International Women’s Day: Heeley wellbeing trust supports local women
What is International Women's Day 2023? On 8 March, it is International Women’s Day. This year the national days' campaign is #EmbraceEquity. The aim of the 2023 campaign is to get the world talking about why true inclusion requires equitable action. This is to ensure...
‘’Whipping up racial hatred’’: How the Government’s hostile environment policy is causing a stir
The government’s Hostile policy has caused controversy, after being shown that it disproportionately affects people who seek asylum. The Hostile Environment policy, provided by the UK Home Office, is a set of administrative and legislative measures...
Sheffield City Council raised wrong flag on St. David’s Day
Sheffield City Council celebrated St. David's Day by raising the wrong flag above the Town Hall, the Scottish flag was flown rather than the Welsh flag of St David. The Scottish Flag above the Town Hall - photo by The Steel City Snapper The council were quick to...
Sheffield’s largest student accommodation suffers from power outage
A major Sheffield student accommodation experienced a 10 hour water and power outage affecting hundreds of boarding students and posed possible safety risks. Vita Student, one of largest student apartments has been described by some students as one of the best campus...
Ashbourne’s wildest sport: What is Shrovetide Football?
The small town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire has once again been swamped by visitors from all over the world who were eager to catch a glimpse of the chaos that is the traditional game of Shrovetide Football. However it poses the question of what actually is it and how...
Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore – his impact on the Owls two years on
Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore has celebrated his two-year anniversary since being appointed manager at the club. Moore took over after the club was relegated from the second division, and has seen the team set new records including recently breaking ground...
City’s new clean air zone zone defended by council leaders who say aim of scheme is to ‘save lives’
City council leaders have staunchly defended the implementation of their Clean Air Zone to reduce pollution in light of criticism from small business owners. Following consultation Sheffield City Council approved the scheme which is set to start to today (Monday) and...
Sheffield bookshops in favour of revised Dahl classics
The now censored childhood classics have sparked controversy in the world of literature.
Sheffield Students Union hosts Pride March
The LGBT+ officer at Sheffield SU has said ‘Our community is proud and strong’.
Two hour outage causes calls for smart motorways to be axed
A Rotherham MP continues to urge for smart motorways to be axed in South Yorkshire, following an outage which occurred on Wednesday morning. Sarah Champion, who has been the Labour MP for Rotherham since 2012, has condemned the outage on Twitter. She tweeted: “As I...