by joa19tp | Mar 18, 2021 | Environment, News
Sheffield is looking forward to more climate actions happening in a positive, constructive, and evidence-based way with the launch of a new Climate Commission. The Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission officially launched yesterday with the support of the...
by ega17ojm | Mar 18, 2021 | Charity, Culture, Environment, News, Politics, Watch
A memorial in Rotherham is to open next week with the aim of rebuilding the communities which have been badly impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. On March 27, Hope Fields in Thrybergh Country Park will mark the anniversary of lockdown by offering a space for locals...
by joa19bw | Mar 18, 2021 | Environment, Health, News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch
Levels of fly tipping are rising at a worrying rate for South Yorkshire residents, despite Rotherham Council’s ‘Get Rid Reyt’ initiative. Items littered around Thorpe Hesley and Scholes have become an environmental health hazard to wildlife due to the amount of...
by joa18nw | Mar 11, 2021 | Environment, News
Sheffield will receive £180,000 to plant and protect trees as part of The Woodland Trust’s ‘Emergency Tree Fund’. Sheffield City Council will receive just over 6% of the £2.9 million fund that aims to help cash-strapped local authorities create more green spaces. Andy...
by joa18hwc | Mar 11, 2021 | Education, Environment, News
Sheffield Hallam University has designed and installed the first energy harnessing playground at a school in India. The hydroponic playground, which includes seesaws and growing frames, stimulates crop growth by using energy generated by children as they play. Heath...
by joa18ep | Mar 4, 2021 | Environment, News
Sheffield is one of four local authorities calling on the government for additional funding and support to help taxi drivers upgrade to environmentally-friendly vehicles. The council has raised concerns in a letter written to the Department of Transport surrounding...
