Amnesty’s University of Sheffield branch hits back at the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

by Hannah Auld | Feb 23, 2023 | News, Politics, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Amnesty Youth’s latest campaign saw students petitioning to halt the NorthernIreland legacy and Reconciliation bill, in a desperate effort to prevent complicitGovernment action. On the 22nd of February, members of Sheffield Universities Amnesty branchwere seen...

South Yorkshire Visually Impaired Tennis Club announce S&D Centenary Senior Tournament participation ahead of exciting future

by Owen Barnard | Feb 23, 2023 | Sport, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Sheffield-based South Yorkshire Visually Impaired Tennis Club will compete in the upcoming S&D Centenary Senior Tournament as part of the club’s exciting future. Janiece Wallace, 61, founder and secretary of the club, said the team will play an in-house tournament...

Mayor of South Yorkshire opens LGBTQ+ charity’s new building

by Eleanor Jones | Feb 17, 2023 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Oliver Coppard, the South Yorkshire Mayor, has officially opened a new building for LGBTQ+ charity SAYiT on Division Street in Sheffield. Speaking at the opening event on Friday, Mr Coppard said: “I’m here to show my support, as fundamentally I want South...

Man seriously hurt as Storm Otto sweeps Sheffield

by Charlotte Stokes | Feb 17, 2023 | News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A man was seriously injured from a fallen tree this morning and significant travel delays on the rail and road have been ongoing around Sheffield and South Yorkshire. Endcliffe Vale Road’s current state with removal company, Streets Ahead, trying to clear the...

University staff strikes leave students in Sheffield frustrated and concerned about their grades

by Louise Armstrong | Feb 16, 2023 | News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Thousands of university students have been left disappointed after staff strikes continue over demands to improve pay, pensions and work conditions  According to the UCU website, over 70,000 members of staff across 150 universities will be striking this...

Dance for donations: Virtual dance party raising money for children’s hospital

by Larissa Hurt | Feb 10, 2023 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Pinder Dance Productions has organised a virtual dance party in aid of Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity’s annual Pyjama Day. For the third annual Pyjama Day, the dance company, based in the city centre, is expecting hundreds of screens to join its ‘wake and...