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GMB vote to strike

The GMB has voted to go on strike for better working conditions here in the City.  Peter Davies, Organiser for the Sheffield City Council branch of the GMB said they want better welfare conditions for the workers.

Sheffield Live! also approached Sheffield City Council and the Green Company but no one was available for an interview. However, they sent us a written statement which said  “We are aware that GMB members have decided to take industrial action at The Green Company. Discussions are continuing with the union and its representatives about any concerns expressed by staff working for The Green Company.

The Green Company and GMB representatives will work together to resolve any issues that need addressing. We want to sort any issues out speedily. If strike action does occur we will do everything we can to minimise disruption and keep as many sites open as possible.”

We spoke to Peter Davis who explained why they have decided to take strike action.

Baillor Jalloh reports for Sheffield Live!

 

 

 

Big Investment Project launches

Business leaders have launched a new investment project to help Sheffield’s economy. The Big Investment Project aims to bring new opportunities for people and businesses in South Yorkshire and the North Midlands. David Richards spoke to David Thurkettle, the incoming President of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, at a special launch event at Sheffield’s Millennium Galleries, held in the run up to this year’s MADE: The Entrepreneur Festival.

Reporting by David Richards and Rachel Vine.

City consults on learning disability services

Sheffield City Council are asking the public to reshape the care offered to people with learning disabilities in the City. The eight week consultation started last week and continues until 4th November. Councillor Mary Lea, the cabinet member for Health, Care and Independent Living spoke to Sheffield Live! TV about the consultation. Report by Charlotte Reid.

Sheffield Live! TV launches today

 

From a caravan in Sharrow to an FM radio station, to digital TV – community broadcaster Sheffield Live! starts a new phase in its journey today (Tuesday 23 September).

The new local channel will provide the city with local news, programming produced by local people and archive material. A founding member of Sheffield Live! Sangita Basudev, talks with Charlotte Reid about today’s launch.

What next?

Lord of Hunters Bar

Paul Scriven former Leader of Sheffield City Council was today granted the title Lord Scriven of Hunters Bar in the City of Sheffield.  He made the announcement at a gathering of  Liberal Democrats from the Asian community last night here is Sheffield.  He was joined by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who reminded him what his job would be in the house of Lords.

Sangita Basudev and Jonny Harold report for Sheffield Live! TV

Promoting gas safety

Gas safety week was launched today at The Moor Markets in Sheffield. The Road Show promotes gas and appliance safety awareness to the people of Sheffield.

Gas Safety Week is a national event which highlights the importance of checking gas appliances and making sure that people are safe in their homes.

Russell Kramer, CEO of Gas Safe Register, talks about why holding events like this are important.

Rachel Vine and David Richards report.

Walking for Ebola Awareness

Sheffield’s Liberian community walked through town this weekend to raise awareness of Ebola. Akai Bazzie, who is the Senior Pastor of Christ Abiding Ministry for UK said they were marching for three things. To raise awareness of the disease itself, to raise funds for people who are affected and to ask for donations of materials such as gloves and hand sanitisers . The Ebola virus has killed about 1,000 people altogether in West Africa over the last few weeks. The Liberian people have been the worst hit by the outbreak so far.

Sangita Basudev filmed the events for Sheffield Live.

Competition: post a picture of your pet

Photo - Paulo Ordoveza, used under Creative Commons 2.0 License

Photo – Paulo Ordoveza, used under Creative Commons 2.0 License

Do you have a photogenic pet, a cute kitty or handsome hound?

Then enter our competition – you could win vouchers from Cookes Pet Supplies and Harrison Cameras.

All you have to do is send us a photograph. Whether your pet is a beloved moggy, pampered pooch, or perhaps a gerbil, hamster, or something more exotic, as long as the photograph is of your own, legally owned pet, whether it’s cute or simply mugging for the camera, we’d love to see your best picture!

Alongside basking in the fame and glory of your picture of your pet being published, there are great prizes for winners:

  • 1st prize: £25 voucher from Cookes Pet Supplies and £25 voucher from Harrison Cameras
  • 2nd prize: £15 voucher from Cookes Pet Supplies and £15 voucher from Harrison Cameras
  • 3rd prize: £10 voucher from Cookes Pet Supplies and £10 voucher from Harrison Cameras

How to enter

It’s really simple to enter. Just send your photograph to comp@sheffieldlive.org – please send files no larger than 1 MB.

