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“Those fridges are probably the fourth best musical group to come out of Sheffield”: Supermarket goes viral for the chilled ambient drones of its freezer section

“These freezers are live on BBC Radio 1 right now”

MusicRadar

‘Like an electrical gong bath!’ The Sheffield supermarket going viral for the symphonic sound of its freezers

Redditors are thrilled by the Co-op on Ecclesall Road, where a magnificent drone is reminiscent of Brian Eno’s ambient music. We take a visit to the back aisles

The Guardian - UK

School boss spends £50k on knife detectors – warning classrooms can be ‘vulnerable’ after horror stabbings

Jo Higgins, chief executive officer at Dudley Academies Trust, said the metal detectors, also known as knife arches, were being installed after ‘overwhelmingly positive’ support from parents

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"Anyone that wants to succeed in anything knows that it comes at a sacrifice." One of the UK's best metal bands announce that they won't be touring for the foreseeable future, fiercely criticise the cynical grind of the modern music industry

These Sheffield ragers will be sorely missed while they pause, recalibrate and plan to come back stronger

Metal Hammer

Michelin holds steady: 20 new one-star UK restaurants announced

The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland awards in Dublin delivered a year of consolidation rather than shock, with 20 new one-star restaurants, a pair of new two-star promotions and all three-star restaurants retaining their status, as regional breakthroughs finally came for cities such as Sheffield and Brighton

The Independent UK

Why walking in a national park in the dark prompts people to turn off lights at home

As soon as you drive over the top of the Peak District and down into Sheffield you can see the light pollution – and it’s horrible, said a participant in a research project into darkness and light pollution.

The Conversation

Fact check: Sheffield bins, fake picture of Nigel Farage and rubbish video

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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‘Too many red flags’ – Parents of murdered boy say school could have saved him

Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed by a fellow pupil in front of horrified children and teachers at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield.

Evening Standard

“The studio bill came to £148.50. So with the £1.50 in change we all bought a celebratory bag of fish and chips”: Before superstardom and multi-million-selling albums, the young Def Leppard made their very first record on the cheap

“It was difficult doing the scream in The Overture on a Sunday morning”

MusicRadar

From the rubble to the ritz: The story behind Arctic Monkeys’ earth-quaking debut album

IN FOCUS: Twenty years since the Sheffield band released ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, it remains the bedrock of contemporary British guitar music. Mark Beaumont speaks to producers Alan Smyth and Jim Abbiss about the making of a cultural H-bomb

The Independent UK

Pensioner killed by woman who left unit was failed on every level, says family

Special needs bus driver Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed multiple times by Emma Borowy, 32.

Evening Standard

Pensioner killed in ‘ritual sacrifice’ was failed on every level, says family

Special needs bus driver Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed multiple times as he walked his dog Max in a Sheffield park in August 2023

The Independent UK

Sean Bean to host birdwatching podcast

The Hollywood actor said he spent ‘many happy hours’ birdwatching when he was growing up in Sheffield.

Evening Standard

‘We want this’: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson embrace pressure as they aim for Olympic gold

The pair are bidding to follow in the footsteps of ‘trailblazers’ Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean with an Olympic medal in Milan

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Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson in contention for European title after first skate

Three-time European medallists Fear and Gibson sit in second place after the rhythm dance in Sheffield

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2027 routes revealed as famous race returns to Britain for first time since 2014

Edinburgh will host the men’s Grand Depart before the peloton head south via Liverpool to Wales, while the women’s edition will begin in Leeds and take in Manchester, Sheffield and London

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France reveals plans for six UK stages with historic 2027 Grands Départs

Men’s race will visit Edinburgh, Carlisle, Keswick, Liverpool, Welshpool and Cardiff, while women will head from Leeds to Manchester, then to Sheffield and also includes a central London stage

The Independent UK

Cable thieves cause New Year’s Eve train disruption

The incident occurred at Conisbrough, between Doncaster and Sheffield

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The Guardian - UK

South Yorkshire train passengers face delays after theft of signalling cables

Rail services between Sheffield and Doncaster affected on New Year’s Eve after incident at Conisbrough

Evening Standard

Man fighting for life after Christmas Day shooting in Sheffield

Four men – aged 20, 22, 28 and 29 – were all arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remain in custody.

The Independent UK

Four arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Christmas Day shooting in Sheffield

A 20-year-old man is fighting for his life after the incident

Cycling Weekly

'The final climb turned my legs to jelly' – one rider's quest to cycle up every hill in his home city

How many hills does Sheffield really have? Simon Warren set out in search of the mythical seven – and ended up plotting a route with 97 more

The Guardian - UK

Christmas past comes alive as Sheffield pubs, halls and theatre celebrate hyper-local carols

Crucible’s production of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol incorporates festive songs from the area, where oral traditions stay strong

The Guardian - UK

Roy Darke obituary

Other lives: Town planning lecturer and Labour councillor in Sheffield and later in Oxford

Louder

Def Leppard quiz: How much do you know about Joe Elliott & Co.'s near-half-century career in rock?

Test your knowledge of Sheffield steel

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