An application to convert the premises of The Barrel Inn on London Road has been accepted by Sheffield councillors today.

The proposed renovation will turn the premises into D’Ahni’s Bar and Grill, which will serve a Caribbean-English menu.

Councillors accepted the proposals, despite hearing objections from a local resident.

The establishment is expected to bring further business to London Road.

A Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with rape and stalking.

PC Jake Cummings, from Hemel Hempstead, appeared at Hatfield Magistrates’ Court on Friday, police said.

The 23-year-old is accused of rape, two counts of stalking, two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour, and possession of an offensive weapon, relating to one female victim in Hertfordshire.

The alleged offences took place while Cummings was off duty.

Lord Jacob Rothschild’s family has announced that the Financier and member of the Rothschild banking family, has passed away at the age of 87.

Sheffield United Community College have announced they will be running a new Sports Business and Management course starting in September 2024.

This new course is ideal for students who have a passion for sport but do not want to go down the traditional coaching route and instead want to work behind the scenes.

The three-year course is being delivered in partnership with the University of South Wales as part of their contract with the English Football League.

Education Manager, Ryan Collins, said the course will teach students transferable business skills from a sports angle.

He said: “When you use examples from an area of something someone enjoys, they’re going to naturally be more committed to it, especially if they’re getting a placement in a football club.

“They’re going to be living and breathing their passion rather than working for a traditional business”.

Owners say they have almost completed renovating the premises for D’Ahni’s Bar and Grill, which had previously been the site of The Barrel Inn.

However, environmental concerns have been raised regarding the current premises and owner’s will be expected to include environmental provisions.

This includes restricting customers to under 500 people within the premises.

A Sheffield R&B singer-songwriter and BGT star tops the iTunes charts for the second time with her song ‘Honest’.

Lavelle Daley’s second single soared to number one in the UK R&B charts upon its release on 26 January and was song of the week on BBC Radio 1xtra two weeks ago. Her previous single, ‘Baby Boy’, was in the top 20 of the iTunes UK R&B charts upon its release in August 2023.

Lavelle said: “I did not expect it. Whenever you release music you might hear it will be received well but at the end of the day it is never guaranteed.”

Objections are currently being made to the proposal of D’Ahni’s Bar and Grill, on account of it bringing potential anti-social behaviour and noise complaints to London Road.

While restaurants and bars are currently featured along the street, one resident has expressed concerns over the new establishment leading to excessive noise and anti-social behaviour.

However, the proposed owners explained their attraction to the premises due to London Road being a “vibrant community.”

Owners propose to serve a Caribbean-English menu through both a sit-in and take-away service.

The proposed establishment will be renovating The Barrel Inn, which closed in Nov 2022.

The anti-abortion group claims they are holding peaceful vigils for 40 days to raise awareness, rather than judge women.

40 Days For Life is an international Christian organisation that claims it is ‘helping to end the injustice of abortion’. Its first campaign took place in 2007, and has reached over 1000 cities in 63 countries.

Mrs Woods, who assists in running the organisations helplines, said:  “We believe life is a gift. Abortion hurts women – they think it’s a right to choose, but it does hurt women.”

Following the decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2, Rishi Sunak has announced that the £4.7 billion that has been earmarked for the north will now put into local transport schemes.

In an interview with BBC Radio York, Mr Sunak said: “We could have carried on with a project that was going to cost well over £100 billion, take decades and have a very specific set of benefits, whereas I made a different decision.

“I said ‘I’m going to take that money, and instead I’m going to give it to local areas to spend on their local transport priorities’.

“And that’s already started to happen. So local authorities have already got money at the end of last year for more road resurfacing and potholes. They’re going to get more of that this year. We’ve already capped bus fares at £2.”

Mr Sunak said these plans are already benefiting people and will be “transformative” in his efforts to improve the connectivity of the North.

Rishi Sunak has denied that the Conservative Party has Islamophobic tendencies after comments made by fellow MP Lee Anderson.

Mr Anderson was suspended after failing to apologise for his claims that “Islamists” had “got control” of Sadiq Khan and London.

Mr Sunak said: “Lee’s comments weren’t acceptable, they were wrong. And that’s why he had the whip suspended.

“Words matter, especially in the current environment where tensions are running high and I think it’s incumbent on all of us to choose them carefully.”

Eating disorder charity, Beat, has seen an increase in people seeking help for ARFID, an avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.

Andrew Radford, chief executive of Beat, said: “It’s extremely worrying that there has been such a dramatic increase in those seeking support for ARFID, particularly as specialist care isn’t always readily available.

“All too often we hear from people who have been unable to get treatment close to home, or have faced waits of months or even years to get the help they need.”

Of the 2,000 calls the charity received last year, 10% of them were from people suffering from ARFID.