Sheffield on Twitter – October 2009 update

Who is new? Here are this month’s additions to the list of Sheffield people and organisations of interest on  Twitter. The full directory can be found on the Sheffield Twitter users page. Music in the round – the UK’s leading promoter of chamber music outside of London @MusicintheRound Sheffield Scimitars – ice hockey club @scims [...]

Charity unleashed Sheffield voucher book

Is this the best £50 you could spend in Sheffield? At the Tramlines festival I saw a stall selling a book of Charity unleashed vouchers but was a bit sceptical. I’ve since seen a bit of online and press coverage about the book, but it is only since speaking to friends that I’ve realised just [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – September 2009 update

Who is new? Here are this month’s additions to the list of Sheffield people and organisations of interest on  Twitter. The full directory can be found on the Sheffield Twitter users page. Notable additions this month include an official feed for Sheffield Wednesday, Football heaven and the Toby Foster show on BBC Sheffield shows and [...]

The Sheffield derby

Sky coverage to benefit the clubs and football fans – but at what price? Many readers will be aware that on Friday, the first of this season’s football matches between the two Sheffield clubs takes place at Bramall lane. Wednesday won both games last year so with United looking for revenge it will hopefully be [...]

Tramlines 2009 – looking back

A few thoughts on Sheffield music city So the dust has settled on the first Tramlines festival and the general consensus seems to be that it was one of the best all-round weekends that Sheffield has seen for many years. The atmosphere around town was electric, particularly in the Devonshire quarter where the pubs were [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – update eight

July 2009 update Here are this month’s additions to the list of Sheffield people and organisations of interest on  Twitter. The full directory can be found on the Sheffield Twitter users page. The Antics – improvisational comedy troupe @TheAntics Toby Foster – comedian and BBC Radio Sheffield breakfast presenter @TobyFoster Nat Johnson and the figureheads, [...]

How to fill your lunch break in Sheffield

Lyrical streets or a lunchtime pint A few weeks ago a Guardian journalist got in touch and asked whether I would contribute to a feature about what someone should do with an hour to fill over lunchtime in different cities around Britain. They were after ideas for what to do in the centre of Sheffield, [...]

Forgotten Sheffield bands: the Suncharms

Sheffield’s shoegazers The Suncharms were part of Sheffield’s contribution to the shoegazing music scene of the late 80s/early 90s. Shoegazing is characterised spacey tones, a groovy feel and melodic vocals often buried in a wall of fuzzy guitars. Notable bands of the genre include Ride, Catherine wheel and Chapterhouse, and although not as successful, those [...]

Sheffield on Twitter – update seven

June 2009 update Here are this month’s additions to the list of Sheffield people and organisations of interest on  Twitter, with perhaps the most notable being the addition of the council (@SCCPressOffice). The full directory can be found on the Sheffield Twitter users page. Sheffield city council press office – the council’s press office @SCCPressOffice [...]

The Rude Shipyard cafe and bookshop, Abbeydale Road

‘The only place to buy Guinness cake in Sheffield’ A few months ago I asked @sheffieldblog Twitter followers where the best independent coffee shop was to be found in Sheffield. The responses included many of the popular outlets, although Bragazzis wasn’t mentioned which surprised me a little, as I rate that as one of the [...]

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