Barnsley launches £15,000 Grants to tackle economic inactivity through community groups

by Zack Hughes | May 15, 2025 | Community, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Barnsley Council has unveiled a new funding initiative offering grants of up to £15,000 to local community groups as part of its ‘Pathways to Work’ programme, aimed at reducing economic inactivity across the borough. The grants, announced earlier this month, are...

Sheffield’s youngest councillor plans to rejoin party after suspension

by Aiman Khalid | May 15, 2025 | Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The youngest member of Sheffield City council has spoken of his plans to rejoin the Liberal Democratic party after he was suspended without prejudice. Willis Marshall, 19, who was elected last November has vowed to continue working for the community of Woodhouse and...

Event tackling unequal ageing held in Sheffield City Centre 

by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | May 15, 2025 | Community, Culture, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An event highlighting the challenges that minority groups face in ageing was held as part of Sheffield’s Festival of Debate. The Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing Project and The Festival of Debate collaborated to bring about the interactive seminar. The event...

Sheffield’s pioneering ‘Lady with the Lamp’  has been given a blue plaque.

by Max Astle | May 8, 2025 | Community, Front Page Highlights, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Monica Maurice, who was known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’, has been awarded a blue plaque to celebrate her contribution to safety in engineering. The event took place on the 8th May, at the Wolf Safety Lamp company house on Saxon Road. Maurice was a pioneer in safety...

Why is our city such a mess? The outbreak of overflowing bins in Sheffield

by Liv Tutill | May 8, 2025 | Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield city centre is being overwhelmed with the number of overflowing bins following an ongoing waste collection dispute between two unions within Veolia’s workforce. Sheffield City Council works alongside Veolia to provide households with waste and...

Local outrage at council plans to remove greenbelt zone

by Tom Ford | May 8, 2025 | Environment, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Plans for a development on greenbelt land has caused outrage among Sheffield residents. Residents at one of these sites near Bramley and Beaver Hill are protesting against this decision on the grounds of pollution and mental health, and also the hypocrisy of the local...