Refugee support group the DEWA Project are partnering with mental health practitioners and solicitors to assist women asylum seekers who have suffered sexual or domestic violence. The Home Office Gender Asylum Plan has recognised that woman asylum seekers should be provided with access to trauma counselling and asylum rights information and should not have to relate their story in front of their children or to a male interviewers or interpreter. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Homelessness charity Roundabout is organising a fundraising and awareness campaign for youth homeless in Sheffield with supporters spending the night sleeping rough. Sheffield Live! reporter Nick Coleman spoke to Katlin Hodgkinson and Claire Collingworth from Roundabout.
Sharrow youngsters hoping to follow in the footsteps of Joe Root are to benefit from £28,000 investment in cricket nets and facilities at Mount Pleasant Park. The refurbished community facilities are supported by Sheffield City Council and community partners. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
UTC Sheffield engineering students celebrated winning three medals in a prestigious skills competition that attracted entries from across the UK. WorldSkills UK aims to inspire and equip the next generation with world-class skills to compete on the global stage. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Alex Reynolds principal at UTC Sheffield.
The chancellor Phillip Hammond announced an extra £2.8 billion for the NHS and a rise in the national living wage. Sheffield Live! Reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to University of Sheffield economics lecturer Dr Jonathan Perraton.
Over 1200 children have visited Santa’s Post Office, a pop-up store on Chapel Walk, which offers the opportunity to write a letter to Santa. Sheffield Live reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Diane Jarvis, manager of Sheffield BID.
A research report from Citizens Advice Sheffield has highlighted deteriorating employment practices that are impacting on Sheffield workers rights and pay. The research highlighted the growth of zero hours contracts and self-employment arrangements and calls for action to improve employment rights and remedies to unfair practices. The researchers estimate £2.7 billion is lost nationally each year in wages withheld from people who are legally entitled to them. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Tim Arnold of Citizens Advice Sheffield.
Visitors to the Moor Market in Sheffield were greeted by stallholders dressed for the occasion in a day of fun to raise money for the BBC Children in Need appeal. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
A popular weekly radio show on Sheffield Live community radio has led to the setting up of a record label and the launch of a first CD for music and comedy duo, the Glummer Twins. The Steel and Wire Show, produced by Harry Welburn, focuses on bluegrass, americana and old time folk music. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield Council are set to launch a thirteen week consultation on a new landlord licensing scheme to improve the safety and standard of privately rented homes and how they are managed. The proposals are to include a selective licensing scheme for sections of London Road, Abbeydale Road and Chesterfield Road, after inspections found three in four rented properties in the area had safety issues that were exposing people to serious risk. The council will be asking local landlords, residents, tenants and businesses to comment on the proposals which would affect around 1,000 homes in a four mile stretch. The consultation opens on 27 November and runs for an eight week period. Baillot Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!