Council agree plan to build on green belt despite protests
The council have controversially voted to build on 14 green belt sites following a vote at the town hall. Protestors gathered yesterday at the town hall to dispute the 15 year Sheffield Local Plan which leader of the council, Tom Hunt, claimed to be a ‘brownfield site...
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WATCH: Sheffield Steel Roller Derby Team looking for New Intakes This Sunday
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby is having new intake session, any adult who is female identifying or non binary is welcomed to take part in the recruiting event. The event will take place at 10:30am at Skate Central, which is where the team is based. Dan...
Barnsley votes: Labour majority and Conservatives lose their seat
The Labour Party has taken 17 out of 21 seats in the local elections in Barnsley today, continuing its control of the council. Councillor Sir Stephen Houghton CBE, leader of the council was re-elected in Cudworth ward. He said: “We’ve managed to maintain our majority...
Sheffield International Market coincides with World Snooker Finals
Sheffield International Market has returned to the Peace Gardens for the Bank Holiday Weekend. The market's arrival is happening alongside the Snooker World Championship Finals hosted at the Crucible. The snooker final brings a large number of viewers to...
Sheffield mum calls for greater safety measures following incident at Birley school
A mum has called for greater safety measures to schools after a serious incident at Birley Academy this week, which left three people injured. The incident resulted in a school lockdown where a 17-year-old boy was charged. He has appeared before Sheffield...
Teenager appears in Sheffield Magistrates’ Court after Birley School incident
A 17-year-old boy appeared in Magistrates’ Court today, charged with attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to three people at Birley Academy School. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was brought up from custody to Sheffield Magistrates’ Court...
Deaf Community now able to access Sheffield Council services free of charge thanks to SignLive
This week, Sheffield City Council joined SignLive’s Community Directory, which means deaf people can access a BSL interpreter for council services for free. They will now be able to call directly to Sheffield Council without having to wait for an interpreter to be...
Sheffield United Press Conference: Wilder speaks on relegation, transfers and Forest game
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder discussed transfers and preseason preparation in his press conference today. The Blades had their relegation from the Premier League confirmed last Saturday, but still have three games left to go. Wilder feels the club must begin...
Palestinian protest outside of The University of Sheffield’s Student Union shows solidarity
Pro-Palestine students and members of the public are on their third day of camping outside The University of Sheffield’s Student Union. The protest is to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people as they call for an end to military action in Gaza. A protestor...
