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WATCH: Volunteers come together to restore heritage garden

WATCH: Volunteers come together to restore heritage garden

by Lara Groom | May 8, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch

A group of volunteers have been gathering every Wednesday to restore Broomhill Library’s Percy Cane Heritage Garden.  Kathy Harbord, a volunteer, wanted to make the garden available to the public, and despite it being a challenging task, has been working on it...
Ex-offender fundraises for new gym equipment to help keep Sheffield’s youth off the streets

Ex-offender fundraises for new gym equipment to help keep Sheffield’s youth off the streets

by Lara Groom | Mar 20, 2026 | Charity, Community, Top stories

A coach is raising money for new gym equipment so he can support at-risk youth, helping them through training in the gym to keep them off the streets and transform their lives.  Pop Haywood, 69, is an ex-offender who turned his life around after spending 17 years...
New heritage trail opening in Hillsborough wants to combine Sheffield’s green spaces with its history

New heritage trail opening in Hillsborough wants to combine Sheffield’s green spaces with its history

by Lara Groom | Mar 20, 2026 | Community, Environment, News

A new heritage trail opening in the Hillsborough and Wadsley area, known as GOSH, aims to help people understand Sheffield’s deep cultural history by walking through its beautiful green spaces.  The Green Open Spaces and Heritage trail, also known as GOSH, will...
Potholes are being dealt with, Hillsborough Councillor claims after the public reports safety concerns

Potholes are being dealt with, Hillsborough Councillor claims after the public reports safety concerns

by Lara Groom | Feb 20, 2026 | Community, Environment, News

Hillsborough councillor wants the public to know that work is being done to fill in the potholes plaguing Sheffield streets, despite repeated concerns that nothing is happening.  Christine Gilligan Kubo, a Green Party Councillor for Hillsborough Ward, has said...
Sheffield locals ‘motivated’ to run half marathon for underfunded brain tumour research

Sheffield locals ‘motivated’ to run half marathon for underfunded brain tumour research

by Lara Groom | Feb 20, 2026 | Charity, Health, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Two Sheffield locals have said they believe brain tumour research is critically underfunded, and are running the city’ half marathon to give back to the charity which has supported their friend.  Eleanor Hyde raised her concerns in her GoFundMe, set up with her...

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