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Sheffield Council approves maximum rise in council tax for third year in a row

Sheffield Council approves maximum rise in council tax for third year in a row

by Misty Lamb | Mar 17, 2025 4:26PM | News

Most households in Sheffield will have to pay an extra £60 annually, following a third year of council tax increases. Sheffield councillors have signed off on a 4.99% increase in council tax for the next year to relieve the Council’s budget constrains, the...
Church claims a “financial crossroads” means it will pull support for nursery school

Church claims a “financial crossroads” means it will pull support for nursery school

by Misty Lamb | Mar 3, 2025 4:38PM | News

A Sheffield nursery school is due to be evicted from a church on Friday because the organisation which owns the building claims it needs to save money to fund its own activities. St Leonard’s Day Nursery in Longley has operated out of St Leonard’s Church...
Bands dejected over Leadmill’s eviction: “Leadmill is the people that work there”

Bands dejected over Leadmill’s eviction: “Leadmill is the people that work there”

by Misty Lamb | Feb 24, 2025 3:40PM | News

Sheffield bands have expressed their disappointment after a judge ruled against the tenants of a 45-year-old music venue and enforced an eviction notice. The Turncoats, who have previously played in the 900-capacity building, said: “If The Leadmill disappears...
Sheffield schools picked for government breakfast club scheme to tackle child poverty

Sheffield schools picked for government breakfast club scheme to tackle child poverty

by Misty Lamb | Feb 24, 2025 2:47PM | News

Parents could save up to £450 a year from a new government initiative to curb child poverty, improve school attendance and increase educational attainment. Primary school-aged children will be entitled to a free breakfast and their parents will have daily access to at...
Youth violence, masculinity and dismissing therapy: “The reality that university can’t give you”

Youth violence, masculinity and dismissing therapy: “The reality that university can’t give you”

by Misty Lamb | Nov 29, 2024 4:33PM | Long Reads

When Anthony Olaseinde was just 15-years-old, he watched a teenager being stabbed in a Sheffield park. Days later the youngster was dead. At the time Anthony was a member of a gang where fights were commonplace. Violent postcode rivalry was a way of life and knife...

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