by Libby Shaw | Mar 15, 2021 9:08PM | News
Image: Edrece Stansberry on Unsplash The cancellation of a Sheffield vigil has sparked fears for the future of rights to protest and civil liberties. The vigil, organised by Reclaim These Streets, to honour the late Sarah Everard who was murdered by a serving police...
by Michael Jones | Mar 15, 2021 4:11PM | Long Reads, Sport
If the government’s lockdown exit plan can be trusted, this summer, amateur sport will return with a flourish. Sadly for one of Sheffield’s football clubs, AFC Unity, this will not be the case after they made the difficult decision to close the doors for good on...
by Lydia Kerin | Mar 15, 2021 4:07PM | News
Acceptance of up to £1m from the government’s Waking Watch Relief Fund is set to be approved today by Sheffield City Council’s Neighbourhoods and Community Safety Cabinet Member Paul Wood. The funding is to help address the issues in the private sector...
by Seb McCormic | Mar 15, 2021 3:46PM | Sport
Credit- Isriya Paireepairit An ice-skating drama, ‘Zero Chill’, was released on Netflix today after being filmed in Sheffield. The teen drama was filmed in one of iceSheffield’s Olympic sized rinks and focuses around 15-year-old twins Kayla and Mac,...
by Michael Robinson | Mar 15, 2021 3:44PM | News
Labour MP Paul Blomfield has written to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson urging him to overturn a rule which is restricting funding for Sheffield College and other Sheffield schools. The government rule means schools which have grade three (‘requires...
