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Creative Boost in The Wicker

Sheffield arts charity, Creative Arts and Development Space, better known as CADS, have been given a creative boost with more studio space. The local studio provider offers studios to rent out to potential artists at cheaper costs. Waverly House in The Wicker has been empty for a number of years but is now set to have a new lease of life.

Industry Day – film, TV and new media

Sheffield Live, South Yorkshire Filmmakers’ Network, Kinematic Media and The Sheffield College have come together to offer a new series of creative media skills workshops for filmmakers and broadcast journalists. This series is supported by Sheffield City Region – Skills Bank.

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Industry Day – Film, TV and New Media (25th March)

Calling all filmmakers and broadcast journalists. Have an idea for a film production or a TV series? Want to find out more about pitching, commissioning and distribution? This one day long free workshop will help you develop your idea into a viable production for film, TV or new media – from concept to treatment, audience and distribution opportunities, including Sheffield Live TV. You will get to pitch your idea to an expert panel and gain industry advice on commissioning and funding.
Entry requirements: open to freelancers and independent producers, free

Book here to register

Recruiting now: Business Development Manager

Sheffield Live! is seeking an ambitious business development manager to help support our existing radio and TV clients and recruit new advertising, sponsorship and production business. You will be capable of working with local businesses, social enterprises, public sector and voluntary organisations, identifying their marketing and business goals and creating and pitching relevant sponsorship, advertising and production opportunities with Sheffield Live! radio, TV and online.

Sheffield Live! has attracted significant new business over the past two years, increasing our radio revenue and developing new opportunities with Sheffield Live! TV and online. You will ideally have previous local sales experience and contacts and a desire to move forward in your career by taking on a business development management role. We will offer you an attractive performance based remuneration.

Please email your CV and a covering letter stating why you want to work at Sheffield Live! to jobs@sheffieldlive.org

Deadline: 31 March 2016.

Discussions over Sheffield’s HS2 location continue

Many local businesses met in Sheffield today for a HS2 summit, to discuss where the station for the high speed train should be. The current options are the original plan for a parkway type station at Meadowhall, or a city centre location on the old Victoria Station site. The event was organised by the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and it’s president Jillian Thomas, told us why this meeting was needed…

Crowdfunding to turn brownfield sites into homes

A new scheme in Sheffield called Crowditbuildit has launched to try and raise equity to build houses for young people. The University of Sheffield and Sheffield City Council are collaborating to explore whether new forms of crowdfunding can be used to re-develop brownfield sites across the city region. The first site is in Wincobank in Sheffield,and the guys behind the project spoke to Sheffield Live…

Junior Doctors second walk out over proposed new contracts

Thousands of Junior Doctors have taken strike action across the country, affecting around three thousand appointments and operations. It’s the second strike over proposed new contracts. Negotiations have been taking place, but the Government and the British Medical Association have failed to reach an agreement. Picket lines have been outside all major hospitals across the country today.

Members of Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign attend Justice Conference

Members of the Orgreave Truth and Justice campaign have attended a justice conference in London. The event at the Palace of Westminster was organised by Shadow Home Secretary, Andy Burnham, to highlight the current position of the campaign. A legal submission was handed in to the Government in December, asking Home Secretary Theresa May for a public inquiry into police conduct during the miners strike. The submission included testimonials from miners and their wives, and photos from what became known as ‘The Battle of Orgreave’ on the 18th of June 1984.