Late night listening with Roger Kirk, Roger Phillips, James H. Reeve, Scottie McClue and Mark Meadowcroft BBC2 recently aired the Yorkshire edition of Comedy Map of Britain which included an interview with the impressionist Jon Culshaw, who although originally from Lancashire, I was intrigued to learn cut his teeth on our very own Hallam FM [...]
All posts for the month May, 2008
Hallam FM radio phone-ins in the 1990s
Posted by Sheffield blog on 27 May, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/05/27/hallam-fm-radio-phone-ins-in-the-1990s/
Rolling down the London Road
London Road by Neil McSweeney When writing my recent post about Sheffield’s Chinatown, it got me thinking of a great song called London Road by local singer-songwriter Neil McSweeney. It is a fantastic, moving track that name-checks the major Sheffield street (slide show) and is currently available to hear on his MySpace page and also [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 20 May, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/05/20/rolling-down-the-london-road/
Sheffield to London by train
Are East Midland Trains any better than Midland Mainline? Having been a regular traveller for the last eight years on the train route between Sheffield and London, I watched with interest the impact the transfer of the franchise from Midland Mainline to East Midlands Trains (EMT) in November 2007 would have. Recently it seems EMT [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 11 May, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/05/11/sheffield-to-london-by-train/
The Moor, Sheffield
The long-overdue and continued redevelopment of one of Sheffield’s pedestrianised shopping streets As a child and teenager embarking on a shopping trip in town I would always get off the bus outside Sharps fruit shop, walk past Dempsey’s and the Moorfoot government building before turning right up the Moor. Despite rebranding attempts over the years, [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 7 May, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/05/07/the-moor-sheffield/
Music is the Sun is back – and Sheffield’s top 10 live music venues
The Summer music festival returns to the Don Valley bowl; The Guardian lists the best gig venues in the city Two articles relating to the Sheffield live music scene caught my eye this week, the first being in The Star, announcing that Sheffield’s Music in the sun music festival is to make a return this [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 3 May, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/05/03/music-is-the-sun-is-back-and-sheffields-top-10-live-music-venues/
Fargate in bloom
The pedestrianised shopping street is paved with a carpet of colour There was a continental market on Fargate on Thursday, offering a good range of cheeses, meats, snacks and goods. One extended stall was selling a wide selection of plants and flowers, which added a wonderful touch of colour to the pedestrianised area. I’m sure [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 3 May, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/05/03/fargate-in-bloom/
Free wi-fi hotspots in Sheffield
Where can you get free wi-fi in Sheffield – and which UK city will be the first to embrace the concept of free municipal wi-fi for all? It was election day yesterday and in London the speculation continues over whether Ken or Boris will be crowned Lord Mayor for the capital. While these two have [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 2 May, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/05/02/free-wi-fi-hotspots-in-sheffield/
South Yorkshire news – BBC- Uni building to get £20m revamp
- Man jailed for sexual assaults
- Murder inquiry over woman's death
- Police at Sky over rape case name
- Father's organ donor lesson call
- Sex offenders get police cautions
- First tram-train trial goes ahead
- VIDEO: Richard Hawley's musings on love
- City hospice starts £4m appeal
- Carberry & Katich see out a draw
- Sheffield news – The Star
- Residents celebrate as Sheffield road is scrapped
- Sex attacker jailed: Padley case highlights importance of DNA database, says judge
- News In Brief: Arsonist sets Sheffield garage ablaze
- Choir in Doncaster debut their new CD
- Time for chain-ge of Doncaster mayor
- Cabinet shuffled as two appointed in Doncaster
- Sheffield sex attacker jailed for eight years
- Council staff reject strike in Doncaster
- Gran found murdered in Sheffield
- Song kings: Sheffield’s Eliot Kennedy and pal Gary Barlow record Diamond Jubilee song- VIDEO
