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70km hike raises over £2,000 for University of Sheffield

by Ewan Jardine | Mar 24, 2023 | Charity, Community

A University of Sheffield alumni has raised over £2,000 for the university as he hikes from Manchester all the way to Sheffield Thomas Wright, a Sheffield Alumni, is hiking the 70km distance between the two cities to raise money for scholarships and bursaries at the...

Clean Air Zone protestors say ‘We’re being called far right’

by Emily Hawtin | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

An anti-Clean Air Zone group is planning a march in Sheffield in response to the council’s scheme, which imposes charges on commercial vehicles driving through the city. Tim Wells, 58, a member from the campaign against Clean Air Zone said: “It’s going to...

‘Football For Foodbanks’ plan expansion after winning National Lottery Fund

by Chloe Smith | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A football fanatic has turned his love for the sport into a National Lottery funded charity organisation for food banks.  Football For Foodbanks has just received £10,000 in funding from the National Lottery for which the founder, Matty MacNeil, is planning to use for...

‘We need statutes not statues’ – Sheffielders have mixed response to Covid memorial

by Owen Jameson | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, Culture, Health

An elegant Covid memorial was unveiled in the heart of Sheffield yesterday, exactly three years since the first lockdown. The stainless steel willow tree memorial was designed by architect George King and commissioned by Sheffield City Council. City of Sheffield pulls...

“It’s a BIG eyesore”: Sheffield responds to the HUGE KFC sign at Castle Square.

by Charlie Fenton | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, Culture

A huge KFC sign has been posted next to the Easy Hotel opposite the Castle Square tram stop in Sheffield has received mixed responses from Sheffield residents. “It’s a big eyesore, it just feels so out of place” said Barnaby, a Politics student at the University of...

City of Sheffield pulls together to memorialise COVID-19

by Amelia Oates | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Sheffield City Council has worked in collaboration with local organisations to memorialise the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last month numerous events have been held across the city, including Sheffield Cathedral’s ‘Wall of Reflection.’  This is a place where...
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