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Hocus Pocus fun awaits all at the Tropical Butterfly House this Saturday

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Hocus Pocus fun awaits all at the Tropical Butterfly House this Saturday

The Sanderson Sisters will be at the Tropical Butterfly House for a wickedly fun walkabout around the park from 11am - 3pm on Saturday 26th October. Don't miss the chance to meet the troublesome trio and enjoy some fun and photos. Why not enter the competition to win a Family Day ticket to meet the troublesome trio? You can enter via the Tropical Butterfly House Facebook page! AND as if […]

today23/10/2024

Gala Tent’s Rising Star: Joshua Turver’s Innovation Transforms the Future of Technology

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Gala Tent’s Rising Star: Joshua Turver’s Innovation Transforms the Future of Technology

Gala Tent Celebrates Award-Nominated Apprentice Joshua Turver at the Apprentice of the Year Awards Gala Tent, a leading manufacturer and supplier of premium pop up gazebos and marquees, is delighted to announce that their outstanding technology developer, Joshua Turver, has been shortlisted for the highly esteemed Apprentice of the Year Award 2024. Since joining the company, Joshua’s innovative thinking and unwavering commitment have not only revolutionised Gala Tent’s technological systems […]

today07/10/2024

Weston Park Cancer Charity celebrate one year of ground-breaking Big Purple Bus initiative!

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Weston Park Cancer Charity celebrate one year of ground-breaking Big Purple Bus initiative!

Thanks to leading cancer charity Weston Park Cancer Charity over 7,000 people across South Yorkshire have connected with cancer support and advice via the charity’s Big Purple Bus project. September marked 12 months of the buses which have helped provide cancer advice and support to people within our communities. Since its launch, the Big Purple Bus can now be accessed in ten locations across South Yorkshire, including at the latest […]

today04/10/2024

Remarkable Jody from Sheffield is an inspiration winning national WellChild Award

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Remarkable Jody from Sheffield is an inspiration winning national WellChild Award

Sheffield girl, 16-year-old Jody Brocklebank has been named as a winner in the prestigious national 2024 WellChild Awards.   https://www.rotherradio.co.uk/video/jody.mp4In association with GSK, having been nominated by her mother Amy, and headed to London to collect her award on September 30th. The Awards were run by WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children, and celebrate the resilience of children with complex medical needs and the dedication of those who go the […]

today03/10/2024

Trainee canine life-saver Howard has a special place in Emmy’s art

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Trainee canine life-saver Howard has a special place in Emmy’s art

The incredible relationship between a schoolgirl and the trainee assistance dog fostered by her family has earned her a top artwork prize. Emmy Worthy, 11, was crowned Junior Drawing Winner of the Sheffield Young Artists competition, organised by the Rotary Club of Abbeydale. Her winning masterpiece captured an image of Howard, the trainee support dog Emmy and her family look after as volunteer doggy foster carers for the Sheffield-based Support […]

today02/10/2024

South Yorkshire To Host 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men Stage

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South Yorkshire To Host 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men Stage

The Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men will return to South Yorkshire for the first time in almost 20 years this September, as Sheffield and Barnsley gear up to hold the third stage of Britain’s national Tour. Stage three of the race, on Thursday 5 September, will head from Sheffield to Barnsley, taking in Rotherham and Doncaster during the route. The race last came to South Yorkshire in 2007 when […]

today23/07/2024

Felicity’s Badass Babes Walk as One for Weston Park Cancer Charity

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Felicity’s Badass Babes Walk as One for Weston Park Cancer Charity

Weston Park Cancer Charity is proud to announce the return of "Walk as One 2024," at Endcliffe Park on Sunday 15th September 2024. This annual event aims to raise vital funds to support cancer patients and their families across the region. Last year’s event was an incredible day which raised over £50,000 to support the one in two affected by cancer in South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and Bassetlaw. One of […]

today23/07/2024

Story of miner who risked his life for a pit pony features at Wentworth Woodhouse mining exhibition

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Story of miner who risked his life for a pit pony features at Wentworth Woodhouse mining exhibition

The bravery of a teenage miner who laid his life on the line to save his pit pony during a mining accident is set to pull on heartstrings in a new exhibition at Wentworth Woodhouse.During a roof fall at his pit in Elsecar, while all uninjured miners ran to find their way out of tumbling rock, pit props and choking dust, John Willie Bell deliberately ran the other way - […]

today16/07/2024

Blooming brilliant! Gold award for the Tropical Butterfly House

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Blooming brilliant! Gold award for the Tropical Butterfly House

The Tropical Butterfly House are a flutter with excitement after winning the BIAZA Gold Horticulture award for their new Butterfly House, which opened its doors on the 1st of April 2023. The award recognises their dedication to creating an accessible energy-efficient and ecologically friendly thriving habitat for butterflies and tropical plants. This amazing achievement follows on from their success in 2023, winning the silver award for the beautifully planted outdoor […]

today16/07/2024

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