Jessica Ennis-Hill has become the latest star to say that she will not lend her name to Sheffield United if they give Ched Evans a contract. The Blades have a stand named after the Olympic Gold medalist. Ched Evans was convicted of rape and has been training at the United Ground.
Tony Minichiello, coach to Jessica Ennis-Hills, has expressed dismay with athletics provision at the Olympic Legacy Park after the closure of the Don Valley Stadium, in an interview for Talking Sheffield on Sheffield Live! TV. Minichiello said: “I don’t think the investment is going into the athletics side.”
Life long Blades fan Paul Blomfield, MP for Central Sheffield, has spoken out against Sheffield United’s decision to allow Ched Evans to train with the team. He says that from private discussions he had had with the club that he had hoped they would not be working with Evans.
Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome Yorkshire was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Hallam University. He also announced that from 2016 the Yorkshire Festival would become a bi-annual event.
The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust is half way to its seven million pound target to buy the property from its current owners and open its doors to the public. The National Trust is supporting the group by offering it advice and information.
The Sheffield Ahmadiyya Muslim Association has been selling poppies to collect money for the British Legion. Under the slogan Love for all, Hatred for none, AMA has collected £60,000 nationally for the poppy appeal.
A firearm amnesty has been called in Sheffield until the 21 November. Anybody who is in possession of a gun that they do not have a license for can hand them in without fear of prosecution. However if the gun has been used in a crime then it will be investigated.
Thousands of people lined Bakers Pool, Sheffield, to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of war. This year marks the 100th year since the first world war started and 70 years since D Day.
A funday held at Weston Park looked at how literacy has changed and developed over the last 100 years. People who attended the event, got the chance to use a type writer and type their name by using the morse code.
A campaign to clean Sheffield up by prosecuting fly tippers has began. Nearly £80,000 was spent on investigating this in the last year.