Students protest against university cuts in Sheffield

by Livvy Massey | Mar 12, 2026 | News, Politics

Both students and staff have been protesting outside the University of Sheffield Student Union against cuts made by management.  Sheffield’s Anti-Cuts Coalition believe that with restructures being made to departments, staff are at possible risk of redundancy...

Anti-AI protesters pressure City Council against Palantir integration with NHS

by Angus Hogarth | Mar 12, 2026 | News, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Protestors opposed to integration of a US AI firm in South Yorkshire NHS services demonstrated outside Sheffield Town Hall this morning. The rally was held before the City Council’s Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting, where committee members discussed the...

Mother-son duo embark on 1,000 mile trip to deliver lifesaving vehicles to Ukraine

by Maria Marques | Mar 6, 2026 | Charity, Health, News, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A former Sheffield GP and his 84-year-old mother are set to drive more than 1,000 miles on a lifesaving adventure to support medics in Ukraine.  Dr Duncan Still and Hazel Still are a part of a team that will depart this April to deliver 4×4 cars to be used...

Feminist organisation conducts annual campaign on reproductive rights

by Leah Connolly | Mar 6, 2026 | Community, Education, Health, News, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A Sheffield-based feminist organisation ‘Worker’s Liberty’ is campaigning for reproductive rights during Lent in opposition to an anti-abortion campaign. US anti-abortionists ‘40 Days for Life’ had success in overturning Roe v Wade, and the members of Workers Liberty...

Hallam MP opens up discussion on public ownership of Yorkshire Water

by Jack Carter | Feb 27, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Politics, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A Sheffield MP has announced plans to work with constituents to support an option for public ownership of water companies. Sheffield Hallam MP Olivia Blake held a meeting in Crosspool on Thursday 26 February where she was joined on stage by Sophie Conquest, a...

Campaigners feel the Local Plan proposal ‘is a bad dream’

by Grace Jappy | Feb 26, 2026 | Politics, Uncategorised

Many Sheffield residents have accused the Sheffield City Council (SCC) Local Plan of not being thorough enough with their allocation of unused urban land. One of these residents includes Pierre Laubscher who said: “Not including all potential Brownfield sites...