by Frazer MacDonald | Feb 22, 2021 2:24PM | News
Council tax in Sheffield is set to go up in April. Sheffield City Council unanimously approved the increase today. The proposed change is intended to improve funding for the city’s fire service. There will be a 1.99% increase, the highest increase possible...
by Amos Wynn | Feb 22, 2021 1:44PM | News, Sport, Watch / Listen
(Credit: Sheffield United/ Sportimage) A Sheffield United youngster has impressed fans after a string of strong performances for Tunisia at the U20 Africa Cup of Nations. Hassan Ayari, 19, and his fellow countrymen progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition,...
by Allegra Goodwin | Feb 22, 2021 1:34PM | News
Sheffield MPs have signed an Early Day Motion (EDM) to bring parliament’s attention to Israel’s destruction of an entire Palestinian village. Olivia Blake, Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam, tweeted last week to say she had signed the EDM, which was also signed by...
by Georgina Quach | Feb 22, 2021 1:20PM | News
Protests against tree-felling in both Sheffield and Doncaster prompted Doncaster Council to hold an independent review of its tree policy, which will be approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. The original tree policy was written before Doncaster Council’s declaration of...
by Sophie Henderson | Feb 22, 2021 1:07PM | News
An independent cinema in Sheffield has received a grant of £292,836 to help rebuild the business following the Covid-19 pandemic. The Light is located on The Moor in the city centre and is one of ten cinemas in the chain to receive a share of £2.9 million in funding...
by Lia | Feb 22, 2021 1:04PM | News
Sheffield students are holding a virtual fundraiser to save a struggling music venue in the city “at risk of permanent closure” due to the pandemic. Plot 22, a creative hub on Exchange Street in the city centre, has been financially struggling due to the impact of...