Month: December 2019

Story by Graham Jones Some of our schools in Burngreave are in areas which frequently suffer illegal levels of air pollution, as shown by monitoring by the Burngreave Clean Air Campaign. This pollution severely affects [Read more]

  During icy conditions we encourage people to make use of their local grit bins. It’s a good idea to help out neighbours and check on the elderly and those most vulnerable, clearing footpaths when [Read more]

As we go to print, we are into the last week of the election campaign we presumed was going to happen when we last went to print. We don’t definitely know who the winner is [Read more]

Story by SAGE | Photo courtesy of SAGE SAGE Sheffield, which has been providing services to adults experiencing mental health problems since 2006, will be radically reducing its services after Christmas 2019. The award winning [Read more]

Story and photo by Farhaan Warsame Maan (‘mind’) is an organisation working to help people with mental health issues within the Somali community in Sheffield. Maan provides help for those in Somali communities who suffer [Read more]

Story by Panni Loh | Photos by Lottie Carter A very successful Celebrating our Firvale event was held at Firvale Community Hub on October 30th with over 200 attending. The event was the result of [Read more]

Story by Karen Stanley | Photos courtesy of Pye Bank CE Primary School Pye Bank CE Primary were delighted to be picked by the Wickes DIY stores to take part in a community project. Supported [Read more]

Story by Richard Belbin | Photo by Nico Hall Election fever came to Burngreave in early December with dozens of campaigners out on the freezing streets delivering leaflets and engaging ion doorstep conversations. Thankfully, it [Read more]

Story and photo by David Hamburg Several hundred people gathered in London at the end of November to protest against the far-right Slovak political party Kotleba – the ‘People’s Party Our Slovakia’ known in Slovak [Read more]

Photo by Paul Antcliffe After a summer of incredible growth in the Parkwood Forest Garden, volunteers are continuing the late autumn tidy up. The team have been undertaking general maintenance tasks focussing on existing plants [Read more]

Story by Kevin Stapleton | Photo by Peter Applerock The Cheap Thrills Zero Budget Film Festival made another successful visit to Pitsmoor in November, based this year around a theme of ‘heroes.’ Masks and capes [Read more]

Story by John Malkin | Photos by Katie Lee Pitsmoor Adventure Playground is part of a consortium of playgrounds that are leading the way in playground safety. Along with their partners at Highfields Adventure Playground, [Read more]

Story and photos by Zia Khan Saturday 23rd November was a wonderful day for Muslims to spread the Universal Message of Peace and Love by distributing roses and sweets and biscuits in Sheffield City Centre. [Read more]

Story and photo by Lucy Kitto Zeinab moved to England nine years ago. A mum of six children, she has only been able to attend English classes on and off over that time. Back in [Read more]