by Seb McCormic | Apr 26, 2021 3:46PM | Long Reads
Despite cinemas being closed across the world and award ceremonies moving online, the Sheffield Short Film festival has entered into its second year with much of the film industry in crisis. The festival celebrates short film from the UK to Japan and in languages...
by Georgina Quach | Apr 26, 2021 3:45PM | Long Reads, Watch / Listen
For someone well-known for performing in Sheffield’s busiest parks, Zan, a handpan player who “takes people on a sound journey,” is surprisingly shy. Sitting down with Sheffield Wire’s Libby Shaw and Georgina Quach amongst a leafy backdrop, she opened up about her...
by Jiaqi | Apr 26, 2021 3:30PM | Long Reads
The sculptures of 160 bears will walk Sheffield’s streets for a fundraising event this summer. The Bears of Sheffield sculpture trail raises money for the Sheffield’s Children’s Hospital, supporting the cancer and leukaemia ward. The department, as one of twenty...
by Frazer MacDonald | Apr 26, 2021 3:01PM | Long Reads
This month, the government in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled that the ‘mietendeckel’ — the rent cap — in place in the capital, was unconstitutional. However, UK campaigners say it could provide Britain’s housing system with a much-needed overhaul. The...
by Emily Staniforth | Apr 22, 2021 1:00PM | Long Reads
“Please don’t go. You will be missed.” This is just one of the notes left on the windows of Sheffield’s beloved John Lewis department store after it was announced it would not be reopening after lockdown ended. The announcement, made on 24...
by Nuria Mateus | Apr 22, 2021 12:00PM | Long Reads
“Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in the UK”, said Emily, and David, and Francesco. In short, there is citywide-pride for Sheffield’s green spaces, and for many people they symbolise so much more. The parks are a space to dwell over memories, and stories from...
