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British Mountaineering Council start campaign to ban disposable BBQs

by joa18hm | Apr 22, 2021 | Environment, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

The British Mountaineering Council, BMC, has launched a new campaign called ‘No Moor BBQs’.  The group urged supporters to lobby their local MPs, with the aim of making the use of disposable BBQs illegal in open moorland. Mike Pike, a climber and mountain...

Prepare the porridge, the Bears are coming to Sheffield for the city’s latest sculpture trail

by joa19th | Mar 25, 2021 | Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

This summer will see the steel city’s streets adorned with the ‘Bears of Sheffield’ sculpture trail, all to raise vital funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. The trail will comprise of 60 big bears, standing at 2.1m tall, which are sponsored by local businesses,...

Stolen cars and class A drugs seized in organised crime bust

by joa17fgc | Mar 17, 2021 | Crime, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Police have discovered six suspected stolen cars and a mass of Class A drugs in an industrial lockup near Wicker, Sheffield.  A warrant was issued after the police received information about organised crime in the area.  Sheffield Proactive CID forced their way into...

Community to restore broken grave of a Sheffield sporting legend

by joa18har | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Sport, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

The grave of “Sheffield’s greatest sportsman” is to be restored thanks to a local community fundraiser. George Littlewood, known as the ‘Sheffield Flyer’, was an endurance walker and runner in the late 1800s and holds the world’s longest-standing athletics world...

Watch: Professor sparks Sheffield campaign for International Women’s Day

by joa19mlr | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Professor Pamela E. Harris has started #IAmSheffield to showcase the diversity of the University of Sheffield in her talk for International Women’s Day 2021. The women’s network at the university hosted a talk yesterday from Professor Harris, a mathematician at...

Four-year-old girl to cycle 100 miles for mental health awareness

by joa19va | Mar 11, 2021 | Charity, Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A four-year-old Barnsley girl is taking on the challenge of cycling 100 miles throughout March and April to raise awareness and funds for the charity Rethink Mental Health. Chelsea Ellis, from Kendray, has managed to raise £350 so far after making pictures with...
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