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Council secures £3.4M to tackle fuel poverty and cut emissions in ambitious home energy scheme
Sheffield City Council has secured £3,406,008 of government funding to help improve energy efficiency and decarbonise homes across the city. Approximately 221...
Electric Vehicle users left upset after council scraps free parking permits for ULEV owners
Sheffield City Council has announced it will scrap its green parking permit scheme, which has allowed ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) to park for free in...
New opening of sci-fi, fantasy and comic store Forbidden Planet on The Moor
Forbidden Planet has opened a new store in Sheffield's busiest shopping area, The Moor. The 5,000-square-foot store has two floors and sells a variety of comics,...
Free parking for electric vehicles in Sheffield City Centre to be phased out
Permits which allow drivers of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) to park for free in Sheffield City Centre are set to be scrapped from 31 July. Sheffield City...
Thirteen-point plan to decarbonise Sheffield homes by 2030
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Council tax exemption introduced for young care leavers
Sheffield City Council has introduced a council tax exemption scheme for young care leavers. The scheme applies to those who are care experienced at the age of 18 and...
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Sheffield City Council approves funding for more SEND places at two primary schools
Two Sheffield primary schools have been given funding to increase their places for children with special educational needs and disabilities. In response to the growing...
Sheffield City Council approves protection of trees against the wishes of part owners
Over a year since a request was sent to the Sheffield City Council for the protection of three mature trees on Moorbank Road, Sheffield, the decision to approve the...
Council approves plan for four new homes in Fulwood
Councillors yesterday approved a plan for four new homes in Fulwood - more than two years after an initial application for development on the site was first submitted....
Sheffield graduate organised a ‘paint and sip’ event promoting body positivity to raise funds for local charity
Sheffield Hallam graduate Jasmine Concannon created the event as part of her final project, which focused on linking social media and magazines to body dysmorphia....
Environmentalist group launches petition to install more water fountains in Sheffield amid plastic-waste crisis
A petition has been launched by a Sheffield environmental community organisation to increase people’s access to drinking water fountains and tackle single-use plastic...
Horror fire prompts Sheffield campaign over e-bike battery safety
by Olivia Firth and Larissa Kirkby Shocking images of a house blaze started by an e-bike battery have emerged just hours after South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue launched...
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Steve Davis says it will be a “sad day” if Sheffield loses the fight to stay home of Snooker
Snooker legend Steve Davis says ‘there is an inevitability’ for The World Snooker Championship to leave Sheffield. On Saturday morning, crowds gathered at Sheffield train station as Davis hit shots on the table with commuters. There has been an angry reaction from the...
Promotion success for West Yorkshire Futsal Club
West Yorkshire Futsal Club have been promoted to the second highest competitive futsal league in England, which is “something we never even thought of achieving at the start of the season” according to the club’s owner. The club gained promotion to the National...
Sheffield couple jailed for nine years over huge drug bust
A Sheffield couple have been sent to prison for a total of nine years amid a drug raid worth £100,000 in February. On Friday 26th April, at Sheffield Crown Court, Shakeen Christian, 28, and Sophie Massey, 29, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin,...
Sheffield company’s bid to support addicts says ‘a sense of community’ is needed.
A former drug dealer who turned his life around in prison said he created his business after being inspired to help other addicts. Michael Thompson was imprisoned in 2013 for twelve months for dealing drugs just after leaving University. The 31-year-old is part of the...
Vegan markets need to be more inclusive and welcoming claim Sheffield traders
Vegan markets “shouldn't force their agenda down people’s throats”, according to a plant based trader in Sheffield and that the market is “quite a chilled introduction into veganism.” Alex Harker, 40, owner of vegan company The Adventurous Cakebook, made the comments...
Music-based social enterprise releases new sober social dates
Community music organisation Ritetrax has secured funding for a new set of sober socials in Sheffield aimed at recovering alcoholics and ex-convicts. The free entry socials will be held in RiteTrax's club venue Plot22, on the 26th April, 24th May and 28th June. ...