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Fun on the farm festival for autumn harvest

newsdesk — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:34:41 +0000

South Yorkshire’s Moyo Farm Supplies hosted their first “Fun on the Farm” open harvest family event in Barnsley in 2022. Organised by Zimbabwean born Menford Tapudzai, the event was marked by harvests of maize, live performances by artists and children’s activities including experiences with tractors, combine harvesters and horses. A Southern Africa style barbecue, called a braai, attracted families and friends from as far as Portsmouth. Report by Tchiyiwe Chihana for Sheffield Live!

From the Sheffield Live archives September 2022

Pop-up market celebrates Black history and culture

newsdesk — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:34:24 +0000

A pop-up market, set up to celebrate Black History Month, gained plaudits from market traders and their customers. The week long market in Fargate aimed to celebrate the city’s diversity, embrace change and help build a stronger community. Report by Baillor Jalloh for Sheffield Live!

From the Sheffield Live! archives November 2021

Fifty-eight elephants in trail around Sheffield

Greg Burak — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:31:43 +0000

Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity project, Herd of Sheffield, brought 58 elephants to a trail around Sheffield as part of a mass fundraising appeal that captured the public imagination. The elephants were later auctioned to raise more money for the charity. Sheffield Live reporter Baillor Jalloh was there at the preview event.

From the Sheffield Live! archives July 2016

Pro-Palestine independent wins Darnall from Labour

newsdesk — Fri, 03 May 2024 23:18:12 +0000

Qais Al-Ahdal, standing as a pro-Palestine Independent candidate, achieved a convincing win over Labour in Darnall ward with 2402 votes, nearly twice as many as Labour in second place. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!

Ecclesall road businesses seeks clarity on red routes

newsdesk — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:16:13 +0000

Business owners on Ecclesall Road are asking for assurances after being informed that proposals to introduce red routes in the area have been scrapped. There were fears Sheffield Council was seeking to introduce camera-controlled red line zones along the bus lanes on Ecclesall and Abbeydale Roads, which would prohibit parking, deliveries or restrict waiting between certain hours. Traders in the area had concerns the proposals could affect footfall to their businesses. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!

Period poverty in focus at Town Hall meeting

newsdesk — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:57:11 +0000

Sheffield Council has brought together support groups and charities across the city to discuss how to increase awareness of period poverty as part of a focus on women’s equality in the city. Sheffield Live! reporter Swahlita Collins spoke to Sheffield City Council deputy leader Julie Grocutt and Chella Quint, founder of Period Positive.

Ukrainian activists seek to raise awareness of impact of war

newsdesk — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:09:16 +0000

Ukrainian activists, Olenka Gulenok and Brie Kostrova, visited Sheffield during International Women’s Week as part of a UK tour to raise awareness about the impact of the war on women and working-class communities. Gulenok and Kostrova are from the campaign group Sozialny Rukh, a socialist movement organisation in Ukraine. They met with labour movement activists and politicians during their visit to Sheffield. Baillor Jalloh reports.

Double sports accolade for Sheffield woman

newsdesk — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:07:52 +0000

Sheffield athlete, Sally Lancaster, has won the women’s 500 metre race at the World Indoor Rowing Championship just one day after winning Yorkshire’s strongest woman contest. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!

Street tree campaigners deserve apology says former councillor

newsdesk — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:56:20 +0000

Alison Teal, former Green Party councillor for Nether Edge and Sharrow who was thrown out of a full council meeting in 2017 over the street trees dispute, has called for a public apology from senior councillors who had defended the felling of street trees. Speaking to Sheffield Live! Teal said “people were really brutalised, people were physically hurt”. Teal was one of six campaigners who were arrested by police and detained for several hours for protesting against the felling of street trees across the city. The independent review into the trees dispute recommended the local authority apologise for “developing and adopting a flawed plan” to remove and replace street trees in the city. Baillor Jalloh reports.

Lib Dem leader calls for council resignations following street tree report

newsdesk — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:38:28 +0000

Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed, Liberal Democrats leader on Sheffield City Council, has called for the resignations of council leader Terry Fox and councillor Bryan Lodge in the wake of the independent report into the felling of Sheffield street trees. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!