‘Rat alley’ raises public health and safety concerns by residents in the Hanover estates
People living on a Sheffield estate have told how they have been experiencing issues with rodent infestations as well as damp and mould in their homes. The complaints have come from those living in the blocks of flats off Hanover Street in the Broomhall area. Local...
Sheffield Wednesday in promotion panic
Four games ago, Sheffield Wednesday broke a club record, going 23 games unbeaten and soaring to the top of league one. Promotion seemed a certainty and the title was within their grasp. They haven't won since. It has been four games since the Owls last recorded a...
Sheffield fire: Former city church destroyed
In the early hours of March 29, a fire broke out in an abandoned building on Copper street, the city centre of Sheffield . The building was built in 1858 and was named St Jude's Moorfields Church School. It was finally closed in 1999 due to operational problems, and...
Sheffield football clubs: the pioneers in the fight against gambling sponsors
Football clubs in Sheffield are amongst some of the only teams in the top divisions to not brandish a gambling sponsor on the front of their shirts. Sheffield United have taken steps since being in the Premier League to not advertise the harmful practice of gambling...
Sheffield Half Marathon: Running is not only for charity
Runners speak out about what they like most about the cardio focused activity during Sheffield half marathon. The yearly marathon brings beginners to experienced runners to run for a bigger cause. From the Children's Hospital Charity to St. Luke's Sheffield Hospice,...
Behind the chaotic production of ‘Music for the Arts Tower’
How a composer collective staged an “absolutely bonkers” production in Sheffield University’s iconic tower, including French horns, a dozen glockenspiels and piccolos in the paternoster.
World Tuberculosis day: What is being done about the world’s deadliest disease?
On the 24th of March 1882, the bacterium that causes TB was discovered by Dr Robert Koch. The discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis allowed for work towards a cure for the disease that killed one in seven people, in the US and Europe, at the time. However, despite...
Data shows most people only use new Sheffield AR art trail once
Data taken from the first month of Sheffield’s new augmented reality art trail shows most users are using the app once to scan a QR code, then not revisiting, reusing the app, or following the full trail. The numbers show that between February 5th and March...
70km hike raises over £2,000 for University of Sheffield
A 70KM hike between Manchester and Sheffield has raised over £2000 for the University of Sheffield
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: How you can save a life
A student at the University of Sheffield student is running the Sheffield half marathon to raise money for ovarian cancer, in honour of her late grandmother. Asha Chaudhry, 22, will be one of 6,000 runners partaking this Sunday. Her chosen charity is Target Ovarian...