COVID-19

Sheffield residents fear for the safety of their canines as dog theft increase by more than 20%

Taylor Jones Mar 8, 2023

Residents of Nether Edge have been fearing the worst, as canine thefts in the area have continued to increase, following Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Sheffield has been labelled as the 3rd largest dog theft hotspot outside of London, by South Yorkshire police. Dog...

Litter picking groups join forces in bid to tackle increase in rubbish since lockdown

Holly Robson Feb 27, 2023

Tea dance returns to Meadowhall after Covid

Blessing Adefemi Feb 21, 2023

Asian strict covid border restrictions frustrate summer plan of Sheffield’s international students

Keator Cheng Apr 29, 2022

Students Divided on Paid LFTs

Caillin McDaid Mar 23, 2022

Is life with Covid nearly back to normal?

Alex Bull Mar 9, 2022

Valentine business blooming again in Sheffield

Thomas Jackson Feb 15, 2022

Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics continue to open in Sheffield

by Daniel Platts | Feb 15, 2022

Ten new Covid-19 vaccination clinics have opened today in Sheffield despite the recent change of rules in England. The walk-in vaccination clinics are open to anyone from the ages of 12 upwards, to get their first, second or booster jabs. Vicky Westall, 34, who works...

Hotel forced to evacuate after manager tests positive for Covid-19

by Wei Shan Lim | Apr 30, 2021

More than 400 people have been evacuated from an airport hotel after a housekeeping manager tests positive for Covid-19. According to reports from the Central Epidemic Control Centre, a housekeeping manager in his 40s, had started showing symptoms of Covid-19 starting...

Covid-19 Travel Pass: step forward to opening air travel

by Clara Sokhn | Apr 28, 2021

With Covid-19 restrictions remaining in place, IATA, International Air Transport Association, has decided to put in place a Covid-19 travel pass to facilitate traveling during the current situation. With borders being closed or having many restrictions, travelers...

Back to face-to-face teaching rules ‘unfair’ for some students

by Elena Baeza Ruso | Apr 28, 2021

Some students think it is unfair that while many are back in the classrooms, others have to stay learning online. After Easter break, government regulations allowed universities go back to face-to-face teaching, but only for those courses that are 'essential' to be...

Sheffield Dentists struggling to support public due to COVID-19 Rules

by Harvey Hodgson | Apr 27, 2021

Sheffield dentists are having to turn away NHS patients because of increased workloads due to the coronavirus. Dentists around Sheffield have had to adhere to new guidelines and restrictions following dental procedures being cancelled during lockdown. Many dentists...

Warwick University student shares experience with videogames and mental health

by Harvey Hodgson | Apr 27, 2021

A University of Warwick student who beat cancer has described how gaming helped him to defeat his mental health issues. Max Hill, 19, went into remission in 2018 and attended university last year. During his attendance, his brother developed a fistula in his stomach....

Meadowhall’s giving box to be made a permanent feature to support Sheffield’s charities in the pandemic

by Dylan Oakley | Apr 27, 2021

Meadowhall shopping centre has announced that the annual Christmas giving box will become permanent to help Sheffield's charities. The box enables shoppers to donate directly to The Children's Hospital Charity, St Luke's Hospice, Sheffield Mind and Age UK Sheffield....

A Sheffield writer honouring WW2’s women of steel in her latest trilogy

by Abbey Killey | Apr 27, 2021

A Sheffield author tells the truth about the challenges faced by the women of steel in WW2 in her new novel - The Steel girls. Her latest book, The Steel Girls, is the first of the series about a remarkable brand of women who sacrificed so much to work in the steel...