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Woman shares plans to start cemetery clean up group around Rotherham

Woman shares plans to start cemetery clean up group around Rotherham

by Megan Beck | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A woman has been volunteering to clean up the “forgotten” headstones in and around her community. Sarah Jones, 34, from Rotherham said: “I first started cleaning headstones as a personal family project after discovering a relative’s gravestone was...
Popular Birmingham and Liverpool indoor markets coming to Sheffield

Popular Birmingham and Liverpool indoor markets coming to Sheffield

by Tara Nagra | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Red Brick Markets are designed to be a hub for local small businesses, filled with a range of vintage traders, vinyl records, artwork, and jewellery makers, and are coming to Sheffield. They describe themselves as ‘the best independent shopping experience’ and aim to...
Recovering addict dreams of opening up rehab centre

Recovering addict dreams of opening up rehab centre

by Ed Stansfield | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

A recovering alcoholic has now set his aim to supporting others fighting their own addictions after a year of sobriety. Dane-John Kemp, 33, from Cudworth, has battled his addiction for most of his adult life. “At first I did it because it was fun. I experimented...
Sheffield woman faces losing her job as bus services are slashed

Sheffield woman faces losing her job as bus services are slashed

by Megan Beck | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A woman from Sheffield is at risk of losing her job in the city centre as public transport cuts in her village have often left her without a way to get to work. Linda Bradshaw, 64 , from Killamarsh said: “Trying to get a bus is ridiculous now, I’ve been getting to...
Sheffield charity launches urgent appeal for sleeping bags

Sheffield charity launches urgent appeal for sleeping bags

by Robin Hibbs | Feb 16, 2024 | Charity, Community, Front Page Highlights, News, Top stories

A Broomhall charity has appealed for the public to donate sleeping bags for vulnerable people on the streets. Ben’s Centre provides a safe space and support for those suffering with substance abuse, including the misuse of drugs and alcohol. Don Beedham, the...
Investment into electric buses to support the Clean Air Zone approved

Investment into electric buses to support the Clean Air Zone approved

by Grace Cunningham | Feb 16, 2024 | Community, Environment, Front Page Highlights, Health, News, Politics, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Sheffield council will tackle the “silent killer” of pollution by investing into electric buses. A council meeting on Wednesday passed the report to increase decarbonised, quality buses around the city to combat the issue of unclean air and poor transport....
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