Chair of council social care committee calls overseas worker recruitment ‘short-sighted’
Councillor Angela Argenzio is also the leader of Sheffield Green Party
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Leader of Doncaster drug lines sentenced
The leader of two Doncaster drug lines has been sentenced after a covert investigation caught him and other suppliers in the act. Jason Vicarage, 32, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to supplying crack cocaine and was sentenced to four years and three months in...
First anti-gambling policy launched to save lives from addiction
Sheffield City Council has launched its first ever anti-gambling strategy in a bid towards trying to reduce the number of people with a serious addiction. The strategy focuses on prevention and treatment with aims to reduce exposure of gambling advertisement to young...
‘Reset’ needed to tackle poverty in Sheffield, report says
Sheffield must refresh its anti-poverty approach, a new report has found, with 1 in 4 people in the city in poverty. Director of Public Health, Greg Fell presented his annual health report to the Council yesterday, with a focus on poverty, and outlined how the...
Sheffield and Rotherham’s ‘Dads v Dads’ is kicking the stigma about men’s mental health.
Dads v Dads is changing South Yorkshire lives one kick about at a time with five games over four nights during the week. The weekly event that was set up in 2019 has increased to cater for 50 to 60 dads and does not plan on stopping any time soon. The focus is on...
Century-old cinema to be refurbished in Attercliffe
By Robyn Smith Sheffield City Council took ownership of the Adelphi cinema and is intending to turn the building into a new centre for the community. The council have secured £4 million of government funds for the restoration which would house leisure, arts and music...
Four men jailed and drug line busted by South Yorkshire Police
Four men have been jailed and as a result a notorious Sheffield drug line has been dismantled, following an extensive policing operation ran by South Yorkshire Police’s Fortify team. Jordan Corrigan, David Bean, Peter Talbot and Thomas Myers, have been jailed for a...
Sheffield’s The Leadmill loses legal battle against landlord
By Robyn Smith The Leadmill has lost their legal case against the building’s landlord Electric Group. The dispute has been ongoing since March 2022, when the current owners were issued an eviction order. While Electric Group have said that they have no intentions of...
‘Exploitative’ Sheffield parking company forced to reverse policy that cost elderly drivers thousands
A Sheffield private parking company has been forced to change its rules after widespread criticism of their controversial parking practices. Excel Parking Services, which is based at Europa View in Tinsley, had been charging drivers up to £100 for not paying parking...
