Sheffield housing company revamp £40M Loxley Valley project

by Richard Wilding | Mar 7, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Plans for a £40M Center Parcs-style housing development by Sheffield based company Sky-House in Loxley valley has been updated. David Cross of Sky-House said that the developers aims to submit plans for Loxley valley to Sheffield City Council this month. The plan for...

Sheffield women’s run club takes on half marathon for Weston Park cancer charity

by Phoebe Huzij | Mar 7, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A Sheffield-based women’s running club is stepping up to the challenge of the Sheffield Half Marathon in support of Weston Park Cancer Charity. Girls Run Sheffield, founded just ten months ago by local runner Grace Owen-Davies, has grown into a thriving community,...

40 day pro-life protest starts in Sheffield

by Isobel O'Mahony | Mar 7, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Campaigners protesting against abortion in an international pro-life protest have started their 40 day stand in Sheffield. The 40 Days to Life protest involves a vigil for Christian supporters standing in prayer for 24 hours for 6 weeks, outside institutions that...

Thousands raised for staff after popular Sheffield venue closes

by Ben Simpson | Mar 7, 2025 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

More than £3,000 has been raised in less than 24 hours to support staff affected by the closure of popular Sheffield music venue Dorothy Pax. The fund will help those affected by the shutdown by providing any wages that haven’t been paid, and helping with redundancy...

University of Sheffield helps create “Reading River” For World Book Day

by Jimmy Tse | Mar 6, 2025 | Community, Culture, Education

Today is the national World Book Day, and the University of Sheffield has launched an initiative to celebrate the importance of multilingual reading. The “Rivers of Reading” initiative aims to inspire children to understand the personal value of reading...

Charity abseil to raise funds for children’s hospital

by Emily Robbins | Mar 6, 2025 | Charity, Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity are hosting an abseiling event in the Peak District to raise funds for their services to children supported by the hospital. Participants will be free hanging off Millers Dale Viaduct, 100 feet above a gorge, and descend from the...