Meet the student nurses who are making a difference at S6 Foodbank
A group of four nursing students from Sheffield Hallam University have been fundraising and volunteering for S6 Foodbank over the past couple of weeks. As part of their health community promotion project, Ellouise Porter, Lauren Ingram, Kathryn Thompson and Isobel...
TV presenter patron of Sheffield charity asks more people to support local charities by donating £1 per week
Sheffield-based national broadcaster Dan Walker is urging people to spare just £1 a week in a bid to help support local charities. The Channel 5 presenter launched Sheffield 1000 last summer with the idea to give £1,000 a week to a local nominated charity, good cause...
Sheffield cat shelter appeal for more volunteers as kitten season begins
As kitten season commences, a high influx of cats and kittens adds additional strains onto services. Among those effected is charity, The Sheffield cat shelter, who work all year round to provide cats with a safe home and medical treatment if necessary. During the...
Poor public transport is one of biggest barriers to a greener country, new statistics show
A new report issued by ONS has found that a lack of reliable, regular, or convenient public transport is the biggest barrier for using greener forms of transport. Data collected between 25 January 2023 to 5 February 2023 showed that 4 in 10 adults rated this as the...
Illegal drugs and harmful chemicals: locals take on pollutants in Sheffield rivers
Illegal drugs and other chemicals of concern have been detected in Sheffield’s rivers, say members of a new group formed to tackle river pollution in the city. The River Wardens aim to hold accountable people responsible for pollution, and to promote public...
Sheffield snow causes football chaos
Sheffield’s snow dump is causing chaos for football clubs across the area ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. Chesterfield FC resorted to asking fans to head to the stadium to help clear the snow off the pitch, in an attempt to ensure tomorrow’s game against Yeovil Town...
WATCH: Sheffield council flat besieged by mould leads to tenant claiming he’s developing health problems
A mould-infested council flat is causing a Sheffield man to suffer with severe health problems, he claims. Russell Fowler, who lives in Keating House just behind London Road in Sheffield, told us how he’s been in hospital twice with pneumonia and hasn't shaken a cough...
Sheffield comes together amid Friday’s ‘snow-pocalypse’
As most of Sheffield woke up to 32cm of snow many ran into crisis but luckily local communities have pulled together and shown great resolve. Here are some of the stories we’ve found of Sheffielders banding together to help one another: Residents of Bents Green have...
BREAKING: Sheffield Crane Fire – M1 section CLOSED
The M1 motorway is closed both ways between Junction 30 Sheffield and Junction 31 Worksop after a crane caught fire. A picture from National Highways shows fire engines on the motorway as firefighters are trying to stop the fire. Delays are building up in both...
Sheffield neighbourhood comes together to clear roads for funeral
A local community has banded together to help a woman deliver her father’s funeral by clearing the heavy snow near Bents Green in Sheffield. Sarah Redding was supposed to attend her father’s funeral today at 1:45 pm but that was in jeopardy due to the huge amounts of...