by Chloe Louise OConnor | Mar 21, 2022 3:20PM | News, Sport
Basketball legend Betty Codona has sadly died aged 83 after dedicating 60 years to inspiring thousands of basketball players across the world. The grandmother was titled the ‘Queen of Basketball’ by many after dedicating her life to women’s equality...
by Andrew McLean | Mar 21, 2022 3:08PM | News
South Yorkshire Police have charged two people with drug and weapons offences after a drugs raid in the Batemoor area of Sheffield last week. Yasher Haji Ferhadi, 22, and Lauren Murphy, 26, both of Whinacre Place were arrested under suspicion of possession with...
by anonymous | Mar 21, 2022 3:03PM | News
The memorial of the traveller king and bare-knuckle boxer Willy Collins is believed to be the largest in Britain. It was reportedly designed by the creator of Princess Margaret’s headstone alongside Collins’ sons. Known as ‘Big Willy’ or the...
by Sophie Watson | Mar 21, 2022 2:58PM | News
A Sheffield women’s acapella chorus has raised over £800 in a week for the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Sheffield Harmony, established in 1978, set up a seven day online fundraising event through a Just Giving page and chorus...
by Jack Lister | Mar 21, 2022 2:32PM | News
Hundreds of viewers filled the Sheffield City Hall as the green carpet was rolled out for the international premiere of The Felling- An Epic Tale of People Power. Directed by Jacqui Bellamy and Eve Wood, the tree felling dispute originated from a £2bn highways...
by Caitlin Eckley | Mar 21, 2022 2:31PM | News
A parkrun community are dedicating their next run to a woman who, three months ago, was close to death. Kate Green, 42, suffered a severe stroke in December 2021, with runners at Clifton Park, Rotherham now raising money to show their support. In early December Kate...
