East Midlands Trains have caused anger and controversy with a plan to build gates restricting access to station footbridge.
East Midlands Trains have stated that the gates would be in place to ensure that all passengers on the rail line are carrying valid tickets and put a stop to people abusing the transport system.
The barriers which have been planned to be built by East midland Trains would cut off access across the footbridge at Sheffield station which not only leads to the train platforms and the supertram links but also provides a safe walkway from the Park Hill and Norfolk Park areas of Sheffield into the city centre.
Sheffield City Council has spoken out against the plans to build gates in the station and are 'strongly opposed' to the instillation of ticket barriers. Although the council supports the principle of checking tickets they feel that restricting access to the footbridge will have a negative effect on the people of Sheffield.
The City Council has supported the public by condemning the creation of barriers at the station and has created a forum for the opinions of passengers and residents on the Sheffield council’s website. The council has promised to represent the views of the people of Sheffield and will make them known to East Midlands Trains the next time further talks on the matter are held.
Sheffield City Council has supported a protest march which took place today and said in a statement “We think that the barriers would block an essential pedestrian route that provides a safe, well lit and easily accessible link to the city centre”.
Michal Lodej, The Steel Bugle
Friday, 27 February 2009
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Players lose the match - and their wallets and phones
Players from Gleadless Football Club had their wallets and mobile phones stolen on Saturday as they played football.
The theft took place between 13.30 and 15.30 at The Boundary Social Club, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, where teams from all over Sheffield play matches every weekend.
Players usually leave their belongings in a changing room, which is kept locked while the teams are on the field.
However, on Saturday the changing room key was left in the door, which is how the thief got hold of them. The players assumed one of them had the key so went to play football unaware the keys had been stolen.
They returned to the changing room at the end of the game, which ended in a 5-3 victory on penalties to their opponents, Furnace pub, to find their belongings had been taken. The match had finished 1-1 after extra time. One of the players, who asked not to be named, said: "Nothing like this has ever happened before."
Police are analysing CCTV footage to try and identify the thief.
Louise Jade Gill, The Steel Bugle
The theft took place between 13.30 and 15.30 at The Boundary Social Club, Jordanthorpe, Sheffield, where teams from all over Sheffield play matches every weekend.
Players usually leave their belongings in a changing room, which is kept locked while the teams are on the field.
However, on Saturday the changing room key was left in the door, which is how the thief got hold of them. The players assumed one of them had the key so went to play football unaware the keys had been stolen.
They returned to the changing room at the end of the game, which ended in a 5-3 victory on penalties to their opponents, Furnace pub, to find their belongings had been taken. The match had finished 1-1 after extra time. One of the players, who asked not to be named, said: "Nothing like this has ever happened before."
Police are analysing CCTV footage to try and identify the thief.
Louise Jade Gill, The Steel Bugle
Lent in Sheffield
On Ash Wednesday, The Steel Bugle team went out into the streets of Sheffield asking it's people;
"what are you giving up for lent...?"
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My Passion to play Corporation
Sheffield will have its chance to see rising alternative stars, My Passion as they bring their rebellious metallic punk sound to Corporation tomorrow night (26th February).
Four childhood friends; Laurence René (Vocals, Guitar), Jonathan Gaskin (Drums, Vocals, Electronics), John Be (Guitar) and Simon Rolands (Bass, Synth) collectively My Passion, have shot up to the forefront of British underground bands.
However, their story has not begun in the past few months. They emerged from quiet London suburbs back in 2006 and through determination, hard work and most importantly, 'passion' they have racked up around 400 shows so far with a rapid cult fan base emerging that share the same energy and desire as the band.
Despite set backs such as their tour bus exploding and destroying everything but their instruments, the hard work is finally paying off as the band and fans await the release of their first album, 'Corporate Flesh Party' in the Spring.
The album comes after years of support slots from artists such as; Jeffree Star, The Automatic, Kill Hannah and most recently Innerpartysystem. The name 'My Passion' became talked about more and more and despite interest from record labels, the band kept things on their own terms.
'Style Suicide Records', their own record label, allows them to have full creative control, something rarely enjoyed by a lot of bands these days. Their creativity doesn’t just stop at music, with 'My Passion Fashion', their own merchandise brand, being another branch on their multi-talented tree. Its popularity is undeniable with merch stands regularly selling out.
