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Thousands raised for staff after popular Sheffield venue closes

Thousands raised for staff after popular Sheffield venue closes

by Ben Simpson | Mar 7, 2025 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

More than £3,000 has been raised in less than 24 hours to support staff affected by the closure of popular Sheffield music venue Dorothy Pax. The fund will help those affected by the shutdown by providing any wages that haven’t been paid, and helping with redundancy...
University of Sheffield helps create “Reading River” For World Book Day

University of Sheffield helps create “Reading River” For World Book Day

by Jimmy Tse | Mar 6, 2025 | Community, Culture, Education

Today is the national World Book Day, and the University of Sheffield has launched an initiative to celebrate the importance of multilingual reading. The “Rivers of Reading” initiative aims to inspire children to understand the personal value of reading...
Archaeologists make new discovery at Sheffield Castle site

Archaeologists make new discovery at Sheffield Castle site

by Rosie Wood | Mar 6, 2025 | Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An exciting discovery has been made at Sheffield Castle by the Wessex Archaeology team who are currently excavating there.  Four 17th-century wooden stakes, around a metre in length, were carefully excavated from the moat. Analysis so far shows they could have...
New Romanian confectionary store opening in Sheffield

New Romanian confectionary store opening in Sheffield

by Samuel Juckes | Mar 6, 2025 | Culture, News

A wide range of Romanian desserts and flavours will be brought to the city with the opening of AleBea Cakes this week. Located on Langsett Road, Walkley, AleBea cakes will provide a mix of Romanian flavours with much loved classics. Owner, Mihai Dinu, runs the...
Drama students band together to spark change in community with original showcase

Drama students band together to spark change in community with original showcase

by Emily Robbins | Mar 6, 2025 | Community, Culture, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A group of drama students have created an original show that speaks out about vital issues to inspire change within the Sheffield community. A Mind Apart theatre company will showcase their creative performance called ‘What About Us?’ for one night only on...
First glimpse into new thriller set and shot in Sheffield with a part deaf cast 

First glimpse into new thriller set and shot in Sheffield with a part deaf cast 

by Niamh Brownhill | Feb 28, 2025 | Culture, Front Page Highlights

A brand new four-part drama thriller, Reunions, is making a milestone in diverse storytelling with the cast and crew being deaf or using sign language (BSL). The show was filmed across Sheffield and the Peak district in well known locations such as Park Hill flats. ...
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