by Kate McCusker | Feb 26, 2024 10:23AM | News
Here are three stories to look out for on the Sheffield Wire today. South Yorkshire has seen a 650% spike in antisemitism since Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel according to data obtained from the Community Security Trust. Sheffielders are reacting to the...
by Tabitha Wilson | Feb 26, 2024 10:15AM | News, Top Story
An anti-abortion group holding a 40-day ‘vigil’ outside of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield claim they are there to raise awareness, rather than judge women. 40 Days For Life is an international Christian organisation that claims it is ‘helping to end the...
by Rei Takver | Feb 19, 2024 5:02PM | News
After announcements that a chaplain who has served in Gaza would be coming to the University of Sheffield campus this week, a group of students and community activists staged a peaceful protest aimed at preventing him from doing so. “We refuse to allow Deutsch...
by Zhaona Li | Feb 19, 2024 4:48PM | News
A petition has been launched for the Stocksbridge Town Deal, accusing the Town Deal Board as a ‘runaway Board’. The petition is calling the Council to act quickly by using its powers to “instigate a thorough review of the decisions taken by this runaway...
by Rithika Raghu | Feb 19, 2024 4:37PM | News
An Arbourthorne boxing club helping youth stay out of crime is at risk of closure after the owner of the building demands property back. The club, which has been running for 33 years, is at risk of closure after the Spring Lane Pupil Referral Unit, which houses the...
by Luke Gill | Feb 19, 2024 4:28PM | News
The free Monday book club in the Woodhouse Community Hub has a warm and inviting atmosphere for children and parents of the area access books and to socialise. The book club, formed in August by Holly Burkinshaw, 36, of Kirkdale Crescent, was established to provide...
