Are the shops in town feeling the pinch? You have probably already read that Racquets on Division Street is to close next week as owners John and Sue Howard are retiring and there are no interested buyers for the store. I only popped to Racquets occasionally, but I will miss it and it was another [...]
All posts for the month August, 2008
Another city centre shop to close
Posted by Sheffield blog on 30 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/30/another-city-centre-shop-to-close/
Light Night in Sheffield, September 2009
Showing the city’s most iconic buildings in a different light It may be over a year away, but something to look forward to in 2009 will be the arrival of Light Night in Sheffield. Six UK cities have been selected to host Light Night, starting with Birmingham next month. The idea is that for one [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 27 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/27/light-night-in-sheffield-september-2009/
Botched towers demolition embarasses Eon
The north tower refuses to come down without a fight So, the towers have gone…but not without making life difficult for the team behind the demolition. It was somewhat satisfying to see the north tower resist the “precise destructive qualities” of the Nitroglycerine explosive packed into its 1,250 drilled holes last night. About a third [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 24 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/24/botched-towers-demolition-embarasses-eon/
Is Sheffield really built on seven hills?
It is one of the most-quoted facts about the city, but is it true? One of the things I like most about Sheffield, and it is something that I have started to appreciate more now that I live up on one of the hills, is the topography of the city. Having also lived in London [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 22 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/22/is-sheffield-really-built-on-seven-hills/
Forgotten Sheffield bands: Blameless
The signs were all there It is great when the buzz builds around a local band and they come crashing into the top 20 with a brilliant breakthrough single. That was what happened with Blameless in 1996, but unfortunately the Sheffield band never managed to build on this initial success. The breakthrough song in question [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 15 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/15/forgotten-sheffield-bands-blameless/
Date for cooling towers demolition confirmed
Bank holiday weekend will see the towers bite the dust As widely reported in the media today, the Tinsley cooling towers will be demolished in the early hours of Sunday 24 August. A viewing platform at Meadowhall will be set up for spectators. I guess that the potential of the Towers as a fundraising opportunity [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 12 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/12/date-for-cooling-towers-demolition-confirmed/
View from the Moor
See the hills from the Moor Work continues apace on redevelopment of the Moor, and now that the buildings at the bottom have been almost cleared on the east side, you get a clear view of St Mary’s church and the hills behind: Photos like this must be reminiscent of how the Moor looked after [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 9 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/09/view-from-the-moor/
Football radio heaven
On the eve of the new football season, BBC Radio Sheffield’s football magazine show returns I’m pretty excited about the new football season. And I’m also greatly anticipating the return of BBC Radio Sheffield’s weeknight Football Heaven radio phone-in show from Monday, with a special programme live from Sheffield Hallam University. The football magazine show [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 3 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/03/football-radio-heaven/
Music in the sun 2008
A visit to one of the north’s biggest multicultural festivals Yesterday we paid a visit to Music in the sun for music, food and drinks as the sun set over Don Valley. Who did we see there? I’d heard Steve Lamacq mention Hiem a few times before but never watched them live. They appeared in [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 3 August, 2008
http://sheffieldblog.com/2008/08/03/music-in-the-sun-2008/
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
