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<\/a><\/p>\nKelham Island Museum\u2019s<\/a> much loved Victorian Christmas Market returns on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December. The Market invites you to step back in time and experience the charm of a traditional Christmas. With over 80 stalls offering an array of Sheffield-made wares, gifts and food \u2013 all hosted in the iconic industrial setting. From brass bands and carollers to Santa\u2019s Grotto and the cosy Millowners Arms, it\u2019s the ideal festive day out. For more information on the event, click the link below. <\/p>\n Your Tribune briefing<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb5 Electric Studios will open<\/a> in spring 2026 in the building that once hosted the Leadmill. In February, we reported that the Leadmill lost its legal battle with its landlord and would have to vacate the iconic building. At the time, Dominic Madden, whose company Electric Group bought the building in 2016, said he was confident he could get the new venue up and running by September this year, but that date seems to have now been pushed back several months. A report in MusicWeek says Electric Studios will have increased capacity with 1,050 for live gigs and 1,450 for club events. Alan Deadman, co-founder of Tramlines and original member of the Leadmill Arts Cooperative said: \u201cThere\u2019s a cyclical thing\u2026 Just as the Leadmill venue was a very powerful stimulus in 1980 in the morale of the creative community, the Electric Studios will do that again.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc8If you\u2019re a policy wonk, you might enjoy the Future North<\/a> newsletter by JP Spencer, which is all about economics and politics in northern England. In today\u2019s newsletter<\/a>, Spencer writes about the \u201cmixed picture\u201d of South Yorkshire\u2019s economy, and notes a stat that\u2019s been raising many eyebrows: a huge boost in productivity in Rotherham over just the last two years. \u201cWhat is driving this increased productivity amid stagnant employment levels?\u201d Spencer asks. What indeed<\/a>\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcf0 GB News has been reported<\/a> to Ofcom for a broadcast in which it alleged that the average proportion of those charged with sex offences who had \u201cnon-British-sounding surnames\u201d was 31% in Sheffield, 51% in Birmingham, 55% in Bradford and 56% in Snaresbrook, London. In the broadcast, the media commentator Martin Johnstone said \u201cWe know that the analysis based on names is not scientific\u201d and acknowledged that there was \u201cno doubt the methodology is incomplete\u201d but blamed this on the government\u2019s refusal to release the nationality of defendants appearing in court.\u00a0<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc6e New Home Office data shows<\/a> South Yorkshire Police recorded 124 hate crimes against transgender people in the year ending March 2025, marking a 2% decrease on 127 previous year. Excluding the Met Police, who changed their crime recording system last year, police forces in England and Wales recorded 3,809 hate crimes against transgender people in the year to March, down 11% from 4,260 the year prior. Maxine Heron, online communications officer at Not A Phase, said: “We hope any decrease in reported hate crimes is the start of a bigger drop in hate crimes against our community.\u201d<\/p>\n A man is out walking his dog on the Kiveton Community Woodland, a beauty spot built on the former slag heap of Kiveton Park Colliery. He has a beanie hat on his head, a long walking stick, and shorts. It\u2019s not really shorts weather. \u201cI\u2019m a journalist and I\u2019m doing a story about the solar farm,\u201d I say. \u201cWell don\u2019t put anything fucking positive about it,\u201d he responds.<\/p>\n As we chat he continues in similarly foul-mouthed fashion, his dog waiting patiently at his feet. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why they don\u2019t put solar on all buildings, there\u2019s a warehouse at Junction 1 of the M18 \u2014 it\u2019s fucking massive,\u201d he adds. \u201cWhy hasn\u2019t every house got them on, I can\u2019t understand it.\u201d And with that he\u2019s off, his faithful hound bounding along after him.<\/p>\n The Kiveton Community Woodland is situated between Kiveton Park and Harthill, two villages in rural Rotherham. This part of South Yorkshire is a world away from the urban sprawl of Sheffield. Green fields stretch out as far as the eye can see, dotted here and there with farmhouses and horses. <\/p>\n But, this landscape could soon be changing. Last year plans were lodged to build three solar farms stretching from Harthill in the south up the Rother Valley as far as Conisborough in the north. If the plans get the go ahead, Whitestone would cover a vast 3,500 acres, powering 250,000 homes \u2014 and, in the process, become the biggest solar farm in the UK.<\/p>\n The rest of this article is behind a paywall. <\/strong><\/b>We use paywalls because our journalism isn’t free to produce, so we need paying members to fund us: locals giving a small amount of cash every month. But good news! If you join, you’ll get all our best stories, plus the lovely warm glow of backing a proper local newspaper that’s not afraid to challenge the powerful. <\/p>\n Just hit that button to sign up with our bargain introductory offer.<\/p>\n This post is for paying subscribers only
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