Just got an e-mail from about The Leadmill relocation crowd funder. Given it is possible to see on Companies House how much money Phil Mills made over the years from the Leadmill the idea that he is now grifting cash for a relaunch(somewhere, sometime - unstated) sticks in my craw.

The best of central Sheffield's residential developments under construction might be Sky House on Copper Street.14 2 to 3 bed homes built with a nod to the areas 'back-back heritage' sky-house.co

On Nursery Street the 268 apartment (1, 2 & 3 bedroomed) residential development 'One Riverside' now under construction. 12 floor height. Developer is Brickland. It is a build to rent developer and now probably looking for a finnacial owner such as an insurance or pension company.

Code's reapplication for their 27 floor residential block on Wellington street was refused by SCC planning who described it as "1,100 sub-standard studio apartments". Code are now threatening to pull out of the development leaving it unfinished. Will go to appeal but blackmail doesn't seem to harsh

Also on the blog check out the Noise from Iceland project and Bandcamp page worldlymusic.blogspot.com/2026/02/feb-...

Always surprised me that more British & European bands didn't play in China - I know Sheffield's 'Sixty Days of Static' have on 3 occasions. Huge market and a real interest in all sorts of music from jazz to grime. This article sets out the possibilities. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

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Spanish is having a momento what with Bad Bunny getting up Donald's nariz. So this wonderful performance of La Perla by Rosalía at her recent Barcelona concert in support of Palestianian medical charities is an absolute treat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovMv...

An observation Yesterday Liverpool vs Man City had a global live TV viewership of 700 million. The Super Bowl 127 million peaking at half-time with Bad Bunny at 142 million.

Also on the World of Music blog today is the latest post by @drcarllee.bsky.social - this one on Greensleeves Records worldlymusic.blogspot.com/2026/02/feb-...

PhD fully funded opportunity in History at University of Sheffield: To work on women’s political engagement in West Africa from the end of the Second World War through decolonisation. For more info go to sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate... and type Dr Sarah Frank into the search box for supervisor.

Gil Scott Heron's 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' reworked for today by his long-term colloborator Brian Jackson & The Roots Black Thought. On London based BBE label. "You will not be able to block, unfollow, mute or swipe left to disengage". www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oQU...

The 2nd of Carl Lee’s guest posts is now up on the World of Music blog and we’ve gone through 1000 page views - lots of opportunities to participate worldlymusic.blogspot.com

Hamnet - worthy of the hype. Structurally different from the book and obviously without its nuanced detail but Jessie Buckley puts in an astonishing performance. Well worth going to see at the cinema to wallow in its intensity.

'Galang and the Shefffield clank'. @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social worldlymusic.blogspot.com

Check out Alan Parkinson's new 'World of Music 365 blog' A post every day about music and its geographical connections including how it connects us to specific places or moments in time, captures landscapes and emotions or forms part of our cultural geography. worldlymusic.blogspot.com

Mick Jones - Sheffield photographer - RIP pbs.twimg.com/media/G83GHf...

Faboulously entertaining afternoon listening to the very talented Sheffield Beatles Project. This is becoming a Sheffield Christmas tradition that will soon have lasted longer than The Beatles themselves.

Light-up Sheffield - on until Sunday. Well worth a visit.

The biggest music act you have probably never heard of Lanlao or SKAI ISYOURGOD from smalltown Guangdong, China. Here is 'Blueprint Supreme' from earlier this year. On Douyin China's homegrown Youtube he has 1.7 billion views www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFkg...

A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis. Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews. More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM

I've been to a fair few Sheffield derby's over the year - even U21 matches. Always a nasty, hostile & sometimes violent occasion. Significant numbers of Sheffield men(always men) - young & old disgracing themselves & their city. The halting of trams is no surprise www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Politicians are supplying them with volatility, and a period of volatility, as one source told me, is “when you make tonnes of money”." 'Meet the bond market vigilantes'Will Dunn Worth a read especially if you are thinking of voting Reform, Green or Our Party www.newstatesman.com/business/eco...

The Best Cities Report is an annual publication that amasses a variety of data across economic, social, cultural, infrastructural domaines to come up with a global top 100 of cities. Much haggling over the methodology is possible. London is number 1 www.worldsbestcities.com/best-cities-...

