Silverdale School in Sheffield has been named The Sunday Times North State Secondary School of the Decade by Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide, published in The Sunday Times and online on Sunday, November 29. The borough authority’s cabinet today gave the green light for its agreement with Sheffield City Trust (SCT), which has run Scarborough Spa and Whitby Pavilion on its behalf since 2012, to be terminated. New family homes ready in time for Christmas, Covid testing centre to move location on 11 January, Councillor Bob Johnson elected Leader of Sheffield City Council, Booking a COVID-19 Test at a Sheffield Testing Centre. The leader of Sheffield City Council is to step down from her role next month, she has confirmed. Visitor numbers are very high in Sheffield's most popular parks which makes it difficult to adhere to social distancing. Cllr Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council, outlines the support available to businesses at this time. Formerly the cabinet member for transport and development, Johnson moved … Sheffield City Council lacked "transparency, openness and, on occasion, honesty", a report finds. The council said added pressures of social care due to the Covid crisis have added to the deficit. There is a growing and "extremely concerning" number of seriously ill people in hospital with coronavirus, the leader of Sheffield City Council has said. Sheffield City Council will apologise for its handling of a complaint relating to the felling of trees in the city, it has confirmed. their integrity and not trust they are doing the right thing. Currently, hospitality venues are only able sell alcohol via delivery. An email sent to care home owners from the city council said that the coronavirus Lateral Flow Tests (LFT), which deliver results in as little as 15 minutes, may be inaccurate. When a site closes due to the weather conditions, people with existing bookings will receive a text directing them to alternative testing sites that are still open. It follows decisions by the city council to give up to £16.6m to SCT this financial year, which is £11.6m more than budgeted for. Jobs with Sheffield City Council, teaching jobs, become a volunteer… Your City Council. Councillor Julie Dore said "doing nothing is clearly not an option", but she added that financial support needed to brought in to help people and businesses in South Yorkshire. The ‘iconic’ Sheffield City Trust-operated venue opened its doors after receiving financial backing from Sheffield City Council earlier this month. Spearmint Rhino has been on Brown Street in Sheffield for 18 years and closed its doors in March. It’s about retaining those jobs.". Please listen to the guidance you are provided at the point of arranging a booking. half-term. At all sites, the number of people getting tested is down considerably. A decision to insource our catering service once the current contract with external provider Argent expires has been made in a bid to save jobs. England will enter a full lockdown on Thursday November 5 if approved by MPs on Wednesday. A statement has been made by our Director Public Health at Sheffield City Council, Greg Fell in relation to the news released from the Department of Health and Social Care that Sheffield is on the watchlist and as such has been designated as an ‘area of concern’. Be a good neighbour - how you can help if you overhear domestic abuse. People go into a crisis mode but can’t sustain it forever.”. Two new designs, created by Sheffield school children, will be seen on gritting lorries across the city this winter. Local BBC Radio stations and McFly call for Covid-safe bubbles to join in The Big “If you strip away all their pleasures, people will stop complying. The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent. ... From other local news sites. Government and Social Care Ombudsman Michael King said: “This case highlights the imperative for councils to act with Currently, hospitality venues are only able sell alcohol via delivery. The council’s highways contractor, Amey, is getting ‘winter ready’ in preparation for cold and icy weather over coming months. She said: “At any one time we are unable to give a definitive figure of the numbers of schools with confirmed Covid cases as there is no single source of information that gives a complete picture. Rebuilding Sheffield's economy after the coronavirus pandemic will be top priority for the city, the council's new leader has said. The Labour group in the city said a new leader will be elected in December. Sheffield City Council has pledged to support thousands of children and young people with free school meals during the half-term week. If your business was trading as usual but ... Sheffield City Council is introducing a 4th Local Testing Centre in Upperthorpe to enable more people to get tested in our effort to combat the spread of the virus in our city. Lots of support is available to help smokers in Sheffield give up for good. Sheffield City Council has warned care home providers not to use the government's much-hailed 15-minute lateral flow # COVID19 tests over doubts about their accuracy.. Sky's Nick Martin says this is a major blow to one of the government's key weapons against the coronavirus. An investigation from the ombudsman found the council "at fault" for the way it corresponded with a man about complaints from 2016. Councillor Sheffield City Council is launching a business grant scheme to support businesses who have been affected by the latest Covid-19 restrictions. We have outlined our proposals and want to hear your views. The application for the Local Restriction Business Support Grant is now live. A nurse in Sheffield who came out of retirement to help in the pandemic said she was urging the organisers of the Traxx Christmas market in the Chapeltown area of the city to cancel the event. The entertainment venues, including Scarborough Spa, have been run by Sheffield City Trust for eight years. Eight businesses in Sheffield have each been fined £1,000 within the last seven days. “This reflects the fact the majority of virus transmission is in the community and relates to households.”