Sheffield Council to stop single-use plastic cups from city-centre events
Sheffield City council have agreed to ban traders at city centre events from using single-use plastic from 1 April This has come after environmental campaigners have spent several years pressuring the council to introduce the policy. This should aim to improve...
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Sheffield ranked 13th worst in the UK for train services, research finds
Delays and cancellations of train journeys have seen a rise pre-existing a labour shortage that worsened after the cost of living crisis and pandemic, with the hardest hit regions being in the north and midlands. Sheffield, along with Huddersfield and York, has...
City of Sheffield pulls together to memorialise COVID-19
Sheffield City Council has worked in collaboration with local organisations to memorialise the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last month numerous events have been held across the city, including Sheffield Cathedral’s ‘Wall of Reflection.’ This is a place where...
Covid memorial unveiled in Sheffield
A memorial sculpture for those affected by the Covid pandemic has been unveiled by Sheffield City Council. The opening ceremony, which took place at Balm Green Gardens yesterday, was specifically chosen to coincide with the national day of Covid remembrance. The...
Sheffield Half Marathon: South Yorkshire’s run for charity
The Sheffield Half marathon will be taking place this Sunday, as people from all over South Yorkshire come together to run the tricky 13 mile course starting and finishing at Arundel Gate. The event is set to see over 6,000 people running to raise money for a wide...
Brave mum set to lead memorial walk to confront grief after losing three family members
A bereaved mum will be leading a memorial walk in Peak District in memory of her daughter who died 10 years ago. Faye Smith, from Ranmoor, has organised the event on Sunday in memory of her daughter, Gabi, who died when she was 12. Gabi died on exactly the...
Sheffield’s MKMB builders merchants raises more than £20,000 for The Sick Children’s Trust
The Sheffield branch of a national building company has started a fundraiser to raise money for The Sick Children's Trust. MKMB is the largest independent builders merchants in the UK and the Sheffield Parkway branch has been raising money for the charity who provide...
Sheffield campaigners hope to win over Mayor for more public control over bus services.
Sheffield campaigners for ‘regular and reliable’ bus services across South Yorkshire protested for change this week. The ‘Better Buses for South Yorkshire’ team congregated outside South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) on 21 March 2022, chanting...
BREAKING: Unattended bag at Northern General forces patients to be moved to other hospitals
Patients in A&E at Northern General were forced to leave as a result of an unattended bag being found at the hospital. Police were outside the hospital near A&E this morning and a closure was put in place. Gana Ming, who had been in the hospital's A&E unit...
