Sheffield – Reader

Mayor launches Little Big Book Club with 4,000 free books for South Yorkshire children

Oliver Coppard's new reading initiative kicks off with the South Yorkshire Festival of Reading, including a free story-sack giveaway across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

August 24, 2026Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield

Featured Society South Yorkshire

Jason Arday’s death: Black academics need to feel they belong in higher education

Sheffield Hallam University's Dr Ifedapo Francis Awolowo says discussions following the death of Professor Jason Arday should not lead universities to become less committed to EDI. It should, in fact, make us all more intentional about it.

August 18, 2026Sheffield

Featured Yorkshire

Wildfires have destroyed tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001

More than four million hectares of protected tropical forest, twice the size of Wales, has been lost to wildfires since 2001, according to a new University of Sheffield study — with destruction accelerating sharply since 2016.

August 14, 2026Sheffield

Art Featured South Yorkshire

Off the Shelf Festival returns to Sheffield with star-studded 35th edition

Sir Bradley Wiggins, Marina Hyde, Lee Child and Naz Shah MP are among the names heading to Sheffield this autumn, as Off the Shelf Festival of Words returns for a 35th edition featuring more than 50 events.

August 14, 2026Sheffield

Featured Society Yorkshire

Watch with Reader: Yorkshire YouTubers make a meal of it in August

We rank Yorkshire YouTubers on our watchlist by their most-watched video of the moment. This time: doner kebabs, a six-hour lie and a very fast pickle. Know a Yorkshire creator we've missed? Tell us.

August 14, 2026Barnsley, Doncaster, Leeds, Sheffield

University of Bradford has broken into the UK top 30

Featured Society Yorkshire

Sheffield tops the North as three Yorkshire universities shine in new Daily Mail guide

Sheffield has been confirmed as the highest-ranked university in the North, at 13th in the UK, in today's new Daily Mail University Guide 2026. But that's not all as it complements Bradford's landmark climb into the top 30 and Huddersfield's new national award.

August 13, 2026Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, York

surrender bins being installed across South Yorkshire

Featured Society South Yorkshire

New knife surrender bins launched across South Yorkshire

New no-questions-asked knife surrender bins have opened at fire stations across South Yorkshire, backed by the Deputy Mayor and the family of a young knife crime victim.

August 13, 2026Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield

Featured Society Yorkshire

South and West Yorkshire police unite for 175-mile tour honouring fallen officers

Riders from South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Police joined the UK Police Unity Tour last weekend, cycling 175 miles from Wakefield to the National Memorial Arboretum to honour officers who died on duty and raise funds for bereaved families.

August 12, 2026Barnsley, Sheffield, Wakefield

South Yorkshire Wellbeing

Sheffield-led trial platform could speed up hunt for Motor Neuron Disease treatments

A new 'pre-trial' platform developed with University of Sheffield researchers could sharply cut the time it takes to find effective drugs for the most common form of Motor Neuron Disease.

August 11, 2026Sheffield

Featured Society South Yorkshire

Cut the crap: Sheffield teams up with Doncaster to crack down on litter and dog fouling

A new enforcement partnership between Sheffield City Council, Doncaster Council and specialist provider WISE means more uniformed officers on Sheffield's streets, with fines for littering and dog fouling.

August 11, 2026Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield