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WATCH: New Sheffield crafts group event a success

WATCH: New Sheffield crafts group event a success

by Jadzia Boczek | May 8, 2026 | Culture, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Uncategorised, Watch

A Sheffield arts and crafts group, “Scrappy Crafts”, launched recently, hosting a suncatcher making session. The founders, Taylor Irvin and Maude Dunster, wanted to create a group with a focus on sustainability, and have said none of their materials are...
WATCH: Iconic Sheffield business reflects on successful expansion

WATCH: Iconic Sheffield business reflects on successful expansion

by Lily Smith | May 8, 2026 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Uncategorised, Watch

John’s Van has been operating since 1981 from a small van near the Student’s Union building in Crookesmoor, Sheffield. The café is synonymous with Sheffield student life, with John’s Van merchandise being sold inside the Student’s Union, and the...
WATCH: 100 Years of Sheffield’s Graves Park Animal Farm Festival

WATCH: 100 Years of Sheffield’s Graves Park Animal Farm Festival

by Isabelle Jubb | May 8, 2026 | Community, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

On bank holiday Monday, Sheffield came together to celebrate a century of Graves Park Animal Farm. They put on a day of entertainment with stalls, live events, food and drink.  Vendors were selling crafts and hand made items all made in Sheffield showing support for...
WATCH: Volunteers come together to restore heritage garden

WATCH: Volunteers come together to restore heritage garden

by Lara Groom | May 8, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch

A group of volunteers have been gathering every Wednesday to restore Broomhill Library’s Percy Cane Heritage Garden.  Kathy Harbord, a volunteer, wanted to make the garden available to the public, and despite it being a challenging task, has been working on it...
WATCH: New study highlights link between later pub hours and crime

WATCH: New study highlights link between later pub hours and crime

by Stan Ward | May 8, 2026 | Community, Crime, Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Uncategorised, Watch

A study involving the University of Sheffield has found that there was an increase in emergency service use in areas where pubs were allowed to open late. The study, which was carried out in Aberdeen, found that ambulance call outs rose by 11.4% over weekends, with...
Graves Park celebrates 100th anniversary with its popular Country Show community event

Graves Park celebrates 100th anniversary with its popular Country Show community event

by Richard Edwards | May 7, 2026 | News, Watch

Graves Park has celebrated its 100th anniversary with its yearly Country Show on 4 May which brought nearly 10,000 in the local community together. The event transformed the park into a massive showground, with many animal displays, live entertainment, and countless...
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