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South Yorkshire football clubs take part in social media boycott as racism battle intensifies

by joa19cjh | Apr 29, 2021 | Sport, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

All five professional South Yorkshire football clubs have announced they will take part in a social media boycott over the weekend in a stand against online racial abuse. Sheffield United, Barnsley, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Doncaster Rovers all made...

Meet the nine-year-old girl from Sheffield who hopes to become a millionaire thanks to slime

by joa19cjh | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

An ambitious nine-year-old girl from Sheffield has started her own slime business in lockdown, becoming the city’s latest young entrepreneur. Sapphire Billing opened Sapphire’s Slime at the start of February with the help of her parents and sister, and has since...

Seventh Person Charged in Connection with Lewis Williams’ Murder

by joa19cjh | Feb 11, 2021 | News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A seventh person has been charged by South Yorkshire Police in connection to murder victim Lewis Williams’ death. Lewis, aged 20, suffered fatal injuries to his face and neck in a suspected gun attack in Mexborough on 11 January. Stan Bentley, 22, of...

Council Demands Government Support for Struggling Sheffield Nightlife

by joa19cjh | Feb 11, 2021 | News, Politics, Top stories

Sheffield City Council has called on the Government to offer assistance to the nightlife industry as the UK’s lockdown continues. The Council submitted a set of proposals to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on 9 February, assembling an inquiry into the night-time...

Hallam MP Backs Sheffield Breweries Struck by Government Cuts

by joa19cjh | Feb 11, 2021 | News, Politics, Top stories

An MP is campaigning against proposed cuts to a grant for struggling breweries in Sheffield. The government plans to make cuts to Small Brewers Relief, a subsidy that offers reduction in rates of beer duty, with immediate effect. Olivia Blake MP tabled a parliamentary...

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