✨ Our 2024 programme is now over, thank you all so much for coming along and taking part! Over 5000 people have attended this year across 68 events - thanks so much to all of our funders and partners for making it happen! 💕

Photographs by Laure Divisia 📸

After a recount, Sheffield Lib Dems won the seat of Beighton by just *two votes* at Sheffield's local elections earlier this month.

But did a Tory project to suppress marginalised voters lead to the wrong outcome?

A short thread 🧵

🎭 @philippawrites spoke to Amy Gledhill (insta: thatamygledhill) from Northern News Podcast about what northern identities are all about, ahead of the podcast's The Leadmill Comedy & Arts gig in June

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Shocking new stats show nearly 200 people in Sheffield were disenfranchised at the local elections because of the Tories' voter ID rules

In Beighton, two people were denied their right to vote and the final result came down to... two votes 🗳️

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'There were bits of it that got pretty challenging, but we made it to the finish line and I went home and collapsed in a heap!'

Steve interviews @FrankTurner about his new album, recording on Mersea Island and breaking a world record 🏅

@MusicVenueTrust
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We're looking forward to the first-ever @KelhamPride this weekend! 🏳️‍🌈🥳

Find out more about the free, family friendly one-day festival at kelhampride.com 🏳️‍⚧️

Or check out our preview from back in March 👇
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Hospitality workers on zero-hours contracts are 60% more likely to experience sexual harassment than the average worker in the UK.

That's just one of the shocking findings of a new report from researchers at @SheffHallamUni 🚨

Sam Gregory reports 👇
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🧑‍🎨 Are you a creative living in Sheffield? Or someone who engages with art and culture in the region? We want to hear from you.

Have your say in the development of the creative and cultural life of the city. 💡

Fill out our digital survey here: loom.ly/-VkCl64

'Layered depth, potent melodies, atmospheric guitars and songwriting excellence – it's Hawley at his very best'

Steve Hunting has our special extended review of richardhawley's new sonic paean to Sheffield, 'In This City They Call You Love' 💕

BMG | UK
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Members of @SheffieldUCU had hoped to launch a report into @SheffieldUni's ties to arms manufacturers with an event on campus.

But they were blocked by uni management, who imposed a series of 'invasive restrictions' that have alarmed both staff and students...

A short thread 🧵

Back in Feb, we invited systems change designer @Indy_Johar to give a talk to members of Voluntary Action Sheffield which you can watch below 👇

He set out the scale of the crises facing us, but also explored the ways we can make an equitable transition.

Dark Matter Labs
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1/9 Could The University of Sheffield use an “Orwellian” attendance app to spy on, or even wrongfully deport, #Sheffield students?

For Now Then Magazine I investigate the fine-print behind the Israeli-owned app, used by at least 11 unis. What I found = alarming.

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Migration Research @SheffieldUCU

'Despite the wonderfully experimental record, you get the feeling this a band very much flexing their muscles'

@Daniel_Atherton reviews English Teacher at @FoundrySU for Now Then 🎸

Sheffield SU
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Sheffield Libraries Darnall Well Being For more info about Out of the Box, take a look at their website or watch this brilliant video created by Opus Independents as part of the Stories from the Pandemic project vimeo.com/787953893

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'The atmosphere would be electric from the start' ⚡️

Hamish spoke to legendary DJ @GraemePark about formative nights at the The Leadmill and the future of live music ahead of the launch of his brand-new Sheffield festival next month.

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Much of the land in Sheffield city centre is owned by overseas bodies or big land-holding companies in the UK.

But a new project hopes to bring as much of it as possible back into common ownership – for all of us.

A short thread 🧵👇

It's your last chance to catch Skylarking, an exhibition at Soft Ground curated by ashley, which closes this Saturday.

Wemmy Ogunyankin and Akeem Balogun, two writers who contributed pieces to the show, shared them with Now Then.

Read now 👇
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