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Watch: Campaigners petition for water fountain installation

Watch: Campaigners petition for water fountain installation

by JOA21BR | Apr 26, 2024 | Community, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A petition for the installation of water fountains in and around Sheffield parks has been started by a local environmental group. Sheffield Action on Plastic, a local environmental group focusing on eliminating wasteful plastic use is petitioning Sheffield City...
Public still have time to discover what ‘lies beneath the surface’ of Sheffield Castle

Public still have time to discover what ‘lies beneath the surface’ of Sheffield Castle

by Charlotte Smith | Apr 26, 2024 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Exciting discoveries of new Medieval features and structures have been uncovered by archaeologists at the Sheffield Castle excavation site. This comes from their 10-week excavation dig of the castle’s medieval gatehouse, where they’ve discovered unmapped...
Kid buskers inspired to start street band by School of Rock

Kid buskers inspired to start street band by School of Rock

by Marianne Hamilton | Apr 26, 2024 | Charity, Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

Music lovers from Chesterfield aged six and nine watched the film School of Rock a few years ago and became obsessed with the idea of becoming rock stars. Since, Brooklyn and Rowan Humphries have performed in multiple open mike nights, jam sessions and busking...
Popular comedian visits Sheffield on his World tour.

Popular comedian visits Sheffield on his World tour.

by Lewis Pearson | Apr 25, 2024 | Community, Culture, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The internationally recognized comedian Michael Mcintyre is coming to the Utilita arena in Sheffield this weekend. Sheffield is the 21st stop on the comedians brand new world tour. The Utilita arena is a historic venue, having hosted iconic comedians and music artists...
Campaigner for ‘Save Doncaster Airport’ responds to lease agreement

Campaigner for ‘Save Doncaster Airport’ responds to lease agreement

by Amy Rawlings | Apr 25, 2024 | Community, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

On the 21st March, Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones announced a 125 year lease agreement for Doncaster airport.   This will open the airport again for the first time since November 2022 when it ceased operations. Mark Chadwick, owner of Stadium Garage Ltd,...
Sheffield man hopes to “save lives” by creating his own charity centred around mental health

Sheffield man hopes to “save lives” by creating his own charity centred around mental health

by Angela Garcia | Apr 25, 2024 | Charity, Community, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Jojo Quattrocchi has been inspired to create his own mental health charity after losing his friend to suicide and dealing with his own mental health. His charity named Amarelo, which means yellow in Portuguese, aims to give people alternative tools to cope with their...
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