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...
by Jack Evans | Dec 13, 2024 11:52AM | News, Top Story
A Sheffield Community Hub will receive a £1600 grant from the council to support local residents in the new year. Chapel Green Community Hub, based in High Green, runs a Community Fridge which works to distribute food to local residents and raise the importance of not...
by Moulik Mathur | Dec 6, 2024 11:54AM | News, Top Story
Storm Darragh is most likely to affect Sheffield this weekend as a yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office for Yorkshire, with wind speeds expected to reach up to 70mph. Heavy rain is also expected to impact Sheffield during the weekend, as indicated by...
by Daniel Thomas | Dec 6, 2024 10:40AM | News, Top Story
The widow of a decorated Sheffield fireman who died earlier this year has launched a letter-writing campaign for safer working conditions for firefighters. Anne Davies, 67, of Ecclesall, watched her husband Jeff Simpson die in her arms on 11 April, less than 20 hours...
