by joa19tp | Feb 18, 2021 | Education, News
A REQUEST FOR £139,329 by the South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership’s for Grant Funding was recently approved ensuring that the Sheffield City Council enters into a funding agreement with the Department of Education. Sheffield City Council is the lead authority for the...
by joa18odb | Feb 18, 2021 | Environment, News
A MEMBER of a transport consultancy firm, Transport Initiatives, believes Sheffield City Councils plan to introduce a ‘Dutch-style’ roundabout is a bad idea. Plans set out by Sheffield City Council in the ‘Connecting Sheffield’ scheme will see one of these cyclist and...
by joa19cb | Feb 18, 2021 | Crime, Culture, News
A 34-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to over 3 years in prison for stealing nearly £20,000 worth of jewellery. Anthony Wragg appeared in Sheffield Crown Court yesterday where he was sentenced for charges of burglary and handling stolen goods which he pleaded guilty to...
by joa19bw | Feb 18, 2021 | Charity, Health, News
NUTRI-FAST, a healthy meal prep company in Rotherham has teamed up with Rotherham Independent Volunteer Organisation (RIVO) to feed those in poverty after being closed by Rotherham council. Owner Ben Hawksworth started Nutri-fast in July 2020 supplying nutritious...
by joa19bw | Feb 18, 2021 | News, Politics
A £500,000 transformation of Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre and neighbouring Oxley Park is set to start this week. The investment comes as part of the government’s ‘Towns Fund’ accelerated funding scheme to promote economic growth and...
by joa19yll | Feb 18, 2021 | Environment, News, Politics
SIX MAJOR flood defence schemes are to be introduced to help stop damage to the Rotherham region. The defence schemes would cost £52 million to develop, with Rotherham Council committing £5.8 million to the schemes. Leader of Rotherham Council, Chris Read, said: “It’s...