An 18 year old girl in Sheffield has been awarded a top engineering scholarship. Chloe Adams-Pickford won an Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Undergraduate Scholarship. These were presented to the top 16 engineering students across the UK. It’ll contribute two thousand pounds per year towards her engineering science degree. Kathryn Smiles spoke to Chloe earlier, as she prepares to begin her studies at Oxford University on Friday.
Around 6,000 people took to the streets of Sheffield yesterday for the Great Yorkshire Run. Athlete, Ross Millington won the 10K, in thirty minutes and twenty seconds. Gemma Steel was the first woman to cross the finish line, for the second year in a row.
Kathryn Smiles reports for Sheffield Live!
Green Top Circus was set up nearly 20 years ago and since then has been holding workshops for local people to learn how to do everything from juggling to aerial acrobatics.
David Richards reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM will today join forces with London based community radio station Resonance to celebrate Sheffield music. Kafka Chic will be aired at 15:30 today on Sheffield Live! 93.2 fm. Kafka Chic is a radio- docu drama which explores Sheffield’s Musical history. As part of the Sensoria festival Sheffield Live! will play out Kafka Chic at the the same time as Resonance. Contributors include Philip Oakey (Human League) , Martyn Ware (Heaven 17) and Steven Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire). Kafka Chic was produced and written by Michael Somerset Ward and Dean Homer.
The Sheffield Steelers are back on their home ice. The Steelers had to start off their season at ICE Sheffield because the ice at the Motorpoint Arena had melted due to a leak. Today was the first day the team have been able to train at their home venue. Sheffield Live! was there to see them and spoke to team owner Tony Smith.
David Richards reports for Sheffield Live!
The MADE Festival has been described as the “Glastonbury of Business,” attracting thousands of entrepreneurs and hundreds of speakers from all around the world to Sheffield. Musician and entrepreneur Levi Roots was one of the keynote speakers and spoke with Sheffield Live! about mentoring, passion, and lessons for young people.
Reporting by Jamie Veitch and Steven Day.
You can hear more interviews from the MADE Festival with entrepreneurs including Shaa Wasmund, Jamal Edwards, and with Brendan Moffett of Marketing Sheffield on our Business Live radio programme: Friday, 9-10am on 93.2fm and podcasted afterwards.
The GMB has voted to go on strike for better working conditions here in the City. Peter Davies, Organiser for the Sheffield City Council branch of the GMB said they want better welfare conditions for the workers.
Sheffield Live! also approached Sheffield City Council and the Green Company but no one was available for an interview. However, they sent us a written statement which said “We are aware that GMB members have decided to take industrial action at The Green Company. Discussions are continuing with the union and its representatives about any concerns expressed by staff working for The Green Company.
The Green Company and GMB representatives will work together to resolve any issues that need addressing. We want to sort any issues out speedily. If strike action does occur we will do everything we can to minimise disruption and keep as many sites open as possible.”
We spoke to Peter Davis who explained why they have decided to take strike action.
Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Business leaders have launched a new investment project to help Sheffield’s economy. The Big Investment Project aims to bring new opportunities for people and businesses in South Yorkshire and the North Midlands. David Richards spoke to David Thurkettle, the incoming President of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, at a special launch event at Sheffield’s Millennium Galleries, held in the run up to this year’s MADE: The Entrepreneur Festival.
Reporting by David Richards and Rachel Vine.
Paul Scriven former Leader of Sheffield City Council was today granted the title Lord Scriven of Hunters Bar in the City of Sheffield. He made the announcement at a gathering of Liberal Democrats from the Asian community last night here is Sheffield. He was joined by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who reminded him what his job would be in the house of Lords.
Sangita Basudev and Jonny Harold report for Sheffield Live! TV
The Sheffield Steelers will play their first home game against the Fife Flyers at Ice Sheffield this Sunday. This follows work on their home venue, the Motorpoint Arena.
The Steelers have played at the arena for 23 years, but faults with the ice plant meant it needed maintenance. The team had expected the arena to be ready for their first game.
Commercial Manager, Mike O’Connor said: ‘It’s just a little bit frustrating when we can’t fulfil our first game for season ticket holders in the arena.’
He said the team are ready, and lucky to be in Sheffield, where another large ice rink is so close.
Rob O’Shea, the arena manager at The Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, said: ‘We are throwing all our resources at the issue. Since a problem was first identified on the 26th August we have been working with the ice engineers to expose and check the pipework.’
Not all the fans will be able to attend the game on Sunday, but they are being reassured that they will see the same number of games allocated on their season tickets.
The Steelers expect to be back in their home venue next week.