by Hongyezi Zuo | May 16, 2025 | News
A Ukrainian boxing coach who fled the war with his pregnant wife and three children has rebuilt his life in Sheffield — not just as a survivor, but as a coach, mentor, and now business partner in his own boxing academy. Oleksandr Pohodin was once a lawyer and head of...
by Sam Burton | May 16, 2025 | News
A convicted drug dealer has been order to repay more than £19,000 of illegal earnings. Max Allen, 29, of Woodside Walk, Rotherham was sentenced to four years and six months in prison in June 2024 for drugs-related offences. Following efforts by the Economic Crime Unit...
by David Varga | May 15, 2025 | Community, News, Top stories, Watch
Rotherham Council and the town’s people continue their ongoing fight to keep their main post office open. This comes after Post Office Ltd announced a five-year transformation plan last month, which includes offloading their remaining 108 directly-owned branches...
by Adam Foxsmith | May 15, 2025 | Environment, News, Politics
The council have controversially voted to build on 14 green belt sites following a vote at the town hall. Protestors gathered yesterday at the town hall to dispute the 15 year Sheffield Local Plan which leader of the council, Tom Hunt, claimed to be a ‘brownfield site...
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 Jake Heasman | May 15, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Uncategorised
The second South Yorkshire Organ Festival is set to begin this weekend and hopes to inspire the next generation of musicians. The event, which will have multiple hosts including Sheffield cathedral and other churches across South Yorkshire, will see introductory...
