A flipping fantastic tribute to Sheffield’s unique FA Cup story
In modern football, tossing a coin is used on plenty of occasions to decide who has initial possession or use of the home dressing room. But back in 1873, a shiny penny coin made history when the result of an FA Cup match was left to lady luck. A toss...
Hooked! Sheffield short film highlights narcotic addiction epidemic
A new film based on the true story of a Sheffield man who died following long-term addiction to prescription painkillers is scheduled to begin filming in the city this March. Hooked, written by Rotherham filmmaker Jade Strain, explores the stigma of narcotic addiction and mental health, as well as systemic...
Aroundtown Meets Julie Dalton
At seven years old, Julie Dalton’s biggest responsibility was taking shiny fifty-pence-pieces off visitors to her family’s newly opened model village in Matlock. By 21, she’d been given the keys to the family’s second tourism attraction, a theme park in Warrington, and told by her dad to crack on and...
From blow-dries to birdsong
A former hairdresser from Rotherham has swapped taming metaphorical bird nests for monitoring physical ones – turning a hobby for bird watching into a fledgling ornithology career. As a licensed bird ringer, a wildlife photographer and a story developer for BBC’s Springwatch, Harriet Day is a lesser spotted female in...
You & Your Health: The physical cost of stress
Stress has a way of sneaking into our lives so quietly that we often don’t notice its full impact until we’re already running on empty. We tend to think of it as something that lives in our minds – worry, pressure, overwhelm – but its reach extends far beyond our...
The importance of Lasting Powers of Attorney
With South Yorkshire law firm, Howells Solicitors Most of us plan for the big moments in life – buying a home, starting a family, retiring – but far fewer people plan for the possibility that we might one day be unable to make our own decisions. Illness, accidents or the...
New portrait exhibition celebrates Barnsley people
A powerful new portrait exhibition at Barnsley’s town hall shines a spotlight on the people who make our borough special.
Rotherham’s Beer Festival is Baa’ck
After a year’s absence, one of Rotherham’s most beloved beer traditions is making a welcome return to Magna this spring. A familiar fixture on the local calendar since the early 1990s, Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival is coming baa’ck this year with a fresh approach that feels very much...
Rock N Roll Circus returns to Sheffield this summer
Step right up and grab your tickets for the greatest show in town as Rock N Roll Circus returns to Sheffield this summer for its fourth year. The big top will be back at Don Valley Bowl over August Bank Holiday weekend for three days of music, magic and full-throttle...
TV’s Our Dementia Choir comes to Greasbrough
From tackling corruption on Line of Duty to tackling isolation through song, Vicky McClure’s impact off-screen will be heard in Rotherham this March when her Our Dementia Choir performs a special fundraising concert in Greasbrough. The concert is being organised by Rotherham Rotary Club who hope the evening will not...
