Travel

New Sheffield hub for bike library

Recycle Bikes is a not for profit, one stop shop for people who are interested in bikes, they recycle old ones, loan bikes out and also donate bikes to projects across Africa. You can  learn basic road and maintenance skills and get spare parts for your vintage bike.

Eleven new 20 mph zones introduced in City

Sheffield City Council has announced that there will be 11 more 20 mph zones introduced in the City. The Twenty’s Plenty campaign is saying that though Sheffield was pioneering in this area in the 1990s’ it is now falling behind a lot of the other major Cities and needs to introduce even more such speed restrictions.

Freedom Riders continue the fight

The Freedom Riders are fighting for the return of free travel for pensioners.  Two of the protesters were arrested earlier on this year and were due in court today.  The protest turned in to a celebration as it was announced last week that charges were being dropped.

Man with pram a Sheffield Star

John Burkhill has had thousands of people signing a petition to get him a  star on the Walk of Fame outside Sheffield Town Hall.  The man with a pram met Jennifer Dunstan, who started the campaign, for the first time when they were both interviewed by Sheffield Live!  The 38 degrees petition is now heading towards seven thousand signatures.