The British Figure Skating Championships have begun today at ice Sheffield. Thirteen year old Margot Orange from Sheffield finished tenth, with 28.62 points.
The British Figure Skating Championships have begun today at ice Sheffield. Thirteen year old Margot Orange from Sheffield finished tenth, with 28.62 points.
Thousands of gifts have been donated by people in South Yorkshire for Samaritan’s Operation Christmas Child. The charity tries to make sure many children living in poverty around the world get a present at Christmas. The public have dropped shoe boxes full of presents off at a number of locations, and now they are being sorted and packed. We sent our reporter, Kathryn Smiles, along to an industrial unit in Handsworth to find out more.
Barnsley face Sheffield United this weekend in a South Yorkshire derby and captain Alfie Mawson has been talking about the game, as has Chief Executive Ben Mansford.
Sheffield’s Olympic-standard aquatics venue has been chosen to stage Team GB’s Rio 2016 diving trials. Olympic places will be up for grabs when Ponds Forge International Sports Centre plays host to the 2016 British Diving Championships. Britain’s best divers, likely to include Tom Daley, Jack Laugher and Tonia Couch, will on show at Ponds Forge aiming to secure their place on the plane to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games. Sheffield Live spoke to Dominic Stokes from SIV about it…
Richard MacKay of Shiregreen suffered from depression for a number of years which left him severely overweight and scared of leaving the house, earlier this year he was referred to Concord Sports Centre where he weighed 24 stone and suffered from regular panic attacks. 6 months on and Richard has so far lost five stones and regained control over his mental health, Sheffield Live went to speak to him about his journey…
The #Ill_legalhighs campaign launched back in early October by Dr Alan Billings and supported by each of the five South Yorkshire football clubs has proved very successful on social media, reaching over 2.4 million Twitter accounts in its first week. Sheffield Live was at Barnsley football club as the campaign continues…
The Brit Rock film tour is the first home grown adventure tour to emerge from the vibrant UK film making industry.
After the success of its inaugural 2014 launch the tour is back with a bang for 2015. Brit Rock comes right from the heart of the UK adventure scene, with liberal splashes of the inimitable British spirit.
And Sheffield Live has 2 tickets available to win, courtesy of Sheffield Students’ Union & Heason Events.
Focused on mountains this year, the tour will feature three stunning films: Wild Atlantic (Craig Hiller), Operation Moffatt (Jen Randall) & Citadel (Alastair Lee), the world’s first mountaineering documentary filmed entirely in 4K.
Leading adventure film maker Alastair Lee is back with a brand new mountain film for 2015, Citadel, featuring UK alpinists Matt Helliker and Jon Bracy embarking on a first ascent in a stunning and remote corner of the Alaskan wilderness. The world’s first 4k mountain film, a truly amazing spectacle.
This feature is supported by the BMC TV production by Jen Randel and Claire Carter, Operation Moffat, an inspiring and charming archive account of Britain’s first female mountain guide, the amazing Gwen Moffat (now 92).
Adding to the program will be the superb short Wild Atlantic, a montage of all things climbing on the west coast of Ireland by climbing photographer Craig Hiller.
To enter the competition just email your name, daytime phone number and your answer to the following question to comp@sheffieldlive.org by NOON on Monday 30th November:
What is the name of Britain’s first female mountain guide?
By entering you accept Sheffield Live’s standard competition terms and conditions. Over 18s only.
More about the Brit Rock film tour.
People from different faith organisations in Sheffield and members of the public were invited to take part in a Peace and Unity walk around the city centre. They were standing in solidarity to remember the one hundred and thirty people who lost their lives in Paris, and those who died in other recent attacks. They went from the Town Hall, towards Tudor Square then back round to the City Hall, stopping on the way for quiet moments of reflection.
Christmas celebrations have officially begun in Sheffield today. The main Christmas lights have been switched on in the Peace Gardens by John Birkhill who takes part in many events to raise money for cancer charity, Mac Millan. This comes after a social media campaign for him to push the plunger on the cities’ lights. Bands have been performing in the Peace Gardens throughout the day. People have been getting involved in the Christmas party, at ‘Christmas Light’s and The Moor.’ The event included rides, Santa, reindeer and a real life nativity.
Junior doctors and members of the public took part in a ‘Meet the Doctors’ event in Barkers Pool today. The grassroots movement says the Government’s proposals for a seven day NHS is not fair and not safe. This comes after plans for a new contract which would implement a seven day service of the NHS. Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt has already offered an eleven percent pay rise for junior doctors, and a number of concessions. As part of a national campaign, Junior Doctors were encouraging the public here in Sheffield to sign the petition, and have a photo taken to share on social media.