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Outrage at proposed plans for Gleadless Valleys’ new green space: ‘It isn’t what the people need’ 

Outrage at proposed plans for Gleadless Valleys’ new green space: ‘It isn’t what the people need’ 

by Marianne Hamilton | Feb 9, 2024 | Environment, Front Page Highlights, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

As part of the Gleadless Valley Masterplan, the council’s regeneration team have presented plans for a new green space at Spotswood Road.  This is the first big project as part of their masterplan. The Gleadless Valley Master plan is a future investment plan to...
Burst pipe on Archer Road causes disruption for Sheffield business

Burst pipe on Archer Road causes disruption for Sheffield business

by John Cresswell | Feb 8, 2024 | Environment, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A business in Sheffield is still struggling after Archer Road was closed for a week due to a burst water main. The road closure deterred customers from using the Express Hand Car Wash in Woodseats, which was near the road closure, causing a significant loss of...
Sheffield’s Attercliffe to get environmentally friendly new lease of life

Sheffield’s Attercliffe to get environmentally friendly new lease of life

by Daisy Kimpton | May 19, 2023 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Sheffield City Council have finalised plans for the development of zero carbon housing in the Attercliffe area of the city. The Attercliffe Waterside scheme will see 1,000 homes built, straddling the Sheffield and Tinsley canal.  Sheffield City council said this...

Sheffield environment group restores riverbanks with weekly volunteering works

by admin | May 19, 2023 | Environment, News

The Rivership Stewardship Company, a Sheffield-based organisation set up to maintain and improve waterways in South Yorkshire, is training people out of job to look after rivers in the region every Wednesday. The trainees were brought to Short Brook in Westfield and a...

Plastic Free Sheffield Central kickstart new reusable cup initiative

by Gabriella Crisp | May 18, 2023 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

The Reusable Revolution campaign is encouraging the use of reusable cups around Sheffield to reduce single-use plastics. Sheffield initiative Plastic Free Sheffield Central is trying to do their bit to decrease the city’s use of plastic cups. Greg Hewitt, 34,...

Sheffield organisation urges homeowners to install device in bid to prevent swift population from plummeting

by Thomas Jackson | May 18, 2023 | Environment, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An organisation is calling for homeowners to install a special brick to their homes in a bid to curb the decline of swifts in Sheffield. As more swifts lose their homes from housing developments, a new campaign wants homeowners to install ‘swift bricks’ to...
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