Following the teachers strike last week, Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to parents and pupils affected.
Following the teachers strike last week, Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to parents and pupils affected.
Hundreds of teachers in Sheffield walked out of their classrooms to take strike action on Wednesday calling for a pay rise linked to inflation. Dozens of schools in South Yorkshire were either partially or fully closed as result of the walk out. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Toby Malinson, branch secretary for the National Education Union in Sheffield, on a picket line at Longley Park Sixth Form College.
Over a thousand people joined a strike solidarity demonstration on Wednesday, marching from Devonshire Green through the city centre to Barkers Pool where it conclude with a rally and speeches. Across England and Wales hundreds of thousands of workers joined a day of strike action over pay and conditions, including train and bus drivers, university staff, teachers and civil servants. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Bill Adams, regional secretary for the TUC in Yorkshire and Humber.
Councillor Martin Smith, chair of Sheffield City Council’s economic development and skills policy committee has spoken to Sheffield Live of his disappointment over the city missing out on the latest Levelling-Up funding. The local authority bid for two projects, at Parkwood Springs and Heeley Development Trust, however both project proposals were rejected. The government has been criticised for awarding Levelling-Up money to wealthy areas in the south-east of England rather than poorer areas in the north-east. Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has defended the decisions, arguing the north is to receive the most amount of cash in terms of funding per person. Baillor Jalloh reports.
Rotherham Hospice has announced its midnight memory walk is set to return this summer after seven years. The event aims to raise money for the running of the hospice and for families to remember loved ones who have passed away. It is planned to take place on Saturday, 24 June, starting at the New York stadium. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Paula Figueira, manager of Rotherham Hospice.
Sheffield City Council has been issued with a regulatory notice by the Regulator of Social Housing for breach of legal duties on gas safety occurring over several years. The council is legally required to carry out an annual gas safety inspection in every council house, however investigators found that hundreds of properties had not received their annual inspection and many had not been inspected for years. Councillor Douglas Johnson, chair of the housing policy committee at Sheffield City Council, told Sheffield Live! tenants are partly to blame for the failure as engineers were unable to access some of the properties for various reasons. Baillor Jalloh reports.
Sheffield-based Utopia Theatre has launched a youth academy to create more opportunities for young people from African-Caribbean heritage and other minority groups. Free arts classes and workshops will be offered to young people age 9-19 years living in Sheffield and surrounding areas. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Bookey Oshin, a trustee at Utopia Theatre, and Kate Brindley, project director for the arts, culture and heritage at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
Following the recent break-in at Sheffield’s Assay Office in Hillsborough, chief executive Ashley Carson has appealed to members of the public to report to the police any suspected attempts to sell the stolen jewellery. Speaking to Sheffield Live!, Carson said the total value of the items taken is around £60.000 but some of the items are very “distinct and irreplaceable”. The break-in took place at night on 15 January, with CCTV footage showing the thieves entry and getaway. Baillor Jalloh reports.
Sheffield Wednesday’s new community football facility, costing almost £1m, looks set to be out of use for months following a suspected arson attack last weekend. Firefighters were alerted to Jubilee Sports and Social Club after a stolen car was driven on to the middle of the astro turf pitch and set alight. The facility was opened on 3 January 2023 and was paid for by grants from the Premier League, the Football Association and the government’s Football Foundation. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have appealed for anyone with any information about the incident to report it. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Marcus Brameld, community programme manager, at the club.
Former Sheffield boxer, Johnny Nelson, has expressed his delight after recently being awarded an MBE for his contributions to boxing and for work with young people across Yorkshire. The former cruiserweight champion said he was honoured to have been recognised. Recently Mr Nelson has been campaigning for men to speak up about their mental health and other health related issues. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!