by joa18har | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
Cemeteries around the city have paid tribute to the victims of the Great Sheffield Flood this week by sharing the stories of those who died in the tragedy 157 years ago. The flood, which happened on 11 March 1864, was caused by the collapse of the Dale Dyke Dam,...
by joa19va | Mar 11, 2021 | Charity, Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
A four-year-old Barnsley girl is taking on the challenge of cycling 100 miles throughout March and April to raise awareness and funds for the charity Rethink Mental Health. Chelsea Ellis, from Kendray, has managed to raise £350 so far after making pictures with...
by joa18kmo | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, News, Top stories
Sheffield MPs, Olivia Blake, Louise Haigh and Paul Blomfield have submitted a bid to the Department of Transport to secure the Government’s ‘Restore Your Railway Fund’. The fund, which is worth £500m, would be used to restore stations at Millhouses, Heeley and...
by joc18lh | Mar 4, 2021 | Culture
Nightclubs that haven’t been able to operate normally since March 2020 may open sooner than expected, as Boris Johnson published his roadmap out of lockdown last week. The industry that will be one of the last to reopen finds itself in the final step in the...
by joa19kv | Mar 4, 2021 | Culture, Politics, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture
The BBC has come under fire for allowing four non-Jewish panel members to hold a debate titled, “Should Jews count as an ethnic minority”. Jo Coburn, the presenter of BBC Politics Live, is Jewish herself, but has suggested that because Jewish people have succeeded...
by admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Culture, News
Unique post boxes have popped up in five areas across the country to honour British authors and illustrators for 2021’s World Book Day. The post boxes are located in areas close to places of significance to authors or their work. Only five locations have been picked:...
