The Peace Gardens turned purple today as people celebrated World Prematurity Day. One in ten babies are born early and the day aims to highlight the issues around premature births.
The Peace Gardens turned purple today as people celebrated World Prematurity Day. One in ten babies are born early and the day aims to highlight the issues around premature births.
The Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival is taking ten of its films around to various locations in North Yorkshire and the North East of England.
Sheffield students are celebrating cultural diversity and the city’s international connections in a week long series of events commencing with a parade to Barker’s Pool. World Week 2014 is organised by the University of Sheffield International Students’ Committee, One World and Global Campus.
Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome Yorkshire was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Hallam University. He also announced that from 2016 the Yorkshire Festival would become a bi-annual event.
The Sheffield Ahmadiyya Muslim Association has been selling poppies to collect money for the British Legion. Under the slogan Love for all, Hatred for none, AMA has collected £60,000 nationally for the poppy appeal.
Thousands of people lined Bakers Pool, Sheffield, to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of war. This year marks the 100th year since the first world war started and 70 years since D Day.
Child hunger, the need for food banks and access to locally sourced food are some of the issues effecting South Yorkshire, that were discussed, at a locally held event. The conference looked at food security and food justice which wants all food to be be safe, healthy, affordable, culturally appropriate and accessible to everyone.
A new report from the World Economic Forum has shown that the gap between womens’ and mens’ earnings has widen. The UK has fallen eight places in the table to twenty sixth.
Bryan Jefferson was a Sheffield architect who came to national and international prominence through such iconic buildings as the Roxy, Moore Street sub station and the A4E building. He passed away on the 19 October. He was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1979 -1981.
Local Councillors have voiced concerns about the Governments continued support of HS2 going to Meadowhall instead of into of a Sheffield City centre location. The journey would be around 6 minutes longer if the train came in to town but would create about six thousand more jobs.