by job19tb | Apr 29, 2021 | Charity, Community, Culture, News, Top stories
Following the ease of the national COVID restrictions in the UK, St Luke’s charity, have reopened the doors of its 13 charity shops in Sheffield, which provides essential funding for the support of those with terminal illnesses. This week, the Firth Park shop welcomed...
by joa18har | Apr 29, 2021 | Culture, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
Toby Foster has given his support to a fund that aims to prevent comedians from being cut adrift from the industry during the pandemic. The comedian and BBC Sheffield radio presenter, 51, has backed the #SaveLiveComedy Fund – which is currently sits at £50,000 in...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Culture, Sport, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
The four semi-finalists are taking centre stage in today’s World Snooker Championships at the Crucible theatre. Play starts at around 11 am and the first semi-final features favourite for the tournament Mark Selby, who is a 3-time winner of the event, and he comes up...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | Culture
The theatre industry is set for a return in Sheffield, as the Sheffield Together Festival season launches on 24 May. The upcoming event sees 13 local artists and is a two-week celebration of artists in the area and their work. It features a range of different...
by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Culture
Award-winning journalist, Michelle Rawlins, has released her new book ‘The Steel Girls’ based on the real life women who worked in the Sheffield steel industry during World War Two. ‘The Steel Girls’, which was released a week ago (April 15) is the first in a...
by admin | Apr 22, 2021 | Community, Culture
A Sheffield couple who have written songs about their upbringing have finished runners-up in the UK Songwriting Competition. Pamela Ward, 74, and her husband Paul Cherrington, 69, wrote the song ‘Errand Lasses and Buffer Girls’ after Mrs Ward was inspired...
