Dozens of firefighters gathered outside Sheffield Town Hall to lobby councillors to seek a reversal of planned cuts by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue. The fire service faces cost pressures from a national shortfall in pension contributions and is proposing to reduce the number of firefighters on each fire engine from five to four. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Muslims have been celebrating the Eid ul Fitr religious holiday after fasting from dawn to dusk during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Hundreds joined a march and rally in Sheffield to protest against Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK. The protest was one of many taking place across the country. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
This years Festival of Debate has come to a close after 70 events over two months of panels, debates and other activities exploring politics, economics and society, at venues across the city. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Six local football teams joined a five aside tournament this week at the UMIX Centre in a collaboration between Sheffield Theatres and Football Unites Racism Divide to encourage mental health discussion. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
The parents of Sheffield teenager, Noah Lomax, have welcomed the coroner’s recommendations following an investigation into circumstances surrounding their son’s death. 15 year old, Noah Lomax, who had autism and a psychiatric history, took his own life in August 2018 after Sheffield’s Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service rejected a referral by his GP. The inquest called for improvements in communication between the mental health service and GPs. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
A new play by writer and poet Inua Ellams, the Barber Shop Chronicles, performing at the Crucible Theatre, charts the stories of four generations of African men across six cities. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
A portrait exhibition to raise awareness about the rise of homelessness in the UK and the plight of rough sleepers on the streets has been launched at Dina arts venue on Cambridge Street. Sion Thomas has been documenting and photographing homeless people to bring to the public’s attention the struggles of living on the streets and to raise funds for two local charities, the Archer Project and S2 Food Bank. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Hundreds of Sheffield pupils have joined with school children across the world to demand action on climate change, part of a global solidarity protest with demonstrations in over 110 countries. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield Council has been awarded £4m funding from the government for the costs of re-cladding Hanover Tower which failed a fire safety test following the Grenfell Tower tragedy two years ago. The council appealed to central government to fund the work so that the costs wouldn’t fall on local residents. Replacement work began earlier this year underwritten by the local authority, pending decision on government grants to replace unsafe cladding. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!