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Two Lines = Stop! The new Supertram safety campaign for pedestrians

Two Lines = Stop! The new Supertram safety campaign for pedestrians

by Casey Peyton | Feb 21, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A new safety campaign has been launched by Sheffield’s Supertram to increase awareness for pedestrians when crossing tram tracks. The campaign is called ‘Two Lines = Stop’ and is written on yellow boards to encourage people to look both ways at double line...
People concerned over new proposals to tackle speeding in Rotherham

People concerned over new proposals to tackle speeding in Rotherham

by Poppy Wilson | Feb 20, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Rotherham Borough Council is proposing improvements to Broom Valley Road in efforts to deter speeding, but people who live in the area remain unhopeful. The street would become a 20 mph (miles-per-hour) zone with additional road humps, but would be self-enforcing and...
Boxing match to raise funds for life-saving bleed kits for all Sheffield schools

Boxing match to raise funds for life-saving bleed kits for all Sheffield schools

by Charlotte Colley | Feb 14, 2025 | Charity, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Plans to install life-saving bleed kits in every Sheffield school have been announced by a South-Yorkshire charity with funds being raised by a boxing match.  Fuse Alternative Provision is a Sheffield-based initiative which aims to educate young people who have...
New £6m bridge in Catcliffe aims to prevent future flooding, but will it be enough?

New £6m bridge in Catcliffe aims to prevent future flooding, but will it be enough?

by George Stanton | Feb 14, 2025 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A new bridge on Treeton Lane will be fitted with a thinner deck to allow more water to flow underneath it, following flood risks identified during Storm Babet in October 2023.  It was announced earlier this week in RMBC’s budget plans that £6 million will be used for...
‘Dressing gowns and nothing else’: Ponds Forge’s emergency response to 36 hour stand-off

‘Dressing gowns and nothing else’: Ponds Forge’s emergency response to 36 hour stand-off

by Max Morris | Feb 13, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Ponds Forge aims to resume to normality after hosting dozens of people that had to be evacuated from their homes during a dramatic police stand-off. Many students and residents of the buildings opened their doors to armed police and were told to evacuate their homes...
Watch: National Learn to Swim day arrives this Saturday in Sheffield

Watch: National Learn to Swim day arrives this Saturday in Sheffield

by Amy Hamerslagh | May 17, 2024 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

This weekend, Sheffield welcomes National Learn to swim day which aims to promote water safety and encourage people of all ages to swim. With drowning being a leading cause of accidental death amongst young people, it highlights the importance of learning to swim....
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