by Sophie Stanley | May 8, 2026 | Crime, Environment, News, Politics, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
Green Party candidate Mustafa Ahmed is now the councillor for Burngreave despite numerous party signs being vandalised in the area during the week. Party signs and Posters outside homes from Ecclesall to Burngreave were smashed and ripped only days before the local...
by Lara Groom | May 8, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch
A group of volunteers have been gathering every Wednesday to restore Broomhill Library’s Percy Cane Heritage Garden. Kathy Harbord, a volunteer, wanted to make the garden available to the public, and despite it being a challenging task, has been working on it...
by Gabriella Whiston | May 1, 2026 | Community, Culture, Environment, News, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead
A Barnsley Green Party candidate has predicted a good result for Reform in next week’s elections, but said the Greens are continuing to target small gains in parts of the town. The Greens are currently predicted to win one seat in Darton West, which the party has said...
by Ciara Stacey | Apr 24, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Since 2018 there have been 12 wildfires that have devastated 81.22 hectares of land that has led to tonnes of carbon being released into the atmosphere. The Moors for the Future Partnership, in a statement, said: “With climate change making weather more extreme,...
by Robin Lee | Apr 24, 2026 | Environment, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
The presence of the “red listed” endangered water vole species has been found across the Peak District and South Pennines due to the hard work of mink removal volunteers in the area. Ecologists from Yorkshire Water and the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust have...
by Maria Marques | Apr 24, 2026 | Charity, Community, Environment, News
Plans for 57 new social rent homes on a long-derelict site on City Road have been approved, as part of efforts to tackle Sheffield’s housing shortage. The development, led by Great Places Housing Group, a non-profit social housing organisation, will transform the...
