Make a scheduled stop at South Yorkshire Transport Museum
This summer, explore our region’s transport heritage with a visit to South Yorkshire Transport Museum in Rotherham. Running since 1995, the volunteer-owned museum has amassed over 15,000 transport-related artefacts, including 50 major vehicle exhibits on display at their Aldwarke unit. While they may be known for their collection of heritage...
Vindication Swim seeps into cinemas
A film about a woman who swam for 45 hours straight, seeing in the New Year here in Rotherham in the early 1930s, is being released in cinemas this March. Vindication Swim dives into the world of endurance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze who broke many national and international records. In Rotherham,...
Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival faces director’s cut
Lights, camera, action! Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival is back for 2024 with a film-themed festival to celebrate the return of cinema in Rotherham. This year’s blockbuster festival will pay homage to the film industry across three nights from Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th March at Magna. Your favourite...
Sheffield legends to headline Rock N Roll Circus
Step right up and grab your tickets for the greatest show in town as the spectacular Rock N Roll Circus returns to Sheffield this summer. The big top will be back at Don Valley Bowl with not three, but four days of music, magic and memories at this unique circus...
Eric the donkey set for new-look Thurgoland home
In a quiet corner in Thurgoland, plans are underway to improve the lives of some rare breed animals – and the humans who have sought a moment’s solace there, too. Sunflower Sanctuary is home to Eric the seven-year-old Poitou donkey, Bert the pygmy goat, and 102kg Nellie, dubbed the fattest...
Royal sail of approval for Pearl
South Yorkshire charity, The Ethel Trust, had the pleasure of welcoming the royal family’s ‘trustiest anchor’ Princess Anne to officially launch their second barge, Pearl. The Princess Royal had flown into Sheffield by helicopter to view the new state-of-the-art community barge that will be used by the Ethel Trust for...
Camellia House renovation brings positivi-tea to Wentworth Woodhouse
With plans to reopen the Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse as a tea room, we take a look at the £5 million restoration of this historic building.
Celebrating 20 years of RSPB Old Moor
As part of South Yorkshire’s biggest nature hotspot, RSPB Old Moor has been attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year for the last two decades. Avid birdwatchers flock in their droves to see some of the most rare and elusive birds that have made RSPB Old Moor their home....
Motley and his crew bring a wild side to the Peaks
The next time you flock to the Peak District, the most eagle-eyed of visitors may spot an exotic feathered friend or two flying as free as a bird.
Black Diamonds Tour at Wentworth Woodhouse
Fans of Catherine Bailey’s best-seller Black Diamonds can relive the plight of Wentworth Woodhouse with a tour that includes never-before seen rooms.
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