Plans have been released today for the new Sheffield Retail Quarter, set to open in 2019. The plans will transform the Barkers Pool, Pinstone Street and Moor Head area, whilst preserving the historic character of the City. Plans can be seen at the Town Hall all this week. The Retail Quarter will include a range of up market and Independent shops, new offices, homes and restaurants.
The Rathayatra Festival was celebrated in Sheffield for the second year running. The Hindu Festival original believed to be 5,000 years old, has the deities, Lord Jagannatha and his sister Subhdara and brother Balabhadra travelling through the streets on Chariots so that the wider public gets a chance to see them. Lord Jagannatha is one of the representations of Lord Krishna. When the British first saw the Festival they were said to be so over awed by the size of the Chariots that the name Jagannatha became the root of the word Juggeranaut in English.
A pop up cafe on Union Street is selling coffee that is grown in Sheffields’ twin city Esteli in Nicaragua. The profits will be divided between projects in the two Cities.
The people of Sheffield tell us what Easter means to them.
This years National Eating Disorders Awareness week is highlighting how important early intervention is.
The National Union of Farmers is encouraging people to buy British diary products to help support the local farming industry which is suffering due to low sales prices.
The Chinese new year starts on Thursday but the celebrations have already began with the dance of the Dragon being performed outside Sheffield Town Hall.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign held a protest outside Sainsbury’s, as part of a national campaign, to ask customers to boycott goods which are grown in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine. The supermarket was contacted but gave no comment.
New Roots has had letters from customers saying they were going to boycott the shop because it has poster that that criticises UKIP immigration policy and says that they welcome immigrants in to the shop.
Peddlers Night Market is about bringing International Street Food, craft beer and local music to Sheffield.