In the middle of some of the sadness in the world at the moment, it was a joy to award the Cooper Prize 2023 to Sam Sherborne this evening, in Barnsley, for his work ‘Staying Alive’; a powerful, beautifully crafted piece of work.

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It was a pleasure to welcome local author Ronnie Steele to the Town Hall this evening for January's Barnsley Civic Trust meeting, arranged in partnership with @barnsarchives and Barnsley Museums. He shared great stories about Barnsley legends Brian Glover and Norman Rimmington.

🗣 'I am honoured to take on the responsibility of being President of the Chamber and representing our members.'

Yesterday we welcomed the 115th #SheffieldChamber President, Alexis Krachai

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This week, our CEO Michéle appeared on BBC Newsnight to discuss levelling up for young people in Doncaster. The difference in housing allowance between under 35's and over 35's is an area where DHYP would like to see change #levelup #youngpeople
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Great start to the day AMP TechnologyCentre hearing South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Oliver Coppard Damian Allen Kate Josephs, Sir Steve Houghton & Paul Woodcock share South Yorkshire's plan for UKREIFF. Best foot forward for sure 👏👏👏 #teamsouthyorkshire #ukreiff

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Looking forward to speaking at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK Poverty report. Quick preview of my thoughts as I read the (amazing - you should definitely read it) report. ⬇

What is really happening with poverty in the UK?

1. Poverty rates are high, with the headline rate returning to pre-pandemic levels in the latest data. 14.4m people in the UK - more than 2 in every 10 people - are living in poverty, including nearly 3 in every 10 children.

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We know some cars had to be abandoned due to the flooding we saw last week.

If you had to leave your vehicle please get in touch with us to arrange recovery. This will help us to open up our roads safely and as soon as possible.

A 90ft long E.Coli has been suspended from the ceiling of #Sheffield Winter Garden (once again)!

5 million times larger than the actual bacteria, the inflatable sculpture by artist Luke Jerram, has been installed for The University of Sheffield’s BioFest. 🦠🎨 sheffield.ac.uk/news/discover-…

Once the floodwaters clear, our teams will inspect the roads closely to ensure they are safe and they will be opened up as quickly as possible but in some cases repairs may be needed to ensure the road is safe for motorists to use.

Sheffield Home of Football has appointed a new Chief Executive. Nick Partridge BEM BEM will be the first SHOF Chief Executive. He is a fomer Head of Libraries & Archives at Sheffield City Council
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Tour starts again in Exeter next week

Sheffield General Cemetery has been restored back to life after a £3.8 million conservation project, and this week we've marked its successful completion. Sheffield's General Cemetery celebrates completion of four-year restoration project | SheffNews. Photo: Adrian Hallam.

Geri Halliwell-Horner has marked the one-year anniversary of receiving her honorary doctorate with a guest lecture to Sheffield Hallam creative writing and marketing students and a book reading with local school children at the University

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