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Enchanting cherry blossoms in Sheffield give hopes of spring

by admin | Mar 31, 2023 | Culture, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Pink blossom trees are flourishing in Sheffield, just two weeks after chilling temperature and heavy snow. But the Springtime sight won’t be around for long. Visitors at Crookes Valley Park were seen taking pictures of the blooming trees in awe while a cyclist...

Behind the chaotic production of ‘Music for the Arts Tower’

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

Friday evening in Sheffield’s Arts Tower was a unique spectacle to behold. As part of Classical Weekend, Platform 4, a composer collective based in the Steel City, put on a performance piece in collaboration with sound artist Lorenzo Prati.  The event was...

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...
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