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WATCH: Iconic Sheffield business reflects on successful expansion

WATCH: Iconic Sheffield business reflects on successful expansion

by Lily Smith | May 8, 2026 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Uncategorised, Watch

John’s Van has been operating since 1981 from a small van near the Student’s Union building in Crookesmoor, Sheffield. The café is synonymous with Sheffield student life, with John’s Van merchandise being sold inside the Student’s Union, and the...
WATCH: 100 Years of Sheffield’s Graves Park Animal Farm Festival

WATCH: 100 Years of Sheffield’s Graves Park Animal Farm Festival

by Isabelle Jubb | May 8, 2026 | Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

On bank holiday Monday, Sheffield came together to celebrate a century of Graves Park Animal Farm. They put on a day of entertainment with stalls, live events, food and drink.  Vendors were selling crafts and hand made items all made in Sheffield showing support for...
2026 local elections – Sheffield count begins

2026 local elections – Sheffield count begins

by Evie Deehan | May 8, 2026 | Community, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Uncategorised

The clock hit 9:30 am, and counting began in Sheffield’s 2026 local elections. Kate Josephs, the Returning Officer and Chief Executive of the Council, started the count by thanking everyone for their time. Hundreds of volunteers are gradually filling boxes with...
WATCH: Volunteers come together to restore heritage garden

WATCH: Volunteers come together to restore heritage garden

by Lara Groom | May 8, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch

A group of volunteers have been gathering every Wednesday to restore Broomhill Library’s Percy Cane Heritage Garden.  Kathy Harbord, a volunteer, wanted to make the garden available to the public, and despite it being a challenging task, has been working on it...
WATCH: New study highlights link between later pub hours and crime

WATCH: New study highlights link between later pub hours and crime

by Stan Ward | May 8, 2026 | Community, Crime, Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Uncategorised, Watch

A study involving the University of Sheffield has found that there was an increase in emergency service use in areas where pubs were allowed to open late. The study, which was carried out in Aberdeen, found that ambulance call outs rose by 11.4% over weekends, with...
Culture Shock film festival brings new genres of cinema to Sheffield

Culture Shock film festival brings new genres of cinema to Sheffield

by Lily Smith | May 8, 2026 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Uncategorised

Sheffield’s Showroom cinema hosted their second annual Culture Shock film festival this weekend, showing films from a range of genres.  Festival organiser Robert Nevitt said, ‘As a film programmer it gives me a chance to indulge myself and show films that we...
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