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Rotherham woman claims to have lost over £1000 after buying sofa from Sheffield company

Rotherham woman claims to have lost over £1000 after buying sofa from Sheffield company

by Harriet Miller | Mar 6, 2025 | News, Top stories

A Rotherham woman said she lost £1400 after not receiving a refund from a Sheffield sofa company, Sofalux. Sarah Dale, 59, who is retired on medical grounds, bought a sofa from Sofalux in January 2023.  Ms Dale said the company agreed to refund her for the sofa after...
Sheffield City Council agrees 4.99% maximum tax increase

Sheffield City Council agrees 4.99% maximum tax increase

by Samuel Juckes | Mar 6, 2025 | News, Politics, Uncategorised

Sheffield City councillors agreed to the maximum council tax increase in the annual budget meeting on Wednesday. Councillor Zahira Naz, the council’s finance spokesperson said: “For 14 years local government has been battered by austerity.”...
Archaeologists make new discovery at Sheffield Castle site

Archaeologists make new discovery at Sheffield Castle site

by Rosie Wood | Mar 6, 2025 | Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An exciting discovery has been made at Sheffield Castle by the Wessex Archaeology team who are currently excavating there.  Four 17th-century wooden stakes, around a metre in length, were carefully excavated from the moat. Analysis so far shows they could have...
BAFTA-nominated ketamine campaign launched in Barnsley amid record drug use

BAFTA-nominated ketamine campaign launched in Barnsley amid record drug use

by Daisy Sanderson | Mar 6, 2025 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A six-week awareness campaign tackling ketamine misuse has launched in Barnsley. The animation Its OK to Ask featuring Jack, a recovering Ketamine user was nominated for a BAFTA in November last year. Following its success, the campaign was launched this week. The...
Sheffield charity supports improvement in juvenile reoffending figures

Sheffield charity supports improvement in juvenile reoffending figures

by Samuel Juckes | Mar 6, 2025 | Charity, Crime, News

Sheffield-based young offenders education charity In2Change has welcomed the improving figures on reoffending in South Yorkshire. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Justice shows more than a quarter of convicted criminals in the region reoffend within a year....
Graves Park volunteers call for relocation of vehicles to Olive Grove

Graves Park volunteers call for relocation of vehicles to Olive Grove

by Emily Robbins | Mar 6, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Volunteers of Graves Park charity are desperate to restore public parkland as depot site Olive Grove is now a promising location to move large council vehicles. The Friends of Graves Park charity objected the council’s request last May for a year long temporary...
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