by Adam Foxsmith | May 15, 2025 | Environment, News, Politics
The council have controversially voted to build on 14 green belt sites following a vote at the town hall. Protestors gathered yesterday at the town hall to dispute the 15 year Sheffield Local Plan which leader of the council, Tom Hunt, claimed to be a ‘brownfield site...
by Jake Heasman | May 15, 2025 | Community, Politics, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Uncategorised
The mayors of Manchester and Liverpool are set to visit the University of Sheffield next week as part of their book launch. Andy Burnham and Steve Rotherham are both visiting The Octagon next Monday to discuss their book ‘Head North’, which details the...
by Zack Hughes | May 15, 2025 | Community, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Barnsley Council has unveiled a new funding initiative offering grants of up to £15,000 to local community groups as part of its ‘Pathways to Work’ programme, aimed at reducing economic inactivity across the borough. The grants, announced earlier this month, are...
by Thomas Addley | May 15, 2025 | Community, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch
Simon Crace has run local business MB Advertising and Marketing for 25 years, yet he claims they have never received any funding from the council. This comes after the Sheffield City Council announced the Heart of the City plan, prioritising funding for businesses in...
by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | May 15, 2025 | Community, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch
A new food-hall and social space called Department has opened to the public for the first time. Located in the iconic Castle House building designed by George S. Hay and built between 1959 and 1964, it now occupies the space that formerly housed the Co-op department...
