Another city centre shop to close

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

From Runaway Girl to Silversmiths

Gordon Ramsay and the relaunch of a city centre bar and restaurant There was plenty of coverage last week of Gordon Ramsay’s stay in the city and the visit of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares to Runaway Girl on Arundel Street. The celebrity chef even appeared in the Peace gardens to record a feature for the show [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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