Sheffield Food Festival adds more music to the menu for this bank holiday weekend
Sheffield Food Festival is back this May Bank Holiday weekend and organisers say it will be the biggest and boldest one yet. The free three-day event will run from Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May and will take over large parts of the city centre, including Peace Gardens,...
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Sheffield boxer gets back in ring after brain tumour triumph
Sheffield boxer Nicola Barke gives boxing a second chance as she returns to fight in her debut match for promoter Frank Warren this March - her first fight in three months. The 30-year-old who fights in the light-welterweight category, discovered she had a brain...
Sheffield female brewers speak out about gender imbalance for International Women’s Day
Today is International Women's Collaboration Brew Day and Sheffield bars and brewhouses are celebrating gender minorities in the brewing industry. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Sheffield Beer Week, founded by Hop Hideout’s, Jules Gray, a key advocate for...
Police raise concerns over KFC 24-hour operating plan
South Yorkshire Police has objected to a proposal for a KFC restaurant to operate 24 hours a day, citing concerns about potential disturbances from intoxicated people. Police worry that extending KFC's business hours could cause issues from "those who drink" due to...
Open lecture as a celebration for International Women’s day
An open professorial lecture related to gender, law and pop culture took place at Sheffield Hallum University on Wednesday, March 6. Anja Louis is a Professor of Transnational Popular Culture at Sheffield Hallam University and has published widely in the fields of...
Broomhill burger restaurant leaves locals confused after mysterious closure
Burgerland, a well-known takeaway restaurant located on Crookes Road in Broomhill, has suddenly closed, shocking many of the locals.The restaurant has given no official statement of their closure, with their website still showing their opening times and encouraging...
Sheffield hero prepares journey to rescue animals from Ukraine War zone
A Sheffield man is set to travel to the warzone in Ukraine to help rescue and rehome abandoned street animals. Julian Hales, 52, will be taking a trip to the frontline in Ukraine at the end of this month with the goal of saving at least one dog from the war...
Time capsule buried by South Yorkshire Fire Rescue for 50th celebrations
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue buried a time capsule to mark the 50th anniversary of the service. The aim of the time capsule is to capture a moment in time and celebrate the milestone and includes a set of documents that capture a sense of life in 2024, including...
Sheffield experts say more needs to be done after report finds no rivers in England are of good quality
Earlier this week The River Trust Organisation released data from their ‘State Of Our Rivers’ report. It outlined that 0% of rivers in England were of good or high quality, and 85% of river stretches fall below good ecological standards. Read the full report here....
