This retro gallery of black and white photographs show just how much life has changed in the city over the last 60 years.
These are the pubs where Sheffielders would slake their thirst and strike up a conversation during the 1960s. There was a lot more choice back then, with over 75,000 pubs across the UK in 1960 compared with fewer than 50,000 today. Some of the watering holes pictured in this retro photo gallery are still with us today but many have closed during the intervening years. The pubs pictured include the Old Blue Bell and the Traveller’s Rest in Sheffield city centre, the Earl Grey on Ecclesall Road...
Picture gallery brings back memories of school dinners in Sheffield with photos from the 1950s through to the 2010s
A popular Sheffield pub is set to re-open next month - after a refurbishment is completed. The Prince of Wales, on Derbyshire Lane, Norton Lees, has closed temporarily, while a programme of work is carried out at the venue, which is to return as a ‘Craft Union’ pub. It closed at the end of last week for the work to get underway. The pub company Stonegate, which runs the venue, has issued a statement confirming the re-opening plans. It stated: “We are pleased to confirm The Prince of Wales pub in...
My name is Richard Handley and I worked as a photographer at British Steel Special Steels Division from 1972-1979. As a submission to gain my Associateship with the British Institute of Professional Photography I hand printed to exhibition standards 20 images of my work. These probably have some archival/folklore value now and so I decided to offer them or publication. I have around a dozen of the original 20"x16" prints.
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - A couple in St. John has not been able to live in a church they bought to use as their home. The city council is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to issue them a special use permit that would allow them to live there. Mike Rosseau and Dorothy Tobe said []
The Devonshire Arms in Wyken has been praised for its extensive dishes and friendly atmosphere
If you told 51-year-old Nigel Green a month ago where he would be today, he certainly wouldn’t have believed you. Sign up for newsletters from the Star From a DJ to the landlord of The Rose House pub in Walkley, Sheffield, it’s been a whirlwind month for the Stradbroke-born man. “It all happened within three weeks,” Nigel said. “I’m absolutely loving it - it’s something I have always wanted to do.” The opportunity to take over the South Road pub came just six weeks after Nigel began working...
Sheffield Boxing Centre's top amateur prospect last weekend won England Boxing's 2024 Senior Elite National Final. He'd collected the junior edition of the competition three times before but is now a senior championmirroring the fortunes of some pretty big Sheffield names. He follows in the footsteps of Dalton Smith, Liam Cameron, Waleed Din and Henry Hall. Former world champion Sunny Edwards, who trains in Sheffield but is from Croydon, is also a one-time senior England champion. So Teagn has...
This year, the aim is to inspire families to be adventurous in the kitchen and try something new at dinner time – so Tesco is helping Clubcard members mix and match on beef-based meals and save up to 34% on steaks and all the trimmings. Pick up a selection of beef steak cuts starting from £3.95: Now £3.95 down from £4.95, grab a Tesco Finest Rump Steak Save 21% on a Tesco Finest Ribeye Steak, now £4.60 down from £5.80 Tuck into a Tesco Finest Sirloin Steak, now £4.40 down from £5.50 Rustle up a...
This year, the aim is to inspire families to be adventurous in the kitchen and try something new at dinner time – so Tesco is helping Clubcard members mix and match on beef-based meals and save up to 34% on steaks and all the trimmings. Pick up a selection of beef steak cuts starting from £3.95: Now £3.95 down from £4.95, grab a Tesco Finest Rump Steak Save 21% on a Tesco Finest Ribeye Steak, now £4.60 down from £5.80 Tuck into a Tesco Finest Sirloin Steak, now £4.40 down from £5.50 Rustle up a...
On this episode of PM Chicago: Bret Gogoel speaks with Jeff Agrest, Deputy Sports Editor for the Chicago Sun-times, about a potential new media deal for several Chicago sports teams. Rebecca George, Co-owner of Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park, has all the details on the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl, happening next Saturday, April 27. Plus, where […]