Rent for private housing in Sheffield increased by 8% over the course of 2024, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show. The average rent in the city hit £868 a month in November, a 25 ...

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The Twang returned to The Leadmill with an electric ‘Twangmas’ gig, celebrating 15 years of Jewellery Quarter whilst uniting fans in love and nostalgia.

This past month, the future of The Leadmill has been layered with renewed uncertainty due to its ongoing legal battles. In fact, the last few years have been difficult for both staff and lovers of the ...

Established in 1919, the importance of the then-Crookes Working Men's Club and Institute can be measured by the pivotal role this 105-year-old venue has played at the heart of this bustling Sheffield ...

The Citizens' Assembly included 100 participants drawn from 30,000 random invites. It’s 9 December 2023, and the final session of the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on the Climate Emergency is ...

Israel has once again bombed and killed food aid workers in Palestine. The latest attack came on a vehicle carrying three employees working for charity World Central Kitchen. Palestinian Civil Defence ...

In early November, I returned from a visit with family to discover that our elderly neighbour had broken her hip while we were away. This is sadly common for women in their eighties with mobility ...

“Please raise your hand if you’re happy with the state of the world?” “Please raise your hand if the challenges we face as a society anger you?” “Please raise your hand if you’d describe yourself as ...

The stage lights turn black, and the sound of a ticking clock and a chiming bell act as a countdown. Resolve, a metalcore band from France, are here to open the show and deliver reverberating bass ...

When my daughter was an infant I watched the animated film of Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, the one with the David Bowie introduction. I was transported to a magical world full of dancing snowfolk and ...

Kate Nash performing at Manchester Pride in 2013. Man Alive on Wikimedia Commons. The cost-of-living crisis is affecting everybody, and you'd be hard-pushed to find anyone, least not any business, ...