Station News

New enterprise support

A new space has opened in Sheffield city centre aimed at encouraging people to work collaboratively. Union Street is offering hot desking space to enable people who are setting up their own businesses and normally work in isolation to work together.

Threads influences new exhibition

Barry Hines’ Threads has heavily influenced the creation of a new piece of art which is being shown at The Site Gallery in Sheffield. In the Absence of a Smoky God, which was created by Matt Stokes, tells the story of survivors of the nuclear war.

First digital autopsy unit

Sheffield is the first place to have a dedicated forensic autopsy unit in the UK.  The flagship service enables postmortems to be carried out with the use of a mouse instead of a knife.  At the present time there is an additional cost attached to this service.

Charlotte Reid reports for Sheffield Live!

Golden Years Roadshow

Around 400 people attended an event aimed at the over 50’s in Sheffield this week. The Golden Years Roadshow had 30 stalls that people could visit for advice and information specifically aimed at them.

Charlotte Reid reports for Sheffield Live!

Hong Kong: Students speak out

A pro democracy student group is holding a peaceful protest in Hong Kong. We talked to two students, Cecilia and Kelvin, who are living and studying in Sheffield. We asked them how the situation is affecting them and their friends and families back in Hong Kong. The protests started when the Chinese Government announced that they were going to vet all candidates who were going to stand for election in Hong Kong.

Silicon Valley of Sports revealed

Plans for Sheffield’s Olympic Legacy Park have been unveiled.  Richard Caborn, former MP for Sheffield Central, revealed plans for Sheffield’s “Silicon Valley of Sports”.  The Olympic Legacy Park is going to be built on the Don Valley Stadium site and will cost around 50 million pounds to build. The park will provide permanent home grounds  for the Sheffield Sharks and The Sheffield Eagles.

Kathryn Smiles reports for Sheffield Live!

Sober October

People are being asked to stay Sober for October to help raise money for Macmillian Cancer Support.  We asked you what you thought of the idea.

David Richards and Steve Day report for Sheffield Live!

Quit smoking month

Stoptober starts today. The campaign offers support to help people quit smoking. Evidence shows you are more likely to quit for good if you give up smoking for four weeks. Claire Holden, Service Manager, of Yorkshire Smoke Free Sheffield says that there are over 70 venues in the City that you can drop in to for advice. You can also phone their help lines on 0800 612 0011 free from landlines and 0330 660 1166 which is free on most mobiles.

David Richards and Steve Day report for Sheffield Live!

Student in top 16

An 18 year old girl in Sheffield has been awarded a top engineering scholarship. Chloe Adams-Pickford won an Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Undergraduate Scholarship. These were presented to the top 16 engineering students across the UK. It’ll contribute two thousand pounds per year towards her engineering science degree. Kathryn Smiles spoke to Chloe earlier, as she prepares to begin her studies at Oxford University on Friday.

Great Yorkshire Run

Around 6,000 people took to the streets of Sheffield yesterday for the Great Yorkshire Run.   Athlete, Ross Millington won the 10K, in thirty minutes and twenty seconds. Gemma Steel was the first woman to cross the finish line, for the second year in a row.

Kathryn Smiles reports for Sheffield Live!