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WATCH: Sheffield Post Office garners a million views on Instagram

WATCH: Sheffield Post Office garners a million views on Instagram

by Jessica Smith | May 7, 2026 | Community, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

A Sheffield Post Office has gone viral on social media for their relatable videos. Crookes Post Office have created videos for TikTok and Instagram that have received over one million views. Billy Burrows, 24, and Alex Blake, 26, co-managers of the shop, wanted to...
WATCH: First-ever Para Snooker World Championships held in Sheffield

WATCH: First-ever Para Snooker World Championships held in Sheffield

by Lucas Dale | May 7, 2026 | Community, Sport, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

The Canon Medical Arena hosted the inaugural 10 Cue Para Snooker Championships last week. Players travelled from around the world to take part including Irving Gamez from Mexico. As part of the first para snooker championships, Stephen Harrison, founder of the Stephen...
Sheffield student believed to be fastest to run a marathon with a bleeding disorder

Sheffield student believed to be fastest to run a marathon with a bleeding disorder

by Anisa Alavi | May 1, 2026 | Charity, Health, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A Sheffield University student ran the London Marathon in 2:47:46 last weekend, breaking the record for the fastest runner for The Haemophilia Society (THS). Jack Acornley, 20, was diagnosed with a bleeding disorder when he was eight. The engineering student ran in...
Popular Rotherham beer festival ‘huge success’ after returning for the first time in two years

Popular Rotherham beer festival ‘huge success’ after returning for the first time in two years

by Tom Eden | May 1, 2026 | Charity, Community, Music, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival has collaborated with local charity, Snooker4All, to celebrate South Yorkshire’s renowned grassroots snooker culture. Matthew Ridsdale, part of the event’s media team, said: “We wanted to tap into the love for snooker that...
Wildfire Prevention officer hired for the Peak District

Wildfire Prevention officer hired for the Peak District

by Ciara Stacey | Apr 24, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Since 2018 there have been 12 wildfires that have devastated 81.22 hectares of land that has led to tonnes of carbon being released into the atmosphere.  The Moors for the Future Partnership, in a statement, said: “With climate change making weather more extreme,...
Endangered water voles spotted in Sheffield

Endangered water voles spotted in Sheffield

by Robin Lee | Apr 24, 2026 | Environment, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The presence of the “red listed” endangered water vole species has been found across the Peak District and South Pennines due to the hard work of mink removal volunteers in the area. Ecologists from Yorkshire Water and the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust have...
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