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WATCH: Would you share bathwater with your family?

by joa18har | Apr 29, 2021 | Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

The people of Sheffield were divided when asked whether they would share bathwater that their family members had already used. The debate arose after Channel 4 property expert Sarah Beeny, 49, admitted to reusing the bathwater with her four sons and her husband...

Toby Foster backs fundraiser to save struggling comedians

by joa18har | Apr 29, 2021 | Culture, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Toby Foster has given his support to a fund that aims to prevent comedians from being cut adrift from the industry during the pandemic. The comedian and BBC Sheffield radio presenter, 51, has backed the #SaveLiveComedy Fund – which is currently sits at £50,000 in...

Community to restore broken grave of a Sheffield sporting legend

by joa18har | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Sport, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

The grave of “Sheffield’s greatest sportsman” is to be restored thanks to a local community fundraiser. George Littlewood, known as the ‘Sheffield Flyer’, was an endurance walker and runner in the late 1800s and holds the world’s longest-standing athletics world...

Sheffield cemeteries come together to remember the Great Sheffield Flood on 157th Anniversary

by joa18har | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Cemeteries around the city have paid tribute to the victims of the Great Sheffield Flood this week by sharing the stories of those who died in the tragedy 157 years ago. The flood, which happened on 11 March 1864, was caused by the collapse of the Dale Dyke Dam,...

Sheffield martial artist offers free self-defence classes for fearful dog walkers

by joa18har | Mar 11, 2021 | Crime, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A martial artist is offering free self-defence seminars for scared dog walkers in Sheffield, following a rise in dog thefts in the past year. South Yorkshire Police (SYP) have said the thefts are linked to organised crime groups, with pedigree breeds most at risk due...
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