Free Barnsley bus scheme could pave the way for Sheffield

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

Under-18s in Barnsley will be able to travel on buses free of charge to make it easier for them to access education and work opportunities. The initiative, being piloted by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC) for 12 months, will begin on 1 August and will...

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...