by Natalie Aldred | Dec 9, 2022 6:53PM | Long Reads
Today marks the start of a week long screening of the film adaptation of the iconic Kes at Cineworld in Barnsley and excitement in the town shows how well loved the story is. There is a real sense of community in the South Yorkshire former mining community as people...
by Hannah Jackson | Dec 9, 2022 4:52PM | Long Reads
Independent business owners on Sheffield’s Division Street have explained how they are navigating the cost of living crisis, in a bid to keep their shops afloat. We visited the popular shopping quarter to find out how the ongoing economic situation has affected...
by Faye Mayern | Dec 9, 2022 3:49PM | Long Reads
Postal workers, ambulance staff and train drivers are just some of the workers who will be taking to the picket line almost daily throughout December. As the country struggles to cope with the cost of living crisis and battles against a recession, one union...
by Fern McErlane | Dec 2, 2022 4:46PM | Long Reads
Outside The Cutler’s Hall in Sheffield, a plaque with the inscription “Stan Shaw, 2nd December 1926 – 26th February 2021” was finally unveiled last week. The tribute to the much loved local legend celebrates his role as the last ‘Little Mester’...
by Rachel Flynn | Dec 2, 2022 4:41PM | Long Reads
It’s 4pm on Tuesday November 29, and there are no more trains from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield. I was left with no choice but to travel to Stockport – a station comparably well connected to the rest of the UK, thanks to the conditions in which it...
by Natalie Horrobin | Dec 2, 2022 4:23PM | Long Reads
A mental health charity is campaigning to raise £85,000 in a single week to help those who struggle with their mental health through the festive season. For many Christmas is traditionally thought to be a time of joy, peace, and goodwill to all men. Yet, for those who...
