Simmsy column: Sheffield Steelers must do it right against Cardiff Devils,...
Three wins from their first three Elite league games – the assault on an unprecedented third straight league title has started well although on Sunday Steelers face their sternest test when the Cardiff...
View ArticleHealth Column: Changing landscapes of mental health care
The first in what could be a series of conferences looking at ‘changing landscapes’ in mental health care has put the spotlight on the debate in Sheffield.
View ArticleTelegraph Health: Private topics that shouldn’t be kept secret
When I was growing up, we had a visit from ‘the period lady’ - a woman from a menstrual product company who took all the girls into one room (I honestly don’t know for sure what happened to the boys –...
View ArticleColumn: Who needs the beach anyway?
As you read this, I’ll be on my holiday. Yes, it’s a bit later than usual but that’s okay as it means I miss the kids’ holidays as well as the heat.
View ArticleMammoth task of getting herd together
As the Herd of Sheffield exhibition comes to a close after three mighty months stomping the streets of Sheffield, the teams at The Children’s Hospital Charity, Meadowhall and I have had the mammoth...
View ArticleEducation Column: How classroom lessons can offer a lifeline to break away...
The largest refugee crisis in contemporary history is happening quite literally on our doorstep. To put things into perspective, right now there are more than 1,000 unaccompanied minors stranded in the...
View ArticleFavourite Things: Inspiring pilgrimages in Sheffield to celebrate the unsung
Genevieve Carver is a poet and spoken word performer living in Hunter’s Bar. She grew up in York, but moved to Sheffield in 2009, where she fell in love with the city’s DIY arts scene.
View ArticleBook Club: Fargate from the Madding Crowd
From Northanger Abbeydale Road to The Wolf Of West Street, Sheffield has been getting into its book-loving groove.
View ArticleBoxing: The secret world of depression haunting Sheffield and South Yorkshire...
In the macho world of boxing, you won’t find many fighters willing to talk about a secret undercurrent that pervades the sport.
View ArticleMartin Smith column: goals, gold and good sense as Liam heads for 1,000 mark
I don’t know Liam Cartledge and I’ve never seen him play, but he’s become a bit of a hero of mine.
View ArticleDave Simms column: a fifth title win and a League to be proud of
So the 2016 Championship banner will be raised into the Arena rafters on Saturday ahead of the game against Fife.
View ArticleEducation Column: Give pupils the choice of grammar experience that spoke my...
Some of us from around Neepsend Gasworks, and Andrew’s Steelworks, passed the 11 plus from Hillfoot County to Firth Park Grammar, Marlcliffe Secondary and Central Technical Schools. Parents made...
View ArticleCinema Column; How film can transform society
Welcome to the Telegraph’s new film column. Each week, I will be discussing Sheffield film highlights, from upcoming releases to festivals and industry news.
View ArticleContinuity of care would benefit all mothers
There is plenty of good quality research evidence to show that continuity of care from a known midwife, antenatally, during labour and birth and postnatally, has excellent clinical outcomes.
View ArticleEnvironment: Sheffield’s need for a message of hope
“I think I would like to see a change in the way our society measures success,” said Sean Ashton, mulling over the issue he would tackle if given a magic wand to deal with global warming.
View ArticleColumn: A fitting finale to Sheffield’s mammoth elephant trail
As director of the Children’s Hospital Charity I see first hand the incredible work that goes on at Sheffield Children’s Hospital every single day.
View ArticleFAVOURITE THINGS: Making great escapes into parks and cuisine in Sheffield
Hannah Duraid, aged 25, discovered Crystal Maze-style live escape room games while travelling the world in 2013. Upon returning to the UK to start her PGCE at Sheffield Hallam University in September...
View ArticleMartin Smith column: Warnock’s weaving again as Jackett steps in
Time and distance only add wonder to the legend.
View ArticleSimmsey column: 26 championships for Sheffield Steelers? Not too shabby
As I was laid out ill in bed last Saturday feeling sorry for myself for not being well and unable to make the game, not just any game, the Championship Banner raising game against Fife. I leaned over...
View ArticleEducation column: Most parents know less about school than what’s going on at...
This is the first in a series of new columns about education in Sheffield, where our covert insider aims to break down the barriers and reveal secrets about what goes on in our schools.
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