Issue 132

A robin was a regular visitor to Hope Allotments, spotted and photographed by James Woollen.

Story by Graham Jones These amazing photos show a river, which runs under the northern part of Burngreave. Bagley Dyke starts in Longley Park and then flows behind Longley estate before going underground through a [Read more]

Interview and photo by Fran Belbin The Messenger interviewed Sergeant Lee Kayne, who leads the Burngreave Neighbourhood Police Team based at Sorby House on Spital Hill: Tell us a bit about yourself. I’ve got 28 [Read more]

Story by Susan Vinall We had a busy, but exciting Christmas at St Cuthbert’s Church on Barnsley Road. Events kicked off with our Carol Singalong on Friday 8th December, an informal evening where we sat [Read more]

Dial 999 (Free) To report an emergency/crime in progress To enable your phone to text 999, text Register to 999 Dial 101 (15p) or visit www.reportingcrime.uk To: • Report a crime that has happened • [Read more]

Story by Jackie Higgins Firshill Tenants and Residents Association (TARA) held their Annual General Meeting and Christmas party on 20th December at the Sheffield United Football Club training centre. A great night was had by [Read more]

Story and photos by Arianne Zajac | Illustration by Saleema Imam For the second time this year the honey extraction process has been carried out by the Burngreave Cemetery Chapel beekeepers. The process involves removing [Read more]

  Story by Jacob Hutchinson | Photos courtesy of Endeavour   On Wednesday 6th December, Endeavour hosted its first ever Christmas Fayre at their headquarters on Earl Marshal Road. Everybody played their part in making [Read more]

Story by Safiya Saeed Two years ago I visited my father in Burco, Somaliland for the first time since 1977. It is a simple city, where residents have very little. The neighbourhood suffered from anti-social [Read more]

Interview by Fran Belbin | Photo courtesy of Museums Sheffield. Kim Streets is the Chief Executive of Museums Sheffield, and says: I’m from Selby and came to Sheffield in 1986 to do a history degree. The [Read more]

Seventh day celebrations. Story  by Elvina Lee. On 17th December, the members of Burngreave Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church served homeless people of Burngreave and further afield a three-course meal as is a yearly tradition. The [Read more]

Story by Richard Belbin Pitsmoor Surgery, on Burngreave Road, has announced a proposal to merge with the Flowers Health Centre, on Wincobank Avenue, as a part of an NHS England plan that wants to see [Read more]