by Eleanor Jones | Feb 17, 2023 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
Oliver Coppard, the South Yorkshire Mayor, has officially opened a new building for LGBTQ+ charity SAYiT on Division Street in Sheffield. Speaking at the opening event on Friday, Mr Coppard said: “I’m here to show my support, as fundamentally I want South...
by Talia Keane | Feb 17, 2023 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Hundreds of locals gathered to mourn the tragic death of Brianna Ghey at the Sheffield Peace Gardens last night. Brianna Ghey was a 16 year old transgender girl who was stabbed to death in a park in Cheshire on Saturday. Vigils for Brianna organised by the LGBTQ+...
by Yim Wun Wan | Feb 9, 2023 | Community, Education
University of Sheffield staff have been taking action over concerns relating to pay, forming picket lines across the university campus. The University of College Union (UCU) announced its plan to strike on numerous dates throughout February and March last...
by Alice O'Connell | Feb 9, 2023 | Community, Environment, News
Over 70,000 staff from The University and College Union are striking for 18 days between February and March. Today was the second day of striking and Union Members from The University of Sheffield are picketing today in front of the Octagon. The strike action is over...
by Oliver Haley | Feb 9, 2023 | Charity, Community, News
The tragic death of a mother-of-three has inspired a campaign to introduce “Letter to Heaven” post-boxes at cemeteries across Sheffield. After losing her life in a battle with cancer last December, Katie Hawxwell, 39 from Woodseats, left behind her partner and three...
by admin | Feb 17, 2022 | Community, News
Sheffielders are split on the new Highway Code advisory, which gives pedestrians the most priority on UK roads. Drivers now have to give way to pedestrians waiting at junctions and cyclists are advised to ride in the centre of their lane on quiet roads. There has been...
