by Vince Lumley Marshall | Mar 24, 2023 | Charity, News, Sport, Top Story - Home Page Lead
The Sheffield Half marathon will be taking place this Sunday, as people from all over South Yorkshire come together to run the tricky 13 mile course starting and finishing at Arundel Gate. The event is set to see over 6,000 people running to raise money for a wide...
by Alex Keir | Mar 23, 2023 | Charity, Community, Culture, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Sheffield’s famous John ‘Man with the Pram’ Burkhill is closing in on his £1 million target for Macmillan Cancer as he prepares to take on this weekend’s half marathon. John Burkhill parades the streets of the Steel City on a regular basis pushing his late daughter’s...
by Alex Keir | Mar 23, 2023 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Drivers were stuck on the M1 this morning after police closed the motorway in both directions because of a man in distress. Traffic built up northbound and southbound between junctions 34 and 35 near Ecclesfield, Sheffield and Rotherham just after rush hour. Police...
by Dennis Minter | Mar 23, 2023 | Culture, Sport, Top Story - Home Page Lead
A Sheffield football club has disputed the claim that the FA cup is the oldest football trophy in the world. Hallam FC are the owners of the Youdan cup, which they claim was first contested in 1867, four years before the start of the FA cup. The trophy is named after...
by Faz | Mar 17, 2023 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Clive Sanderson, known around Sheffield as Tibbi, passed away on February 13 at the Northern General Hospital at the age of 54, not long after being told his brain cancer had spread to his lungs. Tibbi was a Rastafarian from Pitsmoor who had worked closely with many...
by Talia Keane | Mar 17, 2023 | Culture, Education, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Teaching unions have confirmed that they will not announce any new strike dates for two weeks. The unions have agreed on a fortnight-long pause to allow for government talks. A joint statement from the Government and the education unions said: “In order for talks to...