Doncaster’s St Leger Festival, one of the classic events of the horse racing calendar, gets underway with thousands of visitors arriving from across the country. The event culminates in the St Leger stakes on Saturday bringing the four days to a dramatic climax. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to horse racing legend A P McCoy.
TV presenter and patron of the Children’s Hospital Charity, Dan Walker, held his fourth annual sporting celebrity golf tournament to raise funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Last year’s event brought in over £60,000 towards a multipurpose flouroscopy system which enables rapid diagnosis and surgical intervention without a child needing to go into the operating theatre. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Dan Walker and Jermaine Jenas.
Ignite Imaginations has teamed up with charity Age Better to offer music, singing, crafts and other activities for the older generation in Burngreave, with a free lunch thrown in for good measure. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to textile and mixed media artist Helen Moyes.
Sheffield based engineering firm SCX has been selected as supplier of a pioneering retractable sports pitch for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
The Space to Think event, organised by Voluntary Action Sheffield, discussed the economic impact of leaving the European Union on Sheffield and the voluntary sector. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Further protests are planned in Sheffield and around the world as the UN reports over 270,000 Rohingya muslims fleeing Myanmara amid fears of mass atrocities. Witnesses have reported seeing minority Rohingya children beheaded and civilians burnt alive at the hands of Burmese military and paramilitar forces. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Nasser Raouf, one of the organisers of last week’s protest and vigil.
Members of Sheffield Chilean Association met outside Sheffield Town Hall to recall the impact of the Chilean military coup of 1973 which resulted in many forced into exile. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
Environmental campaigners arrived at Sheffield rail station carrying a giant electrical plug on a journey from Bedford having made several stops en route. They are calling on the Government to reverse a decision in July to cancel plans to electrify the Midland Mainline beyond Kettering, a move which would have reduced air pollution and carbon emissions. Sheffield Live! reporter Simon Thake spoke to Hannah Wakney of Leicester Friends of the Earth.
Liesje Dusausay, chief executive of Sparkle Sheffield, the autism charity, has accused Sheffield Council of “abusing” children with special educational needs by failing to provide the right educational environment. Dusausay told Sheffield Live! that many children are still waiting confirmation of their school placements while others are so distressed at their current schools that they are self-harming. Sheffield Council released a statement last week admitting mistakes had been made which the authority said it “truly” regretted. Sheffield Live! reporter Simon Thake spoke with members of Sparkle and concerned parents.
A group of around 60 vegan activists have launched a graffiti campaign drawing images of animals on pavements close to Sheffield station to raise awareness of their cause. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!