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First Bus increasing bus fares effective immediately next week

by Alex Lou | Aug 28, 2025 | News

South Yorkshire bus provider First Bus is increasing the prices of its bus fares next week, Mayor Oliver Coppard revealed on BBC Radio Sheffield on 28 Aug. The mayor criticised the move, which would increase bus fare prices in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster.  He...
Sheffield Food Festival is back this bank holiday

Sheffield Food Festival is back this bank holiday

by Isobel O'Mahony | May 23, 2025 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield Food Festival will be returning this weekend, showcasing the best of the city’s food scene.  Running from Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May, the event will feature over 60 traders in locations throughout the city centre, including the Peace Gardens, Fargate...
South Yorkshire Organ Festival shines light on the organ at Sheffield recital

South Yorkshire Organ Festival shines light on the organ at Sheffield recital

by Jane Ampiah | May 23, 2025 | Community, Culture, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Uncategorised

The South Yorkshire Organ Festival, running from Saturday 17 May to Sunday 25 May, invites visitors of all ages to discover the organ in a range of historic venues across the region. Now in its second year, the festival celebrates the unique instrument and aims to...
Sheffield-based charity set to launch new music project to address anti-social behaviour. 

Sheffield-based charity set to launch new music project to address anti-social behaviour. 

by Jaya-Marie Thomas | May 23, 2025 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Uncategorised

Always an Alternative will launch a new initiative, #WordsNot Weapons, a musical project designed to inspire young people and tackle the growing issues of knife crime.  Always an Alternative – Hang out locations and times Founder, who also serves as the...
Dementia Awareness Week highlighted with Sheffield friendship lunch

Dementia Awareness Week highlighted with Sheffield friendship lunch

by Jane Ampiah | May 23, 2025 | Charity, Community, Culture, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Dementia Action Week 2025 runs from May 19 to 25, aiming to raise awareness and support for those affected by dementia across the UK. In recognition of the awareness week, Kathy Marwick, organiser of Sheffield’s Dementia-Friendly Friendship Lunches, announced a...
Watch: Flowers of the Earth Art installation at Rotherham Minster

Watch: Flowers of the Earth Art installation at Rotherham Minster

by Richard Wilding | May 23, 2025 | Culture, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Flowers of the Earth is a brand-new installation by artist Saroj Patel, part of Rotherham’s Women of the World Festival. The art installation is suspended within the historic nave of Rotherham Minster, cascades of colour inject the space with joy and celebration. The...
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