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Paul Allender - "I'm a Sheffielder and my working-class background here remains hugely influential" | Now Then Sheffield
Paul Allender - "I'm a Sheffielder and my working-class background here remains hugely influential" | Now Then Sheffield
The local painter tells us about the autobiographical work in his upcoming Yellow Arch show, The Promise, which opens on 11 June.
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Featured Artist - Jodie Cooper
Featured Artist - Jodie Cooper
Continuing our spotlight on artists featured in the ArtWorks Together exhibition, we take a look at the work of local mixed-media textile specialist Jodie Cooper.
Hypha Studios - "The people of Hillsborough have really turned up": meet the team turning an empty Wilkos into an art gallery for all | Now Then Sheffield
Hypha Studios - "The people of Hillsborough have really turned up": meet the team turning an empty Wilkos into an art gallery for all | Now Then Sheffield
Could ‘meanwhile use’ offer a solution to the problems facing our town and city centres?
David Bramwell - "It presents itself as being an 84% true story": David Bramwell brings Sheffield a tale of a long-lost haunted moustache | Now Then Sheffield
David Bramwell - "It presents itself as being an 84% true story": David Bramwell brings Sheffield a tale of a long-lost haunted moustache | Now Then Sheffield
The writer and performer’s new stage story blurs the lines between family history and occult fantasy, in an attempt to “re-enchant” the world.
The law has treated nature as an object humans can use and exploit – but that paradigm is shifting | Now Then Sheffield
The law has treated nature as an object humans can use and exploit – but that paradigm is shifting | Now Then Sheffield
Ahead of her talk at Festival of Debate next week, we have an exclusive extract from Jessica den Outer's new book The Forest Fights Back: A Global Movement for the Rights of Nature.
Labour decimated in Sheffield's local elections, with Greens and Reform making major gains | Now Then Sheffield
Labour decimated in Sheffield's local elections, with Greens and Reform making major gains | Now Then Sheffield
One Labour candidate who lost her seat described local councillors as "collateral damage" for the party leadership, with council leader Tom Hunt unseated by the Greens in Walkley.
In remote part: Idlewild and Zoe Graham at the Foundry | Now Then Sheffield
In remote part: Idlewild and Zoe Graham at the Foundry | Now Then Sheffield
Or how responding to an urgent request led to a great night of music.
Connecting Limbs: With floods threatening livelihoods, how can businesses better look after Sheffield's hidden rivers? | Now Then Sheffield
Connecting Limbs: With floods threatening livelihoods, how can businesses better look after Sheffield's hidden rivers? | Now Then Sheffield
With moves to restore the river well underway, small firms along the banks of the Sheaf are beginning to take their stewardship responsibilities seriously.
Why the National Emergency Briefing could be the key that unlocks a mass response to the climate crisis | Now Then Sheffield
Why the National Emergency Briefing could be the key that unlocks a mass response to the climate crisis | Now Then Sheffield
A new film screening in Sheffield lays bare the predicament we find ourselves in, with expert testimony on the grave challenges we face interspersed with viewer reaction.
Sheffield's classical scene has so much potential – why are we not making the most of it? | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield's classical scene has so much potential – why are we not making the most of it? | Now Then Sheffield
Composer and outgoing programmer at Music in the Round Dr Benjamin Tassie writes for Now Then about why the city’s scene is at its best when it takes risks and rewards experimentation.
Half of Rotherham's riot arrests had already been reported for domestic abuse – is enough being done to de-escalate before violence occurs? | Now Then Sheffield
Half of Rotherham's riot arrests had already been reported for domestic abuse – is enough being done to de-escalate before violence occurs? | Now Then Sheffield
We heard from people working within communities in Sheffield to understand the pull towards extremes, and what action can be taken to prevent far-right violence in future.
How can I fight fascism if I get anxious asking for my reserved seat on the train? | Now Then Sheffield
How can I fight fascism if I get anxious asking for my reserved seat on the train? | Now Then Sheffield
Red gyms, the sermon on the mount, anarchist callisthenics. What does living out our values look like in an anxiety epidemic?
