Environment

Story by Tamikka Reid | Photos by Richard Belbin Sheffield City Council continue their plans to evict residents of the Ski Village traveller site – located in Parkwood Springs – with a court case set … [Read more]

Story by Tamikka Reid | Photo by Richard Belbin It’s time to throw away the old ways and make way for the new. The current litter system is changing with the addition of a third … [Read more]

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photo by Philip Blencowe The Wildlife Trust last met on Monday 3rd September and did their usual clear up of Crabtree Ponds. The picture shows the lovely state of the … [Read more]

Story by James Woollen Lucy Melleney has recently joined the Green City Action team, taking over from Hazel as the new Development Manager. Lucy joins Jennie Tibbles, Volunteer Coordinator, and Saskia Baker Project Worker. Green … [Read more]

Story by Adrian Lake | Photo by Helena Dolby On Wednesday the 8th of August mental health charity SAGE Greenfingers, held an open day to promote their work and encourage others to join. The allotment … [Read more]

Story by North East Sheffield team We are very pleased to say that public health funding has become available to improve some of the parks and green spaces across the ward. This is as part … [Read more]

Story by Farhaan Warsame | Photo by Sahra Abdi Sahra Abdi is the manager of a local football team (Future Football Stars of Burngreave). Sahra came from Somalia in 1992 at the age of seven … [Read more]

I was saddened to see the state of the former Burngreave Library building (now the Rock Christian Centre offices) on Spital Hill recently. Burngreave has high numbers of adults and children who speak English as … [Read more]

Review by Graham Jones First published when the railway came to Sheffield in 1838, Drake’s Road Book of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway has now been reproduced, complete with its original advertisements. The original railway … [Read more]

Story by Graham Jones | Photo by Rashad Hassan. Against a background of drastically deteriorating air quality in Burngreave, to which children are particularly susceptible, the march was the culmination of several weeks of preparation … [Read more]

Story by Victor Mujakachi | Photo by Richard Belbin The Osborne Works, formerly known as The Rutland Works on Rutland Road, is to have major new changes from what it originally was when built nearly … [Read more]

Story by Adrian Lake | Photo by Richard Belbin The Paint Factory at 163 Rutland Road have agreed to rent their basement to Battle Axe Sheffield. If the application submitted to Sheffield City council is … [Read more]

In order to allow full access to the new Astrea Academy, additional crossings are being installed at the top of Rutland Road and on Pitsmoor Road. Bus stops are to be improved on Rock Street … [Read more]

Story by Kevin Stapleton | Photo by Nico Hall ofo’s yellow bikes quickly became a common sight around Burngreave following their arrival in January, providing a cheap means of getting around the city. Unfortunately, all … [Read more]