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...
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...
Sonny Greaves: From Barnsley boy to World Champion
Barnsley kickboxer Sonny Greaves has added his name to South Yorkshire’s growing list of world champions. The 21-year-old claimed the ISKA 65kg world title in Wolverhampton, defeating Spanish champion Nico Melgar by unanimous decision on a War Fight Series show. For Sonny, the belt marked the reward for 14 years...
Wath chippy owner’s football factory that fed the Wolves
Long before the roar of Molineux echoed with Premier League glory, the golden era of Wolverhampton Wanderers was being shaped on a modest, muddy Miners Welfare pitch almost a hundred miles away in South Yorkshire. On the sidelines was Mark Crook, a retired footballer and chip shop owner from Wath...
Aroundtown Meets Tony Stewart OBE
In the world of football, players and managers often steal the headlines. But behind every club’s rise, revival, or reinvention stands a figure whose influence is quieter, yet no less crucial: the chairman. Tony Stewart OBE has been the steady hand at the helm of Rotherham United since 2008, guiding...
Remembering Wombwell’s cricketing legend Roy Kilner
“A Yorkshire wicket has fallen, and one of Yorkshire’s best men is out.” Nearly a century has passed since those words were uttered at the funeral of England cricketer Roy Kilner, whose untimely death in 1928 shook the sporting world. Though time has blurred the details of his remarkable career,...
Brampton Ellis triumph in debut Karen Walker Shield
The legacy of one of England’s most celebrated female footballers now has a permanent home in South Yorkshire’s school calendar. The Karen Walker Shield, named after the former England captain and Dearne Valley native, debuted this year with eight primary schools in the Don and Dearne area battling for the...
Kimberworth Youth Bowling Club: Striking confidence one frame at a time
In a world where kids are constantly encouraged to find their passion, Kimberworth Youth Bowling Club is helping them discover so much more – confidence, community, and even national recognition. This isn’t just a bowling club. It’s a place where young people grow and thrive, on and off the lanes....
Locke Park seeks new wave of bowlers
Barnsley’s Locke Park Bowling Club is hoping to attract a new generation of bowlers to keep the 90-year-old club thriving in the future. While crown green bowling has long had a reputation as a retiree’s pastime, there’s a new energy stirring. Across the country, clubs are seeing a resurgence in...