Following recent acclaim from 'Kerrang!' and 'NME' magazine as well as a top 3 spot in the Kerrang best of 2008 Readers Poll and a Number one spot in 'Rocksound' magazine, My Passion are emerging as stars. With a distinctive look and sound coupled with the key word 'passion' they look set to rise to even greater heights.
For tickets to My Passion at Corporation:
http://www.corporation.org.uk/gig.php?gigID=567
or call 0114 276 0262
Tickets £7 adv, doors 7pm
(Support from Freefold and Here's To Tragedy)
Damon Fowler, The Steel Bugle
Def Leppard to headline 'Download' Festival
After a 23 year absence, Sheffield's 'Def Leppard' are finally making a return to Donington Park for the 2009 heavy rock festival, 'Download'.
It will be the first time the band has played there since the 'Monsters of Rock' festival in 1986.The Sheffield born rockers, famous for their innovative and melodic heavy metal sound, are headlining the main stage on the third day of the festival. Other headliners include American rockers, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit and Korn.
The band signed their first record deal in 1979, prompting their first full length album, On Through The Night in 1980, which eventually went platinum after a highly successful tour of the U.S.A.
Def Leppard are made up of vocalist Joe Elliot, guitarists Rick Savage, Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen with drummer Rick Allen, who tragically lost an arm in a car accident, but thanks to an enormous amount of support from fans, he still keeps playing with the band.
The lads began their musical career playing in pubs and clubs around their home city of Sheffield. One venue in particular was a regular for the up and coming rock group who played some of their earliest gigs there in 1979.
This venue which staged the teenage rock foursome was Crookes Working Men's club. The secretary of the committee, Peter Lonsdale, still remembers their earliest gigs there;
"I always knew they'd be big, but never thought they would be in America and touring the world. What they've achieved since playing here is remarkable."
Lead guitarist Rick Savage tries to stay true to his Sheffield roots and keeps in touch with Peter and other members of the club;
"Sometimes when he's in the city, Rick pops in to say hello and it always makes me feel proud. They're a great bunch and we hope they're success continues for many years to come."
Alex Darling, one of the chief promoters for the Download Festival in June, is expecting tickets for the festival to sell out in a matter hours following the announcement of Def Leppard amongst others;
"We're anticipating one of the quickest sell outs for the festival in its history, we're also encouraging people to buy tickets online to avoid disappointment."
She also spoke of her delight that they've been able to bring Def Leppard back to Donington Park;
"It's a great capture for the festival, bringing the band back to Donington Park after such a lengthy gap. Fans have been anticipating this for a while so we're expecting a great response."
Tickets for the iconic rock festival are now on sale via the Download hotline - 0844 847 1767 or by visiting http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/.
Jonathan Garnett, The Steel Bugle.
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to The Steel Bugle! The online newspaper that gives you all the essential updates in news, entertainment, sports and weather in Sheffield.
Below you can find;
- News : A review of how well the city coped in the snow last week.
- News : Sheffield Wednesday's shirt sponsorship is going to the Children's Hospital.
- Sport : The Steel city derby between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday - REPORT
Below you can find;
- News : A review of how well the city coped in the snow last week.
- News : Sheffield Wednesday's shirt sponsorship is going to the Children's Hospital.
- Sport : The Steel city derby between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday - REPORT
Review to check how Sheffield coped with the snow
A review of how Sheffield coped with a week of heavy snow and ice will be carried out to see if the council was fully prepared for the poor conditions.
The city came to a stand still as buses found it impossible to access areas of Sheffield which are on higher ground. The back-log of traffic meant that the gridlocked roads stretched right into the city centre. Some taxi firms refused to go to certain areas of the city for fear that their cars would not be able to handle the poor surface of the roads.
Both Labour and the Liberal Democratic parties are eagerly awaiting the review on how well the city coped in the bad weather. Whilst in opposition, the Liberal Democrat's were critical of how quickly the roads became inaccessible.
There will be many parents who will want answers from the report as to how the council will stop this happening again. The snow resulted in 144 schools closed meaning thousands of children had to be found alternative supervision. When council leader Paul Scriven was asked what he expected from the report he said;
"I am sure there are areas on which we can imporove. We want the review so that we can give the people of Sheffield the improvements they need".
Michal Lodej, The Steel Bugle.
The city came to a stand still as buses found it impossible to access areas of Sheffield which are on higher ground. The back-log of traffic meant that the gridlocked roads stretched right into the city centre. Some taxi firms refused to go to certain areas of the city for fear that their cars would not be able to handle the poor surface of the roads.