. Councillor Abtisam Mohamed, Sheffield City Council's cabinet member for education, said it was difficult to give details of how many pupils and staff were quarantined. Bin collections will continue as normal during the six week lockdown period, and our 5 household waste recycling centres will remain open. Labour's Julie Dore has been leader of the council since 2011. In a report, Gillian Charters, from Sheffield City Council, says: "Historically, street lighting intensity has been set to accommodate the maximum amount of traffic density on a road. Following a successful trial in Endcliffe, Meersbrook and Crosspool, street lights will be dimmed across the city, meaning a further 10% reduction in emissions, the council says. A £25m investment plan has been put forward for the regeneration of Stocksbridge. Get active this winter by walking, jogging or running a mile a day as we countdown from the 1st to the 25th of December in This Girl Can 25 miles December challenge. Sheffield City Council funds access to Smoke Free app that’s helped 500,000 people quit. Sheffield City Council has this week launched Its Make Yourself at Home for Christmas campaign giving people lots of ideas on how to support Sheffield businesses this festive season. As 2020 - the year that none of us could have predicted - draws to a close, we’r ... Sheffield to remain at Covid 'Very high alert' level. In 2013, sodium lights resulted in 17,168 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but five years later, when all the lights had been converted, this had been reduced to 6,848 tonnes. The post became vacant at the end of the last year, following the retirement of John Mothersole, who had served in the position for 11 years. A new grant scheme is now available to support eligible businesses in the supply chain to hospitality, accommodation, leisure, and entertainment sectors. Members of the public are asked to report sightings of dead wild birds. The campaign to extend them was championed by footballer Marcus Rashford. Doncaster announced this morning that it was to provide vouchers for food for more than 11,000 eligible children. People have lost their resilience. Businesses can access lots of advice and support as Sheffield moves to Tier 3 restrictions from next Wednesday 2 December. Find out more about how this website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. The measures will be introduced at 00:01 GMT on Thursday and remain in place until Wednesday 2 December. Sheffielders can start their countdown to Christmas as the city is now lit up for the festive season. Rebuilding Sheffield's economy after the coronavirus pandemic will be top priority for the city, the council's new leader has said. However, you may experience a delay in being able to book a test using the national system. Sheffield City Council has appointed the current director general of the Number 10 COVID-19 taskforce, Kate Josephs, as its new chief executive.. Councillor Mark Jones, cabinet member for environment, street scene and climate change, said: "In this specific case, we will be apologising to the complainant’s family and giving reassurances we are already on the right path towards a more open and sustainable vision for how we manage street trees, not just for now, but for many years to come.". ensure children who receive free school meals don’t go hungry this “Staff at the city’s “No child should go hungry. They start to take risks and that may be something as simple as going to their mum’s house for a cup of tea," she says. She will stand down next month and a new Leader will be appointed on 7 December. About us, elections, budgets & spending, plans & policies, equality… Business “We can and will get through this, but we will only do so by pulling together. Air pollution contributes to 500 deaths a year in Sheffield and the local authority is asking the government for £50m to help drivers upgrade their vehicles. Apologising to the people of Sheffield for its past actions and acknowledging People in Sheffield can still get rid of their household waste at our recycling centres during the four week lockdown period. Pedestrian and cyclist zones were planned in Sheffield, but Covid-19 made it more urgent. Today’s government announcement has confirmed that Sheffield will remain in tier 3, the ‘very high alert’ category. A motion to extend free school meals over holidays during the coronavirus pandemic was rejected by MPs. Extra funds were made available by Sheffield City Council to re-open the centre after it was initially due to remain closed until April 2021. Forestry maintenance work will take place at Redmires Plantation this winter, enhancing the natural environment and helping to further expose elements of the historic Prisoner of War camp at the site. I empathise hugely with the aquatics clubs who, in an Olympic year, were left without a training venue when Ponds Forge was forced to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however we now look forward to supporting them in their preparation for the rearranged Tokyo Olympics.". News. Detailed plans can be found on the Connecting Sheffield website Cllr Bob Johnson, Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability at Sheffield City Council, said: “We are excited to start the conversation on the city … The scheme will give local drivers hands-on experience of the next generation of the traditional ‘Black Cab’ from summer of 2021. Ms Dore said: “As I said when I announced I would not be seeking re-election, it has been such a great honour to serve my community as a councillor for 20 years and the city that I love as leader of the council for nearly 10 years. Sheffield City Council has issued a public apology after a report found it acted with a 'lack of transparency, openness and, on occasion, honesty' in the way it removed street trees