Sheffield Urban CX hosted a cycle race in and around Kelham Island Industrial Museum this weekend. The Urban CX race format ‘re-imagines’ spaces in the city and turns them into an arena for riders to test their skills on courses that incorporate unusual features from the urban landscape. Cycling enthusiasts looking for a challenge and a course with a difference tested themselves against the clock. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
Polish Heritage Day, 7 May, is a new initiative of the Polish Embassy in London and the Polish School in Sheffield is organising a celebratory event with talks and Polish food. The event is one of many taking place across the country intended to become an annual festival on the weekend after 3 May, when in 1791 Poland proclaimed its modern codified constitution. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal in an in-depth interview.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal in an in-depth interview.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal threatened to walkout of a press conference after facing contract related questions. The tense meeting with the press came after a comment the Owls boss made on Alan Biggs’ Talking Sheffield show on Sheffield Live! this week. Carvalhal seemed to suggest that his contract was up at the end of this season wheres he had previously intimated he had a further two years left to run. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
A Sheffield University engineering competition sets students a challenge to improve the lives of people with a disability or impairment. The ‘Make a Change’ scheme asks students to put their engineering skills to practical use. Past winners have gone on to win prestigious awards and recognition. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
Doc/Fest, Sheffield’s international documentary film festival, is set to deliver another spectacular programme of events for indie and documentary film fanatics. With over 170 films on show, the festival will include immersive and interactive documentaries using virtual reality and other technologies to tell factual stories. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Dan Tucker, curator of alternative realities, and Luke Moody, director of film for Doc/Fest. The festival takes place 9-14 June at venues across the city.
Blades boss Chris Wilder was appointed last summer to spearhead United’s promotion campaign after the team’s six years in League One. Wilder came with a strong pedigree after winning League Two with Northampton Town last year. Sheffield Live! reporter Azz Mohammed spoke to Wilder before the Blades’ victory parade.
Thousands of people lined the streets to watch Sheffield United’s open-top bus parade in celebration of their League One title win. The victory parade began at Bramall Lane before the players boarded the bus and made their way through the city centre with the team later taking to the balcony of the town hall. The team gained 100 points en route to clinching the title, bringing to an end a six-year stint in the third tier of English football much to the relief of Co-owner Kevin McCabe. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
Samuel Bennett, who fell into homelessness through alcoholism, has designed the Meet4acoffee app to support addicts in recovery. Bennett designed the app, which is free to use, following his experience of recovering from addiction and homelessness. The app has been designed so that charities, health organisations and support groups can also use it to create private circles, where they can post events, meetings and photos for those connected to the world of recovery. Azz Mohammed reports for Sheffield Live!
More information can be found via the website www.meet4acoffee.com