The down pour of snow in Sheffield had people out having fun, working hard but most importantly of all lending a helping hand.
The down pour of snow in Sheffield had people out having fun, working hard but most importantly of all lending a helping hand.
At least 3% of the workforce work on Christmas Day, with NHS workers and care workers topping the list. Yet many more chose to volunteer. We spoke to Elton Clough who has been volunteering for over 20 years.
In the early hours of Christmas Day 1914 the German soldiers began to sing Silent Night and lit candles around their trenches. Later on they walked out in to no mans’ land shouting Merry Christmas to the allied soldiers. So began the Christmas Day Truce. German and Allied soldiers exchanged gifts and talked. They took the opportunity to bury their dead. But one of the best know events of the day was the game of football. 100 years on Sheffield Live! Spoke to local organisation Football Unites Racism Divides to talk about football as a uniting force.
The police bought a car that had been driven by a drunk driver in to Bakers Pool to highlight the dangers of drinking and driving.
A new custody suite of 50 cells is being built in Tinsley. The new building will hold people from both the Rotherham and Sheffield areas.
Oyster style travel cards, the internet and the scrapping of paper timetables are all possibilities at the Sheffield Interchange in a bid to met the 10% cuts Sheffields’ transport budget.
New legislation is being introduced that will allowing fracking under peoples homes without their permission. The Sheffield Climate Alliance is fighting these change.
Police today appealed for help to catch the gunman who killed one man and injured another on Sunday night. The man who died was named as Jordan Thomas 22 from Waterthorpe Sheffield.
Brian was seven at the time of the Sheffield Blitz. He tells us what he remembers of the events and about an interesting encounter he had when he was stationed in Germany twelve years later.
New Roots has had letters from customers saying they were going to boycott the shop because it has poster that that criticises UKIP immigration policy and says that they welcome immigrants in to the shop.