The city’s culture debate A free event is taking place this month at the City hall which will see a panel discuss what makes a city a great cultural destination and why is culture important: As Sheffield bids to become the first UK city of culture 2013, we bring together a diverse panel of national [...]
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Park hill flats – the book
Wanted: former Park hill residents Park hill resident and large portrait artist Gary Hindley is writing a book about the flats and would like to hear from anyone who was born or grew up on Park hill. He has already amassed some good material by meeting regularly with members of the Park hill community to [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 18 January, 2010
http://sheffieldblog.com/2010/01/18/park-hill-flats-the-book/
Sheffield and Meadowhall Christmas TV ads
Selling shopping The council and Meadowhall have made adverts for the Christmas season. Brace yourselves for the coach-loads of Londoners descending on the Moor to finish their Christmas shopping.
Posted by Sheffield blog on 2 December, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/12/02/sheffield-and-meadowhall-christmas-tv-ads/
Save Portland works, Sheffield
Formally object to the planning application Just to draw your attention this campaign to try and save the Portland works building on Randall street from the threat of being developed into flats. Located in Sharrow, the grade II listed building is currently home to metalworkers, cabinet-makers, musicians, artists, sole traders and others. The case for [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 27 November, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/11/27/save-portland-works-sheffield/
Creative uses of spaces in Sheffield city centre
Filling the Sevenstone void With the Sevenstone retail quarter on hold for at least the next 2-3 years, there are empty buildings and patches of land in town earmarked for development but currently not being used to their potential. The latest scheme to try and address this is the proposed Red square retail area which [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 2 November, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/11/02/creative-uses-of-spaces-in-sheffield-city-centre/
Eat Sheffield awards 2009
Which is the best restaurant in Sheffield? There is one more week to go before the voting closes for this year’s Eat Sheffield awards. You can vote for your favourites here but be warned, you’ll need to fill in the form each time you cast a vote in each category. Hopefully they can make this [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 12 October, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/10/12/eat-sheffield-awards-2009/
Is Sheffield really the greenest city in England?
Finding the evidence Sheffielders are rightly proud of their city and are always happy to extol its virtues at any opportunity. One thing in particular that we have all heard and seen written countless times before is that Sheffield is England’s – and if not the UK’s or even Europe’s – greenest city. But is [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 20 July, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/07/20/is-sheffield-really-the-greenest-city-in-england/
Architectural tour of Sheffield
‘Sheffield just doesn’t seem to know how good it actually is’ People reading this blog who aren’t on Twitter may have missed the link posted at the end of last week to a great article on the Building Design website. The author, Owen Hatherly, took a walk around the city for the magazine’s Urban trawl [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 20 May, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/05/20/architectural-tour-of-sheffield/
Snooker in Sheffield
Why the tournament needs to stay in the city As the annual snooker world championship in Sheffield continues, speculation rumbles on over whether the event will remain here after the 2010 tournament. Sir Rodney Walker, the head of snooker’s governing body, was quoted earlier this month saying that he is hopeful discussions with the council [...]
Posted by Sheffield blog on 27 April, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/04/27/snooker-in-sheffield/
The story of Sheffield film for Sheffield storytellers event
Another promotional video commissioned by Creative Sheffield Just thought I would post this in case anyone missed it last summer. It is a two-minute film for ‘Sheffield Storytellers’ launch event at Sheffield City Hall in June last year. City development company Creative Sheffield commissioned creative agency Human to produce it.
Posted by Sheffield blog on 19 March, 2009
http://sheffieldblog.com/2009/03/19/the-story-of-sheffield-film-for-sheffield-storytellers-event/
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
