Young people from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Sheffield spent Christmas Day visiting hospitals and feeding the homeless as part of their pledge to help the weak and vulnerable. Volunteers handed out food packages to homeless people and visited Northern General Hospital with gifts such as chocolate and flowers for patients without family members to visit them. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jallor spoke to Saeed Nazir, youth leader for Ahmadiyya Sheffield.
This week Azz Mohammed and Stevie Nicks speak to people and patients from children’s hospice, Bluebell Wood.
Acorn tenants union mounted a protest outside West One lettings agency over the company’s eviction practices. West One agency said, “As a professional and experienced Landlord we are perfectly aware of both the tenants rights and our rights and whatever the outcome of this matter the tenant can be assured that correct procedures will be followed”. Azz Mohammed spoke to Acorn member Maryam Wright.
The RMT union are planning a series of 24 hour rail strikes in January in a long-running row over driver-only trains, the role of guards and the safety of passengers and railworkers. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield’s Action charity has won a Helplines Partnership national award for the impact of its Domestic Abuse Service helpline. The helpline, which takes more than 2,500 calls each year from people across the city, is open seven days a week, except bank holidays. Most callers are women, but men also use the helpline and support is also available for non-English speakers. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
The Action Domestic Abusive Service helpline number is 0808 808 2241.
South Yorkshire Police are set to increase their visibility during the festive period following Tuesday’s raids and arrests by counter-terrorism officers at addresses in Sheffield and Chesterfield. James Otter reports for Sheffield Live!
This week Azz Mohammed and Stevie Nicks speak to a Mobo gospel nominee Leroy Johnson.
Charity worker, Sara Saxon, who came to Sheffield from Palestine over 30 years ago is retiring after seventeen years of service at SAVTE, which teaches English as a second language. Sara came to England as a refugee with no understanding of English and through her charity work has helped thousands of others in Sheffield to learn English and to become less isolated. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Bomb disposal squads were called to properties in Sheffield and Chesterfield early Tuesday morning with four arrests made as police acted to foil an alleged terror plot. The raids took place in Burngreave, Meersbrook, Stocksbridge and on Sheffield Road in Chesterfield. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield’s first Talking Bench, located in the Winter Gardens, has proved a conversation starter and the concept could be rolled out across the city. Talking Benches was one of the winning ideas submitted to mental health charity Sheffield Flourish, and is a project to reduce loneliness and to improve social connections and wellbeing. The originator, Sheffield resident Sharon Tabberer, said the idea came from her father’s struggle to strike up conversation as he has grown older. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!