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Watch: National Train Day: University of Sheffield chugging through competition

Watch: National Train Day: University of Sheffield chugging through competition

by Chloe Scofield | May 17, 2024 | News, Top stories, Watch

Last Saturday, the UK observed National Train Day, a celebration of locomotive-related activities and history.  Amtrak, an American federal rail service, began this holiday in both the US and the UK back in 2008, and every year since, it is held on the Saturday...
Community reacts to brand new neighbourhood development plans

Community reacts to brand new neighbourhood development plans

by Chloe Scofield | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

Today Sheffield City Council has announced that they will be spending £67m on two new neighbourhoods at Furnace Hill and Neepsend. The council announced the funding at the Convention of the North event in Leeds today. The money has been allocated to bring in 1,300 new...
Huge textile exhibit leaving Sheffield Cathedral on Sunday

Huge textile exhibit leaving Sheffield Cathedral on Sunday

by Chloe Scofield | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Culture, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

Sheffield Cathedral bids farewell to one of the largest ever textile projects by a single artist. ‘Threads Through Creation’ is the second textile instalment toured by Jacqui Parkinson. Her 12 cloth panels are scheduled to tour through seven cathedrals around England,...

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