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MA students launch campaign to make Sheffield’s green spaces safer

by admin | May 13, 2021 | Community, Crime, Environment, News

A campaign has been launched by students at The University of Sheffield to make the city’s green spaces safer. The Park Light initiative was set up by a group of MA trainee journalists after an increase in violent and sexual assaults. Lydia Kerin, 22, one of the...

Sheffield man who turned his apartment into a weapons factory taken to hospital

by admin | May 13, 2021 | Crime, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A Sheffield man who modelled his apartment into a homemade weapons factory has been indefinitely hospitalised under the Mental Health Act. Wayne Parkin, 37, of Deer Park View, was arrested outside his home in Stannington in September 2020, after he was found carrying...

‘Kill the Bill’ Protesters March in Sheffield During International Workers’ Day

by joa19yy | May 6, 2021 | Crime, News, Top stories

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Sheffield for the city’s fourth ‘Kill the Bill’ protest on International Workers’ Day campaigning against the newly announced Policing Bill. Around 800 people gathered at Devonshire Green and Barkers Pool last...

‘Kill the Bill’ Protesters March in Sheffield During International Workers’ Day

by admin | May 6, 2021 | Crime, News, Top stories

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through Sheffield for the city’s fourth ‘Kill the Bill’ protest on International Workers’ Day campaigning against the newly announced Policing Bill. Around 800 people gathered at Devonshire Green and Barkers Pool last...

Sheffield locals react to increased sentencing for animal abusers

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Crime, News, Watch

Animal lovers in Sheffield have expressed their delight as a Bill for tougher sentences for cruelty was passed in Parliament yesterday. The new law, set for royal assent today, means those convicted of abuse offences could face up to five years in prison – an increase...

South Yorkshire Police take part in nationwide anti-knife operation

by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, Crime, News

Operation Sceptre is an anti-knife crime campaign carried out by UK police forces, focused upon taking knives off the streets and reducing the devastating impact caused by weaponised attacks. South Yorkshire Police have taken an active role in the operation by...
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