This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring: 🗞️ Is the writing on the wall for Yorkshire Water? 🪳 Moor Market reopens after roach infestation 🚨 Rotherham man arrested over Ann Widdecombe murder 🍻 Your recommendations for Sheffield's best beer garden 🏡 Plus, home of the week and things to do

Great piece on why Sheffield’s half-hearted effort to create a gay quarter didn’t work by the @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social ‘He thought he was the gay Andy Burnham’

Make your way to the bottom end of The Moor, and you’ll find the almost lifeless remains of what was once Sheffield’s “Gay Quarter”. When the concept was launched in 2018, its self-appointed “project manager,” Matt Taylor, suggested it could one day rival Manchester’s Gay Village. What happened?

When it comes to good beer gardens, Sheffield’s cup runneth over. In preparation for the third heatwave of the summer, The Tribune asked Holly Williams to compile a list of the best beer gardens in the city. ✍️ @hollywilliams.bsky.social

Our tenacious colleagues @liverpoolpost.bsky.social fought a bully in court and won! But, they’ve still been left with a £75,000 legal bill that they’re not going to get back. To help pay their costs and ensure the survival of independent local journalism in Liverpool, click below👇 livpost.co.uk

Our tenacious colleagues @liverpoolpost.bsky.social fought a bully in court and won! But, they’ve still been left with a £75,000 legal bill that they’re not going to get back. To help pay their costs and ensure the survival of independent local journalism in Liverpool, click below👇 livpost.co.uk

“Some people say ‘Just paint an EY UP’ or ‘If you did ‘Mardy Bum’ in circus font, you’d sell a load at Christmas’.” “But as someone who was born and raised here, I’d find that really icky.” Hand sign painting is undergoing a renaissance in Sheffield. Ben Stevenson of PMA Signs is at the forefront.

This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring: 🗞️ How ten million litres of water saved the Peaks 🪳 Pest infestation closes Moor Market 💻 Council urges NHS to reject Palantir contracts 🍿 Curzon closes after 11 years 🍝 New restaurant gets glowing review 🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do

The day before our big campaign ended we hit our goal: 1,000 new members joining. Thank you to everyone who got involved. Now we've got to get cracking on those pledges! We've launched our new writers programme, and on Friday we'll be bringing you our first Good News Edition...

Last month, protestors created a full-scale replica quilt of a grass verge in Ecclesall, before laying it down outside Sheffield Town Hall. A simply question, really: Why? www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/verging-on-m...

You’ve probably heard enough of us telling you why it would be great if you joined. But what if you could hear from the people who have already signed up about why they wanted to get involved?

Now 909, just 91 to go! Can you be the one to get us there and unlock our five pledges to Sheffield? Become a member (for free if you want) at the link below 👇 www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/help-make-sh...

We’re so close now, and yet still so far! 853 down, 147 to go. Join The Tribune today (for free if you want to) and help make Sheffield a better place. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/help-make-sh...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of greyhound racing at Owlerton Stadium. However, after Scotland and Wales banned the sport on animal welfare grounds earlier this year, there are now calls for England to follow suit. On Friday, Dan went to Owlerton to find an sport under attack on all sides.

Are you in Sheffield? Or have a bit of a connection to it? Or actually none? Whatever your answer, you SHOULD be signing up to @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social's membership drive.

We are now three quarters the way to our target of 1,000! We are *sure* there must be another 250 people in Sheffield who could sign up. Is it you? Or someone you know? You have just six more days to sign up to The Tribune for free using the link below. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/help-make-sh...

Only a few more days to ensure @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social has 1000 more readers by the weekend and can make their pledges to the city - pay what you want for superb and important journalism about our city here www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/help-make-sh...

I’ve now been to Telford twice looking for Gary and Jade Ata. The Atas are seen by many as the worst landlords in Sheffield. They also own the Old Town Hall, one of Sheffield’s most important heritage buildings, where the roof is now collapsing. We’ve not got them yet, but we’re getting closer…

on weds, the @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social team headed to telford to track down sheffield's most notorious landlords - gary and jade ata we came across someone who looked exactly like jade ata, but denied she was her and denied she knew anything of her whereabouts www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW8_...

NEW EPISODE! REYT. The Independent Sheffield Podcast with special guest Dan Hayes from @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social is OUT NOW on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

It was great to speak to James Hargreaves from the Sheffield Forum recently for the first edition of their new podcast REYT. The conversation covered everything from local journalism to my favourite Sheffield pub. REYT is available on Spotify, Apple, YouTube and more, with new episodes every week.

For 26 years, Martin Dawes ate his way through the restaurants of Sheffield, reviewing 1,400 meals and only closing down one (he claims it was already on the way out). Last week, he joined us at Sheffield College’s award-winning The Silver Plate restaurant, which some say is the best in the city.

Episode 1 of the REYT. Independent Sheffield Podcast drops Tuesday at 6pm. Dan Hayes from The Sheffield Tribune on the Leadmill investigation, Andrew Milne and local journalism's fightback... Preview and all links 👇 www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/topic/501735...

