by Moleed Mire | May 16, 2025 | Charity, Community, Culture, Sport
A blue plaque has just been unveiled in Sheffield city centre to honour an engineer who created the world’s first football match played under floodlights. On 14 October 1878, John Tasker, an electrical engineer, set up the world’s first football game played under...
by Katie Howard | May 15, 2025 | Community, Culture
The Open Up Sheffield exhibition has been well received around the city. The event has been running for 28 years, opening doors for over 130 emerging artists across South Yorkshire. Ben Clowes, Strategic Director at The Art House, said: “The opening night was packed...
by Molly Farrell | May 15, 2025 | Community, Culture
Unleashed Events held its tenth annual ‘Comic Con’ in Rotherham. The event took place at Magna Science Adventure Centre in Templeborough, Rotherham, which is an educational visitor attraction. Magna has been home to Unleashed’s Comic Con since 2015, making this its...
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...
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...
by Varvara Riepina | May 8, 2025 | Community, Culture, Environment, News, Top stories
A revolutionary European satellite built to measure the Earth’s forests in 3D has launched — and at its core is a 20-year research effort led by the University of Sheffield. However, local environmental campaigners say its impact will depend on whether the communities...