Both Labour and the Liberal Democratic parties are eagerly awaiting the review on how well the city coped in the bad weather. Whilst in opposition, the Liberal Democrat's were critical of how quickly the roads became inaccessible.
There will be many parents who will want answers from the report as to how the council will stop this happening again. The snow resulted in 144 schools closed meaning thousands of children had to be found alternative supervision. When council leader Paul Scriven was asked what he expected from the report he said;
"I am sure there are areas on which we can imporove. We want the review so that we can give the people of Sheffield the improvements they need".
Michal Lodej, The Steel Bugle.
Sheffield Wednesday give sponsorship to charity
The Children's Hospital in Sheffield will receive a huge boost to help sick children as Sheffield Wednesday become the first Championship team to donate their sponsorship deal for the next two seasons.
Lee Strafford, club chairman of Sheffield Wednesday has said "This was not about money, we are committed to serving our community and, by entering this partnership we believe there is much greater value attributed to a kit sponsorship than by sell it to a big business."
Sheffield's Children's Hospital is one of only 4 of its kind in the UK and the charity helps it to achieve its vision of being a world class centre for the research, prevention, care and cure of childhood illnesses. The charity is aiming to raise over £650,000 done only through donations and fundraising schemes.
The charity says "This will obviously have a massive impact on the charity, we are delighted to be the partners in this generous decision. Sheffield Wednesday has given us an amazing platform to increase brand awareness and reach further into the community. Increased awareness will help us to raise further funds to support and enhance the excellent work of the hospital and help it maintain its position as a centre of excellence for paediatric care."
Perhaps the most notable club to do a similar venture to that of the Owls would be Barcelona FC not only gifting Unicef the right to sponsor their world famous kit but also donating $1.9 million a year.
It's not just from the world of football that the Children's Hospital charity is receiving backing. The Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team has had the charities logo on their jerseys since December. David Simms, PR for the Steelers said "the charity is very important to the club and to the community, players often visit the hospital and we've had a long association."
Damon Fowler, The Steel Bugle
Lee Strafford, club chairman of Sheffield Wednesday has said "This was not about money, we are committed to serving our community and, by entering this partnership we believe there is much greater value attributed to a kit sponsorship than by sell it to a big business."
Sheffield's Children's Hospital is one of only 4 of its kind in the UK and the charity helps it to achieve its vision of being a world class centre for the research, prevention, care and cure of childhood illnesses. The charity is aiming to raise over £650,000 done only through donations and fundraising schemes.
The charity says "This will obviously have a massive impact on the charity, we are delighted to be the partners in this generous decision. Sheffield Wednesday has given us an amazing platform to increase brand awareness and reach further into the community. Increased awareness will help us to raise further funds to support and enhance the excellent work of the hospital and help it maintain its position as a centre of excellence for paediatric care."
Perhaps the most notable club to do a similar venture to that of the Owls would be Barcelona FC not only gifting Unicef the right to sponsor their world famous kit but also donating $1.9 million a year.
It's not just from the world of football that the Children's Hospital charity is receiving backing. The Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team has had the charities logo on their jerseys since December. David Simms, PR for the Steelers said "the charity is very important to the club and to the community, players often visit the hospital and we've had a long association."
Damon Fowler, The Steel Bugle
Owls fly high at the lane in historic derby victory.
Sheffield Wednesday recorded a double victory over Sheffield United on Saturday with a thrilling 2-1 victory.
Not only was it their first win at the Lane for 42 years, but it was the first time Wednesday have defeated United twice in one season for 95 years. A record most fans thought would never arrive.
Tommy Spurr gave the Owls the perfect start at Bramall Lane by scoring after just 46 seconds. But United soon hit back through debutant Arturo Lupoli's close range header with just four minutes played, to halt Wednesday's high tempo start.
The winner came from a 25 yard screamer by Wednesday's Marcus Tudgay after half an hour, which instantly placed him in Owls' folklore;
"It will certainly stick in my mind for a while, probably the best I've scored in my career" beamed a delighted Tudgay who had missed the week's preparations in training due to being snowed in at his home in Derby;
"I've asked if I can do that every week after that goal! I was very pleased to see it go in, hopefully now I can continue this form and add a few more before the end of the season".
This historic victory will mean everything to the Owls after finally doing the double over their city rivals for the first time since 1914.
