Plastic Free Market returns to Sheffield this weekend
The Sheffield Sustainable Market will take place at Victoria Hall on Norfolk Street on Saturday 25 April. The event features stalls from local sellers, food and drink stalls, and live music to celebrate Earth Day, all while promising that no single-use plastics will...
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Socially distanced Vegan Market to be held in Sheffield
After having to reschedule twice in the past 12 months, the Vegan Market Co is set to hold their first event of the year in Sheffield this Sunday. The Sheffield Vegan Market will bring together local businesses selling a large variety of products, all the way from...
‘Action for Amazon’: Whistleblowing hotline launched for South Yorkshire Amazon workers
A new campaign for better treatment and working conditions of Amazon workers has ramped up with the launch of a new whistleblowing hotline. ‘Action on Amazon’, led by Unite the Union, hopes the hotline can help workers in warehouses across the region raise concerns...
Director of Public Health urges public to take lateral flow tests
Sheffield’s Director of Public Health, Greg Fell, has encouraged people to take lateral flow tests to maintain the steady decrease of COVID-19. The latest seven-day average of cases in Sheffield dropped below 50 for the first time since September last year. One month...
Students protest Covid tuition fees at Sheffield universities
Students protested at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam campuses yesterday, demanding a tuition fee refund for this year’s teaching. It was part of a ‘national day of action’ with protests at 26 campuses across the country, organised by Socialist...
Women’s support group organise protest march to curb Sheffield’s gang violence
The community group MumsUnited Sheffield have announced plans to protest through the city on May 22 due to the rising levels of gang violence. Based in Sharrow, the group is calling on all residents to shine a light on youth crime by taking part in the march. Sahira...
Sheffield’s The Crucible welcome fans back for the Snooker World Championships
Sheffield’s The Crucible is set to be part of a pilot programme for the next two weeks to gradually get fans back into sporting venues when they host the Snooker World Championships. Fans have already attended the arena on the opening day of the tournament, which...
Earth Day 2021: Young generation participate in the local Sheffield litter pick
A local litter pick took place in Sheffield last weekend to support this year's Earth Day. Two young environmentalists and their mothers attended the 'Restore Our Earth' initiative to help restore the natural environment in their local area near Harborough Avenue,...
Arbourthorne woman “driven nuts” at night by unknown “weird humming noise”
Sheffield residents have complained of a persistent unidentified “weird humming noise” that is keeping them awake through the night. The irritating sound has been heard between 10pm and 3am for the last eight weeks causing a plethora of complaints on community...