Mayor unveils slick new look for South Yorkshire’s publicly-controlled transport network | Now Then Sheffield
Mayor unveils slick new look for South Yorkshire’s publicly-controlled transport network | Now Then Sheffield
Connecting Limbs: In the race to restore Sheffield's hidden rivers, can natural and industrial heritage coexist? | Now Then Sheffield
Connecting Limbs: In the race to restore Sheffield's hidden rivers, can natural and industrial heritage coexist? | Now Then Sheffield
Tell us what you want to see from Now Then's return to print | Now Then Sheffield
Tell us what you want to see from Now Then's return to print | Now Then Sheffield
Our ambitious project is building a communistic vision in a South Yorkshire ex-mining town | Now Then Sheffield
Our ambitious project is building a communistic vision in a South Yorkshire ex-mining town | Now Then Sheffield
At A Commune in the North (ACitN) we're attempting to live radically differently while building local resilience in Bentley, near Doncaster. Find out more – then pay us a visit.
"We all need to be seen": ArtWorks brings autistic artists and those with learning difficulties to Sheffield's Millennium Gallery | Now Then Sheffield
"We all need to be seen": ArtWorks brings autistic artists and those with learning difficulties to Sheffield's Millennium Gallery | Now Then Sheffield
The People's Newsroom - Lessons for a Story Commons: how storytelling can open the door to thriving futures | Now Then Sheffield
The People's Newsroom - Lessons for a Story Commons: how storytelling can open the door to thriving futures | Now Then Sheffield
Growing futures at Manor Top | Now Then Sheffield
Growing futures at Manor Top | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield's NHS could be about to hand over patient data to a US spy-tech firm with links to the Trump regime | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield's NHS could be about to hand over patient data to a US spy-tech firm with links to the Trump regime | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield Soundwalkers - “The soundwalks are a practice, rather than a wellness product. When you walk slowly, you feel more present” | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield Soundwalkers - “The soundwalks are a practice, rather than a wellness product. When you walk slowly, you feel more present” | Now Then Sheffield
Palestine Action: Police in Sheffield arrest 17 peaceful protesters against genocide as outrage at free speech gag grows | Now Then Sheffield
Palestine Action: Police in Sheffield arrest 17 peaceful protesters against genocide as outrage at free speech gag grows | Now Then Sheffield
"Sheffield, welcome to the pyre!": The Last Dinner Party at The Octagon | Now Then Sheffield
"Sheffield, welcome to the pyre!": The Last Dinner Party at The Octagon | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield citizens to be offered chance to invest in local climate projects by end of 2025, starting at just £5 | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield citizens to be offered chance to invest in local climate projects by end of 2025, starting at just £5 | Now Then Sheffield
"I bought a new 20-metre guitar lead just for that song!": Jarred Up at Sidney & Matilda | Now Then Sheffield
"I bought a new 20-metre guitar lead just for that song!": Jarred Up at Sidney & Matilda | Now Then Sheffield
Festival of Debate - We’re taking a break from the full Festival of Debate next year – here’s why | Now Then Sheffield
Festival of Debate - We’re taking a break from the full Festival of Debate next year – here’s why | Now Then Sheffield
The Yemeni Journey in Sheffield: Struggle, Solidarity and Renewal | Now Then Sheffield
The Yemeni Journey in Sheffield: Struggle, Solidarity and Renewal | Now Then Sheffield
Four possible futures for public-commons partnerships in Sheffield | Now Then Sheffield
Four possible futures for public-commons partnerships in Sheffield | Now Then Sheffield
"Hopefully we can prove this is a better solution": Sheffield's compost revolution-in-the-making | Now Then Sheffield
"Hopefully we can prove this is a better solution": Sheffield's compost revolution-in-the-making | Now Then Sheffield
"There is no neutral path anymore": How can scientists take action and tell stories to avert climate collapse? | Now Then Sheffield
