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Sheffield students take part in viral “ice bucket challenge” for mental health charity.
Students around Sheffield have been taking part in a frosty challenge to raise money and awareness for mental health. Members of the Mental Illness Needs Discussion...
Sheffield Council’s green belt plans cause quarrel
A determined community have rallied together to fight plans to build over 3,500 new homes on six green belt sites in the north of the city. Sheffield City Council has...
Built for Change project to help Sheffield students tackle climate change
A £500,000 investment to help schools, nurseries, and colleges tackle climate change has been announced by Sheffield City Council. The Built for Change project will...
“Remember the dead, fight for the living”; Sheffield Workers gather for Annual Workers Memorial Day
A crowd gathered in front of Sheffield’s Town Hall to honour those who died on the job on Monday, for an annual tribute. Around 18,000 workers each year are killed or...
University of Sheffield Women’s Football raise over £500 for cancer charity through keepy-uppy challenge
Footballers from the University of Sheffield women's team have raised £526 for the charity Young Lives Against Cancer with a sponsored keepy-uppy challenge. Contestants...
Police re-arrest four as Stocksbridge murder inquiry develops
South Yorkshire Police have re-arrested four people in connection with an ongoing murder investigation. Emergency services were called to Knoll Close, Stocksbridge, at...
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New feminist book club for Sheffield to hold first meeting
The Sheffield branch of the Feminist Book Club will be holding it's first meeting on Tuesday. The group will meet at the Industry Tap in Sidney Street the meeting where...
Night Owls sleepover taking place at Hillsborough in aid of homeless charity Roundabout
An annual sleep-out event in aid of a young people's homeless charity is taking place at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium. The South Yorkshire youth charity,...
Sheffield Council Tax Increase Sparks Online Debate
Sheffielders have been venting their frustrations online over a decision to raise council tax in the city by the maximum amount of 4.99%. The decision was announced in...
Sheffield citizen raises over £1.1K to skydive for local Sheffield Charity The Snowdrop Project
A Sheffield daredevil has raised more than £1,000 by taking part in a skydive to raise money for a charity which helps survivors of modern slavery and exploitation. The...
Sheffield man raises over £1.5k running height of Everest in honour of cousin for mental health charity
A Sheffield man has run the height of Everest in memory of his cousin and to raise funds for a mental health charity. Simon Watts, from Greystones, climbed the hill in...
We can all do more to keep the city stainless say Sheffield Litter Pickers
Litter pickers in Sheffield have issued a rallying call for people to help them to keep our streets spotless. Groups from across the city have shared their views on how...
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Muslim students across Sheffield unite during holy month of Ramadan
Sheffield Hallam and University of Sheffield students put rivalries aside to break their fasts together in Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. The two...
Sheffield Food Festival returns to the city for 2024
Sheffield’s biggest food celebration run by Swans Events returns to the city centre in May. The free to attend Sheffield Food Festival will take place in the Peace Gardens, Town Hall Square, Millennium Gardens and surrounding areas on Saturday 25th May to Monday 27th...
Sheffield cinema hosts Palme d’Or-nominated film director
Rising star film director Ramata-Toulaye Sy attended a Q&A event following a preview screening of her debut feature film, Banel & Adama, at the Showroom Cinema on Tuesday evening. The French-Senegalese filmmaker visited Sheffield as part of a UK press tour,...
Sheffield rugby club on the hunt for new players
Crookes based rugby club, Hallamshire RUFC, are on the lookout for a host of new players to fulfil plans of creating a second team come the start of the 2024/25 season. The club welcomes players aged 18 or over with all levels of experience and prides itself on...
Sheffield Wednesday fans call for Chansiri to sell up
The 1867 Group of Sheffield Wednesday fans have set up a fundraiser to support the end of Dejphon Chansiri’s controversial nine year ownership. The GoFundMe page, which has raised over £2,300, is being used in protests against the Thai owner, who has previously...
Sheffield City Council approves controversial maximum tax increase
Sheffield residents are set to face an increase in their council tax following councillors approval of the 2024/25 financial budget. Chair of the Finance Committee Zahira Naz said: “Every year we have had to deliver more with less, which simply cannot continue.” The...