Sheffield to host next year’s Tour de France Femmes stage two finish.
A professional women’s biking race is hitting British soil in 2027, with its second stage finishing off outside the Utilita Arena in Sheffield. Starting in Manchester City Centre on the 31st of July, the Tour De France Femmes avec Zwift route looks to take on a...
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Morrisons Sheffield address period poverty with their new ‘Ask for Sandy’ designed for shoppers in need
Supermarket Morrisons have initiated a new scheme to allow women in poverty to be discreetly given sanitary products. The 'Ask for Sandy' scheme was created after research revealed over a third of the population are left without hygiene products. Period poverty is a...
Sheffield locals react to increased sentencing for animal abusers
Animal lovers in Sheffield have expressed their delight as a Bill for tougher sentences for cruelty was passed in Parliament yesterday. The new law, set for royal assent today, means those convicted of abuse offences could face up to five years in prison – an increase...
A St Luke’s charity shop in Sheffield welcomes it’s customers back for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic
Following the ease of the national COVID restrictions in the UK, St Luke’s charity, have reopened the doors of its 13 charity shops in Sheffield, which provides essential funding for the support of those with terminal illnesses. This week, the Firth Park shop welcomed...
A St Luke’s charity shop in Sheffield welcomes it’s customers back for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic
Following the ease of the national COVID restrictions in the UK, St Luke’s charity, have reopened the doors of its 13 charity shops in Sheffield, which provides essential funding for the support of those with terminal illnesses. This week, the Firth Park shop welcomed...
Sheffield nightclubs open in June but graduation ceremonies to be virtual
Sheffield will be reopening its nightclubs in June but has postponed in-person graduation ceremonies to 2022. University of Sheffield students that will be graduating in 2021 received an email on 21 April from their departments stating that their graduation ceremonies...
South Yorkshire Police take part in nationwide anti-knife operation
Operation Sceptre is an anti-knife crime campaign carried out by UK police forces, focused upon taking knives off the streets and reducing the devastating impact caused by weaponised attacks. South Yorkshire Police have taken an active role in the operation by...
Travellers who set up camp near a football pitch tell Sheffield City Council it’s temporary
Travellers had set up an unauthorized camp near a Sheffield football pitch earlier this week. A number of caravans and vehicles arrived at Norfolk heritage park on 26 April 2021. The pitch on Norfolk Park Road is home to the Pro Socker Pumas Junior Football Club....
“You did feel PROUD to be from Sheffield”: Local resident recalls celebrating Sheffield at 1951 Festival
It’s been 70 years since the Festival of Britain was celebrated across the UK and one Sheffield resident has shared her memories of the event. Valerie Leigh attended the event at it’s centrepiece on London’s South Bank whilst on a school trip and was lucky enough to...
