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Barnsley’s Christmas Lights switch-on marks start of three-day festival

Barnsley’s Christmas Lights switch-on marks start of three-day festival

by Elliott Green | Nov 25, 2022 4:44PM | News, Watch / Listen

Despite the odd technical hitch, Barnsley Bright Nights got underway yesterday, with events running until tomorrow and thousands of visitors expected. The rain stopped just in time for people to gather outside the Glass Works where the entertainment and tree lighting...
Poor pay and conditions force Royal Mail employees to cancel Christmas

Poor pay and conditions force Royal Mail employees to cancel Christmas

by Isabel Shore | Nov 25, 2022 4:34PM | News

Low salaries and later starting times were two of the reasons postal workers took to the picket lines in Sheffield today. The Officer for the South Yorkshire branch of the CWU Rohan Kon said pay has become so insufficient that she and her partner “have had to...
Prospective Labour councillor blasts suspended Green Party candidate for “hate” towards Eddie Izzard

Prospective Labour councillor blasts suspended Green Party candidate for “hate” towards Eddie Izzard

by Luke Reevey | Nov 25, 2022 4:25PM | News

A Sheffield election hopeful has called the suspension of a current councillor “absolutely the right decision” after complaints were made about her controversial stance on trans and gender issues Laura Moynahan, who is standing for the role in Manor...
Sheffield’s LGBTQ+ sports community react to England’s “smack in the face” decision not to wear the One-Love armband

Sheffield’s LGBTQ+ sports community react to England’s “smack in the face” decision not to wear the One-Love armband

by Hamish Bailey | Nov 25, 2022 4:21PM | News

After England’s last-minute decision on Monday for Harry Kane to not wear the one-love armband in support of the LGBTQ+ community, many in Sheffield’s LGBTQ+ community have been left angered and frustrated. The decision came after FIFA issued a statement...
Sheffield musician raising funds to repair his 300-year-old cello that was “left in tatters” after it saved man’s life

Sheffield musician raising funds to repair his 300-year-old cello that was “left in tatters” after it saved man’s life

by Natalie Aldred | Nov 25, 2022 4:11PM | News

A cellist has launched a Go Fund Me page in the hope of repairing his “incredibly precious” cello that may have saved the life of a British broadcaster. Tim Smedley, 42, is the head of chamber music at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and regularly plays...
South Yorkshire arts and heritage sites take part in Museum Shop Sunday

South Yorkshire arts and heritage sites take part in Museum Shop Sunday

by Megan Cooke | Nov 25, 2022 3:54PM | News

Museums and galleries across South Yorkshire are taking part in Museum Shop Sunday to highlight the importance of retail in maintaining arts and heritage sites. The annual international campaign aims to raise awareness of how gift shops help arts and heritage venues...
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