The man who many Wednesday supporters will look to thank for this historic win will be manager Brian Laws who also acknowledged the scale of the win on Saturday;
"There's a new sense of optimism at the club which was optimised in the win on Saturday. The lads became heroes for the fans and everyone is now just on a real high".
Sheffield United will now be looking to concentrate on the league and keep their place in the play offs following the defeat. The result moves them down a place to fifth and manager Kevin Blackwell admitted that the defeat on Saturday could throw the players' concentration;
"It's all about promotion for me now, and I'm sure the fans will agree. I was distraught on Saturday like everyone else, but now we have to look at the league and really kick on to make sure we achieve promotion and get this club back where it belongs".
Blackwell also refused to place any blame for the defeat on Saturday on his players;
"The lads have been terrific for me. I couldn't ask any more from them in training, or the game today. Credit must go to Sheffield Wednesday. They came here with a plan of keeping our fans quiet and they did so successfully".
On the other side of Sheffield, Brian Laws gave his players the day off training on Monday for achieving such a memorable win. Captain Richard Wood is now looking forward to the next two games for the Owls, against local rivals Doncaster and Barnsley;
"The day on Saturday was just amazing. The lads are really buzzing from it. We now have another two derby days to look forward to and hopefully we can pick up maximum points".
The bragging rights will now shift to the blue half of Sheffield, with Wednesday now unbeaten against their local rivals in the last four meetings.
John Gath, the chairperson of supporters' group 'wednesdayite' spoke of his delight at seeing his team achieve history;
"It was just a matter of time. They've had this record and certain bragging rights in the city because we've just never been able to win there for one reason or another. But to finally see it happen was just amazing, a memorable day in the club's history".
Jonathan Garnett, The Steel Bugle.
Not only was it their first win at the Lane for 42 years, but it was the first time Wednesday have defeated United twice in one season for 95 years. A record most fans thought would never arrive.
Tommy Spurr gave the Owls the perfect start at Bramall Lane by scoring after just 46 seconds. But United soon hit back through debutant Arturo Lupoli's close range header with just four minutes played, to halt Wednesday's high tempo start.
The winner came from a 25 yard screamer by Wednesday's Marcus Tudgay after half an hour, which instantly placed him in Owls' folklore;
"It will certainly stick in my mind for a while, probably the best I've scored in my career" beamed a delighted Tudgay who had missed the week's preparations in training due to being snowed in at his home in Derby;
"I've asked if I can do that every week after that goal! I was very pleased to see it go in, hopefully now I can continue this form and add a few more before the end of the season".
This historic victory will mean everything to the Owls after finally doing the double over their city rivals for the first time since 1914.
The man who many Wednesday supporters will look to thank for this historic win will be manager Brian Laws who also acknowledged the scale of the win on Saturday;
"There's a new sense of optimism at the club which was optimised in the win on Saturday. The lads became heroes for the fans and everyone is now just on a real high".
Sheffield United will now be looking to concentrate on the league and keep their place in the play offs following the defeat. The result moves them down a place to fifth and manager Kevin Blackwell admitted that the defeat on Saturday could throw the players' concentration;
"It's all about promotion for me now, and I'm sure the fans will agree. I was distraught on Saturday like everyone else, but now we have to look at the league and really kick on to make sure we achieve promotion and get this club back where it belongs".
Blackwell also refused to place any blame for the defeat on Saturday on his players;
"The lads have been terrific for me. I couldn't ask any more from them in training, or the game today. Credit must go to Sheffield Wednesday. They came here with a plan of keeping our fans quiet and they did so successfully".
On the other side of Sheffield, Brian Laws gave his players the day off training on Monday for achieving such a memorable win. Captain Richard Wood is now looking forward to the next two games for the Owls, against local rivals Doncaster and Barnsley;
"The day on Saturday was just amazing. The lads are really buzzing from it. We now have another two derby days to look forward to and hopefully we can pick up maximum points".
The bragging rights will now shift to the blue half of Sheffield, with Wednesday now unbeaten against their local rivals in the last four meetings.
John Gath, the chairperson of supporters' group 'wednesdayite' spoke of his delight at seeing his team achieve history;
"It was just a matter of time. They've had this record and certain bragging rights in the city because we've just never been able to win there for one reason or another. But to finally see it happen was just amazing, a memorable day in the club's history".
Jonathan Garnett, The Steel Bugle.
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