As Springwatch moves in for the next few weeks, David Bocking examines the growing pressures on this landscape
‘It’s a great shame that something that started as a free festival has ended up being a plaything of hedge funds and global capitalists’
Local GP David Coleman takes us behind the scenes
Everyone wants Sanjeev Gupta out of Stocksbridge and Rotherham. But who — if anyone — will follow him?
Sheffield Hallam's financial woes are deepening - and staff claim students are being "set up to fail"
"If you're not in a position to take an unpaid internship in one of the most expensive cities in the world, or go to all the parties and meet everybody, it can be really hard to get a foot in the door"
Plus, a surprise Sheeran concert and a talk on feminist witchcraft
Sheffield Council is awaiting a report on its special needs education, and it's not going to be pretty
"It's probably not the biggest issue that we have right now in Britain. But it's these little things that aren't looked into that make people feel desperate, and lose hope.”
Plus: green belt sets comment section on fire and “Britain’s strictest village”.
‘Yeah, I see myself as a NIMBY. But I think there is enough land that we don’t have to build in anybody’s back yard’
Not all harms are visible, argues David Coleman
The old centres attracted climbers through simple quality. Do flashy, modern venues risk alienating the sport’s humble roots?
‘Everyone is absolutely, utterly, totally disillusioned’
The annual "will they, won't they" debate is grinding everyone down
The location manager for Four Lions, This Is England and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie on what makes Sheffield quite so cinematic