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....
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...
