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...
by Sophie Henderson | Feb 22, 2021 3:40PM | News
Protestors rallied outside Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday to demand city-wide landlord licensing as part of their fight against “bad landlords”. The socially-distanced demonstration was organised by ACORN, a community-based union of tenants, workers and...
by Frazer MacDonald | Feb 22, 2021 3:31PM | News
Commemorations are being held this evening to mark the 77th anniversary of the catastrophic air accident at Endcliffe Park. The ‘Mi Amigo memorial’ stands to remember the brave pilots of the plane that crashed almost 80 years ago. On the 22nd February...
by Jessica Morris | Feb 22, 2021 3:20PM | News
Schools are set to reopen on March 8, many South Yorkshire parents are pleased to hear. For some non-key worker parents from the Sheffield area, school closures have caused serious concerns for their children’s education and mental health. 35-year-old Samantha...
by Libby Shaw | Feb 22, 2021 3:01PM | News
A landmark ruling by the UK’s supreme court has found Uber drivers should be recognised as ‘workers’ rather than ‘independent contractors’. The ruling comes after a 4-year-long battle started by Uber drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam....
