LOCAL NEWS
Labour's Safiya re-elected in Burngreave
Councillor Safiya Saeed has been re-elected for the Burngreave ward. Safiya who serves as Deputy Chair of the North East Local Area Committee won with 1780 votes.
Campaign launched to tackle homelessness in Sheffield
South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group (SAYMAAG) and NOMAD, a local based housing charity that supports homeless people in Sheffield have launched a campaign to provide safe, secure and sustainable housing to people facing homelessness in the city.
Living with HIV and ending new cases
Author Winnie Sseruma, an HIV activist living with HIV and Ashley Gallant of Sheffield Museums talk to AVP about the upcoming event "How Do We End New Cases of HIV by 2030?" which will be hosted at Millennium Gallery on 18th April.
Sheffield Community Awards: Winners delight to be recognised.
On Thursday, November 2nd 2023, Voluntary Action Sheffield hosted its Community Awards at Sheffield's Cutlers Hall. The event was attended by hundreds of people and it celebrated the collective spirit, outstanding achievements, and unwavering resilience that define the city's community.
In The Cut: Celebrating the Black barbershop as a shop for healing
On Tuesday 28th October 2023, Sheffield University's student union hosted a pop-up barbershop. Over a dozen students and members of the community were given free haircuts and line ups by three Black barbers from Fades and Top Chopper Hair Studio.
Academics, Faith and Community leaders unite for a transformative engagement event.
In a remarkable collaboration aimed at fostering community well-being, Faithstar LLP and the Mayor's Health Equity Advisory Panel have joined forces to organise a community engagement event. This unique partnership brought together diverse voices from grass roots community organisations, educators and healthcare experts to address critical issues affecting the community's health and equity.
Centre for Equity and Inclusion celebrates its second anniversary with new programme launch
The Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEI) at the University of Sheffield marked its second anniversary by launching its new programme of activities for the 2023/24 academic year.