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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...
Watch: Sheffield ranked among UK’s most relaxing cities

Watch: Sheffield ranked among UK’s most relaxing cities

by Ben Simpson | May 23, 2025 | Community, Culture, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

Sheffield has been ranked as one of the most relaxing cities in the UK, according to a national “Rest Report” released by Platinum Spas. The study, which surveyed thousands of people across the country, placed Sheffield third for having the most...
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...
Free cycling lessons for kids in Sheffield to increase confidence and road safety

Free cycling lessons for kids in Sheffield to increase confidence and road safety

by Rosie Wood | May 22, 2025 | Community, Top stories

Cycle North are offering free cycling lessons to young children in Sheffield this half-term, aiming to get more kids into cycling. Taking place at Forge Valley School, the hour long ‘Learn to Ride’ lessons are open to those who cannot ride at all or are still very...
South Yorkshire Police start ‘Action Week’ for tackling knife crime

South Yorkshire Police start ‘Action Week’ for tackling knife crime

by Ruby Barron | May 22, 2025 | Community, Crime, Top stories

Action tackling knife crime across South Yorkshire has started on the 19th May. The week long plan has been called ‘Spectre’ and encourages officers to ‘detect, prevent and reduce knife crime within our local communities’. Spectre aims to increase community...
Six Sheffield students are on target to raise over £700 for charities as they swim the English Channel

Six Sheffield students are on target to raise over £700 for charities as they swim the English Channel

by Taejah Boothe | May 22, 2025 | Community, Sport, Top stories

A group of six women have come together to fight back against gender stereotypes about women in sports as they take on an open water swim. Their name, ‘She Swims Like A Girl’, was chosen by Medical student Lucy Hirst. She said: “It could be seen as something you use...
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