Ian Walker is standing for the Conservative Party as the Prospective Candidate for Hallam.
Ian Walker is standing for the Conservative Party as the Prospective Candidate for Hallam.
Joe Otten Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Sheffield Central for the Liberal Democrats spoke at a local hustings event about their policies for older people.
A body of a man believed to be in his sixties has been found in a house on Meadow Street in Dinnington after emergency services were called out during the night because of a fire.
Louise Haigh is The Labour Party prospective parliamentary candidate for Heeley.
The annual Great Sheffield Duck Race took place in Endcliffe Park. The 2,500 rubber ducks all make a dash for the finish line over a 600 yard course. The ducks all have numbers written underneath them and over 6,000 people bought one of the numbers. If your duck is one of the first 40 to cross the finish line then you win a prize. Last year the race raised £9,000 for the restoration of Forge Dam. This year the money raised will also go to the clearing up of Forge Dam.
Sheffield celebrated World Autism Awareness Day by wearing blue and holding events to highlight the work that is being done to support people with Autism.
A demonstration to highlight the plight of people trying to migrate to the Europe was held in Sheffield after the UK Government took the decision not to take part in any search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean when ships are in distress.
Local Councillor Isobel Bowler took to the ice as part of This Girl Can. The national campaign is to encourage women and girls to become more physically active.
Sheffield Cat Centre has been looking after abandoned cats since 1897. They house nearly 500 cats a year.
Sheffield Live’s ‘What’s On’ television programme – weekdays at 6:05pm – is your guide to the huge range of events and activities taking place in Sheffield throughout the week.
Featuring interviews and previews of upcoming gigs, sporting events, shows, culture, and all sorts of activities, if you want to stay informed about interesting events in Sheffield you need to watch What’s On. Catch the show live at 6:05pm every weekday: Freeview Channel 8, Virgin Cable 159 and www.sheffieldlive.org/tv or catch up with recent episodes below (and other recent episodes here).
Presenter Alex Ashmore guides us through the weekend's listings, talks to Ryan Finnigan from Five & Dime Picture Show about their screening series and visits the Lantern Theatre to speak to the cast of the recent production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
What's On – Friday 29th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
What’s On visits Crack The Code Sheffield from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Jordan Roberts is joined by Pecha Kucha Sheffield’s Pennie Raven to talk about their unique events, and we take a look at the recent Sheffield Young Artists exhibition.
What’s On – Wednesday 27th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Oliver Dartnell Machin is joined in the studio by former boxer Dave Perkins, who traded life in the ring for a career as a professional singer, and we take a look at Afrofest, an event created to celebrate African culture in Sheffield.
What’s On – Tuesday 26th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Laura Bilinski takes a look at the recent Ratha Yatra Festival and we look at Sheffield’s Movie-Park Drive In Cinema.
What’s On – Monday 25th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Alex Ashmore chats to young alternative rock band INTO THE RED, and we take a look at the recent DO IT ANYWAY Festival.
What’s On – Friday 22nd May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Jordan Roberts talks to Chella Quint about the Period Positive Project, and we take a look at the recent One Sheffield Many Cultures Festival.
What’s On – Wednesday 20th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Oliver Dartnell-Machin talks to Abigail Barragry about the upcoming Broomhill festival, and we take a look at the Weston Park Fayre which took place this Saturday.
What’s On Tuesday 19th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Laura Bilinski talks to Liam Rodgers about UpScribe, a social publisher that works to help vulnerable adults and young people to engage in the community and boost their personal development through creative writing. Laura also went down to Wardsend Cemetery to find out about the work of the Livesey Street Project.
What’s On Monday 18th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Alex Ashmore talks to Helen Mort about the upcoming South Yorkshire Poetry Festival, and we take a look at what Media Production students get up to at Norton College.
What’s On Friday 15th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Kurt Sullivan talks to Robert Webb about his Eurovision alternative, Not the Eurovision. Kurt also went down to Kelham Island Museum and spoke to chief executive John Hamshere about the museum’s importance and Sheffield’s industrial past.
What’s On Thursday 14th from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Jordan Roberts talks to Sara Hill about the Festival of Debate which recently finished, and What’s On went down to talk to Mark Atkin about this years upcoming Docfest.
What’s On Wednesday 13th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Oliver Dartnell Machin talks to David Reid about the upcoming Hopes and Fears art exhibition, the exhibition features artwork created by people with dementia, or carers. Oliver also went down to Wincobank Chapel to talk to Sing for Joy, an all female choir that sing for the fun of it!
What’s On Tuesday 12th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.
Presenter Laura Bilinski talks to Steve Rimmer about the not-for-profit ticket sales organisation ‘Party for the People’, and What’s On goes cheer leading mad at Cheermania, Sheffield’s very own amazing cheer leading squad.
What’s On Monday 11th May from Sheffield Live on Vimeo.