Sheffield Food Festival adds more music to the menu for this bank holiday weekend
Sheffield Food Festival is back this May Bank Holiday weekend and organisers say it will be the biggest and boldest one yet. The free three-day event will run from Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May and will take over large parts of the city centre, including Peace Gardens,...
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GCSE and A-level students face further pressure as exam boards become more lenient after pandemic
GCSE and A-Level exams begin this week with a reduction in government support for the first time post lockdown throughout Sheffield and the rest of the UK. What has changed? After more than three years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the government have...
500 Together: Sheffield volunteer group reaches £50,000 milestone in donations
Sheffield-based fundraising group, 500 Together, has reached a significant milestone by earning a total of £50,000 in their weekly donations to individuals and organisations in need. The group, which was established in 2019, has collectively donated a sum of £500...
Dementia Action Week – catch symptoms early
This week from the 15th to 21st of May marks Dementia Action Week (DAW) . Within Yorkshire and the Humber, one in three who notice symptoms of dementia in themselves or a loved one wait more than a month before voicing their concerns, according to the Alzheimer's...
Barnsley FC announce professionalisation of community women’s team
The football Club has announced that the team who currently play as Barnsley Ladies will be rebranded as Barnsley FC from next season, as the management of the team moves in-house. The team will be playing in the fifth tier of English football following a title...
Volunteers take on an abseil challenge down Sheffield’s Owen building
Over £4,500 has been raised so far after Sheffield residents took on an abseil last Saturday, fundraising for three charities in the city. The event, organised by Sheffield Universities RAG ( Raising and Giving society) welcomed anyone who was brave enough to take on...
Plastic Free Sheffield Central kickstart new reusable cup initiative
The Reusable Revolution campaign is encouraging the use of reusable cups around Sheffield to reduce single-use plastics. Sheffield initiative Plastic Free Sheffield Central is trying to do their bit to decrease the city's use of plastic cups. Greg Hewitt, 34,...
Sheffield organisation urges homeowners to install device in bid to prevent swift population from plummeting
An organisation is calling for homeowners to install a special brick to their homes in a bid to curb the decline of swifts in Sheffield. As more swifts lose their homes from housing developments, a new campaign wants homeowners to install 'swift bricks' to their...
Campaign launched in Carterknowle to plant more trees for residents
Residents within the neighbourhood came together to raise over 30% of their funding to make their street a much greener. Glenorchy road has no street trees, Jo Sutcliffe a campaigner for the neighbourhood said: “I am very concerned about the environment from global...
