Robots to deliver takeaways in Sheffield
Autonomous delivery robots are being introduced across South Yorkshire, including 16 new robots in Sheffield.
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New commission to promote climate actions in Yorkshire and Humber
Sheffield is looking forward to more climate actions happening in a positive, constructive, and evidence-based way with the launch of a new Climate Commission. The Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission officially launched yesterday with the support of the...
Sheffield’s new local area committees will not change the referendum, campaigners say
Sheffield City Council will vote on a proposal today to create seven new Local Area Committees, in an effort to better engage local people in the democratic process. This decision comes just weeks before the city-wide referendum to change the council from a...
Rotherham memorial to commemorate lockdown anniversary launches next Saturday
A memorial in Rotherham is to open next week with the aim of rebuilding the communities which have been badly impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. On March 27, Hope Fields in Thrybergh Country Park will mark the anniversary of lockdown by offering a space for locals...
Reclaim the Streets: vigil for Sarah Everard evolves into virtual and offline campaigns across Sheffield.
Around 150 people joined a virtual vigil meeting in honour of 33-year-old Sarah Everard at 6pm last Saturday night. Reclaim Sheffield Streets has described the vigil was ‘for everyone who experiences misogynistic and gender-based oppression on our streets’, and it was...
South Yorkshire residents call for more action against fly tipping
Levels of fly tipping are rising at a worrying rate for South Yorkshire residents, despite Rotherham Council’s ‘Get Rid Reyt’ initiative. Items littered around Thorpe Hesley and Scholes have become an environmental health hazard to wildlife due to the amount of...
Student finds stolen items after being burgled
A University of Sheffield student has recovered his stolen PlayStation 4 games after they were taken from his accommodation in Broomhall. Sam Morris’ student house was broken into in late February after one of his flatmates forgot to lock their back door. The...
Woman in Sheffield campaigns to bring back ‘put out your rubbish days’ to help prevent fly tipping
A member of a litter picker group, has put pressure on Sheffield City Council to help prevent fly tipping in the area. Michelle Hinson, 38, who is a member of both the Sheffield Litter Pickers and the S20/S21 litter picker groups, believes something must be done to...
Sheffield City Council Receive Massive Investment to Protect Green Spaces
Sheffield will receive £180,000 to plant and protect trees as part of The Woodland Trust’s ‘Emergency Tree Fund’. Sheffield City Council will receive just over 6% of the £2.9 million fund that aims to help cash-strapped local authorities create more green spaces. Andy...
