by Sabah Salam | Dec 13, 2024 2:31PM | News
Bikes that would have been “destined for landfill” have been refurbished as part of a recycling scheme that donates them to refugees and asylum seekers in Barnsley. The Barnsley Refugee Bike Project began two years ago, after Alex Simon, the founder, attended...
by Jasmine Steele | Dec 13, 2024 2:30PM | Campaign - Disabilities, Campaigns - Autism, News, Sport
A netball team providing sports opportunities for young women with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), is calling for more opportunities to be created in South Yorkshire. Net4All was first set up in 2019 by Helen Thorneloe, from Sheffield Concord...
by Nicole Taylor | Dec 13, 2024 2:27PM | News
Sheffield hospitality staff are “powerless” as managers prioritise the high profits in the festive season, despite a new duty on employers to proactively prevent sexual harassment. Dr Bob Jeffrey, of the Sheffield Trade Union Council said: “Sexual harassment is an...
by Sadiya Wani | Dec 13, 2024 2:22PM | News
Students are “unsupportive” of the University of Sheffield’s decision to close one of its buildings overnight to save energy. First opened in September 2015, The Diamond is the University’s Multidisciplinary Engineering Education’s largest ever...
by Daniel Thomas | Dec 13, 2024 2:10PM | News
In the wake of the Assad dictatorship’s dramatic collapse on 8 December, Syrians living and working in Sheffield are ‘euphoric’ and hoping for a brighter future. Members of the Syrian community gathered outside Damascus Bakery & Sweets in Spital...
by Adrian Collis | Dec 13, 2024 1:47PM | News
A five-year dementia strategy, beginning in 2025, has been approved by Sheffield City Council. The strategy follows on from the 2019-2024 plan and seeks to build on its pros and cons. Particular improvement goals in the new nine-step strategic vision include the...
