Simon Thake

Brum, England

Reporter for @BBCSheffield championing #southyorkshire and #northderbyshire. Can sound a bit Brummie after a 🍺. [email protected]

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Articles

Sheffield property up for auction for £1000

5 days ago | bbc.com | Simon Thake

Inside the doer-upper with starting bid of £1,000Simon ThakeSimon ThakeThe property on Hinde Street in Burngreave is advertised by Auction House South YorkshireA run-down house which needs more than a little TLC is to go up for auction in Sheffield priced from £1,000. The shell of a home in Hinde Street lacks a few of the basic amenities - including, but not limited to, floors and internal walls - but has been described by auctioneers as an "excellent opportunity".
Wentworth traders' 'traffic chaos' fears over RHS Flower Show

1 week ago | bbc.com | Simon Thake

Traders' 'traffic chaos' fears over flower showSimon ThakeJames Manning/PA WireThe Chelsea Flower Show (pictured) is among a number of major events held by the RHS, including this July's week-long show at Wentworth WoodhouseOwners of businesses in a village where a major national flower show is to be held next month have spoken of their fears over possible "traffic chaos".
The champion Sheffield couple who took up running in middle age

1 week ago | bbc.com | Simon Thake

'We started running at 60 and 48 - now we win races'Simon ThakeSimon ThakeGordon and Jenni Fiander both took up running later in life and are now often the first finishers aged over 70 in local club runsWhen Gordon Fiander took up running at the age of 60, it was to join his wife Jenni in a passion that had only begun when she herself was in middle age.
'We started running at 60 and 48 - now we win races'

1 week ago | aol.com | Simon Thake

When Gordon Fiander took up running at the age of 60, it was to join his wife Jenni in a passion that had only begun when she herself was in middle age. Now, the Sheffield couple are such keen runners that they are often the fastest finishers in the over-70s categories in the local events they enter. They are members of Valley Park Runners and have told the BBC that more retired people should follow in their footsteps and remain active.
Multimillion-pound artillery factory opens in Sheffield

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Simon Thake

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Defence Secretary John Healey (centre) opened the new BAE Systems facility in SheffieldA new £25m artillery factory aimed at helping restore critical gun barrel manufacturing capability in the UK has opened in Sheffield. The 94,000 sq ft (8,733 sq m) BAE Systems facility would specialise in artillery expertise and would see Sheffield as the base for UK howitzer production, according to the firm.
The Rotherham club aiming to 'make football fun again'

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Simon Thake

The club aiming to 'make football fun again'Simon ThakeBBC/Simon ThakeThe first All About Football session in Rotherham was hosted at Parkgate AstroA former lawyer determined to "make football fun again" has launched a community club aimed at players who find formal leagues too competitive or intimidating. Joe Evans originally opened the All About Football club in Burton Upon Trent in 2022, after he felt "too old and unfit" to join a local team.
Sheffield women's charity Vida secures funding to halt closure

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Simon Thake

Women's charity secures funding to halt closureSimon ThakeBBCOver 27,000 signatures were gathered for a petition calling on Sheffield Council to secure Vida's future in 2024A women's charity under threat of closure for more than 18 months says it has received "crucial funding" to secure its immediate future. Vida, which provides support to victims of domestic abuse in Sheffield, said it had received £250,000 to fund its ongoing work.
Doncaster pupils set to perform in national ballet production

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Simon Thake

Pupils set to to perform in national balletSimon ThakeSimon ThakePupils from Bentley New Village Primary school were selected to perform in Snow White on stage at Doncaster CAST theatre with the Ballet LORENT groupPupils from a primary school in Doncaster have been given an opportunity to perform on stage with a professional touring ballet company.
Doncaster Reform group shun offer to join mayor's executive group

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Simon Thake

Image source, BBC/Simon ThakeImage caption, Reform UK group leader Guy Aston said he was "not prepared to get involved" with the Mayor's proposalReform UK has rejected an offer to be part of a new-look Executive Group on Doncaster Council, after sweeping the board at the recent election. The party won 37 of the 55 seats on the council, while Labour retained just 12 of the 40 it had previously held.
Pulp's 'rubbish' riff that became a Britpop anthem

1 month ago | bbc.com | Simon Thake

'We wanted to write a song that would be fantastic forever'Simon ThakeGetty ImagesJarvis Cocker said Common People was based on the changes he saw moving from Sheffield to LondonThirty years ago today Pulp let loose their biggest hit. In just five minutes and 51 seconds Common People shone a light on class, politics and Britain in the 90s.