Social Care & Coronavirus: The 'poor relation' - care in the community - needs your help 5 April 2020 The coronavirus crisis is being presented as a health emergency, with scant acknowledgement of the fact that support at home is also critical to our survival.
Foodhall Mutual aid and Covid-19 3 April 2020 Foodhall tell us more about their work, the importance of mutual aid and the implications of their organising in Britain's current political climate.
COVID-19 Call for Volunteers: How you can help 2 April 2020 If you'd like to volunteer to support people during the COVID-19 crisis then Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) should be your first port of…
Coronavirus FAQs: Sheffield's Director of Public Health answers coronavirus FAQs 2 April 2020 Sheffield City Council's Director of Public Health, Greg Fell, covers some frequently asked questions about Covid-19 in a series of short…
S11 Mutual Aid: Going from strength to strength 2 April 2020 Residents in and around South West Sheffield have formed the S11 COVID-19 Mutual Aid Group to support the most vulnerable and isolated…
Mind the (Power) Gap: Expectations in a time of limbo 1 April 2020 "The first duty of a State is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated [...] in order to the…
COVID-19 Support Map: Access support & info now 31 March 2020 In collaboration with Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS), we have re-purposed the map feature on the Now Then App so you can use it to locate…
The Year Everything Changed: Localcheck 30 March 2020 The coronavirus pandemic was the only thing in the news in March 2020. I wouldn't like to be in the driving seat right now and I'm not…
Business Support Grants: Coronavirus help now available via Sheffield City Council 30 March 2020 You can now apply for a business support grant here.The business support grant is part of a package of temporary, timely and targeted…
City events postponed or cancelled: Sheffield Half Marathon delayed to September 26 March 2020 Events in Sheffield until the end of May have either been cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus.Cancelled events include the Highland…
The Politics of Corona: Boris, Brexit & the NHS 26 March 2020 The British people have had enough of experts, but they never tire of irony. The twist of fate that brought Boris Johnson into power just…
MP slams irresponsible bosses: Louise Haigh speaks out against workplaces not practising social distancing 26 March 2020 A Sheffield MP has spoken out against employers still forcing staff to go into work during the coronavirus lockdown. Louise Haigh has asked…
COVID Support Map: VAS launches interactive map to support community response to coronavirus 24 March 2020 Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) have published an interactive map with details of the support offered by "street level groups and…
Food Works: Keeping Sheffield fed in times of need 24 March 2020 Food Works are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by providing as many people in Sheffield as possible with affordable access to…
COVID-19: Why such a slow response from the Government? 23 March 2020 It's not just the UK Government that was slow to respond to COVID-19. I arrived in Spain on the day the Spanish Government closed all its…
Now Then: Shifting focus from print to digital in these uncertain times 23 March 2020 After 12 years producing Now Then Magazine, we find ourselves navigating an uncertain and rapidly-evolving new landscape, with the…
Citizens Advice Sheffield: Charity moves all services to phone and online amid coronavirus outbreak 23 March 2020 Citizens Advice Sheffield (CAS) have announced that they will keep providing the same advice and services to the city after closing their…
There is Good to Be Done: By Luke Dukinfield 21 March 2020 I was really ill as a child, my health bludgeoned first by respiratory problems and then a near-fatal bout of Meckel's Diverticulitis,…
Memorabilia Auction: Leadmill auctioning off archive items to stay afloat 19 March 2020 As we find ourselves trying to make sense of this new and rapidly evolving reality, independent businesses have been hit incredibly hard by…
Leadmill sell bog roll at cost price: Independent nightclub aim to undercut virus sharks 19 March 2020 The Leadmill are undercutting shops selling toilet roll at inflated prices by buying it in bulk and selling it to customers at cost…