by Nuria Mateus | Mar 8, 2021 11:10AM | News, Watch / Listen
A Sheffield councillor has spoken out to encourage women to aim for executive roles in honour of International Women’s Day 2021. Councillor Mary Lea, Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Leisure, said: “We have all fought long and hard, but the fight has not...
by Sam Gilder | Mar 8, 2021 10:44AM | News
A Sheffield woman who slashed another woman’s face with a penknife and left her with an eight-inch gash has been jailed for seven years. Emma Capper, 37, forced her way into a flat on Victoria Street at around 9pm on 9 December 2020, knowing her victim was...
by Lia | Feb 22, 2021 4:12PM | News
One of the key shopping areas in Sheffield city centre has been bought by a real estate company for £41m. NewRiver has purchased The Moor, a 28-acre retail and leisure site, and discusssions are planned for the potential development of 1,400 residential and student...
by Michael Robinson | Feb 22, 2021 3:59PM | News
A petition aiming to make the government legally responsible for helping more than ten million people at risk of poverty in the UK has been endorsed by a Sheffield MP. The ‘Right to Food’ campaign has challenged the government to improve people’s...
by Georgina Quach | Feb 22, 2021 3:47PM | News
Image by Olivia Hill, resident of Mandale House apartment block Major building defects – such as the lack of cavity barriers, internal compartmentation issues, wooden balconies and unsafe insulation – have forced flat dwellers into paying around £50,000 for urgent...
by Tom Hardwick | Feb 22, 2021 3:47PM | News
Credit: Deadly Sirius The number of homeless people in Sheffield rose by 24% this year, revealing the effects of the pandemic on the city’s most vulnerable. Zoe Young, Housing Options and Advice Service Manager for Sheffield City Council, told a scrutiny committee...