The legendary reality series Big Brother is returning to ITV2 and ITVX later this year - and is in need of a new group of housemates. Sign up for newsletters from The Star The casting team are hoping to hear from the most interesting, funny and stand-out characters from Sheffield to apply. Hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best, and full of nail-biting nominations and live evictions, why not give it a shot? For the experience of a lifetime and the chance of winning an incredible amount of money in...
The big wait is nearly over for Sheffield’s Def Leppard fans - with the album of their iconic Leadmill gig set to go on sale tomorrow. The recording of the show at the Leadmill, on vinyl goes on sale tomorrow to mark Record Store Day 2024 (Saturday, April 20), but is being advertised online at some record shops at nearly £40. Mercury Studios is releasing Def Leppard's 'One Night Only - Live at the Leadmill Sheffield May 19, 2023' in a limited double vinyl run for Record Store Day 2024. They have...
BLACKADDER co-writer Ben Elton has a cunning plan to bring back the classic historical sitcom. The comedian believes the TV show, which ran for four series, could return as a play. It would follow
A few years ago, filmmakers Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson remember taking note of video compilations from old Dan Schneider series that showed children and young teens “enacting scenes that are arguably sexual in nature.” “One example you see Ariana Grande squeezing a potato, or Ariana Grande — who was then a young teenager — […]
Supermarket shopping has changed considerably over the years. These photos take you back to the 1980s and 1990s in Sheffield, long before a Lidl or Aldi was popping up on every street corner. They show some of the lost supermarket chains like Safeway, which was bought by Morrisons, and Netto, Fine Fare and Somerfield. Some of these stores have gone for good while others have been converted, like the large Waitrose at the bottom of Ecclesall Road, which used to be a Safeway store, and the old...
A collective of Sheffield taxi drivers have launched a new wheelchair-friendly cab service following horror stories of disabled customers waiting hours for rides. A. Hammed, the manager of the new, accessible taxi company, told The Star: “This is important to me. One time I picked this elderly lady up and she had been waiting for three hours in the hospital and she was basically crying. “People were putting them behind. It is not fair that they waited two, three hours for a taxi because they are...
No college program was better represented in the 2024 NFL Draft than the defending national champions. Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy was the
Age UK Sheffield is opening up a new flagship charity shop in Banner Cross, Sheffield, this week. From Thursday, May 2, this new site, at 882 Ecclesall Road, adds to the charity’s existing three sites on Abbeydale Road, in Bradway and in Broomhill. Age UK Sheffield is an independent, local charity that works hard to address poverty, social isolation and loneliness experienced by older people in the city. Any retail proceeds help it to deliver its services. It provides benefit entitlement...
Blackadder co-writer Ben Elton says the iconic British sitcom could come back in another form.
Youngstown boxer Danny “Feel Good Hollywood” Rosenberger defeated Jorge Luis Munguia by a technical knockout at the metroplex in Girard, Saturday April 27.
Ray J's new look includes what could be a permanent change to his
Ghanaian sensation King Promise recently made history by staging a sold-out show in Singapore, proving that music transcends language barriers.