Dearne Valley’s champion archers
Artemis, Legolas and Robin Hood might be legends of the bow and arrow, but there’s nothing mythical about the South Yorkshire family that has drawn five champion field archers. When Albert Kiddy first picked up a bow and arrow in the early 1960s, little did he know that he and...
New book uncovers WWI’s underground army
A significant part of the First World War was fought underground. But those who dug the Western Front tunnels critical to the Allied strategy have rarely been recognised in historical literature. Until now. South Yorkshire historian, Brian Elliott, has published a new book titled Miners and the Great War, looking...
Aroundtown Meets James Hill of Milk From The Hills
He’s the Millennial dairy farmer who is shaking up South Yorkshire’s milk supply with a growing number of farm-fresh milkshake vending machines. At the press of a button, you could be enjoying cold, creamy milk that only hours earlier had been robotically milked from a Holstein Friesian cow in Barnsley....
Adoptapaws UK Rescue urges public to adopt not shop
With a growing number of animals waiting for their chance of a forever home, the family behind a Rotherham animal rescue charity is urging people to consider adopting instead of buying from breeders. Adoptapaws UK Rescue has rehomed almost 6,000 animals since 2017 and, like most animal rescues, they’re seeing...
400 years of flour at Worsbrough Mill
One of Barnsley’s best loved heritage sites is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year. King Charles I was on the throne when Worsbrough Mill’s waterwheel first started turning to produce freshly-ground flour. Bread was a staple then as it is today, and the traditional method of milling hasn’t changed much...
Royal recognition for Rotherham Families First
The charity behind Rotherham’s Christmas toy appeal has been given the royal seal of approval with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. Out of 281 charitable organisations to receive the award in 2024/25, Rotherham Families First is Rotherham’s only recipient of this prestigious honour, which is the equivalent of an...
Jam that’s reyt good!
Sometimes you just can’t beat a humble jam sandwich. But it tastes even sweeter when you know the money you paid for the jam is going to preserve animal rescue charities – and it’s stopping fresh produce going to landfill in the process. Nah That’s Reyt Good is a Rotherham-based...
Buy a brick to house homeless veterans
Could you help homeless veterans get off the streets by donating towards a new halfway house in South Yorkshire? That’s the new appeal recently launched by Help 4 Homeless Veterans. The South Yorkshire charity plans to purchase a property that will help them put a temporary roof over the heads...
