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...
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...
