Queer theatre production ‘Toxic’ arrives in Sheffield

by Hayley Reith | Mar 21, 2025 | Culture, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Uncategorised

HIV activist, actor and writer Nathaniel J. Hall has brought his show Toxic to Sheffield Playhouse Theatre. Toxic is set in Manchester’s underground queer rave scene and explores Hall’s traumatic past and relationships spanning across three years. Co-starring...

Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust work to restore the River Sheaf

by Adam Foxsmith | Feb 27, 2025 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

A memorial of Sheffield’s Sheaf Wheel was restored in recognition of the work of the Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust, on Saxon Road last Tuesday. People gathered to watch the unveiling of the wheel by Alex Jackson, who worked alongside the SPR Trust to improve the...

Has shoplifting in Sheffield really declined?

by Varvara Riepina | Feb 21, 2025 | Charity, Community, News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Despite South Yorkshire Police reporting a drop in crime rates, shop managers are witnessing more frequent shoplifting cases in the last couple of weeks. Theft has become a daily struggle for Sheffield’s independent retailers.  Sauwandi Hidellage, 26, shop...

Four men jailed and drug line busted by South Yorkshire Police

by Poppy Wilson | Feb 20, 2025 | Crime, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Four men have been jailed and as a result a notorious Sheffield drug line has been dismantled, following an extensive policing operation ran by South Yorkshire Police’s Fortify team. Jordan Corrigan, David Bean, Peter Talbot and Thomas Myers, have been jailed for a...

New art exhibition opens in Hillsborough

by Temi Idowu | May 17, 2024 | News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

Earlier this month, Barnsley based artist Fumi opened her new exhibition “Embracing Shadows” in Hillsborough. Based in Cupola art gallery, Fumi combined her love for nature and insects with her experiences and stories of living in Barnsley, and the people involved in...

Artist auctions one of a kind piece for Oddballs Foundation

by Charlie Barry | May 16, 2024 | Charity, Community, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Sheffield’s Fight Night held its third event at Forge Warehouse in support of the Oddballs Foundation, a testicular cancer charity.Oddballs host talks in both schools and workplaces in an effort to spread awareness of the signs and impacts of the illness.Artist...