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Reverend and the Makers ask fans to ‘write letters to their 21 year old self’

by Ewan Jardine | Mar 24, 2023 | Culture, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Sheffield legends ‘Reverend and the Makers’ asked fans and industry friends to write letters to their twenty one year-old selves in anticipation of their latest single release.  Thursday night’s collaboration coincided with the launch of the band’s...

Local theatre retells The Odyssey as a story of hope in inhumane warehouses

by Jesselyn Whiteside | Mar 24, 2023 | Culture, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

The adventures of Odysseus have been workshopped with Doncaster community performers as part a multi-location production of The Odyssey, which opens this month. The project is an epic retelling of the ancient Greek poem from the National Theatre as part of their...

What is Ramadan? – Sheffield’s Muslim community begin month long celebrations

by Maximilian Jenz | Mar 24, 2023 | Community, Culture, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

On 22nd March, over a billion Muslims worldwide began their annual observation of Ramadan, the holy Islamic month of fasting. It is a time marked by intense fasting and prayer for the Muslim community. So why is Ramadan so important to Muslims and what do they...

Barnsley woman to travel length of the UK for local autism charity

by Owen Barnard | Mar 23, 2023 | Charity, Community, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

A woman with autism is preparing to travel the length of the UK to raise money for her local charity,Action for Autism Barnsley. Rhiannon Hilary-Rees, who lives locally to the charity, will be using public transport to get fromLands’ End in Cornwall to John O’Groats...

Brave mum set to lead memorial walk to confront grief after losing three family members

by Ming Gana | Mar 23, 2023 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

A bereaved mum will be leading a memorial walk in Peak District in memory of her daughter who died 10 years ago.  Faye Smith, from Ranmoor, has organised the event on Sunday in memory of her daughter, Gabi, who died when she was 12.  Gabi died on exactly the...

Sheffield campaigners hope to win over Mayor for more public control over bus services.

by Chloe Evans | Mar 23, 2023 | Community, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Sheffield campaigners for ‘regular and reliable’ bus services across South Yorkshire protested for change this week.  The ‘Better Buses for South Yorkshire’ team congregated outside South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) on 21 March 2022, chanting...
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