Thousands are expected to attend the UK’s largest documentary film festival as Doc/Fest opens for its 25th anniversary. With hundrds of films on show, plus workshops, events and exhibitions, including virtual realities and new media technologies, the six day long festival is set to welcome over 40,000 visitors. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Bookstart Week, the national early reading campaign, has launched in Sheffield with a bird-themed day of fun at Weston Park Museum. The family event, organised by Sheffield Libraries, is part of a week of activities for children, schools and parents. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
A group of young Sheffield men are set to visit schools across the city in a campaign to cut down on knife crime. 20 year old Lewis Pask, pro boxer Luke Junior and their friends have devised the “Drop the Knife” campaign to raise awareness of knife crime and its dangers. The initiative comes just a week after two teenagers were stabbed to death in different neighbourhoods. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
The refurbished Albert Works building on Sidney Street is one of seven buildings recognised in the Royal Institution of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire Awards. The design by Cartwright Pickard Architects converted four traditional red brick industrial warehouses into a modern workspace for creative digital marketing company Jaywing. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Newly-elected Broomhill and Sharrow Vale councillor Kaltum Rivers has thanked the people in her constituency for their support in an interview with Sheffield Live! Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
A travelling exhibition of animatronic dinosaurs have arrived at Norfolk Heritage Park and look set to be a roaring success. Over a thousand attended the opening day of the family oriented event. Organised by Jurassic Kingdom the dinosaurs will be roaming the park until 10 June with tickets available online and on the door. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Calls are growing for the Spearmint Rhino lap dancing club licence renewal to be rejected due to its location close to educational facilities, residential properties and businesses. Renewal of the venue licence is due to be considered at a 19 June meeting of Sheffield Council after being previously extended for a 12 month period. Campaigners have already secured a judicial review of the Council’s previous decision and a hearing is set to take place a week after the licence renewal meeting. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
As the build-up for the World Cup in Russia gets underway, primary schools are being invited to a Youdan Trophy school’s world cup tournament at Sheffield United’s training ground in Shirecliffe. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable, said the party is winning supporters back in Sheffield and other cities during a visit to congratulate his party’s campaigners. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffielders are being encouraged to have their say on plans for the future of the city set out in a new 2018-2028 Sheffield City Centre Plan. The plan, titled ‘This is Sheffield’, is intended to guide future regeneration including residential, business, leisure and the outdoor environment. Exhibitions are planned to be held in the Winter Gardens and the Moor Market over the next fortnight alongside an online survey and consultation. Azz Mohamed spoke to councillor Mazher Iqbal , cabinet member for business and Investment.