Barnsley Council support National Road Safety Awareness Week 2023
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council are supporting Brakes Road Safety Week, a nation wide campaign with the aim promote everyone’s right to safe and healthy journeys. National Road Safety Week, organised by the charity Brake, aims to reduce the number of people...
Sheffield young carer attends Parliament to call for national change
(Image from Sheffield Carers Trust: David Johnston MP, Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, signed the Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Pledge for support at the APPG inquiry launch reception) A group of young carers attended a rally at 10 Downing Street...
Rotherham Council issues nearly £170,000 to households impacted by flooding
Rotherham Council have announced money will be distributed to people who were affected by the flooding which battered Rotherham last month. The funds, which reach a total of around £167,000, have been administered to 167 households so far across the borough, averaging...
Man who died in Rotherham car crash named by police in appeal for CCTV footage
A 20-year-old man who died in a car crash in Rotherham last weekend has been named as Dylan Houghton from Sheffield. Mr Houghton was driving a black Suzuki Jimny at around 1.15am on Sunday 19 November, when he came off the road and crashed into a tree on Pennyhill...
Rotherham Healthy Holidays programme is back for Christmas school holidays
The Rotherham Healthy Holidays programme for children and young people will be returning this December for the school winter holidays. Rotherham Council has once again partnered with a range of providers across the borough to deliver holiday activity programmes,...
‘I think about death everyday’ – End of Life doula opens up about running a Death Cafe
(Image: The Death Cafe) An End of Life doula who runs a regular ‘death cafe’ has spoken out about the benefits of changing your perception on death. Penny Merrett from Sheffield trained as an End of Life doula after a thirteen year career in hospice care. The Death...
Sheffield Wednesday fan who held image of Bradley Lowery at Sunderland fans given 12-week suspended sentence
A 'disgraced' Sheffield Wednesday fan who held an image of Bradley Lowery towards Sunderland fans in September has been given a 12-week suspended prison sentence. Dale Houghton, 32, of Black Carr Road, Rotherham, engaged in what he called ‘standard football banter’...
Young woman speaks out as over 90% of people in South Yorkshire face prolonged wait for autism diagnosis
A young woman who battled for two years for an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis described waiting times as 'awful' as latest NHS figures show over 90% of people seeking a diagnosis in South Yorkshire are waiting longer than professionally recommended. According to...
New post-14 specialist hub officially opened in Rotherham
The campus will provide 50 new high quality Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) school places for young people in the area. The project aims to provide young people with valuable additional curriculum opportunities, and extend opportunities for local...
Christmas markets return to Sheffield, but with no official light switch on
Sheffield’s Christmas markets are returning for the festive period tomorrow, 16th November, offering festive treats and gifts for everyone to enjoy from iconic Alpine-style lodge huts. However, this year there will be no official Christmaslight switch on, which...
Doncaster’s Climate Action Campaign week begins
Residents and communities are being encouraged to take part in Doncaster’s award-winning climate action celebration event, which this year will last an entire week-long. Starting on 27th November, communities are encouraged to keep an eye out for local events...
Upcoming changes to education system set to impact Sheffield students
The new plan means that every student will be, for the first time ever, required to study some form of English and Maths until the age of 18. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced new plans to the current education system at the start of October. This comes after...
Former Sheffield PC found guilty of committing gross misconduct
A former police officer from Sheffield has been convicted of gross misconduct for assaulting and causing harm to a woman during a sexual encounter. Rowan Horrocks would have been dismissed if he didn't resign ahead of a court hearing before Chief Constable Lauren...
MOBO Awards: UK’s biggest celebration of Black music and culture comes to Sheffield
The remarkable music event, honouring some of the most prominent names in the music industry, is set to take place at the Utilita Arena Sheffield for its 26th edition on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. The event will be welcomed by the city for the very first home,...
Rotherham’s Reclaim the Night march returns for its ninth year
Residents from across Rotherham came out in support of the 'Reclaim the Night' march which has been celebrating women’s empowerment since 2015. The walk began at 6pm on 23 November at the Ministry Pavilion, and continued throughout Rotherham Town Centre, with the...