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10 top music venues in Sheffield

Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Relive rock history and catch new stars in the making with The Guardian's guide to the hottest music bars and clubs in the city of steel

Carling Academy Sheffield is launched

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Carling Academy Sheffield was launched with great success.

Lovebytes with Millennium Galleries Presents: Advanced Beauty by Universal Everything

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Millennium Galleries, Sheffield to play host to Advanced Beauty, an exclusive, multi-screen exhibition of new video sound sculptures curated by Sheffield-based creative studio Universal Everything and sound artist Freeform.

Art 08 SheffieldIn Transience – incidents & intervention

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Working in installation, the moving image and ever emerging technologies, Manchester-based artist Gary James Williams enquires into the creative potential of the narrative, exploring the
representation of the self, perpetuation of the everyday and ‘real-world phenomena’ in contemporary art practice.

Vivienne Westwood: The Exhibition

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From 29 May to 21 September 2008, Museums Sheffield will host to the only UK showing outside London of the international tour of the work of Vivienne Westwood, one of the most influential fashion designers of the last 30 years.

New conference role set to boost SIV's business tourism

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has made a key appointment to spearhead its national and international business tourism operations.

Raven Plateau by Samantha Donnelly

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Through her work, Manchester based artist Samantha Donnelly seeks to explore the structure, perception and experience of space and time.

Art Sheffield 08: Yes, No and Other Options

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Art Sheffield 08: Yes, No & Other Options takes place from 16 February - 30 March 2008 in venues across the city including Bloc, End Gallery, Millennium Galleries, S1 Artspace, Site Gallery, Yorkshire ArtSpace, temporary venues and the public realm.

Carling Academy arrives in Sheffield.

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Academy Music Group have confirmed that Carling Academy Sheffield will open in April next year.

Culture calls for corporate hospitality

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

five40five is a stylish new corporate hospitality offer that provides Sheffield firms with a cultural alternative when entertaining clients.

Cheap flights from Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood Airport to Warsaw

Thu, 6 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Wizz Air has announced that it will start new flights from Warsaw to Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood Airport.

Double delight for Doc/Fest thanks to SYITC

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Take two! Attendance at a leading documentary festival has doubled in two years after organisers undertook an international promotional tour made possible by the South Yorkshire International Trade Centre (SYITC).

Opinions aplenty at Sheffield TV fest

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Documentary pitches makes for lively event at Sheffield's International Doc/Fest

Sheffield to Paris in under 6 hours

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The new service by Eurostar from St Pancras to France will allow people travelling from Sheffield to get to Paris in under 6 hours.

Businesses welcome hotel's shape of things to come

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Business and tourism chiefs have welcomed plans for Sheffield's first five-star hotel on the banks of the River Don.

Exciting 5* boost for Sheffield City Centre

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Sheffield is to get its first 5-star hotel in a major £38 million development which will complete the transformation of one of the best-known areas of the city.

Where Are We? Questions of Landscape Exhibition

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

An exhibition including work by some of the best known photographers of the 19th and 20th Century, Where Are We? Questions of Landscape will be the next in a series brought to the city by Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust in partnership with the V&A.

Leopold Hotel voted in Top 5 National List

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Sheffield’s first boutique hotel, The Leopold has been voted in the top 5 of a list of twelve boutique hotels throughout the country.

Launch of new foodie website, Eat Sheffield

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Eat Sheffield is focused on making sure every day in Sheffield is a distinct, enjoyable and exciting experience shared with the joy of eating in the region's many restaurants, gastro pubs, cafes and deli's!

Ryanair announces cheap new flights from Doncaster Sheffield Airport to Alicante

Thu, 9 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline today (9th Aug) announced a new route from Doncaster Sheffield Airport to Alicante. They are offering 100,000 seats from just £10 each, making it even easier to jet off abroad.

Sheffield boasts New City Centre Crash Pads

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

For those people who are often away on business, checking in and out of hotel rooms and relying on takeaways can be a necessary evil. However, Sheffield is now home to many luxury city centre ‘crashpads’, serviced luxury apartments which are the hottest new accommodation option.

Inmates By Chris Pickup

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

An Artist’s Journey into the Early History of the Northern General Hospital

Moments of Indulgence: New work from the Association of British Designer Silversmiths

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Heaven for domestic gods and goddesses and divine inspiration for the greatest of gastronomic extravagances, give in to Moments of Indulgence…

Museum on Shortlist for 100,000 pounds

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Weston Park Museum is in the running to receive a cash prize of £100,000 after being shortlisted for a prestigious national arts award.

Museum Push to Attract Visitors

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Visitor numbers at Sheffield’s Kelham Island industrial museum have increased by more than half since management was handed over to a trust almost a decade ago.

BBC One's Antiques roadshow visits Sheffield City Hall - 10th May 2007

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BBC One’s popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow opens its doors to the public when it visits the City Hall, on Thursday 10th May, 2007

Brandenburg Revisited

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

An elite group of period performers from five countries, have recorded recently at the Sheffield City Hall

The new Tourist Information Centre in Norfolk Row opened its doors in October 2006

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The new Tourist Information Centre in Norfolk Row opened its doors in October 2006. It

Current activities to promote tourism to Sheffield and the sub region

Thu, 1 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Just one of the current activities, Sheffield has its biggest presence at International Confex, Earls Court, London this year.

The Source is named Training Venue of the Year 2006 at the prestigious World of Learning Awards ceremony

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Source beat off stiff competition from nine other, renowned training centres to be named Training Venue of the Year 2006 at the prestigious, World of Learning Awards ceremony.

Tourism Delivery Structures

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Significant changes relating to tourism delivery have now taken place in Sheffield and South Yorkshire. The operational aspects of tourism are now governed by Yorkshire South Tourism, which represents the enhanced geographic area of Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley.

Yorkshire South will be the global brand for greater combined activity, including internet, forums, exhibitions and promotional material. Sheffield retains a strategic role in the form of the current Director of Tourism, Inga Uhrenbacher, who will be joining Creative Sheffield in the spring. Her role will focus more specifically on Sheffield issues and longer term destination development.

Sheffield Tourism Steering Group

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In order to ensure a coherent link between Yorkshire South Tourism, Hospitality Sheffield and Creative Sheffield, the Sheffield Tourism Steering Group was formed. Its role, the coordination of activity across the City region.

Hospitality Sheffield – An Introduction

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Hospitality Sheffield represents the hospitality industry in Sheffield.

Sheffield’s most famous Italian restaurant Nonna’s can now be visited on Spin Sheffield

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Sheffield’s most famous Italian restaurant Nonna’s can now be visited from the comfort of your own home as it is the latest attraction to benefit from a 360º virtual tour on the city’s information website Spin Sheffield.

Major success with search engine Google in page 1 search results for businesses featured on Spin Sheffield

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Since launch, just over 12 months ago, spinsheffield.com has had huge success in achieving high rankings with major search engine Google for many of the businesses featured on the site!

The Award Winning Walnut Club in The Peak District is the latest restaurant to join Spin Sheffield in 360!

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The Award Winning Walnut Club is the latest restaurant to join SPIN SHEFFIELD [www.spinsheffield.com], the new and interactive guide to Sheffield & the Peak District.

Businesses are now uploading useful PDF documents and getting a free featured spot on Spin Sheffield

Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Businesses who are actively using their admin sections and keeping their virtual tours upto date with information are driving more traffic to their own websites giving them more booking potential.