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Rotherham’s councillors and people continue their fight to keep town centre post office open

Rotherham’s councillors and people continue their fight to keep town centre post office open

by David Varga | May 15, 2025 | Community, News, Top stories, Watch

Rotherham Council and the town’s people continue their ongoing fight to keep their main post office open. This comes after Post Office Ltd announced a five-year transformation plan last month, which includes offloading their remaining 108 directly-owned branches...
Sheffield business campaigning for funding in outer city areas

Sheffield business campaigning for funding in outer city areas

by Thomas Addley | May 15, 2025 | Community, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch

Simon Crace has run local business MB Advertising and Marketing for 25 years, yet he claims they have never received any funding from the council. This comes after the Sheffield City Council announced the Heart of the City plan, prioritising funding for businesses in...
New social space hopes to energise Castlegate

New social space hopes to energise Castlegate

by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | May 15, 2025 | Community, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

A new food-hall and social space called Department has opened to the public for the first time. Located in the iconic Castle House building designed by George S. Hay and built between 1959 and 1964, it now occupies the space that formerly housed the Co-op department...
Sheffield’s second ever Dysarthria Awareness Day strives for education on motor speech disorders

Sheffield’s second ever Dysarthria Awareness Day strives for education on motor speech disorders

by Molly Farrell | May 15, 2025 | Community, Education, Health, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

The second annual Dysarthria Awareness Day took place to spread the word on the condition and inform on how to help people with the motor speech disorder. Experts, speech and language therapists, students, and people with the condition all came together at the event....
Local charities express park safety concerns over Sheffield street

Local charities express park safety concerns over Sheffield street

by Effie Mashedi | May 8, 2025 | News, Watch

Residents and charities near Verdon Street, one of Sheffield’s most deprived areas, have growing concerns about how unsafe the park and green spaces are because of the prevalence of anti-social behaviour. The area is a crime hotspot due to parts being off the road and...
Returner’s accommodation rates spike to new highs

Returner’s accommodation rates spike to new highs

by Jasmine Pegg | May 8, 2025 | Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Among other reasons, it seems more financially viable to remain in Purpose Built Student Accommodation. For returners, the process seems much easier than ‘house hunting’ too.  Especially within the short period of time where students are expected to find a house, it...
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