Local performers got together to put on a Happy January event. The Old Woolies on the Moor is being transformed in to a space where artists create and perform while people have their coffee. Comedians, singers and dancers got together to cheer people up and to support the new venue.
Over 200 students took part in a question and answer session with Ed Miliband here in Sheffield. He encouraged young people to vote and presented The Labour Party’s Youth Manifesto.
Recycle Bikes is a not for profit, one stop shop for people who are interested in bikes, they recycle old ones, loan bikes out and also donate bikes to projects across Africa. You can learn basic road and maintenance skills and get spare parts for your vintage bike.
Sheffield City Council has announced that there will be 11 more 20 mph zones introduced in the City. The Twenty’s Plenty campaign is saying that though Sheffield was pioneering in this area in the 1990s’ it is now falling behind a lot of the other major Cities and needs to introduce even more such speed restrictions.
The people of Sheffield gathered at Barkers Pool to show solidarity with the people of France and to defend the freedom of expression.
Sheffield based illustrator, James Walmesley, has drawn a cartoon about the Charlie Hebdo attack which has been re-tweeted over 6,000 times.
High Hopes is a horse riding school for people with disabilities and it is currently looking for volunteers.
Sheffield Ahmadiyya Muslim Association took to the streets of Sheffield on New Years Day to help clean up the aftermath of the New Years Eve Party.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a protest outside Sainsbury’s, as part of a national campaign, to ask customers to boycott goods which are grown in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. The supermarket was contacted but gave no comment.
People who live in Flats are being urged by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to ask their Landlords for clear escape routes in case of fire.