Students left feeling unsafe after alleged spiking incident
An end of exams celebration ended in A & E for two Sheffield students after an alleged drink spiking incident.
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Fundraiser created to support family of Amazon driver killed in Doncaster collision
A fundraising page has been launched to support the family of a young father who died following a collision with a car in Doncaster. The 21 year-old man, named by the site as 'Bogdan', was working as an Amazon delivery driver when he was critically injured by a car at...
Covid-19 in Wisconsin: Increase in positive cases over 7-day average
After a downward trend, Wisconsin health officials have reported increased rates of positive cases of Covid-19 higher than their 7-day average Wednesday. 747 new cases were reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and the average cases reported over...
Wedding industry feels let down by the Prime Minister’s roadmap
A South Yorkshire wedding planner has said the Government missed a ‘golden opportunity’ to save the industry. Nicola Smith, who runs 'You Said Yes', said Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown didn’t do enough to protect small businesses. The Prime Minister on Monday...
Parents fined more than ever for child absences
Data shows that Sheffield schools have more than the average number of students absent, and parents are paying larger fines than ever before. The most recent pre-Coronavirus statistics available for school absences show Sheffield is worse than average when it comes to...
Sheffield mum starts new courier service after a tough Covid year
A Sheffield mum has started a new courier service after Covid-19 reduced her work hours in her previous job at a car finance company. Maria Jeffery, self-employed for over 14 years, began the service ‘Lass With A Van’ two months ago. She said: “As I have never had a...
Sheffield Council ‘up against the clock’ on zero carbon plans
Sheffield City Council has suffered a ‘regrettable’ delay in producing months-overdue plans to go carbon neutral by 2030. The local authority was due to publish an action report for the proposals within six months of declaring a climate emergency in February 2019....
Feeling zoomed out?
An Instaprint study has found that both Sheffield and Leeds have been ranked in the top ten worst cities to work from home in. They analysed a variety of factors including property size, the cost of living and average download speeds to determine the worst places to...
‘It’s our city’ campaign fighting for council change
There’s a referendum happening in Sheffield on May 6th and it could change how the city is run. The referendum on whether or not to change how Sheffield City Council is run, postponed because of lockdown, will be held on the same day as the council elections in May....




