Thousands raised for staff after popular Sheffield venue closes

by Ben Simpson | Mar 7, 2025 | Community, Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

More than £3,000 has been raised in less than 24 hours to support staff affected by the closure of popular Sheffield music venue Dorothy Pax. The fund will help those affected by the shutdown by providing any wages that haven’t been paid, and helping with redundancy...

Archaeologists make new discovery at Sheffield Castle site

by Rosie Wood | Mar 6, 2025 | Culture, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An exciting discovery has been made at Sheffield Castle by the Wessex Archaeology team who are currently excavating there.  Four 17th-century wooden stakes, around a metre in length, were carefully excavated from the moat. Analysis so far shows they could have...

BAFTA-nominated ketamine campaign launched in Barnsley amid record drug use

by Daisy Sanderson | Mar 6, 2025 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A six-week awareness campaign tackling ketamine misuse has launched in Barnsley. The animation Its OK to Ask featuring Jack, a recovering Ketamine user was nominated for a BAFTA in November last year. Following its success, the campaign was launched this week. The...

Charity abseil to raise funds for children’s hospital

by Emily Robbins | Mar 6, 2025 | Charity, Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity are hosting an abseiling event in the Peak District to raise funds for their services to children supported by the hospital. Participants will be free hanging off Millers Dale Viaduct, 100 feet above a gorge, and descend from the...

Graves Park volunteers call for relocation of vehicles to Olive Grove

by Emily Robbins | Mar 6, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Volunteers of Graves Park charity are desperate to restore public parkland as depot site Olive Grove is now a promising location to move large council vehicles. The Friends of Graves Park charity objected the council’s request last May for a year long temporary...

Residents battling rat infestation on Olive Grove Road

by Rosie Wood | Mar 6, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Residents on Olive Grove Road, Sheffield say there is an ongoing rat infestation affecting a number of properties.  The problem is affecting 19 homes along the street, causing distress amongst residents as well as concerns for health hazards.  One resident...