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Potential disaster if snooker championships is moved out of Sheffield

Potential disaster if snooker championships is moved out of Sheffield

by Lauren Oliver | Apr 25, 2024 | Sport, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Businesses have shared their thoughts on the Snooker World Championship's potential move out of Sheffield. Over the last 47 years Sheffield businesses have counted on the snooker event to help profits and encourage new customers. The championships have been held at...

Castle excavation work opening to the public

Castle excavation work opening to the public

by Yifan Zou | Apr 25, 2024 | Community, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A chance of excavation work experience at the site of Sheffield former castle is now given to the public.

Local business raises money to expand popular café

Local business raises money to expand popular café

by Lewis Pearson | Apr 25, 2024 | Community, Uncategorised

Mandala Café has been fundraising for three weeks so far and have already reached half their target goal. Adam Heyes, owner of Mandala, said: ‘Its probably been about three weeks since I've launched it and I've already raised £3,006 which is amazing.’ The initiative...

Watch: New zero waste shop opened in Broomhill, Sheffield

Watch: New zero waste shop opened in Broomhill, Sheffield

by Yaocheng Liu | Apr 25, 2024 | Community, Culture, Environment, Watch

Come check the new zero waste shop in Sheffield.

Charity continues fundraising plea for new national research centre

Charity continues fundraising plea for new national research centre

by James Morgan-Wynne | Apr 25, 2024 | Charity

Sheffield Children's Hospital charity have continued their fundraising efforts after they pledged two million pounds to a new national centre for child health technology. Theos abseil was the charities most recent event with around 50 people abseiling 140ft down...

Two more men charged in connection to Sheffield murder investigation

Two more men charged in connection to Sheffield murder investigation

by James Morgan-Wynne | Apr 25, 2024 | Crime, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Two further men have been charged in connection with the death of Kevin Pokuta. Kevin, 19, was fatally shot in the early hours of Tuesday 12 December last year, on Page Hall Road in Sheffield. He sadly died the following day, despite the best efforts of medical staff....

Kick-ups challenge to raise money for Palestine

Kick-ups challenge to raise money for Palestine

by Millie Dearing | Apr 25, 2024 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A Medic student at the University of Sheffield is doing 30,000 kick-ups on Tuesday to raise money for Gaza.  Haider Ali Bukhari is starting the challenge at 8am outside the Student Union and the final 100 will be done at 8.30pm. Haider founded the fundraising...

Independent Sheffield filmmaker talks inspiration behind short movie ‘Safe’

Independent Sheffield filmmaker talks inspiration behind short movie ‘Safe’

by Angela Garcia | Apr 25, 2024 | Culture, Front Page Highlights, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

An independent Sheffield filmmaker has told of her shock at being nominated for three awards. Debbie Howard, who runs Big Buddha Films in Sheffield, wrote and directed her short movie 'Safe' which explores the harassment women face by men in public spaces and how they...

‘The Barnsley Banksy’: Carlton resident tackles mental health with art

by Rahul Shah | Apr 19, 2024 | Live Blog

Barnsley resident, Karen Kenworthy, has began using her love of art to cope with her mental illness. Mrs Kenworthy suffers from borderline personality disorder (BPD) – an impulsive mental disorder that affects an individual’s mood and social functions. Read more...

‘The Barnsley Banksy’: Carlton resident tackles mental health with art

‘The Barnsley Banksy’: Carlton resident tackles mental health with art

by Taylor Jones | Apr 19, 2024 | Community, Top stories

Barnsley resident, Karen Kenworthy, has began using her love of art to cope with her mental illness. Mrs Kenworthy suffers from borderline personality disorder (BPD) – an impulsive mental disorder that affects an individual’s mood and social functions. It is...

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