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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...
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...
South Yorkshire police join national crackdown on knife crime

South Yorkshire police join national crackdown on knife crime

by Phoebe Huzij | May 23, 2025 | Community, Crime, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Uncategorised

South Yorkshire Police have launched a week-long crackdown on knife crime as part of the National Operation Sceptre. Running from May 19 to the 25, the initiative will see targeted action across the county, including stop-and-searches, high-visibility patrols, and...
South Yorkshire duo to perform at Glastonbury

South Yorkshire duo to perform at Glastonbury

by Arko Dutta | May 23, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Doncaster musical act DN0 are set to perform at this year’s Glastonbury music festival. The duo comprises of singer David Junior Walusimbi, who goes by the stage name Junior, and rapper Lewis Russell, better known as Balby Local.  Since 2020, they’ve been active in...
Sheffield welcomes their “first black woman wearing a hijab” Lord Mayor

Sheffield welcomes their “first black woman wearing a hijab” Lord Mayor

by Harriet Miller | May 22, 2025 | News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield has appointed its first black woman wearing a hijab as its 128th Right Worshipful Lord Mayor. Councillor Safiya Saeed, made history, being inaugurated at Sheffield City Council’s annual general meeting.  She said: “I stand before you today in great...
A Sheffield woman ‘thought her world was ending’ having been undiagnosed with coeliac for 10 years

A Sheffield woman ‘thought her world was ending’ having been undiagnosed with coeliac for 10 years

by Taejah Boothe | May 22, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Medical student, Ciara Parker, 23, spent ten years battling with coeliac symptoms and now shares her story during Coeliac Awareness month which takes place this May. She said: “I got misdiagnosed as not having coeliac, so I’d be just sitting in pain because I...
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