Conservatives hold Doncaster area seat in councillor by-election
Conservative Caroline Finch sees off Reform challenger for councillor seat.
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Modernisation move worth £1.4 million for libraries across Rotherham underway
A £1.4 MILLION improvement to the 15 libraries across Rotherham is now underway. This scheme is Rotherham Council’s Libraries Capital Improvement Programme. Work is continuing in libraries at Thorpe Hesley and Greasbrough. Wickersley’s improvement will begin from 22nd...
Super-Market Staff Abused for Implementing Covid-19 Restrictions
EMPLOYEES OF SUPERMARKETS have reportedly been sworn, shouted at, and physically abused when asking customers to social distance and wear a mask. The Abuse Experienced in Supermarkets. An employee at a supermarket in Sheffield said: “I found that people get very angry...
Fear or relief? Government begin planning to end lockdown.
On Monday 17th December Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to exit the national lockdown. He described the plan as “cautious but irreversible” implying that this could be the last lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic. Cities like Sheffield currently have...
Rotherham COVID-19 memorial garden to open in March
HOPE FIELDS, a memorial garden located in Thrybergh Country Park, has been approved to open in March. The space has been created to help those in the Rotherham community support each other, specifically those who are suffering from grief and anxiety due to the effects...
Machete wielding man jailed for six years
A 34-YEAR-OLD MAN has been put behind bars after assaulting a man at a caravan site, on Moss Road in Doncaster. Kiel Tetley, of Bowness Drive, Doncaster, pleaded guilty to Section 18 assault and threatening to cause damage at a previous hearing. He appeared at...
The Pen Pal Project helping Sheffield children get through lockdown
CHILDREN IN Sheffield have been given the opportunity to make pen pal friends during lockdown to improve their mental health. The scheme, which 60 children have already signed up for, has been set up by Always an Alternative; an organisation that focuses on reducing...
Keeping Memories Alive at Birley Spa
THE FRIENDS of Birley Spa have officially started their Oral History Project. The project commenced on 15 February and will be running until June. Their History Project hopes to let people share their wonderful stories and memories of the site. They are working...
Additional Teaching Partnership Covid-19 funding in South Yorkshire
A REQUEST FOR £139,329 by the South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership’s for Grant Funding was recently approved ensuring that the Sheffield City Council enters into a funding agreement with the Department of Education. Sheffield City Council is the lead authority for the...
