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Investment into electric buses to support the Clean Air Zone approved

Investment into electric buses to support the Clean Air Zone approved

by Grace Cunningham | Feb 16, 2024 | Community, Environment, Front Page Highlights, Health, News, Politics, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Sheffield council will tackle the “silent killer” of pollution by investing into electric buses. A council meeting on Wednesday passed the report to increase decarbonised, quality buses around the city to combat the issue of unclean air and poor transport....
Palestinian protesters at Town Hall call for bank boycott

Palestinian protesters at Town Hall call for bank boycott

by Madison Rolfe | Feb 16, 2024 | Community, News, Politics

Pro-Palestine Protesters have been campaigning this week for action to be taken by Sheffield City Council in opposing the actions of Israel. The Sheffield Campaign Against Israeli Apartheid support group provides assistance for Palestinians in Sheffield. They gathered...
Anger over increased parking charges as fares rise for first time since June 2022 

Anger over increased parking charges as fares rise for first time since June 2022 

by Sebastian Jones | Feb 15, 2024 | Politics, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Councillors have voted to approve the decision to help “better manage parking demand and contribute to wider traffic management and environmental objectives”.  In a Sheffield City Council Waste and Street Scene Policy meeting this week, a decision was made to increase...
Don Valley MP hits out at South Yorkshire Mayor for ‘inconsistency’ on Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Supertram plans

Don Valley MP hits out at South Yorkshire Mayor for ‘inconsistency’ on Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Supertram plans

by Samuel Martin | Feb 15, 2024 | Politics, Top stories

Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley A Don Valley MP has released a statement calling out South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard for inconsistency on the combined authorities’ treatment of plans for Doncaster Sheffield Airport and Sheffield’s Supertram network. MP...
Junior Doctors stage a five day walkout amid pay disputes

Junior Doctors stage a five day walkout amid pay disputes

by Erin Morris | Feb 9, 2024 | Health, News, Politics, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Junior doctors are taking to picket lines later this month to fight for a fair wage after the government failed to meet deadlines.  The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced a five day strike between 24 and 28 of February, a full walkout is expected for...
Race Equality week: Official launch of REC partnership making Sheffield an anti- racist city

Race Equality week: Official launch of REC partnership making Sheffield an anti- racist city

by Marianne Hamilton | Feb 9, 2024 | Education, News, Politics, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

The Race Equality commission’s recommendations to actively fight racism within Sheffield was originally released in July 2022, now nearly two years later, The Sheffield Race Equality partnership (REPS) has finally launched. This launch happened at the start of...
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