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Free cuppa for a story

A pop up shop on The Moor is celebrating the people of Sheffield and their stories. You can walk in to the cafe and get a free cuppa in exchange for telling a story or two. The Bare Project is a local theatre company which has temporarily taken over the old Woolworths on The Moor.  They are collecting the stories and memories of people,  who go in to the cafe,  in exchange for a cuppa.  Some of the stories will be turned in to a performance by local playwrights while others will be put in to an archive.

City centre improvements

Businesses in Sheffield City centre who have a rateable value of over £30,000 could end up paying a levy that would go towards making improvements in the area.  The Sheffield Business Improvement District (BID) is a collaboration between the private and public sectors and could see up to four million pounds of investment going in to improving the City Centre over a five year period.

Story telling cloak

People are being given the chance to put images that they have created from their favourite books on to a story telling cloak. The cloak is worn by Genevieve who was created by Jean Compton a local community artisit.

Jenny Newton reports for Sheffield Live!

Threads influences new exhibition

Barry Hines’ Threads has heavily influenced the creation of a new piece of art which is being shown at The Site Gallery in Sheffield. In the Absence of a Smoky God, which was created by Matt Stokes, tells the story of survivors of the nuclear war.

First digital autopsy unit

Sheffield is the first place to have a dedicated forensic autopsy unit in the UK.  The flagship service enables postmortems to be carried out with the use of a mouse instead of a knife.  At the present time there is an additional cost attached to this service.

Charlotte Reid reports for Sheffield Live!

Hong Kong: Students speak out

A pro democracy student group is holding a peaceful protest in Hong Kong. We talked to two students, Cecilia and Kelvin, who are living and studying in Sheffield. We asked them how the situation is affecting them and their friends and families back in Hong Kong. The protests started when the Chinese Government announced that they were going to vet all candidates who were going to stand for election in Hong Kong.

Silicon Valley of Sports revealed

Plans for Sheffield’s Olympic Legacy Park have been unveiled.  Richard Caborn, former MP for Sheffield Central, revealed plans for Sheffield’s “Silicon Valley of Sports”.  The Olympic Legacy Park is going to be built on the Don Valley Stadium site and will cost around 50 million pounds to build. The park will provide permanent home grounds  for the Sheffield Sharks and The Sheffield Eagles.

Kathryn Smiles reports for Sheffield Live!

Sober October

People are being asked to stay Sober for October to help raise money for Macmillian Cancer Support.  We asked you what you thought of the idea.

David Richards and Steve Day report for Sheffield Live!

Quit smoking month

Stoptober starts today. The campaign offers support to help people quit smoking. Evidence shows you are more likely to quit for good if you give up smoking for four weeks. Claire Holden, Service Manager, of Yorkshire Smoke Free Sheffield says that there are over 70 venues in the City that you can drop in to for advice. You can also phone their help lines on 0800 612 0011 free from landlines and 0330 660 1166 which is free on most mobiles.

David Richards and Steve Day report for Sheffield Live!