The deadline to enter is 31st August 2014.

We’ll publish entries online here at www.sheffieldlive.org (and via our facebook page) and invite our viewers to vote on their favourites.

Viewers’ votes (between 1 and 14 September) will be counted and used to make a shortlist of the top five photographs. Then on 15 September our Sheffield Live team of animal loving judges will decide the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes out of the shortlist.

We’re grateful to Cookes Pet Supplies for sponsoring this competition. Family run since the 1940s, Cookes’ staff are trained nutritional advisors and are on hand to help with any special requirements your pet may need catering for. Visit their stores in Sheffield or Rotherham or find them online – click and collect is now available: www.cookespetsupplies.co.uk

We’d also like to thank Cookes and Harrison Cameras for supplying prizes.

Terms and Conditions

In addition to our normal standard terms and conditions of competition entry, the following special terms also apply to this competition:

1. Entrants retain copyright of their photographs but grant Sheffield Live, Cookes Pet Stores and Harrison Cameras unlimited useage rights to publish their photographs online only in articles and marketing material connected to this competition;

2. Only one entry per person – an entry comprises of one photograph;

3. You may only enter the competition if you are the owner of the copyright of the photograph you are submitting;

4. Photographs may not contain illegal or pornographic images;

5. Photographs will be voted on by Sheffield Live listeners / website viewers between 1 and 14 September; the highest scoring 5 photographs will be shortlisted; on 15 September the judges will decide on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes out of the five shortlisted photographs; the judges will be Sheffield Live! volunteers / staff; the judges’ decision regarding prizes will be final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding reasons for choices; no-one connected with the judges will be able to enter.

Enter the competition now – send a picture of your pet to comp@sheffieldlive.org

WIN Tour de France Grand Depart limited edition T-shirt

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Sheffield Chamber of Commerce Staff modelling the exclusive Grand Depart T-shirts

Sheffield Chamber of Commerce Staff modelling the exclusive Grand Depart T-shirts

It’s the biggest cycle race in the world – and it’s coming to Sheffield this Sunday! Now Sheffield Live listeners and website viewers have an opportunity to win one of two limited edition Grand Depart t-shirts provided by Sheffield Live advertiser Mercury Taxis.

Only 250 t-shirts have been made, by the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, to mark the famous race coming to the city. All the t-shirts come with a certificate of authenticity. And we have two (both sized XL) up for grabs.

To enter our competition all you have to do is answer the following 2 questions:

1. What’s the telephone number for Mercury Taxis?

2. Who was the winner of the Yellow Jersey in the 2013 Tour de France?

Email your answers (and your name, address and telephone number) to comp@sheffieldlive.org by 5pm on Monday 7th July. Our standard competition Terms and Conditions apply.

Spot the local stars in Sheffield Community Media film

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A new short film shows how excited Sheffielders are about the plans to allow people who live, work, or have interests in Sheffield to own their very own television channel.

Figures from notable Sheffield businesses, and from the worlds of music (including one of Sheffield’s home grown music stars – watch the film to find out who), media and education, have joined Sheffielders in welcoming the channel:

As excitement grows (you can read more comments here), so does investment into Sheffield Community Media Ltd, an organisation set up for community benefit which has been established to support community media development in Sheffield, including the new local digital TV channel.

Readers can become a part owner and can invest from £100 to £20,000, payable by instalments if preferred. Sheffield Community Media aims to pay a modest rate of interest after 3 years. Details here.

Community Shares are a form of social investment to raise funds for projects of community benefit. Sheffield Community Media Ltd want Sheffielders to support this groundbreaking project. The “Pioneer and Community Share Offer” is available at www.sheffieldlive.org/shares

Sheffield Community Media Ltd is a society for the benefit of the community incorporated under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965. Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority. Registration No: 31727R. Registered address: 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX

We’d like to thank Matthew Neale of The Sheffield College and Norton Creative for editing and directing this film, and College students for capturing footage; Daren Eagles and Sheffield Hallam University students for the introductory ident; Rob Speranza and Sangita Basudev for supplying additional footage; and the featured Sheffield Live show producers, as well as all of the interviewees, for taking part.