by Maddi Fearn | Mar 17, 2025 5:10PM | News, Uncategorized
Volunteers are helping to restore a BMX track in Crookes after it was damaged by illegal off-road motorbikes in February. The track, which has been operating for over 40 years, is owned by the council but relies solely on donations and volunteers from the community to...
by Katie Swain | Mar 17, 2025 4:27PM | Uncategorized
Last week Birmingham hosted the prestigious dog show Crufts, but here in Sheffield there was a celebration of our smaller furry friends, as 125 hamsters competed to be the best. The event, hosted by the Northern Hamster Club on 16 March, was attended by both...
by Caitlin James | Mar 17, 2025 3:43PM | Long Reads, Uncategorized
Ahead of Nigel Farage’s planned visit to Doncaster next week, protesters spoke up against the rise of Reform UK in a ‘Stand Up to Racism’ demonstration in Sheffield. Around 100 people came together in a show of action at the Sheffield and District African Caribbean...
by Olivia Idle | Mar 17, 2025 1:51PM | Sport, Uncategorized
A Sheffield sporting icon, who has played an integral role in organising several international competitions in the city, has been presented with an award for outstanding contribution to local sport. Yuri Matischen founded and became chairman of the B. Braun Sheffield...
by Rianna Verlin Lobo | Mar 3, 2025 5:25PM | News, Uncategorized
BAE Systems, set to open a £25m artillery factory in Sheffield later this year, saw a 17% rise in share prices this morning after the London Ukraine summit on Sunday, despite students and anti-war groups rallying for a ceasefire. The summit saw vows from various...
by Eve Jones | Mar 3, 2025 5:21PM | News, Uncategorized
Additional reporting by Georgina Hood. Poetry workshops, panels and fancy-dress sports days are just some of the events taking place at the University of Sheffield’s Student Union this March to mark Women’s History Month. The union is also fundraising for...