Car drug search outside of South Yorkshire prison leads to ‘cheeky’ discovery
Last week, South Yorkshire police conducted a vehicle search outside a Doncaster prison after suspicious behaviour, discovering a cache of crack cocaine, and a one year old marmoset monkey. The car, noticeably trying to avoid contact with officers outside of HMP...
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Brits are living shorter than others – but this can be prevented, says Sheffield professor
Life expectancy in the UK has been falling for the past ten years, with areas like Doncaster scoring particularly low according to The Health Foundation. https://youtu.be/q8b8mZaHAXk University of Sheffield professor Alan Walker, head of the Healthy Lifespan...
Sheffield environment group restores riverbanks with weekly volunteering works
The Rivership Stewardship Company, a Sheffield-based organisation set up to maintain and improve waterways in South Yorkshire, is training people out of job to look after rivers in the region every Wednesday. The trainees were brought to Short Brook in Westfield and a...
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,...
