by Cosmo Teare | Apr 26, 2021 3:28PM | News, Sport
Sheffield is to be turned into a “giant game” as a free council initiative aims to get more families active this summer. Beat The Street wants to encourage communities to “walk, cycle, run, scoot and roll” across the city between June 16 and July 28....
by Mark Harrison | Apr 26, 2021 3:07PM | News
Plans to create a food bank for Sheffield’s starving pets have taken off after one resident posted the idea on Facebook. Alison Smith came up with the idea late in the evening on Sunday 25 April. Since then the Sheffield Pet Food Bank page has over 90 followers....
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...
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...
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...
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...
