by Max Booth | Dec 3, 2024 | Council
The Liberal Democrats won a surprise victory in the Sheffield City Council by-election for the Woodhouse ward in the early hours of last Friday morning. The party’s candidate, student Willis Marshall, 19, won the election by only ten votes. He received 1,018...
by Emily Taylor | Nov 27, 2024 | Council
The council has announced a new regeneration project for Attercliffe, including 1,000 new zero carbon homes and ‘first ever’ National Centre for Child Health Technology. As part of a wider regeneration of Sheffield, which has focused mainly on the city centre, the...
by Max Booth | Nov 24, 2024 | Council
Sam Hemsley, the Conservative candidate in the Woodhouse by-election, has called for Sheffield City Council to step in and fund winter fuel payments for pensioners this winter. The government announced this summer that they’d be ending the payments, except for...
by Alex Simpson | Nov 22, 2024 | Council
Residents in the Woodhouse council ward will vote next Thursday, 28 November, in a by-election to elect a new councillor. Paul Wood, who had represented the ward since 2016, died on September 16 this year. Wood had originally been elected for the Labour party,...
by Alex Simpson | Nov 11, 2024 | Council
Sheffield City Council has vowed to make the city more pedestrian friendly, after statistics found that around 357 people were killed or seriously injured each year. The S5 postcode area, which covers areas including Fir Vale and Shiregreen, was found to be the most...
by Elim Lau | Oct 31, 2024 | Council
A new Sheffield Dementia Strategy has a strong focus on the increased risk of dementia for ethnic minority groups and providing dementia support that is accessible and culturally appropriate. The plan has committed to increasing the diagnosis rates for people across...
