by Declan O'Reilly | Apr 24, 2023 11:47AM | News
A Sheffield infant school is fighting back against speeding cars putting children at risk of being run over. Broomhill Infant School is now trialling a scheme of closing the road outside the school during pick up and drop off times. Headteacher Jane Barnes said...
by Tobias Gavelle | Apr 24, 2023 11:46AM | News, Top Story
Parents, teachers and students turned out in numbers to Saturday’s City Hall protests against the proposed academisation of King Edward VII School (KES). The secondary school, located in the Broomhall and Crosspool area of the city was handed a compulsory...
by Lauren Chaloner | Apr 24, 2023 11:21AM | News
The Cabinet Office has said it will launch a review into the government emergency alert test after it didn’t go to plan yesterday afternoon. The alarm was set to go off at 3pm as the biggest public communication exercise ever completed in the UK. The alert aims...
by Faye Mayern | Apr 24, 2023 11:17AM | News
South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard has responded to the now suspended Labour MP Diane Abbott after she suggested Jewish, Irish and Traveller people were not subject to racism “all their lives”. Mr Coppard, a Jewish man and member of the Labour and Co-Operative...
by Tobias Gavelle | Apr 24, 2023 11:14AM | News
An historic Sheffield pub and music venue reopened its doors last week offering a new space for artists and bands. The Hallamshire Hotel, on West Street, saw a return to live music for the first time in decades, as the once popular pub returned to its roots. The site...
by Daniel Hunt | Apr 24, 2023 10:43AM | News
Research from the University of Sheffield has called on the government to offer financial rewards for gardeners in a bid to tackle the climate crisis. The study carried out by Professor Ross Cameron says that policymakers should consider incentives like cuts to...