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- Plymouth divers to compete in British National Cup
- 06th February 2010
- Plymouth divers Tom Daley, Tonia Couch and Brooke Graddon begin their 2010 season at the British National Cup in Ponds Forge, Sheffield on Friday. Couch will enter the action first in the women's 10m synchro on Friday, before joining Graddon in the 10m in...
- Laws brings Sheffield Wednesday staff to Burnley
- 19th January 2010
- Burnley boss Brian Laws has recruited his backroom staff from previous club Sheffield Wednesday. Laws is joined by goalkeeping coach Billy Mercer, chief scout Tim Henderson and fitness coach Tom Little. Laws, who filled the vacancy created by Owen Coyle'...
- Snow disrupts air and road travel in South Yorkshire
- 06th January 2010
- The runway at Doncaster Robin Hood airport has closed and many bus services in South Yorkshire were cancelled after heavy snowfall. The terminal at Robin Hood remains open but no flights are taking off or landing there. Across the county about 200 school...
- Ding Junhui donates UK Championship prize to charity
- 18th December 2009
- China's Ding Junhui has donated the 276 meat pies he was given after winning the UK Championship to a charity in his adopted home city of Sheffield. Tournament sponsors Pukka Pies promised the victor his body weight in pies and Ding, 22, who beat John Hig...
- City in £75,000 allotments boost
- 07th December 2009
- More than 250 new allotment plots are to be created in Sheffield in a £75,000 city council project. The first phase of the scheme will see 114 plots developed near Manor Top and at Moss Way near Crystal Peaks, with another nine at High Wincobank. W...
- Sports Personality tickets on sale
- 24th November 2009
- A final batch of tickets for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year event in Sheffield have been made available. The show, which will take place on 13 December, will be the biggest yet with about 11,000 people in attendance. The two-hour spectacular will...
- Faiths unite to promote relations
- 17th November 2009
- A multicultural suburb in Sheffield is hosting the city's first interfaith week, which aims to strengthen relations and awareness. Religious communities gathered in Burngreave for a wide programme of events including a tree planting ceremony, prayers, mus...
- Pulp singer given honorary degree
- 14th November 2009
- Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has been given an honorary degree in his home city of Sheffield. The singer picked up the doctorate at Sheffield Hallam University. Cocker, who has also had success as a solo artist and radio producer, studied at the in...
- The Legends Of Sheffield United
- 13th January 2009
- Jimmy Dunne was born in 1905 and remains a prominent fixture in Sheffield United's record books. During 1930-31 he scored 41 league goals and 50 in all competitions. The following season he scored 12 times in consecutive games. As well as being a She...
- Sheffield's Galleries The Best In The Region
- 13th January 2009
- The Weston Park gallery was formerly known as the City Museum and the Mappin Art Gallery. It was originally opened in 1875 and displayed collections of archaeology, natural history, decorative art and social history. During 1990's the collections ...
- More To Sheffield Than Just Cutlery
- 13th January 2009
- William de Lovetot, the Lord of the manor founded Sheffield in the early 12th century. He built a castle that was defended by a river to the north and east and a moat on the south and west. Sheffield Castle had to be rebuilt in 1270 after it was attac...
- Thor And Vulcan The Mystical Gods Of Sheffield
- 13th January 2009
- Queen Victoria officially opened Sheffield Town Hall on the 21st May 1897. This was very late as most towns had built their own town halls many years previous to this. However the council had more pressing issues with the population tripling rapidly ove...