Mother’s Day: Unsung female heroes in Sheffield

by Annaleece Longmore | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Locals from around Sheffield have expressed their admiration for women in their lives as Mother’s Day approaches. This year Mother’s Day lands on 10th March, and it is a great time of year to celebrate different female figures who’ve had a maternal and inspirational...

Huge textile exhibit leaving Sheffield Cathedral on Sunday

by Chloe Scofield | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Culture, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

Sheffield Cathedral bids farewell to one of the largest ever textile projects by a single artist. ‘Threads Through Creation’ is the second textile instalment toured by Jacqui Parkinson. Her 12 cloth panels are scheduled to tour through seven cathedrals around England,...

Urgent plea for funding to save 48-year-old Sheffield radio station

by Jack Dean | Mar 1, 2024 | Charity, Community, Health, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Sheffield Hospital Radio, which has been broadcasting since 1976, faces the threat of extinction if it can’t receive the necessary funding. The station is seeking to relocate to a new studio within the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and needs replacements for its...

Sheffield City Council proposes plans to tackle social housing issues

by Amber Smith | Feb 29, 2024 | Front Page Highlights, Health, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Sheffield City Council is building and acquiring more than 1,000 properties to tackle the demand for social housing, as well as raising council tax for empty properties and second residences. Dr Emma Hock, population health expert, delivered a conference yesterday for...

Public art by Sheffield icons appreciated during Sheffield Art Walk

by Marie Touray | Feb 29, 2024 | Community, Culture, Environment, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

A Public Art Walk was held in Sheffield where people gathered to tour the city centre and view the talent of renowned artists. The walk was hosted on Saturday by Sheffield Civic Trust and Sheffield Heritage Open Days. Rob Lee, 40, artist from Sheffield said: “To hear...

Two men jailed after Sheffield cannabis farm discovered

by Alex Simpson | Feb 23, 2024 | Crime, Front Page Highlights, News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Two men have been jailed after pleading guilty to drugs-related offences in North East Sheffield Damiano Behari, 25, of no fixed abode and Eneo Guri, 27, of Lathcoates Crescent in Chelmsford, Essex were both sentenced to three years and four months in prison each for...