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The Sheffield couple rehoming and rescuing abandoned animals

joa21esm Mar 23, 2022

By Emily Mukherjee A kind-hearted couple have been rescuing and rehoming animals for the last two years in their home in Chapeltown, Sheffield, a passion which shows no sign of slowing down. It all started in Sheffield City centre, when the couple, who are in their...

Boxing star Derek Chisora comes to Sheffield for one off meet and greet

Murphy Walton Mar 15, 2022

Devastated owner calls for enforced microchipping after losing cat

Aidan Smith Mar 15, 2022

Is life with Covid nearly back to normal?

joa21ab Mar 9, 2022

“DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!”: Tesco Meal Deal rises by 50p

Murphy Walton Mar 1, 2022

‘Poor Mental Health’: A Hidden Challenge Faced by Young Farmers

Irene Chuang Feb 23, 2022

Vintage fair that started in Sheffield to return to the city

Yiying Fan Apr 28, 2021

Students from both Sheffield universities continue rent strike protests

by Gabriela Toderascu | Apr 28, 2021

Rent strikes continue in Sheffield with students from both universities after ‘consistent let down’ in pandemic. Students from both University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have been occupying university buildings protesting against having to pay...

Opening of university societies gives students the chance to socialise

by Toby Fitton | Apr 28, 2021

Excitement burns amongst Sheffield students as university societies have started to run their events again. Now that lockdown rules are beginning to change for the better many societies have been able to start holding events for people to attend. For first...

Sheffield Greenpeace joins nationwide protest against deep-sea mining

by Gabriela Toderascu | Apr 28, 2021

A nationwide protest against deep-sea mining took place in Sheffield during the weekend as part of a global campaign organised by the environment group Greenpeace. The protest took place on April 24 and 25 in the city, where volunteers were seen marching with homemade...

Peak District National Park Appeal To Supermarkets Over The Use Of Disposable BBQs

by Connor Bragger | Apr 26, 2021

The Peak District National Park have urged supermarkets to voluntarily remove disposable BBQs from sale. Over 170 local, regional and national retailers have been written to by the Peak District. This comes after the weather hitting highs of 17 degrees this past week....

Bird thief who stole 200 endangered wild eggs, sentenced for only 12 weeks.

by Benedict Hobbs | Apr 26, 2021

Wildlife campaigners have criticised the sentencing of a 64-year old man who stole almost 200 endangered bird eggs from the Peak District. Terrance Potter, who was known by police for egg stealing back in 2013, had his home searched and found egg blowing kits, an...

Sheffield residents encouraged to trespass this weekend as activists call for a reclaim of private land

by Harvey Broad | Apr 23, 2021

Activist groups in Sheffield are encouraging residents to trespass onto private land this Saturday in a bid to reclaim what they claim to be our fundamental rights. Extinction Rebellion say they aim to take back many pieces of land which are privately owned and off...

Used toilet seat donated to Sheffield charity store in Berkeley Precinct

by Reanne Saagar | Apr 21, 2021

A used toilet seat that had "stains on it" was among the items to donated to a Sheffield charity shop, as stores across the region grapple with donations after finally re-opening from lockdown this month. The toilet seat was received by the Marie Curie charity shop on...

Daughter raising £300k for Dad with cancer after NHS refused treatment

by Erin Mansell | Apr 20, 2021

A daughter has launched a fundraiser for her dad with lung cancer after a suspected case of asthma turned out to be an aggressive form of cancer. Ian Youngman found out he had Stage 4 lung cancer after he went for a scan in July 2017. It came more than a year after...