Watch: Sheffield City Nature Challenge launched to promote biodiversity
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust has launched needs help to record the city’s biodiversity this April.
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Campaign recognises work towards innovation in Sheffield
Projects from across Sheffield have been recognised in the ‘Shaped in Sheffield’ campaign, an initiative giving UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) the opportunity to showcase their success. Led by UKRI, which invests £9 billion annually in research, the campaign...
Feminist organisation conducts annual campaign on reproductive rights
A Sheffield-based feminist organisation ‘Worker’s Liberty’ is campaigning for reproductive rights during Lent in opposition to an anti-abortion campaign. US anti-abortionists ‘40 Days for Life’ had success in overturning Roe v Wade, and the members of Workers Liberty...
Barnsley police officers awarded for saving bus driver’s life
Two Barnsley police officers received a national award for performing life-saving CPR on a bus driver after he went into cardiac arrest. PC Tony Tighe and PC Nick Deakin were called to the scene of an emergency on 21 February where the driver had collapsed at the...
Deadline extended for prestigious business awards
The deadline for the Made in Sheffield awards to celebrate local business has been extended. The event recognises local businesses successes in designing, producing and manufacturing goods globally. The deadline for entries which was originally 19 February was...
£433k grant launched to support rural communities in South Yorkshire
The South Yorkshire Rural Crime Initiative has been launched in response to crimes such as anti-social behaviour, theft and vandalism that disproportionately affect rural areas. The £443,000 grant has been launched by South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and funded by...
New arrivals at Yorkshire Wildlife Park Resort as cheetah cubs born
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park Resort has welcomed four new cheetah cubs after cheetah ‘Darcy’ gave birth in the early morning of Valentine’s Day. https://youtu.be/B4VzmHb9tek As of now the new family are spending their time in Cheetah Territory, a 10,000 square...
Sheffield café offering free school meals for children in summer holidays
A community focused café in Fox Valley Sheffield is offering free breakfast clubs for children and families in the summer holidays. Their scheme began last summer to help parents who might be struggling during the long school break, at first the numbers...
Sheffield ticket inspectors struggling to deal with tram-hopping
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority said that there has been a decline in the number of tram fare evaders in Sheffield but according to ticket inspectors and riders the problem hasn't improved in the slightest. South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard said in a...
