The ROKiT World Seniors Snooker competition is set to come to Sheffield for the first time with snooker legends Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White and Joe Johnson among 20 players from 16 countries competing for the trophy. The competition will run for five days from 14 August. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield’s international conference for children’s media brought over 1200 delegates to the city for three days of talks, screenings and exhibitions. The Children’s Media Conference brings together delegates from film, TV and interactive media involved in developing, producing and distributing content for kids. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to conference director Kathy Loizou.
Sheffield Council Deputy Leader Olivia Blake has said the city will bring forward a motion to recognise Palestine as an independent state. If passed, Sheffield could become the first UK city to recognise Palestinian statehood. The announcement followed the presentation by Palestinian solidarity campaigners of a petition with over 15000 signatures. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield Council have launched a city-wide consultation to enable residents to have their say on proposals to reduce air pollution with a new clean air zone. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield’s best known free annual dance festival, Chance to Dance, was staged across the city centre at the weekend. The Peace Gardens, Tudor Square, Barker’s Pool, the Winter Garden and The Moor were filled with music, movement and joy as local dance groups took to the streets. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield marked Armed Forces Day with performances at The Moor and Sheffield Cathedral by the Band of the Yorkshire Regiment. The concerts, at the invitation of the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, honour the contribution of current members of the armed forces and veterans of all ages. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Migration rights campaigners have welcomed the release of Hamid Baygi, a Sheffield resident who was recently detained and threatened with deportation to his home country Iran. Hamid Baygi has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years but was detained three weeks ago by immigration officers after he visited the Immigration Service at Vulcan House. Baillor Jalloh spoke to Manuchehr of South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group.
A new Sheffield-based social enterprise aims to promote positive images of sub-Saharan Africa through a children’s book club, educational workshops, lectures, campaigns, festivals and the production of educational material. True Talk Africa launched in February and is encouraging children, including those of African heritage, to discover literature by African authors during their school holidays. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to founder Dr. Afua Twum-Danso Imoh.
The family of Minod Monger have made a fresh appeal to the public to help find their son who left his home in Ecclesfield on 10 June and was last seen around 6pm the same day in Parson’s Cross. In a video appeal, Prem Monger, urges anyone who knows the whereabouts of his brother to contact the police. At the time he went missing Minod was wearing a white jacket with a fur hood, grey tracksuit bottoms and black croc shoes. As part of their continuing efforts officers have been visiting the Goodwin Sports Centre which Minod used to visit with his family and support worker to play football. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Daylight Come, a play recalling the experience of the 1950s generation of Caribbean migrants to Britain, was performed at the Library Theatre to mark Windrush Day. The play tells the story of those who responded to the British government call for bus drivers, nurses, labourers and professionals from the Caribbean to help rebuild post World War Two Britain. It explores the racial prejudice faced by the Windrush generation, alongside the lived experiences of love, laughter and music of the 1950’s. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh, spoke to writer and director Myrna Moore.