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A business funding event held in Rotherham has generated a potential £6.1 million funding pipeline for companies looking to grow. FUEL: Yorkshire took place at the AESSEAL New York Stadium, bringing entrepreneurs together with lenders, investors and business advisers to explore ways of financing their plans. The event, delivered by business support specialist UMi, featured more than 150 one-to-one meetings, alongside workshops on investment, pitching to investors and financial preparation. […]

Dave Allen, Director of A&S Leisure Group, the company behind Napoleons Casinos & Restaurants, has donated £150,000 towards a new MRI simulator at Weston Park Cancer Centre in Sheffield. The donation supports Weston Park Cancer Charity’s ‘see it. treat it.’ appeal, which aims to raise £1.85 million to purchase and install the specialist equipment, helping clinical teams plan more precise radiotherapy treatment for patients across the region.  Dave announced his […]

Repeated break-ins and theft in just three months prompt early launch of the £750,000 Wishes House Appeal, with £15,000 urgently needed to strengthen security at the hospice grounds. Rotherham Hospice is asking its community to stand with it after masked intruders broke into the grounds of the hospice itself, the latest in a succession of incidents targeting the charity in just three months. Its Donation Centre was broken into twice […]

In the South Yorkshire borough of Rotherham, visitor numbers are up, more people are staying within the area, and the economic impact is huge, with over £500m generated directly and indirectly by the tourism sector in 2025. New data, commissioned via the South Yorkshire Local Visitor Economy Partnership and processed by Global Tourism Solution’s STEAM Report, shows that increases have continued each year on the back of high profile events […]

South Yorkshire charities are now switched on to gigabit capable connectivity thanks to a donation of devices from Quickline Communications. Working in partnership with South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation (SYCF), Quickline has gifted almost 20 local charities with tablets. Those benefitting include The Exodus Project in Barnsley, Doncaster Housing for Young People and Grow UK in Sheffield. It forms part of SYCF’s partnership with Quickline which has seen the Yorkshire company […]

65% of people in Yorkshire and Humber support the landmark smokefree generation law. 73% of people who have ever smoked regret ever starting. In less than 100 days, future generations across South Yorkshire will be protected from ever being legally sold tobacco, a measure which is expected to protect around 4 million young people nationally from tobacco within the next five years. Research shows strong public support for the landmark […]

Cast has officially reached the final of Theatres Trust’s prestigious Great British Theatres Awards, securing a spot in the coveted Great Community Connection category. Launched to mark Theatres Trust’s 50th anniversary, these national awards celebrate theatres across the UK making an outstanding contribution to cultural life. In a borough where 42% of residents live in areas of high deprivation, Cast has placed community connection at the very heart of its […]

Sheffield silversmiths bring lustre to Black Diamonds Ball at Wentworth Woodhouse - and launch winter event at the mansion. Ballgoers can bid for chance to be a silversmith for a day. Two acclaimed Sheffield silversmiths have forged a link with Rotherham’s gem Wentworth Woodhouse, ahead of its glittering annual Black Diamonds Ball on October 10. Multi award-winning Brett Payne and Rebecca Joselyn are the founders of Goldsmiths North, the prestigious […]