Latest rendering of what the finished Wellington Street Co-living block will look like. Sheffield will never have the sort of economy that enables exciting architecture at scale and this is the best part of a £100m project.

Not often Sheffield's skyline changes - we're not Manchester - it has been fairly low-rise but the crane going up on Coda's 32 floor co-living development on Wellington Streert - will be around 100m high. Photo Sterling777

We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story. Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us. We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.

This week, The Tribune had some really heartening news. On Thursday, they announced the shortlist for the British Journalism Awards in December in London. In the local news category, not one, but two of the journalists nominated are working for our tiny team right here in Sheffield!

Part of the model of 1900 Sheffield City Centre at the University of Sheffield Library exhibition of the work of architecture lecturer Peter Blundell Jones. Made by his PhD students in 1998.

Stumbled on this. Kevin McCloud setting out how the UK housing market is shaped by a small number of large house builders whose control of the market enables them push up prices whist core prices of land & building materials remain largely static. www.granddesignsmagazine.com/kevin-mcclou...

A Tasquinha Dos Guindais restaurant in Porto - basically a few tables in an alley and old fella with a bbq and sardines, a salad and white wine. Cash only and a discussion on the why Salah isn't hitting his usual heights this season. Holiday perfection.

If you read one thing today, please make it this by @ophiraophira.bsky.social at @manchestermill.bsky.social. A moving, honest story about the Crumpsall terrorist attack and the long history of Jews and Muslims in North Manchester.

Renishaw (Derbyshire) Harvest - 28th September - two weeks earlier than last year and a far better harvest.

Miriam is a national treasure. pbs.twimg.com/media/G2GyW5...

Very frothy and indignant commentary on ID cards at present. Personally I am not bothered by it - it will bring us into line with virtually all other European nations. Clearly all sorts of issues around the system would need to be debated - cost - effectiveness of UK gov roll-out - mandatory?

Just been interacting with an AI chatbox for ID mobile. Absolutely useless. Bring back humans

Scottish Green Party leadership election - 7,000 members only 950 voted - 13.5% turnout. Is this indicative of modern politics - all shouty, polemical social media but few folk actually engaging and participating? www.heraldscotland.com/news/2542506...

Average full-time pay in UK by decile and age. Sobering reading but actually not that suprising if you have followed these things over the past couple of decades. pbs.twimg.com/media/GykyLw...

There has been a 'Torygraph' story about the alledged sell off of allotments driven Angela Raynor which has been jumped on by all the opponents of this gov' from the right to the left. Except it isn't true. This from Horticultural Week. www.hortweek.com/no-evidence-...

This is a spiteful act of cultural vandalism. It was in place before Phil Mills took control of the Leadmill. My memory is that it was paid for by a public grant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This century has seen a significant decline of insects in my garden & allotment (although this summer has been better than most). Research here suggests having a more 'untidy' or semi-natural garden with less lawn & hard landscaping may help. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Along with Leeds and Leicester, our researchers have found that increased urbanisation can be linked to a 43% decline in pollinating insects. This includes nocturnal moths, hoverflies and bees. (📸 - Emille Ellis)

Anybody interested in Chinese rap? This on Lanlao who reflects life in small city China whilst rapping in colloquial Mandarin. Sixth Tone is probably best English language magazine that has a handle on counter-culture across China. www.sixthtone.com/news/1017438

With 'Mixtape' showing on BBC 1 about a Sheffield teenage romance pinned together through the making of mixtapes I am reminded of this old skool classic from Joe Driscoll(this is the Don Hendicutz remix). www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnQd...

Omar El Akkad has produced in 'One Day, Everyone Will Always Been Against This' one of the most important books of our age. I read it in two sittings and beyond its searing indictment of those complicit in genocide it is brilliant writing.

Sea temps at present in Med are 8C above average. Statiscally this is a one in a thousand year event. x.com/Met4CastUK/s...

This 15.6%ABV blockbuster - Dongfang Yuxing Winery, Geruihong Yeguangbei, Helan Mountain East, Ningxia, China - has won best in show in 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards. Not available outside of China. Yet. 2022https://decanterresultsapi.decanter.com/api/DWWA/2025/wines/773037/image

Spectacular scene on the outskirts of Sheffield this morning - captured with my phone #photography #landscape