by Cosmo Teare | Feb 15, 2021 4:07PM | News
All schoolchildren will return to the classroom on March 8 under plans to start lifting the lockdown, Boris Johnson is expected to announce next week. The plans come amid calls from public health experts to end school closures, with studies showing that students from...
by Charlie Ridler | Feb 15, 2021 3:58PM | News
Sheffield students are calling for balance after a new government role with powers to fine student bodies over free speech infringements was reported last night. A “free speech champion” for English universities is due to be announced next week as part of...
by Emily Atkinson | Feb 15, 2021 3:50PM | News
An inspirational schoolboy has raised £714 for the NHS after completing a 100-lap walk inspired by the legacy of Sir Captain Tom Moore. Jamie Ashworth, 8, from Frecheville, challenged himself to walk 100 laps around the field – known to the community as...
by Liv Hill | Feb 15, 2021 3:42PM | News
A mass reading of a poem by author and Writer in Residence for Sheffield Libraries has started off a readathon week in Sheffield. The readathon was organised by the volunteer-run libraries in Sheffield and it was based on the theme “Our City Reads”. Children aged 7-15...
by Elle Burns | Feb 15, 2021 3:40PM | News
Sheffield City Council has approved a new business plan to build or acquire 3,100 new council homes by 2028, costing around £500 million in the next 5 years. The council have already built 631 homes, most notably 4 modular homes that were created using modern methods...
by Aditi Rane | Feb 15, 2021 3:16PM | News
Sheffield has reached a historic milestone as 130,000 people have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Farana Akhtar, who got the vaccine at her local mosque on the day it became a vaccination clinic, said: “I had my vaccine at a pop-up clinic in...
