by Shakthi Thyagarajan | May 12, 2023 | Environment, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Sewage is entering Britain’s waterways at alarming rates and it’s especially bad in Sheffield. Data from the Environment Agency revealed that sewage was dumped into Sheffield’s rivers 2,909 times, or about 8,700 hours last year, which means there were only 60...
by Sunjun Hwang | May 11, 2023 | Environment, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
Campaigners gathered in front of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to call for a better bus system in the county on Tuesday afternoon. Matthew Topham, member of the Better Buses for South Yorkshire, said: “We are looking to bring buses across South...
by Keator Cheng | Apr 28, 2023 | Community, Education, Environment, Health, News, Watch
A Sheffield school is leading a scheme to close the road outside its gates during drop-off and pick-up times.Parents and children have been struggling with traffic congestion and safety concerns during school drop-off and pick-up times for a long time. With a high...
by Callum McIntyre | Apr 28, 2023 | Culture, Environment, News, Watch
Stop Food Waste Day is the world’s single-largest day of action against our careless food habits. The event, this year on 26th April, aims to “ignite change regarding the global food waste issue”, to encourage people to change what they throw away in...
by Charlie Martin | Apr 27, 2023 | Environment, Politics
As Earth Day was celebrated across the globe this year, so was ‘EcoUnity’ with Ukraine. 34 cities in 19 different countries, including Sheffield, campaigned to stop the ecocide perpetuated by Russia. Over the weekend a group of Ukrainian activists came together...
by Daisy Kimpton | Mar 31, 2023 | Community, Environment, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch
Extinction Rebellion Sheffield (XR) have started preparing for their venture to London for ‘The Big One’ protest.They hope that this will be the biggest climate protest ever in the UK.Their main demands are for the government to “Tell the truth, Act now and...
