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New social space hopes to energise Castlegate

New social space hopes to energise Castlegate

by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | May 15, 2025 | Community, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

A new food-hall and social space called Department has opened to the public for the first time. Located in the iconic Castle House building designed by George S. Hay and built between 1959 and 1964, it now occupies the space that formerly housed the Co-op department...
Sheffield’s second ever Dysarthria Awareness Day strives for education on motor speech disorders

Sheffield’s second ever Dysarthria Awareness Day strives for education on motor speech disorders

by Molly Farrell | May 15, 2025 | Community, Education, Health, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

The second annual Dysarthria Awareness Day took place to spread the word on the condition and inform on how to help people with the motor speech disorder. Experts, speech and language therapists, students, and people with the condition all came together at the event....
Volunteers rally to fund search drone in memory of late dog

Volunteers rally to fund search drone in memory of late dog

by Domie Kamanda | May 15, 2025 | Charity, Community, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A South Yorkshire dog search and rescue group is raising money to buy a new thermal drone in memory of a late dog who died in a collision earlier this year. Springer Spaniel Darcy died in March 2025, after her family car was crashed into on the M1 Southbound in...
Sheffield to host brand new cocktail festival

Sheffield to host brand new cocktail festival

by Zack Hughes | May 15, 2025 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Sheffield’s first dedicated cocktail festival is set to take place on this Saturday at Steamworks, bringing together 25 local bars for a one-day event celebrating the city’s hospitality industry. The Sheffield Cocktail Festival will feature signature drinks from each...
South Yorkshire plays all the right notes as festival returns

South Yorkshire plays all the right notes as festival returns

by Jake Heasman | May 15, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Uncategorised

The second South Yorkshire Organ Festival is set to begin this weekend and hopes to inspire the next generation of musicians. The event, which will have multiple hosts including Sheffield cathedral and other churches across South Yorkshire, will see introductory...
Event tackling unequal ageing held in Sheffield City Centre 

Event tackling unequal ageing held in Sheffield City Centre 

by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | May 15, 2025 | Community, Culture, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An event highlighting the challenges that minority groups face in ageing was held as part of Sheffield’s Festival of Debate. The Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing Project and The Festival of Debate collaborated to bring about the interactive seminar. The event...
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