Sheffield Friends of the Earth marked its fortieth year of environmental campaigning with a walk around Smithy Wood. The ancient woodland near Chapeltown, home to birds and other wildlife, is under threat from plans for a new motorway service station on the M1.
The Owls are back in action after the international break and will be playing Watford at Hillsborough on Saturday. Head Coach Stuart Gray said: “We are playing a very good side in Watford, good on counterattack, winning games, scoring goals, but they concede goals as well”.
School sports are to benefit from new funding for football, boxing and dance through Sports FX South Yorkshire. Sports FX ambassador Howard Webb said: “The benefits are huge in terms of personal well being and health”. Interview now online at sheffieldlive.org
A 37 year old Sheffield mum is back in the Roller Derby world cup. Erica Packington, from Meersbrook, known as She-RARR, broke her collar bone in her first public match with Sheffield Steel rollergirls, but is now set to play for the West Indies.
Sheffield United face Bradford City at the weekend. Manager Nigel Clough told Sheffield Live the team were looking to take their attacking game to Bradford after a disappointing draw at home to Leyton Orient.
The University of Sheffield has received national praise as a driver of regional growth according to a new report by the City Growth Commission. The report has been welcomed by Sheffield Chamber of Commerce.
For the first time ever in their history, midwives went out on strike. The nationwide action included nurses, ambulance crews, paramedics and hospital porters all walking out for better pay. The workers have been offered a 1% consolidated pay rise.
In the biggest demonstration yet in Sheffield against Islamic State, hundreds of people gathered outside City Hall to condemn the assault on Kobani in Northern Syria. The action, organised by Kurdish community activists, called on the international community to defend communities under threat in Syria and Iraq.
A Sheffield songwriter has made it through to the semi-final stage of the UK Song Writing Contest. Elouise Short, from High Green, has been singing from a young age, but only began writing her own songs when she was given a piano and bought a Ukelele. Sixty thousand songs from across the world were entered into the contest, organised by Brit Trust.
A new mobile information unit was launched by the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind as part of World Sight Day. The Unit will give information and advice about how to look after your eyes.