Sheffield street lined with pink balloons for teenager Cherish Bean after holiday tragedy
Groups of young friends wearing pink clung to one another as they tearfully celebrated the life of a Sheffield girl who died while on holiday. Cherish Bean, 15, of Parson Cross, was found dead along with her boyfriend, Ethan Slater, 17, from Shiregreen, at a holiday...
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Doncaster community interest Company has won a prestigious award
A crafting group that has been described as their member’s “happy place” has won a top award for the work they do bringing people together. Sew Mindful Crafts CIC, won the ‘New Business Making a Difference’ title at the Pride of Edlington awards. The event, held...
Sheffield Blitz survivors to be celebrated in new book
A new book which tells the stories of those who lived through the Sheffield Blitz will be launched at a commemorative event later this month. ‘Defiant Voices - The Blitz Kids of Sheffield’ compiles first-hand accounts of the last generation to remember the...
Snowdrop: Help create for a cause
Following their call for artists to volunteer a design last month, Sheffield University's Arts Society have officially began their production of a new snowdrop-inspired mural in the Snowdrop Projects base. The Snowdrop Project is a local Sheffield-based charity whose...
New authentic Italian restaurant set to open in Crookes
After being in the food industry for over 15 years, business partners Alessio Giummarresi and Giuseppe Cannavo bring a reminder of their Sicilian culture to their brand new pasta bar, Ciauru. The owner’s hope is to provide customers with “something fresh, something...
Thousands of people gathered for Sheffield’s biggest ever Lunar New Year celebrations
The year of the horse was welcomed in with Sheffield’s biggest Lunar New Year celebration yet. On February 21 and 22, Sheffield’s Peace Gardens welcomed traditional Chinese dragon dances, food and local chinese businesses to help bring in the Lunar New year. Leo Sun,...
Major regeneration in Sheffield City centre moves forward
The government’s housing and regeneration agency, Sheffield City Council and Homes England, has appointed developers to transform two brownfield sites at Furnace Hill and Neepsend. Combined, both neighbourhoods will revive five hectares of brownfield land,...
Neepsend Craft Beer Festival returns as beer pours
For the second year straight, Neepsend Craft Beer Festival returns to Sheffield, taking place on 27–28 February at Peddler Warehouse in Sheffield. The two day festival will feature more than 100 beers across the site, celebrating Sheffield’s growing craft beer scene...
Green light given to new Wetherspoons on Sheffield leisure complex
Planning permission has been granted for the old Chiquito site at Valley Centertainment to turn into a 'giant' Wetherspoons, serving nearly 300 customers at the site. The restaurant site has been sat empty for the last two years after The Restaurant Group closed 22...
