Nineteen Acts that deal with Anti social behaviour are being combined in to six. Legislation including ASBOs and section 30 dispersal orders are being consolidated to make them easier to implement.
Nineteen Acts that deal with Anti social behaviour are being combined in to six. Legislation including ASBOs and section 30 dispersal orders are being consolidated to make them easier to implement.
Chris Ramsey: Sunday 19th October – Sheffield City Hall
There is a very good chance that, in the last few years , Chris Ramsey will have popped up on your radar. After his starring role as Jack Pearson in BBC Two’s Hebburn, and his appearances on numerous TV shows such as Mock the Week and Celebrity Juice, this cheeky Northerner is nothing short of hilarious. However, he has primarily made waves within the stand-up circuit.
Born and raised in South Shields, he left his film degree at the University of Sunderland to pursue a career in stand-up. After being compere to an open-mic night in Newcastle, and being nominated for a Chortle award, he took his first solo show on the road four years ago, and has been successful ever since.
This performance at the City Hall was a testament to Ramsey’s success. It wasn’t the first time I had seen him live – that happened as part of his previous stand-up offering ‘Feeling Lucky’. But, after such a side-splittingly funny show last time, I knew that this offering – ‘The Most Dangerous Man on Saturday Morning Television’ – would be no different.
He even had the same support act, in the shape of fellow comedian Carl Hutchinson. He was hysterical last time, and after hearing Chris introducing him, I knew the show would get off to a flying start. With highlights including McDonald’s clever marketing in Manchester, to forming his new group ‘The Chipped Tooth Brothers’ whilst swapping stories in the gym, his humour-driven take on the nuances of his life was a fantastic start to the show. This man is definitely one to watch.
After the interval, it was Chris’s turn. After a condiment-filled introduction (a story involving confusion with a Subway order), he launched into his material. The show was mainly about the incident which spawned the title, (without spoiling things too much, it involved an unfortunate faux pas on Soccer AM). However, Chris punctuates the story with side-splitting asides and tangents, such as his displeasure of people’s preferences when disposing of toilet roll, and his attempts to channel his inner James Bond whilst on holiday with a girl – and left the audience (including myself) in stitches.
In short, both comedians were energetic, quick-witted and genuinely nice guys (they both stayed at the end to sign merchandise and pose for photos) – and it was a pleasure seeing them the second time around.
Reviewed by Jenny Newton for Sheffield Live!
Nigel Clough talked to us about The Blades preparation for the match against Yeovil. He said that the team were totally focused on the game and that the Ched Evans issue was not affecting their game.
Radiographers went on strike for the first time in over 30 years. The half day strike is the latest in a number of stoppages by NHS workers to get a one percent pay rise this year. NHS workers have only had one increase in the last 5 years.
Dave Eyre and Sam Hindley of Sheffield Live’s Thank Goodness It’s Folk programme and guest Tiago Lucas
Thank Goodness It’s Folk, which airs every Friday from 10am to noon, is a long-running staple of the Sheffield Live schedule. Some of its listeners enjoy it through FM radio (93.2FM in Sheffield) and some through the livestream from www.sheffieldlive.org and apps like tunein.
This means that Thank Goodness It’s Folk – like most of our shows – attracts a worldwide listenership.
So it was great to invite a listener and folk fan from across the world into the Sheffield Live radio studio this Friday to participate in Thank Goodness It’s Folk.
Tiago Lucas is an English teacher and fan of all folk music of the British Isles. Tiago is from Santo André, a Brazilian municipality located in the metropolitan region of São Paulo.
Tiago is a regular and long-standing listener to the show, currently living in Dublin. Sangita Basudev, chief executive of Sheffield Live, said,
“we’re absolutely thrilled that Tiago enjoys the show – and we were delighted to welcome him to visit us and take part.”
Listen to the podcast of the latest (17/10/14) episode of Thank Goodness It’s Folk.
A free colouring book which portrays real tradeswomen from Sheffield has been launched to encourage young girls to think about becoming electricians, bricklayers and engineers.
An exhibition at Weston Park shows the role that Sheffield women played during the first world war, to keep the City functioning.
Sheffield artists are taking part in an international exchange trip with artists from Slovakia. They will be exploring the theme of creating work in a new and unknown environment.
The winners of the Sheffield Design Awards were announced at the start of Urban design week.The awards are given to local building projects which demonstrate the best design. Ten buildings including, residential properties were short listed. The people’s choice was won by Sum Studios in Heeley while best building went to Sellers Wheel in the centre of town.
A local fair trade social enterprise is making jewellery and raising money for a total of six charities that are working to support women who are being trafficked.