Sheffield Live! 93.2 fm has an interview with Jeremy Buxton at 15:30 on the 8 July 2011 all about the Digital Switchover. The Switchover date for Sheffield is 10 August and other parts of the country are going to be following soon. So why not listen in to Sheffield Live! 93.2 fm or on www.sheffieldlive.org. If you know all about the digital switchover maybe you can give someone a helping hand. Find out how by either visiting our website or listening in tomorrow at 15:30.
Sheffield Live! 93.2 fm presents Tarka Dawn, Double XL, Sour Cherry and Chloe Jade Simmons. They will be performing at West St Live on West Street, Sheffield. Doors open at 19:30 with the first band is due to start at 20:00 hrs. Four performers for only £3.00 on Wednesday 29 June. Come down and support the local live music scene here in Sheffield as well as your local community radio station, Sheffield Live! 93.2 fm. C u there.
Hello my name is Simon Thake and I present the Monday Uprising here on Sheffield Live 7-9 every Monday morning. I’m running the Sheffield half marathon this year to raise money for Sheffield Live so if you’d like to sponsor me that would be very lovely of you. See the horribly unflattering picture of me above. I’m the one on the left looking red faced and sweaty.
Please use the button below to sponsor me! Thank you for your support.
Usher will be performing at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on Wednesday 23rd February.
The Earlybirds have two tickets to give away in a competition on Saturday morning 8-10am. Tune in to Sheffield Live! 93.2fm or on the Internet at www.sheffieldlive.org
And if you miss out on that there are a few tickets still available on sale here.
By Amna Kaleem
Policies on education have been amongst the most unpopular initiatives taken by the coalition government. A look at the tuition fee protests all over the country is enough to gauge the anger of students. While most of the protests were focused on rise in tuition fees, almost every protest had a group of students from sixth form colleges and schools who were out to protest the scrapping of Education Maintenance Allowance.
The EMA is a weekly allowance of £10, £20 and £30 paid to students who are 16 to 18 years old. The amount paid varies according to the student’s family income, those living below £20,817 qualify for £30, those between £20,818 and £25,521 are eligible for £20 and the students whose family income is between £25,522 and £30,810 get £10 per week. The money is paid directly into the students’ bank accounts and is stopped if they fail to be punctual or attend their classes regularly.
The fund which was set up by the Labour government in 2004 is now being scrapped, which means from next academic year around 647,000 students across the country cannot claim their EMA. In Sheffield alone, there are little over 6,000 students who benefit from EMA. There has been a lot of debate on the subject, some feel students spend the money on iTunes and PS3 games, a claim which may not be completely unfounded as some students who qualify for EMA do not need it to support their education. However, there are also students who would not be able to pursue education if this small weekly payment is withdrawn.
At Longley Park Sixth Form College around 75% of students receive EMA. Here is an interview with college students Abby Thompson and Shanice Wright and their teacher James Finlayson:
One of the success stories of EMA is James Mills who used the programme to pursue further education and was able to go to university. James now works as a parliamentary researcher and has started the Save EMA campaign. James talks about how EMA helped him and how the campaign to save this fund is gaining momentum, nationally:
James Mills
For more information on the campaign, visit http://saveema.co.uk/
The report was aired on Communities Live on December 17, 2010.
By Amna Kaleem
Before you start clearing the snow from your driveway and pavement, let’s clear up some misconceptions around the myth of legal liabilities. It is believed that one can become legally liable for clearing public pathways if someone trips or fall.
The Department of Transport and the Department of Communities and Local Government have repudiated this misconception in a guide they issued in November 2010.
To find out Sheffield City Council’s position on the issue, we spoke with Cllr Shaffaq Mohammad, cabinet member for communities, who told us about the legal support the council is offering in this matter.
Snow myths
The report was aired on Communities Live on December 10, 2010.
Are you aged over 18, unemployed and not doing any other training? Interested in learning new digital media skills?
If so, then this is for you…
Sheffield Live! are running the following free workshops:
INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
25th November 2010 – 10am till 4pm
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO PRODUCTION
26th November 2010 – 10am till 4pm
INTRODUCTION TO RADIO PRODUCTION
27th November 2010 – 10am till 4pm
RADIO PRODUCTION – PRACTICAL PRODUCTION
28th November 2010 – 10am till 4pm
Come and Join us at ‘Sheffield Live, 15 Paternoster Row’ for these exciting free workshops. There are only 8 places available on each course and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
For further information and to book a place contact zoe@sheffieldlive.org
Emma Wass speaks to Joshua Forstenzer, president of the University of Sheffield Students’ Union.
Josh Fostenzer speaks to Emma Wass
As a non-British PhD student, Josh talks about how he hopes to bring something different to the role. He speaks passionately about the Students’ Union’s involvement with the local community and discusses the Gold Award, which was granted by the Student Union Evaluation Initiative to the union.
Neil McSweeney is headlining a birthday party for Sheffield Live! on Friday the 29th of October at Penelope’s. The doors open at 7.30pm and the show starts at 8PM.
Neil’s unusual voice and unforgettable lyrics are not to be missed, so If you haven’t heard him before, this is your opportunity!
You can purchase tickets for this concert from “Rare and Racy” bookstore (on Sheffield’s Devonshire Green) or by clicking this link to wegottickets.com Tickets cost £5 or alternatively you can pay £7 on the door.
Also playing on the night are Velvet Rose, a jazz group whose calming sounds provide a welcome alternatively to our frantic everyday lives and closing the night will be Johnny and the Prison-Didn’t-Help Boys; whose catchy country & western sound is mixed alongside an excellent sense of humour.
This is an event not to be missed! Not only is it a celebration to mark three years on the air for Sheffield Live! but it’s also a celebration of local music and local talent!
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While the big society initiative may still be limited to speeches made by Prime Minister David Cameron, a Sheffield neighbourhood has already put it to test. Darnall Forum, a Darnall based charity rescued their local post office with the help of the Sheffield City Council. The community-run post office will be inaugurated on Tuesday, August 21. The post office was one of 65 in South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Huddersfield and Colne Valley selected for closure by Post Office Ltd in 2008.
Sheffield Live! reporter Nick Mosley chats with Rob Russell, manager of the Darnall Post Office about this unique initiative, the effort that went into it and what it means for the local community.
DarnallPostOffice-NickMosley.mp3
The report was aired on Communities Live on August 27, 2010.