by Phoebe Huzij | May 23, 2025 | Community, Crime, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Uncategorised
South Yorkshire Police have launched a week-long crackdown on knife crime as part of the National Operation Sceptre. Running from May 19 to the 25, the initiative will see targeted action across the county, including stop-and-searches, high-visibility patrols, and...
by Arko Dutta | May 23, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Doncaster musical act DN0 are set to perform at this year’s Glastonbury music festival. The duo comprises of singer David Junior Walusimbi, who goes by the stage name Junior, and rapper Lewis Russell, better known as Balby Local. Since 2020, they’ve been active in...
by Harriet Miller | May 22, 2025 | News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Sheffield has appointed its first black woman wearing a hijab as its 128th Right Worshipful Lord Mayor. Councillor Safiya Saeed, made history, being inaugurated at Sheffield City Council’s annual general meeting. She said: “I stand before you today in great...
by Taejah Boothe | May 22, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Medical student, Ciara Parker, 23, spent ten years battling with coeliac symptoms and now shares her story during Coeliac Awareness month which takes place this May. She said: “I got misdiagnosed as not having coeliac, so I’d be just sitting in pain because I...
by Ruby Barron | May 22, 2025 | Education, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
On the 1st June 2025, the Government ban on disposable vapes will be called into action. Last October, the Government confirmed there will be a ban put in place for England and Wales, with the exception of rechargeable and refillable devices. Sheffield City Councillor...
by Rosie Wood | May 22, 2025 | Community, Sport, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch
The Frog and Parrot pub on Division Street recently unveiled a blue plaque outside the building to honour John Tasker, who is known to be a pioneer of modern football. They found out that his engineering workshop had once been on the premises in the 1800s – a...
