‘Rail Ale’ festival continues for its 26th year in Chesterfield
The ‘Rail Ale Festival’ was held in Chesterfield last weekend with over 400 different beers on offer..
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St. Patrick’s Day celebrations take over Sheffield
Celebrations took place all over Sheffield on Tuesday, as the City came together to celebrate the Irish holiday. Sheffield's Irish pubs were packed to the rafters, with traditional celebrations taking place throughout the city. West Bar (formerly Sheffield's Irish...
Local growth fund set to support local business owners in Rotherham
As part of the new Local Growth fund allocation, almost £3 million has been proposed to support a variety of schemes in order to help Rotherham’s local economy thrive. Of this, nearly £950,000 has been directed towards start-ups, productivity and low carbon...
Ecclesall Road KFC controversially granted access to open later at night
Sheffield City Council have ruled that a popular KFC branch can open into the early hours at a council meeting on Tuesday. The application by the chain's franchisee, dated 25th January, sought approval to extend opening hours until 4am seven days a week. It reached a...
Man to run Sheffield Half Marathon in support of school building in Pakistan
A local runner will take on the Sheffield Half Marathon in support of BREADtrust, to raise money for a school-building project in Northern Pakistan. Mark Willoughby, 40, a senior leader in youth justice from Burngreave, Sheffield, decided to complete this challenge to...
Sculpture unveiling by Sheffield Mayor is ‘just the beginning’ for football charity
A charity, which aims to establish Sheffield’s first Football Heritage Museum, unveiled a sculpture to Mayor Oliver Coppard last week. Sheffield Home of Football (SHOF) has a mission to teach the full story of the city’s football heritage to both locals and tourists....
Much-loved independent shop Beer Central closes down
Beer Central in the Moor Market closed down yesterday after 13 years of trading. The independent shop sold a range of craft ales, beers, ciders and meads, produced both locally and nationally, and had become a “cornerstone of Sheffield’s beer community”, according to...
Best Selling author and ‘grandfather of mashup’ visits Sheffield Libraries
The author, who is full of weird and wonderful ideas that takes his readers into unknown worlds and on fantastical adventures, visited Sheffield Libraries this week. Jasper Fforde said, "I hope people are entertained with my books and that they give some food for...
New Sheffield charity set up to send football boots to Nigeria
A man has set up a charity which aims to collect unwanted football boots from local football clubs and ship them to a city in Nigeria. Ife Fagbulu, 35, the founder of Boots Bridge, said: “Where I come from people don’t have the proper equipment to play football. ...
