by Lucy Tyson | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Politics, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
Tenants of Gleadless Valley, Sheffield, were told a half a million pound regeneration scheme would start seven years ago, but they say houses are still “falling apart” and “nothing is happening to help them”. Mrs Sally Pedley, from Gleadless, is one of those affected....
by Tara Nagra | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Culture, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
Abbeydale Picture House, a popular live performance and events venue in Sheffield, has reportedly announced its immediate closure. It has operated as a live performance venue, hosting music, comedy, film, and theatre for the last seven years, despite the owners having...
by Sidney Overstall Khan | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Politics, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
Sheffield councillors agreed on Monday to spend more than £18m on improving fire safety in 20 tower blocks across the steel city. The new measures come mainly as a result of the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017 when 72 people died and more than 70 people were injured...
by Megan Beck | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
A woman has been volunteering to clean up the “forgotten” headstones in and around her community. Sarah Jones, 34, from Rotherham said: “I first started cleaning headstones as a personal family project after discovering a relative’s gravestone was...
by Tara Nagra | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
Red Brick Markets are designed to be a hub for local small businesses, filled with a range of vintage traders, vinyl records, artwork, and jewellery makers, and are coming to Sheffield. They describe themselves as ‘the best independent shopping experience’ and aim to...
by Ed Stansfield | Feb 22, 2024 | Community, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture
A recovering alcoholic has now set his aim to supporting others fighting their own addictions after a year of sobriety. Dane-John Kemp, 33, from Cudworth, has battled his addiction for most of his adult life. “At first I did it because it was fun. I experimented...
