Masters Champion Danny Willett will be aiming for gold this Summer as he makes the long trip to Rio. Whilst the Top 4 golfers in the World have all pulled out of the Olympics including Rory Mcllroy, Sheffield born Danny is now in prime position to capitalise. Andy Carnall the Golf General Manager from Sheffield International Venues certainly fancies his chances.
Forty four people have been killed in a bomb attack in the city of Qamishli in north east Syria. The blast was caused by a truck bomb near the kurdish security headquarters off the border with Turkey. The so called islamic state have said it was behind the attack. This is by far the largest attack the city has witnessed. Video content for this report was provided by Arta FM, an independent community radio station.
Yorkshire MP John Healey pays tribute to Jo Cox MP at a vigil held in her memory. Hundreds gather in the Peace Gardens in the pouring rain to light candles and lay flowers to show their respect.
Sheffield University physicists have been part of an International team that have detected gravitational waves for the second time. The waves occur when two black holes that are orbiting each other merge in to a single spinning mass.
The people of Sheffield gathered in Hallam Square to remember those who have been killed and injured in the Orlando shooting. Forty nine people were killed when a gunman entered a LGBT nightclub and opened fire.
People went along to the HUBs today, for the main event of SHE Fest. The fringe festival has been taking place over the last couple of weeks to celebrate and raise awareness of International Women’s Day. The public could take part in a range of workshops, ranging from technology and engineering careers to relationships and domestic violence. There was also live music, jewellry stalls and a fashion show. The organisers say they hope the event will benefit all ages, geners and cultures to understand and engage with the women’s movement and notions of equality. I went along to find out more.
People from different faith organisations in Sheffield and members of the public were invited to take part in a Peace and Unity walk around the city centre. They were standing in solidarity to remember the one hundred and thirty people who lost their lives in Paris, and those who died in other recent attacks. They went from the Town Hall, towards Tudor Square then back round to the City Hall, stopping on the way for quiet moments of reflection.
People gathered in the Peace Gardens to mark World Prematurity Day. Around one in ten babies worldwide are born prematurely. Landmarks around the world have turned purple to raise awareness, remember those who have lost babies, and celebrate the children who have survived. Julie Bathie, a Senior sister of the Neo Natal unit at Jessops Wing, organised the event in the Peace Gardens.
Sheffield joins millions of people across the world to have a minute silence at 11am this morning to stand in solidarity with the french people, after the simultaneous terror attacks in Paris on Friday evening that left at least one hundred and twenty nine people dead and more than three hundred and fifty injured.
People went along to the Moor today to celebrate active aging and mark the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. The Sheffield Fifty plus network took over The Moor to show the contributions older people make to society. The event included music, dancing, antiques, art and iPad training sessions.