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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Simon Thake

    Rotherham teenager overcomes struggles to reach esports elite (opens the original)

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    Joshua Berry sits alone in his preferred corner at the back of the classroom. "It's a little bit away from people," explains the teenager who was diagnosed as autistic from a young age. In front of him is a large computer screen showing a racing car on the starting grid. He leans back in the gaming chair and picks up a control pad. This is not your typical English or maths class but an esports lesson - a subject that has transformed the 18-year-old's life. Allowing her son more gaming time was n

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Simon Thake

    Outfits, royalty and prosecco: How Doncaster prepares for St Leger (opens the original)

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    In Doncaster, they say that autumn blows in on the tail of the last horse home in the St Leger. The old phrase was as true in 1776 as it is today, when September's meeting at the city's racecourse is still the highlight of the summer social season. When the St Leger Stakes was first run 250 years ago, racing was still the sport of the aristocracy, but Doncaster's growth as a railway town over the next two centuries meant that race week began to appeal to the masses. Today, it is still a festival

  3. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Simon Thake

    Sheffield artist defends "unfinished" Ronnie O'Sullivan mural (opens the original)

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    A Sheffield street artist has defended his mural of snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan after the design received criticism - saying that the project is "unfinished". Chris Ashmore was commissioned to produce the artwork featuring seven-time world champion O'Sullivan for the back wall of the Spot On Snooker Club on Langsett Road. Although many residents said they liked the mural, others described it as "zombie-like", "shocking" and O'Sullivan's face as "skeletal". Ashmore said he was surprised by t

  4. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Simon Thake

    Missing Sheffield pub sign found in New York apartment (opens the original)

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    A sign that hung outside a Sheffield pub has been unexpectedly returned to the premises after being missing for more than 25 years. The old Ward's brewery sign for the Hallamshire House is thought to have disappeared sometime in the 1990s. Two former regulars brought it home after they recognised it hanging on the wall in a neighbour's apartment when they lived in New York. Doug Simpson, the general manager of the pub, said it was "really special" to have the sign back and he has now hung it on

  5. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Simon Thake

    Sheffield golfer Joe Dean marries caddie days after Open appearance (opens the original)

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    When Sheffield golfer Joe Dean realised he had missed the cut at the British Open last Friday, he didn't dwell on the disappointment for too long. For one thing, he did amazingly well to even be competing at the Royal Birkdale course after squeaking through by one shot as the first-ever "Last Chance Qualifier". Also, he was getting married on Tuesday. To his caddie. Dean married his long-term partner Emily Lyle in a quiet ceremony at Hodsock Priory near Worksop and admits it was "more nerve wrac

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