by Matthew Galloway | May 16, 2024 | News, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch
Pro Palestine protestors gathered outside Sheffield Town hall as the new Lord Mayor was sworn in. Councillor Jayne Dunn was voted as the new Lord Mayor at Sheffield City Council’s annual general meeting on Wednesday. The protest outside the building sought to remind...
by Cameron Todd | May 2, 2024 | Community, Politics
The Sheffield City Council elections are taking place today and voters have expressed the importance of the vote and for young people to be involved in local and national politics. People are taking to the polling station to elect the next City Councillors and the...
by Emily Taylor | May 2, 2024 | Community, Health, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch
Local councils could benefit from the proposed government smoking ban, after a new study finds a smoke free England could bring in £10.9 billion for the economy. Dr. Duncan Gillespie, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield said: “The overall money going...
by Samuel Martin | May 2, 2024 | News, Politics, Top stories, Watch
The polls are open for people of Rotherham, Sheffield, Barnsley and Doncaster to cast their vote on who should lead the South Yorkshire combined authority. New for this year, the elected Mayor of South Yorkshire will also take on the functions of the police and crime...
by Charlie Macdonald | Apr 26, 2024 | News, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead
The Liberal Democrat Mayoral candidate for South Yorkshire has promised to be the ‘hardest working mayor in the entire country’. Speaking to ShefNews on Tuesday, Coun. Hannah Kitching discussed the key issues of next Thursday’s election, including the combining...
by Amy Rawlings | Apr 25, 2024 | Community, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
On the 21st March, Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones announced a 125 year lease agreement for Doncaster airport. This will open the airport again for the first time since November 2022 when it ceased operations. Mark Chadwick, owner of Stadium Garage Ltd,...
