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Dad running a marathon every month for a year to fundraise for Children’s Hospital
A Father of two is running a marathon or ultramarathon every month of this year to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity. Mr Joe Lee, 32, University...
Sheffield students mark the first ever Dysarthria Awareness Day
A group of students and their course leaders organised stands at The University of Sheffield to commemorate Dysarthria Awareness Day in efforts to shed light on this...
Plans to build homes on former Grenoside school site rejected
The owner of the site of a former Grenoside school has defended plans to build new homes on the land, after they were rejected by the city council. Plans to build seven...
Carnival returns to Sheffield’s Kelham Island
Kelham Carnival has returned for the second time with a glorious celebration of food, drink and an appreciation for the local community. About 600 people visited the...
Plans for four new homes in Fulwood go ahead despite objections
A group of concerned people in Fulwood have failed to prevent the development of four new houses in their area. On Tuesday 30 April Sheffield City Council's Highways...
“What’s needed is not pledges but action” Sheffield Climate Vigil activists vent frustration over inaction
A group who have held silent vigils outside Sheffield Town Hall for two years have demanded action from the government over climate change. Sheffield Climate Vigil, a...
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Sheffield charity appealing for volunteers to teach English in city
Sheffield Association for the Voluntary Teaching of English (SAVTE) has started recruiting for new conversation group volunteers. For the past 50 years, the charity has...
South Yorkshire migrants group fight against Rwanda Bill
A coalition of Sheffield based migrant support groups teamed up to hold a protest following the government’s passage of the controversial Rwanda bill. The...
Brand new crossings to provide Sheffield Schools with safety
A network of zebra crossings is being rolled out in key areas next to schools in Sheffield to give children a safer journey home. They are planned for Dyche Lane...
Yorkshire Ambulance Service partners with charity to spread awareness of hidden disabilities
Yorkshire Ambulance Service has officially partnered with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Network in a move to support staff, patients and volunteers who have hidden...
People living near to Chinese restaurant react to plans to extend opening hours
A Sheffield Chinese restaurant allowed to extend its opening hours has faced backlash from people living nearby. Chong Qing, on Glossip road, recently had a planning...
Sheffield litter picking group take to streets to make ‘city cleaner’
A group of volunteers have taken to the streets of Sheffield in a bid to keep the city clean. Sheffield Litter Pickers has more than 4,936 members who spend their free...
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2023 measles outbreak in Sheffield caused by insufficient vaccine uptake
A November measles outbreak in a North Sheffield school has been attributed to low MMR vaccination rates. View Post Last year in Sheffield only 85% of children had received both vaccines by age five, the dose necessary to protect against measles for life. The World...
Campaign calls for Sheffield Council to Introduce the Food Waste Service by 2026
A scheme to collect food waste from homes in Sheffield each week has been delayed for up to 15 years. The government announced in October that local authorities in England must provide a weekly food waste collection service by March 2026. Sheffield City Council's...
Fulwood housing development approved by Sheffield Council despite objections by residents
There is considerable opposition to the development of four new homes in Fulwood, which was approved by Sheffield City Council last week. The proposal to construct four new detached, four bedroom homes on Brooklands Avenue, with an existing bungalow on the site to be...
Sheffield honour Steelers with public display of trophies
All three Grand Slam trophies won by the Sheffield steelers will be displayed at the city’s Town Hall for the public to view until Tuesday 7 May. This comes after a successful season for the steelers where they won the play off final, regular season title and the...
Charity shop ‘blown away’ by worldwide support after receiving horrible letter from residents
A charity shop in Beauchief has been overwhelmed with hundreds of online supporters from across the globe after receiving a vile letter from a local neighbourhood watch group. Kreate, a homeware store, was set up as a sister centre to Work Ltd, a charity which...
Sheffield striker set for England representation
A Sheffield resident has been selected to represent the England Deaf Football Team at the Championships in Antalya. Will Palmer, 22, is a striker for the England Deaf Football Team with the squad training hard for the tournament which will start on the 20th of...