Website Special Areas

Charity to offer safe place for Sheffield’s homeless

A new charity project, Nightstop South Yorkshire, has been launched for young people facing homelessness in Sheffield. The project set up by charity Depaul UK will provide emergency accommodation for those who face sleeping on the streets or other unsafe places. It will operate through a network of volunteer hosts prepared to offer young homeless people a safe place for the night. The Lord Mayor of Sheffield and Labour MP Clive Betts were among others attending the launch. Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!

Student animations on silver screen at Cineworld

A selection of locally-made stop-motion animation films films received prizes at a VIP Silver Screen event organised by local social enterprise, Flycheese Studio. The work created and produced by students at the studio, many of whom face life challenges, was selected to showcase students’ creative imagination in bringing animation to life. The Lord Mayor attended to hand out prizes. Shamaan Freeman-Powell reports for Sheffield Live!

Hundreds of Sheffield Muslims in Pitsmoor Eid celebration

More than a thousand people from across Sheffield joined a public prayer for the Muslim festival of Eid Aladha in the Tesco car park on Saville Street, Pitsmoor. They joined more than a billion Muslims worldwide in marking the Eid celebrations, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, which commemorate the prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son to God and which all marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Urban heritage found in Sheffield drains

Members of the public joined Sheffield Live! presenter Calvin Payne for a guided ‘drainspotting’ tour of the pavement features of Sheffield. Participants walked from Walkley Library to Broomhill via Crookesmoor to see examples of Sheffield’s historic pavement features, tramway remnants, Victorian company names and dates, 19th century anti-Cholera measures, early telephone and electricity installations, among other interesting and unique pieces of local history. The event was organised as part of the national ‘Heritage Open Days’ held every September with some 40,000 volunteers across England organising 5,000 events to celebrate history, architecture and culture.

Heritage bells ring at Millennium Gallery

A historic set of bells at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery were rung as part of a heritage open day event to celebrate Sheffield history. The bells date back to the 1860s and are an example of many made by Naylor-Vickers. They were popular due to their low cost in comparison to bronze bells, but now very few exist. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Frances Punnett of Museums Sheffield.

New centre opens its doors to victims of sexual assault

A new facility to support victims of rape and sexual assault in South Yorkshire has opened as part of the regional Sexual Assault Referral Centre. South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Dr Alan Billings and Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Denise Fox were present for the opening of the centre which offers a safe haven for victims and a range of services including medical examinations. According to the Crown Prosecution Service domestic abuse, rape and other sexual assault offences against women and girls increased by almost 10 per cent in England in 2015. Shamman Freeman-Powell reports for Sheffield Live!

Rockwave Leisure withdraws application for city centre strip club

After strong opposition, plans to create a new strip club in Leadmill Road have been withdrawn. Various Sheffield groups, including schools, colleges, charities, MPs and councillors, condemned the plans in objections submitted ahead of a licensing meeting held at Sheffield Town Hall this week. Rockwave Leisure have since decided to withdraw the proposal. Sheffield Live! reporter Shamaan Freeman Powell spoke to Councillor Douglas Johnson.

Dan Walker charity fundraiser returns to Hallamshire Golf Club

Sports reporter Dan Walker’s star studded Walker Cup celebrity golf match is returning to Sheffield for another year, helping to raise money for The Children’s Hospital Charity. The event raised around £30,000 last year, bringing the UK’s first fully digital 3T MRI scanner. This year Walker plans to raise at least £50,000 for the charity. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Dan Walker at the Hallamshire Golf Club.

Disability group in town hall protest

On the eve of the Rio Paralympics 2016 opening ceremony, disabled people in Sheffield were at the town hall protesting against austerity and cuts to services. The gathering was part of a nationwide week of action organised by ‘Disabled People Against Cuts’. The group’s main aim is to fight the impact of austerity on people with disability, from cuts to financial support, and to services such as public transport, housing, the NHS, women’s support against domestic abuse, education and libraries. Sheffield Live! reporter Baillor Jalloh spoke to Jennifer Jones of DPAC.