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Sheffield City Council to ban ‘harmful’ advertisement in ground-breaking new policy

Sheffield City Council to ban ‘harmful’ advertisement in ground-breaking new policy

by Laurel Beach | Mar 21, 2024 | Environment, Front Page Highlights, News

Billboard adverts aimed at junk food, fossil fuels, airlines, gambling and vaping are to be banned in Sheffield.  Following a meeting held earlier this week, Sheffield City council has decided to ban these ‘harmful’ ads from all authority-owned hoardings, social...
Preparations are underway for Millennium Galleries event for science week

Preparations are underway for Millennium Galleries event for science week

by Millie Dearing | Mar 7, 2024 | Community, Culture, Environment

In order to raise awareness for STEM, people are being encouraged to get involved in science at a local Sheffield museum. The Late: The Craft of Science event organised by lecturers at Sheffield Hallam University, will take place on Thursday from 7pm to 10pm. Dr Sarah...
Sheffield experts say more needs to be done after report finds no rivers in England are of good quality

Sheffield experts say more needs to be done after report finds no rivers in England are of good quality

by Isaac Saunders | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Earlier this week The River Trust Organisation released data from their ‘State Of Our Rivers’ report. It outlined that 0% of rivers in England were of good or high quality, and 85% of river stretches fall below good ecological standards. Read the full report here....
Community reacts to brand new neighbourhood development plans

Community reacts to brand new neighbourhood development plans

by Chloe Scofield | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

Today Sheffield City Council has announced that they will be spending £67m on two new neighbourhoods at Furnace Hill and Neepsend. The council announced the funding at the Convention of the North event in Leeds today. The money has been allocated to bring in 1,300 new...
Sheffield based artist explores race, class, and society with new exhibition

Sheffield based artist explores race, class, and society with new exhibition

by Temi Idowu | Mar 1, 2024 | Culture, Environment, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Using spoken word, music, and paintings, ‘Skylarking’ by Ashley Holmes presents the link between the landscapes of the Peak District and what that can mean for people from different backgrounds. Taking place in Sheffield City Centre, from the 22nd of...
Rotherham technology group call for microplastic filters to be in all new washing machines

Rotherham technology group call for microplastic filters to be in all new washing machines

by Sachin Shaw | Feb 29, 2024 | Environment, Front Page Highlights

Rotherham-based group Xeros Technology have published a whitepaper calling on the UK Government to mandate microplastic filters in new washing machines. Xeros Technology, located in the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Catcliffe, focuses on reducing waste in the...
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