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 Lucy Edwards | Feb 28, 2022 2:35PM | News, Top Story
A popular Sheffield piercing parlour will be holding a fundraising day this weekend to help 3-year-old Jude Mellon-Jameson start potentially lifesaving cancer treatment in America. The Owl and The Pussycat will be offering piercings on a walk-in basis from 10am to 7pm...
by Qi Ding | Feb 28, 2022 2:10PM | News
The 2022 Northern Farmers Award winners are Ed Andrew and family members of the Our Cow Molly brand, who supply the cafes in the University of Sheffield with milk to make coffee, and have set up its milk processing plant which is opening to tourists. Sponsored by Mole...
by Emily Davies | Feb 28, 2022 2:09PM | News
New government rules for student loans have been labelled as an “attack on students from low socio-economic backgrounds” and with disabilities. The plans say that people who don’t have English and Maths GCSEs at grade 4, or two A-levels at grade E, won’t be able...
by Yzabelle Bostyn | Feb 28, 2022 1:50PM | News
An appeal for a permanent memorial to Sheffield’s “most famous blade maker” was launched last night at a memorial service in Sheffield Cathedral. Stan Shaw, 94, died in February last year after an eight decade career as a master cutler, making...
