by Ruby Watson | Mar 18, 2024 3:45PM | Live News
An Ecclesfield tennis club has beaten the odds to survive after “phenomenal” support from the public led to a burst of funding. The £10,000 from Ecclesfield Parish Council was critical to meet the crowdfund target goal of £25,000 needed to ensure Thorncliffe...
by Marti Stelling | Mar 18, 2024 3:43PM | Live News
A DUP attempt to veto a new EU law applying in Northern Ireland by using one of the democratic consent processes in the Windsor Framework is a “stunt”, the SDLP has claimed. The unionist party is to use an applicability motion at Stormont on Tuesday to allow the...
by Marti Stelling | Mar 18, 2024 3:36PM | Live News
In response to concerns that Sheffield is the second most dangerous city for children using roads, a new plan has been proposed to make Sheffield roads safer. Sheffield City Council have launched a new Road Safety Action Plan that will focus on...
by Ruby Watson | Mar 18, 2024 3:31PM | Live News
In a meeting today, an additional £1,085.0k was approved for funding of an additional 100 more post-16 SEND places at the Peaks Campus of Sheffield College. Sheffield’s special schools have already been significantly expanded and are on constrained sites, so the most...
by Marti Stelling | Mar 18, 2024 3:28PM | Live News
The “best way out of poverty…is through work”, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said in response to calls for legislation to ensure Universal Credit will cover essentials such as food, household bills and travel costs. SNP MP Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) told...
by Huzaifah Khan | Mar 18, 2024 3:27PM | Live News
Prince William is expected to visit Sheffield tomorrow where he will unveil major commitments, secured through The Royal Foundation’s Homewards programme, to prevent homelessness. The Prince of Wales will meet with local landlords to discuss how they can assist with...