in Sheffield. they are stepping up to help administer this programme. Workers and campaigners clashed during long-running protests about the future Sheffield's street trees. Yesterday the government announced a new national lockdown to combat the rising number of Covid cases across the UK. "As a result, for long periods, streetlights are over-lighting the highway and neighbourhoods and adding to carbon emissions and light pollution as well as wasting money. In a bid to protect their staff from abuse from raging motorists in the city, Sheffield City Council has exposed some of the most […] Sheffield City Council and its partners have been working closely with Pennine Foods to provide support to staff affected by the closure of their Waterthorpe site, announced at the end of last year. Sheffield City Council to backtrack on Clean Air Zone plans following significant improvements to air quality during the lockdown period. Sheffield Council’s repairs service recruits new apprentices Sheffield Star 16:47 8-Jan-21 Sheffield tenants complain about lengthy delays with council housing repairs Sheffield Star 16:47 8-Jan-21 Sheffield Children’s receives £1.5 million to introduce electronic prescriptions Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust 16:19 8-Jan-21 A new report from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman says at times the council did not act with "openness and transparency". The 25th November 2020 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women and girls and the start of sixteen days of activism focusing on those who have survived domestic abuse and violence. "Sheffield highways can be lit to a lower lighting class, but we can still change and increase levels as necessary, such as a planned event or in response to an incident," she adds. Sheffield taxi drivers are being encouraged to access free face coverings, hand sanitiser and gloves from Sheffield City Council to help them continue to operate safely over the festive period. Snow is causing significant disruption for testing sites and for people getting to these sites for their tests. Sheffield’s Children in Care Council launch a book of poems. Sheffield schools are seeing single Covid-19 cases with individual pupils and teachers rather than mass outbreaks, according to the city’s education chief. Businesses are being urged to prepare their paperwork for a new 'Restart and Recovery Fund' that will be available to businesses on a first come, first served basis from the 2nd December. A compromise between campaigners and the council was agreed two years ago. Councillor Julie Dore, leader of Sheffield City Council, said: "The vouchers will provide support to people who are most in need and even though the council budget is under massive pressures due to Covid-19, it feels like the right thing to do. “I welcome the hard work the council has since done to restore Earlier this month, Sheffield City Council told SCT, which it subsidises, that it must end its loss-making contract with Scarborough Council “as soon as possible” before it will commit to further funding. If you have COVID-19 symptoms and you need to book a test, please continue to do so. I hope this support goes someway in stopping that and encourages everyone who needs the help to claim it.”. Sheffield City Council was unavailable for comment. schools have been incredible in supporting children and families and once again Leave your bin out if it wasn't emptied. Sheffield City Council will support thousands of children and young people with free school meals during the Christmas break. The city's old sodium, yellow glow traditional street lights have already been converted to lower energy, bright white LED lights. Take part in our online consultation about Sheffield's budget for 2021/22 by Tuesday 19 January. Sheffield’s Business Response Group have launched a new Business Recovery Plan that brings together civic, city and business leaders to address the impact of Covid-19 on Sheffield’s businesses and jobs. New restrictions are now in place affecting how businesses can operate, following the announcement of the national lockdown. Due to the impact of the Coronavirus on staffing levels, all green bin (garden waste) collections are suspended until further notice. Bubble Singalong for this year’s BBC Children in Need Appeal, The letter providing parents with details of how to access free school meal vouchers has been sent however, some families have experienced issues with redeeming their vouchers via the weblink supplied to them and we apologise for any distress this may have caused. We are urging families applying for their child’s school place to make sure they fill in their application forms. If anyone is experiencing problems with accessing the Edenred website link please use the following link to redeem your e-code https://www.selectyourcompliment.co.uk/. The office building at 38 Carver Street is five storeys and sits in a superb location within the one of most vibrant and thriving areas of Sheffield City … Free parking across the city will be available every weekend in December in the run up to Christmas as we move into Tier 3 restrictions. A new control system now means the council can adjust the times and intensity of lights on individual lampposts and on different streets. Despite a difficult year for the cultural industry, there's still been plenty to celebrate in Sheffield's visual arts sector, Museums Sheffield look back at the fantastic works of 2019/2020. It was after contractors started work at 05:00, something the council was criticised for. So we could maximize our reach locally and nationally. Don't give up on quitting, give it another go. Public transport, driving, cycling, walking, travel cards & passes, school passes, travel news & updates… Jobs & Volunteering. This will not allow us to provide the support for people that is needed. We need your help. The latest phase of Sheffield’s Heart of the City scheme celebrated a key construction milestone this week — with