Sam Walby

Sustainability Consultant Lauren Barnes tells us how employee-ownership has helped her identify the things she really cares about and opened up space for important, complex conversations.

Oli Sumerling of local worker coop and social enterprise SFT talks about what the team is doing and how working cooperatively should be an "everyday, normal way of doing things".

We spoke to Ruth, Mariana and Nick from Compassionate Sheffield about how they are creating spaces and projects in the city that celebrate and nurture human connection.

From informal beginnings five decades ago, the award-winning Sheffield playground continues to offer open-access free play – and, in the end, the kids are in charge.

In a new series, Wicker Pharmacy Managing Director Ellie Bennett tells Now Then about the employee-owned venture which has served Sheffield every day since 1952.

Saved from redevelopment by the community, the unique and historic Sheffield complex continues to thrive as a hub of activity for all kinds of makers and doers.

Four 'digital sculptures' can now be seen above buildings in Sheffield through a free smartphone app as part of Look Up, a new project coordinated by Marketing Sheffield.

A Lasting Testimony From Sheffield will “celebrate small acts of kindness and remember those we have lost” through a Millennium Gallery exhibition set out like a home during Covid-19 lockdown.

Anonymous staff members say they were blocked from applying for grants which could have sustained the organisation and its projects, as 17 workers face redundancy due to budget deficit of £100k.

OPINION: As redundancies loom, the charity is at a crossroads. If they don’t constructively engage and channel community energy, they might never recover reputationally.

Councillor acknowledges that the “ethical values” of the deposit, which the Council says was a one-off, “do not align with the values of our city.”

Open to feedback until 20 November, plans for former Castle site include new green space and uncovering the River Sheaf.

The new Citizen Network Osk builds on six years of international movement building to support and empower citizens to address global problems together as equals.

‘Investment zones’ of low-tax, deregulation and “streamlined” planning procedures could spell disaster for environment and wildlife in the region, say campaigners and experts.

Iconic venue "which means so much to so many people" urges fans to sign petition as eviction by landlord inches closer.

2022 programme from beloved festival features docs about Patti Smith and Throbbing Gristle, stroboscopic photography, music and food pairing, live electronic music and plenty more from 30 September to 8 October.

Huge backlash from Sheffield musicians, businesses and individuals as London-based Electric Group, which owns the Leadmill site, declares intent to end existing lease and manage the venue itself from March 2023.

Rather than evict in order to redevelop the site, it appears London-based Electric Group could plan to take control of managing the iconic Sheffield venue itself.

Sixth edition of Sheffield festival features performances from Blawan, Helena Hauff, The Black Dog, India Jordan, Nia Archives, Kode 9 and more, alongside workshops and collaborative projects charting the boundary between electronic music, art and technology this October.

Research project, co-ordinated by Opus, aims to identify what the South Yorkshire Mayor can do to support and nurture Culture, Arts and Heritage in the region.