Ponds Forge is going through a major refurb. The new gym will open in the autumn but meanwhile a temporary facility with over 90 machines is still available at the venue.
Ponds Forge is going through a major refurb. The new gym will open in the autumn but meanwhile a temporary facility with over 90 machines is still available at the venue.
Market traders in the new Moor market are going to get a 50% reduction in rent in the hope that the new prices will encourage more people to set up stalls. Family days and other activities are also going to be held during the summer to try and attract more people to the area. The old Castle Market is currently been knocked down. The number of shoppers expected at the market has never been achieved and because of the recession many stall holders have had to close down.
Certain types of crimes increase during the summer time. As the days get hotter we leave our windows open, might not lock our front doors as we have our BBQ in the back garden. Be wise is a new campaign to remind people of simple and practical steps that can be taken to cut down on crime in the region.
Thousands of cyclists took to the streets of Sheffield to celebrate the first anniversary of the Grand Depart. Cote de Wincobank saw people cycling up the steepest part of the Tour circuit. While others took a 8 kilometer route around the City Centre.
Local people gathered to demonstrate against a national EDL demonstration that took place in Sheffield this weekend.
Since the release of their third album, the much lauded ‘Lost In The Dream’ in 2014, The War On Drugs, driven by the creative force of Adam Granduciel, continue to triumph.
And next week you have the opportunity to hear them live in Sheffield, at O2 Academy Sheffield.
Tickets are available to buy here – but the lovely folks at O2 Academy Sheffield have a pair of tickets available to win in a special Sheffield Live competition.
To enter, just email comp@sheffieldlive.org by midnight on Tuesday 7th July with your name, telephone number, and youranswer to the following question:
Name the support act for The War on Drugs at Sheffield on 9th July.
Entries are in line with our standard competition terms and conditions.
The winner of a pair of tickets will be informed on Wednesday 8th July.
Sheffield Pride is taking place at the Sheffield Students’ Union at the University of Sheffield. the festival will have various activities, music, and food and drink . Pride is hoping to re start the local gay scene in Sheffield.
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of receiving an EP from five-piece One Year Dead complete with three tracks.Local Trampolinist Lucy Horan has qualified to take part in the British Championships. Lucy who is trained by Sheffield coach Paul Greaves has been trampolining for 5 years at Hillsborough. She trains five days a week at the Sheffield Trampolining Academy.
Samuel Holberry was the leader of the Chartists movement here in Sheffield. They fought for the right of the working class to have a vote and for the vote to be a secret ballot amongst other things. Holberry was arrested and died in prison for treason 173 years ago this week.