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New community speed watch group encourages more volunteers

New community speed watch group encourages more volunteers

by Stan Ward | Mar 20, 2026 | Community, Crime, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Birley Community Speed Watch, led by local councillor is the first scheme of its kind in the South East area of Sheffield. Birley Community Speed Watch volunteer with Labour Councillor for the area, Karen McGowan, took part in a CSW session at Seagrave Crecent on...
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...
Campaigners push for plant-based overhaul at Sheffield Students’ Union

Campaigners push for plant-based overhaul at Sheffield Students’ Union

by Alexander Lloyd | Mar 20, 2026 | Community, Education, Environment, Top stories

Sheffield Students’ Union could go fully plant-based by 2031, if a student-led campaign gets its way. The Plant-Based Universities campaign, which started in 2021, is calling on universities to transition to 100% sustainable plant-based catering to tackle the...
Rotherham to benefit from transport improvements approved by council

Rotherham to benefit from transport improvements approved by council

by Scarlett Perry | Mar 20, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Politics, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Drivers and pedestrians across Rotherham will benefit from a £770,000 investment to make roads safer and more reliable. Under the new plans, £225,000 will be allocated to deliver the first prioritised pedestrian crossing, following work done by the Transportation...
South Yorkshire woman granted highest civic honour award

South Yorkshire woman granted highest civic honour award

by Jack Bluck Foster | Mar 20, 2026 | Community, Education, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A foster carer has been awarded the highest honour from Rotherham Council after over 50 years in social care, and is hoping to inspire others to do the same. Christine Lunn, North Anston, was made freewoman of Rotherham at the council meeting on 13 March, after she...
Sheffield makes the longlist for UK City of Culture 2029

Sheffield makes the longlist for UK City of Culture 2029

by Blossom Reeve | Mar 20, 2026 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield, alongside eight other places in the UK, are celebrating the recognition they have recieved for their city’s cultural scene after being longlisted for UK City of Culture 2029. The announcement follows the development of music education at Harmony works, a...
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