"There is no neutral path anymore": How can scientists take action and tell stories to avert climate collapse? | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield's twin city is under occupation – it's time to come together in solidarity and resistance | Now Then Sheffield
Sheffield's twin city is under occupation – it's time to come together in solidarity and resistance | Now Then Sheffield
We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way | Now Then Sheffield
We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way | Now Then Sheffield
Case against ‘Drax 15’ dramatically thrown out of court, as activists against the UK’s biggest polluter walk free | Now Then Sheffield
Case against ‘Drax 15’ dramatically thrown out of court, as activists against the UK’s biggest polluter walk free | Now Then Sheffield
Does Sheffield have an indie games scene? | Now Then Sheffield
Does Sheffield have an indie games scene? | Now Then Sheffield
Cooperation Town - "We're not scaling up – we're scaling out": Food co-ops are springing up across Sheffield | Now Then Sheffield
Cooperation Town - "We're not scaling up – we're scaling out": Food co-ops are springing up across Sheffield | Now Then Sheffield
Cutting Access to Work will push more disabled people into unemployment – and could decimate entire industries
Cutting Access to Work will push more disabled people into unemployment – and could decimate entire industries
Yorkshire marches for Palestine in gigantic demonstration through Sheffield
Yorkshire marches for Palestine in gigantic demonstration through Sheffield
"A subtle, insidious sense of limitation": University of Sheffield staff speak out against culture of racism
"A subtle, insidious sense of limitation": University of Sheffield staff speak out against culture of racism
"I love the power of football": The U-Mix Centre is creating belonging through sport
"I love the power of football": The U-Mix Centre is creating belonging through sport
Drug death epidemic: Is it time to bring legal consumption rooms to Sheffield?
Drug death epidemic: Is it time to bring legal consumption rooms to Sheffield?
A Morning at Bloom Sheffield: Slowing Down, Digging In
A Morning at Bloom Sheffield: Slowing Down, Digging In
Orgreave inquiry into alleged corruption by South Yorkshire Police to finally start in the autumn, says Home Office
Orgreave inquiry into alleged corruption by South Yorkshire Police to finally start in the autumn, says Home Office
Sheffield set to become UK's biggest city to trial new zebra crossings, hoping to boost active travel and cut road deaths
Sheffield set to become UK's biggest city to trial new zebra crossings, hoping to boost active travel and cut road deaths
Sheffield DocFest returns with an international feast of documentaries
Sheffield DocFest returns with an international feast of documentaries
RivelinCo launch neighbourhood artists project across north Sheffield
RivelinCo launch neighbourhood artists project across north Sheffield
We want to use Now Then to build community power in Sheffield – but we need your help
We want to use Now Then to build community power in Sheffield – but we need your help
Grimm & Co - “We shouldn't say that children don't have agency; we just need to give them a platform to act”
Grimm & Co - “We shouldn't say that children don't have agency; we just need to give them a platform to act”
New hub opens in Sheffield city centre to provide free advice on retrofit, renewables and community energy
New hub opens in Sheffield city centre to provide free advice on retrofit, renewables and community energy
Sheffield can’t call for peace whilst hosting the infrastructure of war
Sheffield can’t call for peace whilst hosting the infrastructure of war
Inner City Healers pave the way for Sheffield's South Asian men to connect with their mental health
Inner City Healers pave the way for Sheffield's South Asian men to connect with their mental health
Campaigners call on South Yorkshire Pensions Authority to divest from companies with Gaza genocide links
Campaigners call on South Yorkshire Pensions Authority to divest from companies with Gaza genocide links
No Bounds - Sheffield dance festival reveals phase one of its 2025 lineup
No Bounds - Sheffield dance festival reveals phase one of its 2025 lineup
The Anti-Trans Moral Panic: Britain’s Grotesque Obsession
The Anti-Trans Moral Panic: Britain’s Grotesque Obsession
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