Primary and secondary schools in Darnall came together for an annual sports day at the City Athletics Stadium on Woodburn Road. The community event, open to parents and children, aimed to promote children’s engagement in sport and exercise. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Nicola Hopkin, PE teacher at Sheffield Park Academy.
An innovative mobile phone app has being launched at an event in Rotherham as part of the national effort to combat child sexual exploitation. The Nimos Safeguarding app is aimed at trusted professionals working in health, education, social services and the voluntary sector. It operates on mobile phones, tablets and desktop devices. The app is designed to assist the collection of non-criminal information and suspicions that might otherwise be missed and which could contribute to the prevention of abuse and the protection of children. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield Council has submitted proposals to bring Channel 4 to the city in response to a government consultation on relocation of the public service television channel. Sheffield faces stiff competition from Cardiff, Liverpool, Bradford and Birmingham, as well as Manchester where the BBC’s Media City is situated. Government is seeking views on relocation of the broadcaster’s activities to an outside London location to help drive creative jobs in the regions. Sheffield Live! reporter Simon Thake spoke to Councillor Mazher Iqbal.
Citizens Advice Sheffield has called on the government to fix the new Universal Credit welfare scheme before it is further rolled out in the city. Sheffield has a temporary Universal Credit ‘live service’ for people with straightforward claims but the charity has warned that implementation has been problematic, putting people at financial risk as they wait six weeks or more for their first payment. The numbers struggling to set up on the Universal Credit scheme could grow rapidly from July 2018, when ‘full service’ arrives, meaning anyone still in receipt of older benefits, such as tax credits or housing benefit, has to apply for Universal Credit. It is projected that 69,000 households across Sheffield will be moved to the Universal Credit scheme by 2022. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
Fine weather brought huge crowds to the annual Stannington Carnival, a community-led celebration which has been a summer fixture for over 20 years. With music including Stannington Mixed Choir, Stannington Brass Band and the Old Friends Folk Bank, the traditional village carnival provided a diversity of family entertainment from the Scrufts Fun Dog Show to street dance performance, archery and face painting. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
The 2017 British Bouldering Championships, at Devonshire Green, was the showpiece of the Cliffhanger Festival, celebrating adventure sports and outdoor pursuits. Sheffield city centre was transformed into a giant playground with activities including mountain biking, skateboarding and orienteering. Hundreds of people came to watch the return to Sheffield of the British Bouldering Championships with the best climbers from around the UK competing to see who can scale the set piece walls. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
Comedy Central has brought its FriendsFest tribute event to Sheffield’s Hillsborough Park where fans of the hit US sitcom can sit on Monica’s orange sofa and drink from Central Perk mugs. It is over thirteen years since Friends finished its hugely successful run on TV screens around the world but for Sheffield fans of Ross, Rachel, Chandler and the rest of the gang, FriendsFest offered a trip down memory lane. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
Silverdale School held its sixth annual masterchef event with Great British Bake Off contestant Howard Middleton joining the panel of judges to taste the young cooks’ creations. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Attercliffe based community radio station, Iman FM, has been suspended from broadcasting after being found in serious breach of the Broadcasting Code by communications regulator, Ofcom. A spokesperson for Ofcom said the station was in breach for “broadcasting material likely to incite or encourage the commission of crime, or to lead to disorder”. Iman FM has until 25 July to respond and could face losing its licence. Bailor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!
Health workers are celebrating 69 years of the NHS with a campaign to highlight health service achievements and the challenges of underfunding. Members of Unison have been travelling across the region, encouraging people to sign a giant birthday card and to share their stories of the NHS. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!