Nature debate highlights need for collective action to make nature accessible for all

by Ewan Jardine | May 12, 2023 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A Sheffield charity organised a debate with experts from across the Nature Recovery field speaking on a range of issues and topics.  Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust organised the nature talk for the Festival of Debate 2023 in collaboration with other...

Sewage entered Sheffield’s rivers 2,909 times in 2022

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...

Protestors demand ‘Fairer Fares’ for buses in Sheffield

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...

A Sheffield school is leading a scheme to close the road outside its gates during drop-off and pick-up times

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...

Stop food waste day: Helping Sheffield with the cost of living and environment.

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...

Ukrainians celebrate environmental solidarity in Sheffield

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...