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'We are losing a generation' - early intervention call for troubled Sheffield neighbourhood

'We are losing a generation' - early intervention call for troubled Sheffield neighbourhood

The Star (Sheffield) — A spate of shootings - 18 at the latest count - have seen a small stretch of the busy Sheffield road and the narrow terraced streets which surrounds it thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. "What is it like for families who have children," worried Abdul.
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Roma community 'here to stay' in Sheffield after fleeing racism and discrimination in Slovakia, s...

Roma community 'here to stay' in Sheffield after fleeing racism and discrimination in Slovakia, s...

The Star (Sheffield) — An academic who has spent years researching the Roma culture both in Slovakia and Sheffield says racism and discrimation in their home country and the promise of a better life in the UK are the main drivers of the large-scale immigration that has taken place over the last two decades.
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'It is an amazingly positive experience' - Wild swimmers call on council to celebrate popular She...

'It is an amazingly positive experience' - Wild swimmers call on council to celebrate popular She...

The Star (Sheffield) — Every day of the year, several dozen hardy Sheffield souls plunge into the deep, dark, bitterly cold water of Crookes Valley Park's lake and call it fun. They have been doing it around five years, and have even set up an online swimming club for aficionados on Facebook called the Sheffield Outdoor Plungers - or SOUP for short.
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End of an era as legendary Sheffield takeaway prepares to close its doors for good

End of an era as legendary Sheffield takeaway prepares to close its doors for good

The Star (Sheffield) — Iranian by birth, Mehran came to the city to study industrial design at the polytechnic, but met his Sheffield-born wife there and decided to stay in England to raise a family. After the Iranian revolution in 1979 ruled out any possibility of returning to the land of his birth, Mehran set up Chubbys in 1980 with a few business partners but eventually became the sole owner.
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'There is always something happening' - Shooting shocks troubled Sheffield suburb

'There is always something happening' - Shooting shocks troubled Sheffield suburb

The Star (Sheffield) — On Abbeydale Road at around 1am on Friday morning, six gunshots rang out, disturbing residents from their sleep and thrusting the troubled area into the spotlight for the second time this week. The police arrived within minutes to find evidence of multiple shotgun discharges and a badly injured dog, which later had to be put down.
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Sheffield takes it slow and sensible as pubs in city reopen for first time in four months

Sheffield takes it slow and sensible as pubs in city reopen for first time in four months

The Star (Sheffield) — The city's hospitality industry - which had been in hibernation since mid-March - was given the green light to reopen by the Government last month, but only if 'social distancing' and infection control measures were put in place.
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'Being a misfit is brilliant' - Everly Pregnant Brothers' Big Shaun on his mental health 'mission...

'Being a misfit is brilliant' - Everly Pregnant Brothers' Big Shaun on his mental health 'mission...

The Star (Sheffield) — On Twitter he regularly opens up about his own struggles and tries to help others through theirs, seeing it as his 'mission' to share what he has learned about the condition with people. The 51-year-old father of one says he has experienced mental illness for most of his life, but only begun to understand more about it when he got older.
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'˜Littering, loitering, prostitution and urinating in public '" it needs to be sorted out or we w...

'˜Littering, loitering, prostitution and urinating in public '" it needs to be sorted out or we w...

The Star (Sheffield) — News of a fight in the school canteen spread like wildfire in the close knit community, escalating to the point where a number of parents attempted to scale the school gates, some reportedly armed with weapons.
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Fir Vale School '˜riot' shows community tensions haven't gone away five years after Blunkett's '...

Fir Vale School '˜riot' shows community tensions haven't gone away five years after Blunkett's '...

The Star (Sheffield) — The scene outside Fir Vale School after a riot broke out following a fight between students (photo submitted). Judging from what happened yesterday, it seems those tensions are still very much bubbling under the surface.
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