This is Learning Disability Week and things kicked off in Sheffield with a game of football in Bakers Pool. Mencap and Sheffield Wednesday put on the event which encouraged everybody to have a go at playing football together.
This is Learning Disability Week and things kicked off in Sheffield with a game of football in Bakers Pool. Mencap and Sheffield Wednesday put on the event which encouraged everybody to have a go at playing football together.
A demonstration was held today to stop the extradition of Janahan Sivanathan an asylum seeker who lives in South Yorkshire. Janahan is a Tamil from Sri Lanka. It is estimated that around 100,000 Tamils have either been murdered or gone missing during the Civil War. The Home Office says it does not comment on individual cases.
A ceremony commemorating the 71 Anniversary of D Day took place at Bakers Pool in Sheffield. Veterans were joined by members of the public to pay their respects and pay tribute to those who took part.
A video about the derelict Sheffield Ski Village has gone viral with over 93,000 views. The video is campaigning to reopen the site.
John Healey MP, for Wentworth and Dearne is standing for the position of Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. He is one of seven candidates standing for the position.
A local company Floow has partnered up with the European Space Agency to carry out a year long research project in traffic pollution. The project announcement comes just weeks after the Government was ordered by the UK’s Supreme Court to take immediate action on air pollution.
Sarah Champion retained her seat for the Labour Party in Rotherham despite wide speculation that UKIP would gain the seat. She told Sheffield Live! that amongst her priorities is getting support and justice for the survivors and victims of Child Sexual Explotation and bringing down unemployment in Rotherham.
Plans have been released today for the new Sheffield Retail Quarter, set to open in 2019. The plans will transform the Barkers Pool, Pinstone Street and Moor Head area, whilst preserving the historic character of the City. Plans can be seen at the Town Hall all this week. The Retail Quarter will include a range of up market and Independent shops, new offices, homes and restaurants.
Kerry Needham returned from Greece after making a TV appearance on a missing persons show with her Mum Christine. Kerrys’ son Ben went missing on the Island of Kos nearly 24 years ago when he was just 21 months old. Over 80 people responded to the programme saying that they had information about Ben. Kerry and Christine both feel confident the new leads will give them the answer to where Ben is.
Jon Paul Gilhooley, 10 was the youngest of the 96 Liverpool fans to lose their life. Former Police Officer Phillip Woodward gave evidence in to Jon-Paul’s death and described the scene at Hillsborough as ‘like walking into hell’. The jury heard how the young cousin of Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard, attended the match with his uncles.