Steelkings mascot takes on virtual ‘End to End’ fundraising challenge

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Sport

A local Para Ice Hockey club are undertaking a mammoth sponsored fitness challenge to raise money for new equipment. Sheffield Steelkings’ mascot, Rusty, is virtually cycling a 1,500 kilometre route between Land’s End and John O’Groats from the relative comfort of an...

Olivia Blake MP criticises the Treasury for a “lack of co-ordination or leadership” over the climate emergency

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Environment, Politics

Sheffield Hallam MP, Olivia Blake, has called out the Treasury for neglecting their role in tackling climate change. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has produced a report warning that the Treasury and HMRC have a “limited understanding of the environmental impact”...

WATCH: How have animal Shelters in the U.A.E. been affected by Covid-19?

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Animal shelters have reported an increased number of surrendered pets when the Covid-19 pandemic began and are now faced with the same problem again. With a shelter capacity of 60, Ras Al Khaimah Welfare Centre (RAKWC), took in 260 dogs and cats when the pandemic...

WATCH: Foodbank figures fly for South Yorkshire as one in five of the UK population now live below the poverty line

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

“The effects of the pandemic have increased the ruthless burden on food banks across the South Yorkshire”, S6 Foodbank volunteer Alison Wise said. As worrying figures show the Sheffield based charity has fed 37,000 local people in the food emergency...

WATCH: Rent strikers criticise the University of Sheffield and its Students’ Union as protests enter second week

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Education, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Students from the University of Sheffield are continuing their occupation of the Arts Tower as part of the student rent strikes. Four first-year students turned up at the building at 6am on 23 April and set up camp there. Two others have since slipped past security to...