by Katie Swain | Dec 13, 2024 4:25PM | News, Top Story
A campaign has launched to provide free bus passes for asylum seekers in South Yorkshire. Change Lab Sheffield, a social action program within the Sheffield Students Union, has partnered with City of Sanctuary Sheffield, to fight for the cost-free travel on the...
by Josie Sharp | Dec 13, 2024 1:30PM | News, Top Story
A charity worker has received celebrity endorsement for his awareness campaign to tackle the misconceptions of modern slavery. Leading the celebrity-line up is Coronation Street actress, Julie Hesmondhalgh, TV chef, Andrea Oliver, and Olympic boxer, Cindy...
by Eve Jones | Dec 13, 2024 1:13PM | News, Top Story
Begging, loitering and drinking in Sheffield city centre will soon become punishable by a fine of up to £1000 after the council voted to introduce a public spaces protection order (PSPO), despite concerns from councillors and charities. The PSPO is designed to address...
by Amelie Parent | Dec 13, 2024 12:38PM | News, Top Story
An air pollution campaigner from Burngreave said carbon emissions are “destroying our world” and has encouraged residents to participate in the South Yorkshire Mayor’s bus consultation. Graham Jones of the Burngreave Clean Air Campaign conducts his own tests of...
by Ollie Clay | Dec 13, 2024 12:33PM | News, Top Story, Uncategorized
A protest has taken place in Barnsley outside the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, as demonstrators called for the organisation to divest from companies linked to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Chants of “South Yorkshire Pensions, you are complicit” were...
by Erin Griffiths | Dec 13, 2024 12:22PM | News, Top Story
As the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence came to an end earlier this week, Sheffield University’s Women’s Officer Eloise Taylor, 19, reflects on their message. The UN campaign, originally created to challenge violence against women and girls, ran in...
