Sheffield residents relieved after road closure as they felt ‘something awful could happen’
Road barriers are in place on South Street in Parkhill as part of campaign to end antisocial gatherings.
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Met forecast snow to stay for the day with amber weather warning in place
Sheffield has been hit by heavy snow which has been falling since early this morning. The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning, with people being told to expect travel disruption across the Peak District and south Pennines throughout today. Streets Ahead, a...
Protestors plead for Sheffield to be an apartheid free zone in support of Gaza
Campaigners stood outside of Sheffield Town Hall in support of Gaza as Sheffield City Council hosted their first full meeting of the year. “Stop the genocide” was chanted by protestors in Fargate, Sheffield yesterday which took place yesterday as part of the Stand...
Sheffield woman whose joints dislocate everyday hosts runathon for charity
A Sheffield woman, who faces daily battles with a rare inherited condition, is hosting a 12-hour runathon to raise money for charity. Jenny Anne Blackett suffers from hyper-mobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), which affects around 1 in 5000 people globally. The...
Sheffield’s Fargate undergoes £15.8 million makeover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJNhATmcow Sheffield’s Fargate is undergoing a revamp to increase footfall and bring life back to the once bustling city centre. In 2020, Sheffield City Council received a £15.8 million bid from the government’s Future High Streets...
Sheffield’s Attercliffe to get environmentally friendly new lease of life
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...
National Vegetarian Week promotes plant-based diet to tackle ‘climate emergency’
National Vegetarian Week has returned, promoting the small changes you can make to reduce your carbon footprint and help the planet. The Vegetarian Society is one of the many charities encouraging businesses, schools, local authorities, supermarkets and individuals to...
Brits are living shorter than others – but this can be prevented, says Sheffield professor
Life expectancy in the UK has been falling for the past ten years, with areas like Doncaster scoring particularly low according to The Health Foundation. https://youtu.be/q8b8mZaHAXk University of Sheffield professor Alan Walker, head of the Healthy Lifespan...
Sheffield environment group restores riverbanks with weekly volunteering works
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...
