by Athena Stavrou | Mar 21, 2022 3:47PM | Sport
After starting his racing career in Sheffield, Guanyu Zhou drove in his first Formula 1 world championship race yesterday. The 22-year-old racing driver, who has been signed with Alfa Romeo for his debut season, is originally from Shanghai but moved to Sheffield in...
by Athena Stavrou | Mar 21, 2022 1:00PM | Sport
As Sheffield Varsity returned last week for the first time in two years, we look at what’s coming up before the events finish on the 30th March. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the annual sporting event, which sees Sheffield’s two universities, the...
by Athena Stavrou | Feb 28, 2022 4:29PM | News
A man has been jailed for five years today, after violently assaulting a 61-year-old man and leaving him with a collapsed lung and two fractured ribs. Ian Askey, 48, of Upper Greenhill Gardens, Matlock, attacked another man at the JET petrol station in Crookes on the...
by Athena Stavrou | Feb 28, 2022 2:40PM | News
The 2022-2023 budget for Barnsley Council was approved last week, resulting in a 3.5% council tax increase. The main increase in spending is for adult social care, which is responsible for 2% of the tax rise. The remaining 1.5% is for core services, such as road...
by Athena Stavrou | Feb 28, 2022 11:42AM | News
A new project empowering young women was launched in Barnsley on Thursday, after girls reported not feeling comfortable participating in sport and exercise. The project, Us Girls, was set up by the Barnsley Youth Association and Barnsley Youth Council. It will...
