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“I should have a say and I should be informed on what is going on in this community that I’m living in” – Students say vote!
Students in Sheffield are being called to participate in the local elections and vote for the council and councillors alongside residents on May 7 next week. In the...
Sheffield parents and schools unite behind smartphone ban as national petition gains momentum
Campaign group, Smartphone Free Childhood, has launched a petition urging the UK government to raise the minimum age for social media and limit children's access to...
University students divided over upcoming council election
The upcoming council elections on May 7th have left students at the University of Sheffield divided over whether to vote or not. Some students were not even aware that...
An elderly man and woman were tragically found deceased in a home in Doncaster
Police are investigating the deaths of an 82 year old man and a 78 year old woman in a bungalow property in Doncaster On the 26th April, both officers and ambulance...
Green Belt saga dividing Sheffield politics
Proposals to build on some of the city's Green Belt have split the political landscape. The Sheffield Greenbelt Alliance have accused the council of “wanton...
Sheffield UCU announce six more days of strike action as disputes remain unsolved
The Sheffield branch of the University and College Union has called for six individual days of strike action, beginning from Thursday 7th May and ending on Thursday...
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Crackdown on fraud ‘could stop people using city trams’ claims passenger as card use ends for some tickets
Sheffield's Supertram service has been slammed after saying they will no longer accept card payments for certain tickets in what one passenger has described as an...
Commissioning of supported accommodation for homeless women approved by councillors
The commissioning of a new contract to provide supported accommodation for homeless women has been approved by Sheffield councillors. It comes in response to the...
Indie band Repomen host memorial fundraiser event
Sheffield’s indie rock band Repomen raised £2,000 for upcoming songwriters in honour of their late band member, Ric Bower. Repomen, a group with history dating...
VIDEO: Sheffield students go to the polls as the ballot box vote for Student Officer roles close tonight
Student elections have begun at the University of Sheffield and are due to close at 10pm. https://youtu.be/mS-Q3bFLiuI?feature=shared This election decides who will be...
Sheffield United boss commemorates death of former player George Baldock
The Blades celebrated victory over their fierce rivals in the Steel City derby by holding a shirt aloft, dedicated to their former teammate. Sheffield United boss,...
VIDEO: The sun is back for the first day of Spring in Sheffield
Spring has sprung at the Graves Park Animal Farm. With winter finally behind us, the sun is making a big difference to people's mental health. At Graves Park Animal...
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Extra grant awarded to support new council homes in Birley
A fresh £12m grant has been awarded by Homes England to Sheffield City Council as the Newstead Estate project begins to take shape. Work has begun at the site just off Birley Moor Road, as the council aims to build or acquire 1,000 new council homes by 2029. The...
University of Sheffield to host 16 events in a ‘Festival for Social Action’
A week dedicated to empowering students and the local community to get involved with social action has been announced by The University of Sheffield. The Festival for Social Action is set to run from 24 to 28 of March and was organised by Change Lab, pictured above,...
Increased safety precautions are making West Street ‘a safer place’ for students
Bouncers with body cameras, increased police presence and barring lists are helping to make West Street safer for late night revellers, a bar manager has said. Four years after a student campaign to highlight the need for increased safety measures at pubs and bars in...
Celebrating the spring equinox in the Steel City
Sheffield residents have bade farewell to the frozen north and welcomed warmer months to come. The spring equinox is also known as the Pagan holiday of Ostara, and is celebrated every year on either the 20th or 21st March. Marking the start of spring, it falls on the...
Sheffield man Takes on seven marathons in seven days for charity Mind
by Maggie Porter A Sheffield man is taking on the challenge to run seven marathons for the charity Mind in seven days. Bradley Thompson, aged 24, from Greenhill, Sheffield, has challenged himself to run the seven marathons covering over 183 miles in just a...
Mother and daughter to run Sheffield Half Marathon to raise money for Cancer Research UK
A mother and her daughter duo will run the Sheffield Half Marathon this Sunday to raise money for Cancer Research UK in aid of their much loved family member. Helen Pryde, alongside her daughter, decided to run the marathon to support her husband after he was...