed by Westminster, the office of the PCC will be abolished when the current term...
Over 90% of Sheffield students allocated their first preference secondary school
Over 97% of Sheffield students will be heading to one of their top three chosen secondary schools in September with over 90% being allocated their first choice - after places were allocated by the city council today. Families across Sheffield received the news this...
Sheffield Police crack down on violent crime and drug use
Five arrests as well as the recovery of a knife and Class B drugs took place over one evening as part of Operation Scorpion. This operation formed part of South Yorkshire Police's wider Grip Programme of activity with the Home Office funding the programme aiming to...
Sheffield ‘March For The Future’ marks the end of LGBTQ+ History Month and calls for prolonged conversation
University of Sheffield students demonstrated at the Student Union to encourage conversation about LGBTQ+ history outside of LGBTQ+ history month. The ‘March For The Future’ is the final event in a series of celebrations which took place during February to share and...
Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill’s achievements are marked by paving stone in Sheffield.
Sheffield’s Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill’s MOBO award has been honoured with a gold coloured commemorative plaque outside the English Institute of Sport where she trained as a youngster. The paving stone is engraved with a special inspirational quote from the athlete...