the steel topping out on the new mixed-use developments on Pinstone Street. The investigation found the council "at fault" for the way it corresponded with a man about his complaint after contractors started work at 05:00. To support members of the public to quit smoking and protect their health this winter, we're giving people free access to the Smoke Free app. The council is urging residents across the city to increase their awareness, patience and respect for the workforce of two of its service partners, Amey and Veolia. Local per child provided to all who are eligible for free school meals. Sheffield’s Coronavirus Community Support Helpline has reached a major milestone after taking is 20,000th call since opening in March last year. Today's collections have been suspended. Pictures paint a thousand words and with the announcement that Sheffield City Archives is open again for 'order and view' and that Picture Sheffield has just uploaded it's 100,000 image, there's a lot of Sheffield's history to access and enjoy. All measures are in place so that you can pick up your last few Christmas gifts and goodies at the Moor Market, in a safe, covid-secure and festive environment. The council's highways contactor, Streets Ahead, has completed the 2020 resurfacing programme. Sheffield City Council and VAS are keen to foster a strategic relationship between the local authority and the voluntary sector in Sheffield, where each recognises the ambition and goals we share – to improve life for people in Sheffield. Sheffield City Council should apologise to the people of the city because of the way it removed street trees, the local government ombudsman has said. Much has been and is being done to support those in the city who need social care, but we are warning today that a significant increase in government funds is needed. news.sky.com COVID-19: Sheffield City Council warns care home providers not to use government's rapid tests over doubts about accuracy It is understood the council asked the government for technical data on the accuracy of the tests, but has yet to receive it. We know how important visits are for supporting the health and wellbeing of people living in care homes and their relationships with friends and family so we’ve provided them with an overview of how this should work in Sheffield. To create more opportunities for local young people, 39 new apprentices have joined Sheffield City Council this week, bringing our total number of apprentices up to nearly 100. "We will continue to push government to provide enough support for people and businesses as they are now placing us in these measures which will have such serious consequences for the people most impacted. Sheffield Music Hub recruits 30 more young musicians to the exciting Furthering Talent - Musical Stars programme. This December, The North Star Science School, which is being live streamed from a studio at Gulliver’s Valley theme park in Rotherham, will celebrate all things science in South Yorkshire. Sheffield City Council has warned home care providers not to use the government’s popular rapid COVID tests due to doubts about their accuracy. Plans for a new hotel on Pinstone Street, Radisson Blu, have received planning approval. The Sheffield City Trust-operated venue opened its doors for the first time in six months yesterday with social distancing and hygiene measures in place, Andrew Snelling said: “Naturally, we’re delighted at Ponds’ hugely successful reopening, which is the next step in a phased reopening of our facilities to the public and sports teams who use them.". Ms Dore told the Prime Minister’s top civil servant Sir Edward Lister that if the government stops people’s pleasures in life, they will stop following the rules. Councils in York and Sheffield have both also said they're to provide a £15 voucher which will be distributed through schools. Today’s government announcement has confirmed that Sheffield will remain in tier 3, the ‘very high alert’ category. People may start breaking lockdown rules because their resilience after months of coronavirus restrictions has been "lost", the leader of Sheffield Council says. Try somewhere new with our fantastic hidden gems, to help us reduce covid-19 infection rate and keep people safe. Keith Aspden, leader of City of York Council, said: “We want to The NHS test and trace national booking system is reaching capacity. Last month three people were prosecuted for noise offences in Sheffield. We’ve written to all care homes to support them in continuing to provide safe visiting opportunities during this third national lockdown. A city council has created a guide to teach migrants how to behave in an apparent bid to ease tensions in the community. As 2020 - the year that none of us could have predicted - draws to a close, we’re all in need of some festive cheer, and although we can’t celebrate Christmas in the usual style th ... We are asking teachers, parents, governors and members of the public to help shape the priorities of Sheffield’s educati ... To reflect the Tier 3 restrictions in Sheffield, there will be an increase in the grant amounts awarded to businesses in the hospitality, accommodation and leisure sectors who are successful in applying for the national lockdown and supply chain grants. Read about our approach to external linking. Sheffield health and care partners have launched a programme to help parents cope with crying babies and reduce the risk of infant injury and death. More Yorkshire councils have pledged to provide food vouchers over half-term as the row over free school meals provision during holidays continues. The hotel will overlook the Peace Gardens in Sheffield City Centre. With Sheffield now in Tier 3 ‘Very High’ alert category it may seem like finding fun and covid-safe things to do is difficult, but Sheffield is packed with plenty you can still get involved in. people’s faith, and publish more information to increase transparency. 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