The first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Sheffield yesterday. Shoppers are emptying shelves amid the growing fear over the spread of Coronavirus. Toilet rolls, tinned foods, pasta and hand sanitiser are high up among the products which have been in shortage. Tesco...
A teenager who needs a bone marrow transplant has appealed for people to register as donors to help him fight myeloid leukaemia. Haris Hussain, 18, lives in Chapeltown and studies sport at Barnsley College. He is a cricketer, ice hockey official and Sheffield United...
Councillors, midwives, paediatricians and community representatives from across the city have come together today to launch a programme to reduce infant mortality. In Sheffield, every year, an estimated four out of 1,000 babies die before they reach the age of one....
An Uber-like system for Sheffield bin collection was proposed yesterday as a means to combat rubbish overflow and fly-tipping. Introduced to the council’s agenda by Councillor John Booker, the West Ecclesfield representative was hoping to make use of the bin lorries’...
Air pollution is damaging the quality of life in Sheffield city centre, a leading campaigner has warned. Peter Sephton, the chair of the Sheffield City Centre Residents Action Group, believes the council must do more to tackle the issue. He said: “The City Council, as...
