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Stop food waste day: Helping Sheffield with the cost of living and environment.

by Callum McIntyre | Apr 28, 2023 | Culture, Environment, News, Watch

Stop Food Waste Day is the world’s single-largest day of action against our careless food habits. The event, this year on 26th April, aims to “ignite change regarding the global food waste issue”, to encourage people to change what they throw away in...

Illegal drugs and harmful chemicals: locals take on pollutants in Sheffield rivers

by Callum McIntyre | Mar 10, 2023 | News

Illegal drugs and other chemicals of concern have been detected in Sheffield’s rivers, say members of a new group formed to tackle river pollution in the city.  The River Wardens aim to hold accountable people responsible for pollution, and to promote public...

Fundraiser for eight-year-old girl with cerebral palsy reaches target of £20,000 for lift to independence

by Callum McIntyre | Mar 10, 2023 | Charity, Health, News

A fundraiser for an eight-year-old girl with cerebral palsy in Barnsley has raised over £20,000 for a lift that will ‘change her life’.  Four family friends who set up the GoFundMe page have hit their target in less than two weeks to install a lift in Chris and Beth...

Sheffield launches ‘first of its kind’ augmented reality Look Up art trail

by Callum McIntyre | Feb 10, 2023 | Culture, News

A brand-new augmented reality (AR) art trail featuring moving images has been launched by Marketing Sheffield. The AR art trail is the first of its kind using the augmented reality experience in an art trail as it has never been done in this way before.  Mark...

Doncaster teenager launches desperate plea for his missing family after Turkey earthquake

by Callum McIntyre | Feb 10, 2023 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A distraught teenager has launched a desperate plea to help find his family who arefeared trapped in the rubble at the epicentre of the Turkey and Syria earthquake. Soner Ekiztas, 17, from Lewyns Drive in Doncaster has raised over £4,000 for his dad andcousin who have...

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