South Yorkshire Police have appealed for information to help find 23 year old Minod Monger, last seen at around 5.30pm on 10 June in the Ecclesfield area of Sheffield. His family are extremely worried about his welfare. He is described as being Asian with dark black hair and around 5ft 4in tall. He was last seen wearing a white jacket, grey joggers and black Crocs. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Migration Matters Festival is set to return to Sheffield on Friday with its biggest line up to date for this year’s Refugee Week. The annual festival, now into its fourth year, features local, national and international acts celebrating the positive impact of migration in the city and the UK. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
The BBC has been criticised after its decision to scrap free TV licences in a move that will affect the majority of pensioners over the age 75. Following a public consultation, the BBC Board decided that from June 2020 only those households with someone who is both over 75 and in receipt of Pension Credit will be entitled to a free TV licence paid for by the broadcaster. Currently all households with people over 75 are entitled to a free TV licence. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Dozens of firefighters gathered outside Sheffield Town Hall to lobby councillors to seek a reversal of planned cuts by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue. The fire service faces cost pressures from a national shortfall in pension contributions and is proposing to reduce the number of firefighters on each fire engine from five to four. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Muslims have been celebrating the Eid ul Fitr religious holiday after fasting from dawn to dusk during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Hundreds joined a march and rally in Sheffield to protest against Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK. The protest was one of many taking place across the country. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
This years Festival of Debate has come to a close after 70 events over two months of panels, debates and other activities exploring politics, economics and society, at venues across the city. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Six local football teams joined a five aside tournament this week at the UMIX Centre in a collaboration between Sheffield Theatres and Football Unites Racism Divide to encourage mental health discussion. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
The parents of Sheffield teenager, Noah Lomax, have welcomed the coroner’s recommendations following an investigation into circumstances surrounding their son’s death. 15 year old, Noah Lomax, who had autism and a psychiatric history, took his own life in August 2018 after Sheffield’s Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service rejected a referral by his GP. The inquest called for improvements in communication between the mental health service and GPs. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
A new play by writer and poet Inua Ellams, the Barber Shop Chronicles, performing at the Crucible Theatre, charts the stories of four generations of African men across six cities. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!