Waldershelf Singers to perform Rutter’s Requiem at Bolsterstone St Mary
In a season associated with renewal, the luminous Requiem by John Rutter will be brought to light this April with a performance by Waldershelf Singers. The Stocksbridge-based amateur choir will be performing their annual spring concert at St Mary’s Church in Bolsterstone on Saturday 25th April. They will be joined...
Have your say on shaping the future of physical activity in Rotherham
What makes it easy to get out for a walk, join a fitness class or kick a ball around the park? And what makes it harder than it should be? The Yorkshire Sport Foundation team is inviting Rotherham residents to share their experiences, views and ideas about physical activity in...
Homeless veterans’ charity makes a house their home
Veterans facing homelessness in South Yorkshire will benefit from safe and comfortable accommodation thanks to a new halfway house owned by Help 4 Homeless Veterans. In February, the charity was officially given the keys to a five-bedroom house in Masbrough, Rotherham that they had purchased thanks to the public’s support...
Montagu Cup Final Returns this Easter
Easter Monday marks the return of the Montagu Cup final as two Rotherham teams battle it out to claim the historic trophy. Swinton’s The Gate Inn FC will take on Wickersley CC FC at Mexborough’s Fireparts Stadium on Monday 6th April. The Montagu Cup is the oldest football final still...
Sheffield’s Motorsport Star Gears Up for GB3 Debut
Sheffield teen Rowan Campbell-Pilling is gearing up to make his debut in the GB3 Championship at Silverstone this April. This comes after two successful years in British Formula 4 where the 19-year-old collected over 30 trophies and awards and made his way into the top ten standings. Rowan also made...
The Empire Strikes Back
Yoda famously said “Do or do not. There is no try.” That same mantra – to fully commit to anything you do, win or lose – could be as much a line from the McGrail Memoirs as it is the Skywalker Saga. The McGrail family’s protagonist, Mark, is a force...
A new base for Barnsley’s young people
This January, Barnsley is celebrating more than a fresh start. After years of consultation, construction and community collaboration, the town’s brand-new £10.5 million Base71 Youth Zone officially opens on Monday 19th January. The first youth zone of its kind in Yorkshire, Base71 marks a bold step forward in how Barnsley...
Aroundtown Meets Ed Clancy
It started with scraped knees and a wobbly hand-me-down bike on a quiet street in Ingbirchworth. That was the first taste of freedom for a boy who would go on to leave Yorkshire at 18 with almost nothing but a bike and soon find himself racing for Great Britain in...
Humphrey’s new hospice home
Humphrey, the beloved bear from Craft Corner and the Bear’s Den, has found a new home at Rotherham Hospice. His owners, Dawn and Keith Topliss, who have been his guardians for almost 30 years, decided to donate Humphrey to the Hospice’s Sunbeams children’s bereavement service so that he can bring...
Walk into wellbeing with South Yorkshire’s Ramblers groups
If you’re contemplating fresh starts and better habits in 2026, there’s no simpler, more uplifting resolution than pulling on your walking boots and joining your local Ramblers group. Here in our part of South Yorkshire, we have some fantastic volunteer-run groups where people of all ages and fitness levels meet...
