Maxine Bowler spoke to Sheffield Live! about why she is part of Stand up to UKIP and why it is important to fight racism.
Maxine Bowler spoke to Sheffield Live! about why she is part of Stand up to UKIP and why it is important to fight racism.
A meeting discussing womens’ role in politics and the up and coming elections was held in Sheffield. The meeting which was organised by Sheffield Feminist Network had a number of speakers one of which was Jillian Creasy who is standing for the Green party as a Parliamentary candidate for Sheffield Central.
A correspondent from Barnsley has been working at the Daily Mirror for the year running up to the election. Voice of a generation has been a project to see what young people think about politics.
Budding and established filmmakers and musicians are invited to enter South Yorkshire’s very own music video competition – which has a £500 cash prize. 2Weeks2Make it is a music video competition, now in its 7th year.
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2Weeks2Make it is open for an excellent creative vehicle for making new contacts in the film and music industry.
Past Winners:
Check out the 2013 Audience Award winner (‘Fine Line Between Love and Crime’ by Ham Pocket’), and the Critics’ Choice Winner (‘Boat I Row’ by Sea Monster Eyes’).
If you are excited by the challenge of making and completing a music video in just two weeks, then get your applications in today!
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A meeting calling for Sheffield to unite against fascism and racism is taking place in the centre of town. The meeting has local, national and international speakers at it.
The elections have been taking place for the Sheffield Youth Cabinet. The people elected will represent the views of young people in Sheffield locally and nationally via the Youth Parliament.
A tree has been planted to celebrate 30 years of Sheffield being twinned with Esteli a town in Nicaragua.
A local man, Denton Wilson, is trying to raise £300,000 to buy a van that will go around Yorkshire and administer tests for prostrate, testicular and breast cancer for men.
Frances O’ Grady, General Secretary of the TUC said that Forgemasters is a classic case of a company that the Government should be backing because it provides decent jobs, greener economy and export opportunities.
The National Union of Farmers is encouraging people to buy British diary products to help support the local farming industry which is suffering due to low sales prices.