Sheffield’s National Emergency Services Museum has won a national award as the UK’s most family friendly museum. The independent museum faced closure following the Covid-19 lockdown period and was saved by a crowdfunding campaign. Among its exhibitions and features are historical vehicles and equipment includin a fire pump dating back to 1710. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Helen Shepherd, marketing coordinator at the National Emergency Services Museum.
A community repair service shop has opened in Abbeyfield Park House, Burngreave, to offer low cost repairs of all sorts of broken items that might otherwise go to waste. Reyt Repairs is a social enterprise set up to support repair and re-use of broken items for just a small repair charge. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Gareth Coleman, director of Reyt Repairs.
Sharrow’s autumn carnival parade is set to return on 4 November with activities in Highfield Adventure Playground from 4pm and a lantern parade around the streets of Sharrow. The family event, organised by community arts group Ignite Imaginations with Sharrow Community Forum, is free and will feature fire spinners, entertainment and hot food. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Louisa Golob of Ignite Imaginations.
The Pakistani community in Sheffield have raised over £20,000 to help flood victims in Northern Pakistan whose houses and crops were washed away after a heavy downpour in August. On Sunday a group of community elders gathered at the Pakistan Muslim Centre on Woodburn road, where a cheque for £20,000 was handed to UK charity Edhi International Foundation to continue its work in helping flood victims in Pakistan. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
As-Salaam Foodbank is appealing for volunteer cooks to join the charity and help with the preparation of hot meals to serve the city’s most vulnerable. The charity, formed in 2008 and has been providing fresh food and hot meal packages to families across the city but, as demand for its services has soared due to the cost of living crisis, the group is looking to recruit more cooks. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Shafiq Mohammed, founder of As-Salaam Foodbank.
The heavy snow fall on Thursday caused disruption across Sheffield but councillors and local residents got out their shovels to help with snowbound vehicles. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Crookes Councillor Tim Huggan.
A group of local and community media organisations have come together with an ambitious plan to expand choice for radio listeners tuning to digital radio in Sheffield and Rotherham. Community radio stations Link FM and Sheffield Live! have joined forces with Sheffield Community Media to establish a new digital audio broadcasting network. The joint venture, Shefcast Digital, has been set up to operate as a social enterprise. Baillor Jalloh reports.
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!
South Yorkshire Police are set to share with other police forces across the country an additional £100m of government funding to help deal with the surge in knife crime. The cash is to be used for police overtime and to fund new ‘Violent Crime Reduction Units’. South Yorkshire Police have been running a campaign this week to raise awareness about knife crime and to reduce the numbe of weapons on the streets. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to detective superintendent Una Jennings.
A new Sheffield-based charity aiming to get vulnerable young people into work is set to launch in February after a pilot scheme supported by local businesses and volunteers. Grow UK aims to nurture skills to support vulnerable young adults to succeed in the workplace through a programme of coaching, one-to-one support and practical work experience. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!