Watch: Sheffield City Nature Challenge launched to promote biodiversity
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust has launched needs help to record the city’s biodiversity this April.
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Complaints from Sheffield residents rack up over proposed changes to Manchester Railway
Sheffield residents have voiced their disapproval of the new Manchester Railway proposals saying that they could see direct trains between Sheffield and Manchester Airport scrapped. The Manchester Railway Consultation was launched earlier this year on the 14 January...
Sheffield students to help Zimbabwean football team get back on the road
After losing their team bus in a near-fatal crash, two University of Sheffield students are helping a Zimbabwean football club raise money for a new one. Journalism students Adam Dickinson, 19, and Harry Robinson, 20, were unveiled as Brand Ambassadors by the Bulawayo...
Police release e-fit of man who racially abused and coughed on family
South Yorkshire police are taking the next step in finding a man they think is responsible for a racially-charged hate incident in Doncaster last month. A family of three were approached in Sandal Park in Wheatley by a man on a bicycle, who removed his mask and...
Covid-19 cases in Sheffield continue to fall
Although the number of Covid-19 cases in Sheffield is edging closer to 38,000 data suggests that transmission of the virus in the city has continued to slow down. There has now been a total of 37,739 cases recorded in Sheffield since the start of the pandemic last...
Cold Weather Payment Met With a Cold Response
MP Alexander Stafford of Rother Valley has begun a controversial debate over a new government funding scheme in light of the cold winter weather. The MP promoted the scheme which entitles those eligible to Cold Weather Payments if they reside in an area which has an...
How the COVID Winter Grant scheme is providing free school meals during February half term
During February half term, food will be provided for children by local authorities under the Covid Winter Grant Scheme. The Covid Winter Grant Scheme is a £170m package distributed by councils to support children, families and the hardest hit during the pandemic. This...
Flood alerts removed after high volume pumps deployed to Doncaster
All three flood alerts in Doncaster have now been removed, as river levels have reduced enough that there is no immediate concern. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue deployed two high volume pumps to aid the removal of surface water which lies on flood plains in...
Sheffield City Council sees it’s first zoom protest
Councillors of the Liberal Democrat Party at Sheffield City Council changed their zoom backgrounds in protest to a decision made by the Lord Mayor. On 3 February 2020 at the full council meeting, Labour, Lord Mayor Tony Downing stopped the public from personally...
