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Student occupation of university building will continue despite legal threats

Student occupation of university building will continue despite legal threats

by Mark Harrison | Apr 26, 2021 2:45PM | News, Watch / Listen

Legal proceedings are being considered by the University of Sheffield to put a halt to the occupation of a campus building by students demanding a 30% rent reduction. The University of Sheffield is currently trying to obtain an interim possession order to remove the...
Bird breeder slams man who stole bird eggs from the wild

Bird breeder slams man who stole bird eggs from the wild

by Aditi Rane | Apr 26, 2021 2:40PM | News

A bird breeder has condemned the theft of 200 bird eggs from the countryside as “disgusting” and “selfish”. Richard Booth, 54, a bird breeder from Derby, said: “Simply plucking [the eggs] from the wild is incredibly dangerous and disgusting...
Children with special educational needs severely impacted by wait time “emergency”

Children with special educational needs severely impacted by wait time “emergency”

by Aditi Rane | Apr 26, 2021 1:11PM | News

Sheffield’s special education needs and disability (SEND) mishandling was labelled an “emergency” after a report showed that one boy missed a total of 43 months of school due to lack of support. An ombudsman report showed that ‘Boy G’, who was...
Pinned down for protest – Sheffield students continue building occupation stand-off against rent payments and sexual violence claims

Pinned down for protest – Sheffield students continue building occupation stand-off against rent payments and sexual violence claims

by Izzie Pridmore | Apr 26, 2021 11:59AM | News, Watch / Listen

Forced to the ground for occupying a university building last week, three Sheffield Hallam undergraduates have refused to abandon their indoor protest. They are demanding students receive a rent rebate for their second term and that sexual violence allegations are...
Campaigners appeal for thousands of new jobs across South Yorkshire at Green New Deal rally

Campaigners appeal for thousands of new jobs across South Yorkshire at Green New Deal rally

by Amber OConnor | Apr 26, 2021 11:51AM | News, Watch / Listen

Thousands of new jobs could be created to replace all those lost in Sheffield due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to campaigners who rallied outside Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday. The activists from Green New Deal UK South Yorkshire said more than 10,000 jobs...
Police appeal for information after man is threatened with axe at Dodworth Station

Police appeal for information after man is threatened with axe at Dodworth Station

by Cosmo Teare | Apr 26, 2021 11:22AM | News

Police are appealing for information after a man was threatened with an axe at a South Yorkshire train station. Two hooded men entered Dodworth station carrying a pair of bolt cutters at 8pm on Monday 22 March 2021. The two men walked across the railway tracks and out...
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