10-year-old twins Hana and Hans Kohn thought they were going to Sheffield to learn English. In fact, they were on the last Kindertransport out of Prague. ✍️ @molliesimpson.bsky.social

‘I had never seen two human beings who looked so utterly and completely alone’ via @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/hana-eardley...

It was only once Riverside House finally caught fire that homeowners realised the sprinklers didn't work. In fact, they never had. At first, the company managing the block insisted they didn't even exist, and the story only gets stranger from there...

@secondmentions.com Some absolutely phenomenal work from @michaelhogan100.bsky.social "The Pepto Bismol-coloured clown..." 😮 "The polka-dotted dolt..." 🤩 "the DayGlo doofus..." 🥳

"The news Sheffield needs" . @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social . #alightmedia . #ooh #outofhome #advertising #oohmedia #oohadvertising #advertisingphotography #oohmarketing #outdooradvertising #brandvisibility

The first Tribune reader to get a free cap is University of Sheffield journalism student Archie Tait! Archie successfully signed up three new members and gets an exclusive Tribune cap. Send us the emails of the three people you sign up and you can have one too! www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/pledge/

🎙"Get it in your life!" The Reverend has spoken. Sign up to The Tribune for as little as £0. sheffieldtribune.co.uk/help-make-sh...

lovely evening celebrating @millmedia.bsky.social being shortlisted for a @privateeyenews.bsky.social paul foot award :-) huge congrats to @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Khadija Sharife on your win!

For much of the post-war era, councils attempted to “tame nature” by mowing grass all summer long. That approach is now out of fashion, as councils, community groups and the public understand more about the value of biodiversity and letting a thousand flowers bloom. ✍️ @bbobillsmothers.bsky.social

Many congrats to @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Khadija Sharife! Well deserved winners on an incredibly impressive shortlist. Special shout to @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social too - smashing it 👏

Ian Hislop's got the news Sheffield needs. Do you? Sign up *now* to get us to our big 1,000 target. Pay what you want for two months, cancel any time. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/pledge

My colleagues at The Tribune are up for the Private Eye Paul Foot Award. And for a few weeks, Sheffielders can join The Tribune as members for FREE. Please share this link with your Sheffield friends. Good luck to them!

Huge congratulations to @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Khadija Sharife of Democracy for Sale for winning Private Eye’s Paul Foot Award 2026 for their investigation into Labour Together. So richly deserved!

My extremely talented (and award shortlisted!) colleagues at our sister paper in Sheffield are in the middle of a new campaign to get more members. If you're in the area and value good reporting, please consider supporting them.

This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring: 🗞️ Who’s afraid of bus lane cameras? 🚨 Pair due to appear in court in connection with murder of Shanice Brookes 🏗️ £20 million for empty city centre plot 🚂 'Light well' unveiled at station 🏡 Plus, homes of the week, and things to do

This is certainly not an easy read but it is a stunning and important piece of reporting by my very talented colleague @andrewkersley.bsky.social and the @londonermag.bsky.social team.

“If this was Manchester or Leeds or Birmingham, someone would have grabbed the bull by the horns and really driven this forward.” Despite the huge sums of money poured into Victoria Quays, Sheffield’s waterfront remain a puzzle: a great asset but one that has so far failed to fulfil its potential.

Next week, my colleagues at @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social are up for the @privateeyenews.bsky.social Paul Foot Award. And for a few weeks, Sheffielders can join The Tribune as members for FREE. Please share this link with your Sheffield friends. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/help-make-sh...

Wow, our campaign is off to a flying start! It’s been just under a week since what might have been one of the most exciting days in Tribune history - and we’re still buzzing from it.

We’re at Bolehills until 6.30pm handing out free copies of our special print edition — come say hi!

If you judged things purely by the headlines, you'd think it was all going a bit south. Which, to be fair, is often the impression. But it certainly is not the full picture.

Dan was out in a *very hot* Endcliffe Park yesterday handing out our first ever print edition to an appreciative public! If you want to pick up a copy, Mollie and Daniel will be at Bolehills in Crookes from 4.30pm today!

Do you read The Tribune? It's a massive feather in #Sheffield 's cap –– in-depth, national award-winning journalism going for 5 years now, with a print edition to celebrate. Happy 5th birthday, @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social!

Sheffield is full of people with great stories to tell. Not all of them get the chance. If we reach 1,000 new members, we’ll launch a new writers’ programme - inviting pitches every two months and working with one writer to get their piece published ✏️

Our very own Daniel Timms on Private Eye's podcast today after our award shortlisting! 👇 We're currently on a big drive to get more members so we can do more of this stuff. It's our big mission to make Sheffield better. You can pay what you want for two months: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/pledge/

Curious about how our campaign works? We’ve broken it down for you.

BREAKING: The Old Town Hall’s roof has partially collapsed. The South Yorkshire Victorian Society say the section that has collapsed is the roof of the 1866 courtroom. The collapse can be seen on the bottom right of this drone-shot photo, which was shared yesterday on Facebook.