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Remembering the Hillsborough Disaster: 35 Years Later

Remembering the Hillsborough Disaster: 35 Years Later

by James Stocks | Apr 15, 2024 4:36PM | News, Top Story

On 15 April 1989, during an FA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield’s Hillsborough Stadium, a tragic crush killed 97 and left hundreds injured. The causes of the Hillsborough tragedy are deeply rooted in a series of systemic...
World mourns 35 years since the Hillsborough Disaster

World mourns 35 years since the Hillsborough Disaster

by Rukanah Mogra | Apr 15, 2024 2:09PM | News, Top Story

Today marks the 35th anniversary of one of football’s greatest tragedies – the Hillsborough Disaster – when 97 people were unlawfully killed attending an FA Cup semi-final tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The tragedy unfolded primarily due to...
Sheffield man hopes to fundraise £40k for human trafficking victims

Sheffield man hopes to fundraise £40k for human trafficking victims

by Marti Stelling | Apr 15, 2024 9:48AM | News, Top Story

A Sheffield YMCA worker is aiming to raise £40,000 for human trafficking victims before his 40th birthday by running four half marathons in a month.  The Snowdrop Project is a Sheffield-based charity which provides long-term support to survivors of modern slavery...
Sheffield priest in court to face 34 sexual abuse charges

Sheffield priest in court to face 34 sexual abuse charges

by Ruby Watson | Mar 18, 2024 11:12AM | News, Top Story

A priest who led an evangelical movement in the 1980s and 1990s has appeared in court to face multiple allegations of sexual offences against former members of a church congregation. The Reverend Christopher Brain led the movement called the Nine O’Clock Service in...
Friends band together to run the Sheffield Half Marathon in memory of an ‘inspirational’ racing driver

Friends band together to run the Sheffield Half Marathon in memory of an ‘inspirational’ racing driver

by Amy Britton | Mar 18, 2024 9:53AM | News, Top Story

The death of an “inspirational” Rotherham racing driver by suicide has led a group of friends from Sheffield to raise money for mental health in his memory. Jake Cook, a father of two, had competed in a variety of competitions, including the Formula Ford...
Sheffield Labour councillor suspended for anti-semitic posts

Sheffield Labour councillor suspended for anti-semitic posts

by Charlotte Gollogly | Mar 4, 2024 5:03PM | News, Top Story

Peter Price, who has been a Labour councillor for 52 years has been suspended by the Labour Party for his social media posts. The Labour Party has confirmed Councillor Peter Price, representing the Shiregreen and Brightside wards, has been...
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