Green Party Candidate for Burngreave wins local election despite fears over vandalism
Green Party candidate Mustafa Ahmed is now the councillor for Burngreave despite numerous party signs being vandalised in the area during the week.
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Watch: Sheffield Palestine protesters enter a third week of encampment
University encampments and protests across the UK have remained resilient for over two weeks in support of Palestine. On 1 May, students and staff at universities in Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield set up a 'Mayday' encampment protest in solidarity with...
Watch: Expert warns of human impact on National Endangered Species Day
Today marks National Endangered Species Day and an expert has warned of the impact humans have on endangered species across both South Yorkshire and the UK. This comes after the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust stated that Yorkshire’s wildlife is in crisis and if nothing is...
Sheffield Food Festival due to take-over ‘half of the city centre’
Sheffield's 'famous' food festival is due to make its annual return for the upcoming bank holiday weekend, starting on Saturday 25 May. Sheffield Food Festival 2024 is free to attend, taking over 'half of the city', including the Peace Gardens, Millennium and Town...
Watch: New Report Calls for Student Maintenance Support Reform
A new national report has called for urgent reform to the maintenance support system after research found that students are not receiving enough money to live. The Sutton Trust, a leading educational charity, has found that for 57% of students, the maximum loan does...
Three people arrested after police seize illegal drugs and suspected stolen vehicles
Illegal drugs, quantities of cash and a number of suspected stolen vehicles have been recovered by police in Doncaster following a pre-planned warrant at a compound. After gathering intelligence and monitoring activity at an address in Conisbrough, officers from...
Northern Trains recycle over 10,000kg of old uniform in 12 months
Northern Trains announced their collaboration with recycling specialists Avena in 2023, so that it’s ‘end of life’ uniforms could be recycled into ‘further life' products. Twelve months on, they have recycled 10,390kg of old uniforms and saved over 4,000kg of carbon...
National Vegan Market Visits Sheffield
A vegan market touring the UK visited the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Vegan Events UK has been holding events since 2017 which aims to educate about veganism, promote vegan businesses and show people how easy and affordable being vegan can be. Owner of...
Suicide Prevention Conference at Sheffield’s Octagon Centre draws thousands from across UK
National suicide prevention charity, Baton of Hope, hosted its anticipated conference today in Sheffield’s Octagon Centre, featuring talks from renowned mental health advocates from across the globe. The charity, co-founded by Mike McCarthy, aims to raise awareness,...
