• Follow
  • Follow
  • News
  • In Focus
  • Campaign
  • Behind the Headlines
  • Spotlight
UKIP to stage Sheffield rally with counter-protest expected this Saturday

UKIP to stage Sheffield rally with counter-protest expected this Saturday

by Jimmy Tse | Nov 4, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP) will stage a protest march in Sheffield this Saturday (8 November), calling it an opportunity to “reclaim” the city, with counter-protests also planned at the same location. The UKIP rally is scheduled to begin...
“Every Pair Tells a Story”: Sheffield families lay empty shoes to show children failed by SEND System

“Every Pair Tells a Story”: Sheffield families lay empty shoes to show children failed by SEND System

by Jimmy Tse | Nov 3, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A silent circle of children’s shoes were laid outside of Sheffield Town Hall today, each pair representing a child with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) whose family say they have been “failed by the system”. The display formed part...
Veteran volunteer leads Sheffield’s poppy appeal for 41st year

Veteran volunteer leads Sheffield’s poppy appeal for 41st year

by Will Atherton | Nov 2, 2025 | General News, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Sheffield’s annual Poppy Appeal is underway, led by a long-serving volunteer who has dedicated more than 40 years to supporting the Royal British Legion’s remembrance campaign. Karen Plummer, who has been selling poppies since 1984 when she was 14 years old,...
Former police officer jailed for blackmailing suspect and trying to cover up crime in South Yorkshire

Former police officer jailed for blackmailing suspect and trying to cover up crime in South Yorkshire

by Jimmy Tse | Oct 31, 2025 | General News, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A former South Yorkshire Police officer has been jailed for more than three years after blackmailing a suspect in one of her own cases and attempting to conceal her involvement. Marie Thompson, who served as a probationary police constable in Doncaster, was sentenced...
Councillor calls for introduction of landlord licensing scheme

Councillor calls for introduction of landlord licensing scheme

by James Cain | Oct 31, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A Sheffield councillor has called for the introduction of a landlord licensing scheme across the city. A pilot scheme ran in the area around Abbeydale Road, London Road and Chesterfield Road from 2018 until 2023. Minesh Parekh, a Labour councillor for Crookes and...
UPDATE: Two more arrested in investigation into fatal Sheffield shooting

UPDATE: Two more arrested in investigation into fatal Sheffield shooting

by Jimmy Tse | Oct 31, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Uncategorised

Two further arrests have been made as police enquiries continue into the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kassim Mohammed in Sheffield last month. An 18-year-old man was arrested on Thursday 30 October on suspicion of murder, following the earlier arrest of a 30-year-old...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Recent Posts

  • Military heritage honoured across North Yorkshire on Remembrance Day
  • Huddersfield paedophile jailed for 27 years after decades of ‘depraved’ abuse
  • Illegal cigarettes, vapes, tobacco, cannabis found in Bradford shop raid
  • Take a look at three of Yorkshire’s greatest ever war heroes
  • TRAVEL UPDATE: Lane closed for ‘safety’ on M62 causing delays

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Copyright, University of Sheffield

About us