Issue 139 October 2019

Sheffield City Council's near-death experiences continue, from the tree protests to the battle over the 'strong leader' model, which caused…

We live in one of the UK's major cities. Decent, reliable, affordable bus services shouldn't be too much to expect and it wasn't long ago…

Ahead of his appearance at Off The Shelf, we focus on the positives of human possibility to overcome the escalating effects of planetary abuse.

If you've ever watched Call The Midwife, you'll know that health services are always being re-organised.The NHS's most recent…

According to Friends of the Earth, Sheffield train station and the surrounding area is the eighth most polluted place in Britain, making it…

Nepalese food is all about comforting flavours which make the best of fresh seasonal ingredients, like tomatoes, potatoes, cumin, ginger…

An Authentic Nepalese recipe that's great for veggies and vegans.

We're mixing things up this month, with a spotlight on two literature organisations in the city who are doing great things. We're going to…

Any appeal to the legal constitution created by this archaic class of Victorian gargamels to hoist them out of power is the naive galaxy brain-thinking of remain-or-die centrist Twitter dads.

"The power to translate a feeling or an idea in shapes and colors, the ability to make an impression on people, the chance to show my vision of things, is like an eternal thirst."

'Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X has finally descended from its record-breaking perch atop the American Billboard Hot 100, but pop's obsession…

Everyone has visited a place like Bishops' House before. It's a small museum in an old Tudor house, timber-framed, thick-walled and fitted…

Manu Delago might be known as a percussionist, but after this show it's clear that it's in his role as composer that his ear is put to best…

There must be only a handful of people on the planet whose first, and so far only, visit to a flat in Park Hill was to attend the most…

"This is the first night of the tour, and we wouldn't want to spend it anywhere else, Sheffield," utters Fran Doran, the lead singer of…

This year marks the third iteration of Sheffield's No Bounds, a unique festival organised by the people behind popular venue Hope Works…

The global climate strike represents a watershed moment for all aspects of the cultural industries. The world of music, from stadium bands…

Despite countless obituaries, poetry has never laid down and died, though there have certainly been periods when its relevance was hard to…

Sheffield is full of events celebrating the unusual, but none are as unexpected as Coyote's recent presence in the city. We had a chat with…

James Gray looks to the stars with his genre flirtation, Ad Astra, about lonesome astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt), who has believed his…

In Sheffield's newest theatre, the Work In Progress improv troupe put on a show of the same name, a long-form office-based comedy. The…

Cavendish Cancer BuddiesCavendish Cancer Care are growing their popular Cancer Buddies scheme to support more people in Sheffield. In 2018,…