Issue 148 October 2020

Story by Linda Cawley, bee keeper | Photo by Tim Neal When I thought about how bees have been affected Covid I couldn’t think what to write. Then it came to me: pollution. When people [Read more]

A guide to the symptoms of coronavirus (also known as COVID) and how they compare to flu and the common cold. Courtesy of the Sheffield City Council Stay Safe Sheff campaign. [Read more]

Find out how to get a free test if you have the symptoms of coronavirus, however mild, such as a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or loss/change to your sense of smell or taste. [Read more]

Need to go shopping in Burngreave? Find out how to keep yourself and others safe when you go out. [Read more]

It’s important to do what you can to reduce the risk of you and other people getting ill with coronavirus. Keep your distance, 2m where possible. Wash your hands with soap and hot water. If [Read more]

Story and photo by Victor Mujakachi Speaking to a number of asylum seekers about their experiences this year, one man said: “When lockdown came into effect, my wife and children stayed at home. I was [Read more]

Story by Ingrid Hanson How often do you wake up in the morning and wonder whether you might randomly be hauled off to prison, having done nothing wrong, by the end of the day? For [Read more]

Story and photo by Nicola White We held our final drop in meal on Thursday 19th March. 67 people were at the door by 2pm. We realised social distancing would be impossible to maintain. With [Read more]

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photos provided by Carolyn Little. To help MacMillan Cancer Support, Carolyn Little, Manager of The Bay Horse Inn on Pitsmoor Road bravely went under the razor of Rachael Plummer at [Read more]

A message from your local Councillors, Talib Hussain, Mark Jones and Jackie Drayton The last few months have been a difficult, challenging and sad time for all of us. The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic [Read more]

Surgeries with local councillors are suspended for the time being. To contact them use the email and phone numbers below. Jackie Drayton: jackie.drayton@sheffield.gov.uk 0114 205 2866 Mark Jones: mark.jonescllr@sheffield.gov.uk 07472501187 (mobile) Talib Hussain: talib.hussain@sheffield.gov.uk 0114 [Read more]

Story and photos by Richard Swan Rich and Nick from Sheffield Grain Project have taken on a plot at Grimesthorpe allotments, provided by Green City Action, to trial growing wheat and other cereals and grains [Read more]

Story by Patrick Moran Not only does Christian Vernon work with young people at risk of exclusion from school, he also volunteers his time to run a football team for young people at the weekends. [Read more]

Story by Safiya Saeed | Photos by Nathan Dainty 2020 is a very challenging time for us as a nation and a community. Many youth services were stopped or limited and we had to adjust [Read more]