New Sheffield charity set up to send football boots to Nigeria

by Jessica Smith | Mar 19, 2026 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A man has set up a charity which aims to collect unwanted football boots from local football clubs and ship them to a city in Nigeria. Ife Fagbulu, 35, the founder of Boots Bridge, said: “Where I come from people don’t have the proper equipment to play football. ...

Watch: Mobile planetarium lands in Sheffield expanding access to the stars

by Rhianna Dankwa | Mar 19, 2026 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield is the second city in the UK to enjoy a new mobile planetarium that takes guests on a cosmic journey. Planetarium Go UK uses an immersive 360 degree dome to display films about space, the universe and our solar system. According to its website, each film...

Council share concerns about NHS integration with Palantir following public demonstration

by Gabriella Whiston | Mar 13, 2026 | Charity, Community, Health, News, Politics, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Councillors in Sheffield shared concerns about Palantir’s NHS contract at a meeting this week, following protests from a grassroots campaign group. The #NoPalantirInTheNHS South Yorkshire campaign is supported by Medact Sheffield and Healthworkers for a Free...

Residents evacuated after tree falls on houses in Sheffield

by Anisa Alavi | Mar 13, 2026 | Environment, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Uncategorised

Several residents have been evacuated from houses after a tree fell on two buildings on Harcourt Road in Sheffield. At 10am today, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called out to the street, following reports of a tree collapsing and falling onto a building....

Vigil held to remember victims of femicide as Sheffield marks International Women’s Day

by Anisa Alavi | Mar 13, 2026 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An vigil was held to remember all the women who lost their lives to male violence in 2025, as Sheffield marked International Women’s Day. Sheffield Women’s Collective wanted to highlight the persisting prevalence of femicide in the UK, where women are still unsafe. ...

Sky-House applies for £38m planning application as part of new eco-development plan in Peak District

by Isabella O'Keeffe | Mar 13, 2026 | Environment, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A developer has submitted a £38 million planning application as part of a new eco-development project to build new homes in the Peak District. Sky-House aims to build a luxury eco-development containing 73 new homes across 40 acres of woodland. The neighbourhood,...