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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Mum and 8-year-old daughter start their own clothing boutique during lockdown
A mother from Sheffield has started her own clothing boutique with her daughter during lockdown, selling women’s and girls’ clothes. Emily Mallender (28) and her daughter Ruby Mallender (8) have started their own women’s and girls’ clothing boutique from scratch...
How the Emirates Mission to Mars is creating opportunities in space exploration for youth in the U.A.E.
The Mars Mission has started encouraging youth interested in space exploration to cultivate their passion. The career opportunities after completing a STEM degree in the U.A.E. were previously constricted and only aimed towards the country’s national development and...
Yorkshire records 1.7 million first doses
1.7 million people in Yorkshire have had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine as well as 1 in 4 adults across England. Greg Fell, the Director of Public Health for Sheffield said in his latest statement that the majority of the elderly and frontline health and...
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...
