The popular event, Bloomin’ Marvellous, took place last weekend as part of the Council’s Covid Recovery Fund. Sheffielders of all ages gathered in the sun to see what the free event has to offer. Bloomin’ Marvellous promotes sustainable living through a wide variety...
Sheffield artist Pete McKee will open his latest exhibition next week at Sheffield's Millennium Gallery. Don’t Adjust Your Mindset will run for 10 days from 13-22 May, and will showcase observations that the artist made during lockdown. Pete said: “During the pandemic...
Candidates seeking election in a Sheffield ward spoke out about their campaigns before voters went to the polls today. The ward of Walkley has six candidates standing to fill one of its three councillor seats this year. They are Tom Hunt ( Labour ), Logan Robin...
Almost two thirds of children don't talk to their parents about their mental health, a new study has shown. The study was commissioned by Comic Relief last month to shine a light on the importance of having conversations about mental health at home. Sheffield...
Social care budgets at Sheffield Council have been increased by £29m to ease pressure on the overstretched service. The council have managed to maintain the budget at the expenditure given to social care in 2021/22, according to the authority's new revenue budget...
Sheffield City Council have vowed to reduce the use of weed killer in order to evaluate the environmental impact of allowing weeds to grow. Glyphosate is a chemical commonly used in weed-killers, the new scheme will aim to introduce glyphosate free areas in some parts...
An English teacher in UAE has been feeding over 300 cats every day for two years. Inocente Sebastian, a Sharjah-based expatriate who teaches the O-level and American curriculum in Al Maarifah International Private school, rests after work only to embark on a 3-hour...
A Sheffield beekeeper has said he worries about a mass extinction of bees after 20 different species have been put on the endangered species list. Nick Horne, 53, has worked as a beekeeper at Heeley City Farm, Handsworth and has said that the bees have encountered...
A French appeal court has decided that the 2,500 victims of the PIP breast implant scandal should receive compensation after 10 years of fighting for justice. German company TUV Rheinland was found guilty of negligence in an earlier decision made by the court. It was...
The largest in-person travel exhibition since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has concluded its 4-day run in Dubai’s World Trade Centre this week. Exhibitors from 62 countries and travel professionals from over 100 countries participated in the 28th Arabian Travel...
The University of Sheffield Palestine Society launched an email storm movement demanding the university to end complicity in Apartheid. For the past two weeks, Gaza, Palestine, has been under attack by the Israeli military. As an initiative to support victims of the...
Sheffield Greenpeace volunteers have been taking action to urge Tesco to stop fuelling the destruction of forests in the Amazon. Greenpeace have found that Tesco is the largest offender and seller of meat in the UK compared to other supermarkets. The group have been...
A student who is addicted to live-streaming pay for view shows spent over 1.58 million RMB yuan, the equivalent to 173,929.56 GBP, in just seventy days. The 8th grade pupil who left school to help his parents sell vegetables had been at home to support his parents in...
Sheffield City Council has become one of the first in the UK to bring track and trace efforts under public ownership. The move is part of a wider nationwide scheme called ‘Local-0’ that is aiming to encourage local authorities to tackle tracking and tracing...
LANGUAGE students have expressed their dismay after the University of Sheffield proposed drastic changes to how languages will be studied. Over 5000 people – equating to 17% of the student population – have signed a petition against the amendments following an email...
