Sheffield City Council under pressure to remove lamppost flags
Campaigners are urging the council to take down the St George’s and Union Jack flags across Sheffield amid claims of residents feeling unsafe. In an open letter to the council, campaigners, Sheffield Communities Against Racism and Facism, SCARF, demand urgent action....
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Regeneration of town continues with major renovation work on Sheffield leisure centre.
A £500,000 transformation of Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre and neighbouring Oxley Park is set to start this week. The investment comes as part of the government's 'Towns Fund' accelerated funding scheme to promote economic growth and regeneration of...
Rotherham Council set to commit £5.8m to flood defence schemes
SIX MAJOR flood defence schemes are to be introduced to help stop damage to the Rotherham region. The defence schemes would cost £52 million to develop, with Rotherham Council committing £5.8 million to the schemes. Leader of Rotherham Council, Chris Read, said: “It’s...
80 test positive after Covid Outbreak at Doncaster Prison
HMP MOORLANDS is in the midst of a Covid outbreak as 80 people at the prison have tested positive this week. Symptomatic Covid patients at HMP Moorlands near Doncaster will have to isolate in their cells unable to shower or exercise. A letter from the Governor to all...
Rotherham Hockey Club raise over £6,000 for former player
ROTHERHAM HOCKEY CLUB began a series of fundraising campaigns after young player, Chris Parke, suffered a fractured neck while on a hockey tour in the summer of 2018 and have now raised £6,250. The accident left Chris Parke, 23,in a wheelchair and paralyzed below the...
Virtual Poetry Event Encourages Young People to Get Creative This February Half-Term
SHEFFIELD’S schoolchildren have been encouraged to virtually come together, celebrate poetry, and embrace imagination this half-term holiday. In partnership with CHOL, Site Gallery and Volunteer Libraries Sheffield, the Readathon Live team have been hosting free...
‘It’s Our City’ Campaign for Change
IT'S OUR CITY community group is looking for support as they relaunch the Sheffield’s People Referendum campaign for the 2021 local elections. It’s Our City is trying to change the way Sheffield City Council make decisions. As a non-party political community group,...
Sheffield lockdown hero set to run daily half marathons smashes charity target
Dad-of-three Neil Rhodes, has raised £1,700 for a Sheffield charity, as he attempts to run daily half marathons next week. Neil Rhodes, 44, a garage owner from Ecclesall will be running 13 miles a day for a week in aid of Sheffield based charity Amy’s House. The...
Free door-to-door transport service for vulnerable people to get Covid-19 jabs in South Yorkshire
Community Transport providers across South Yorkshire are offering a free door-to-door transportation service to COVID vaccination sites for vulnerable people unable to access mainstream public transport. The service, which is offered on a first-come-first serve basis,...
