Sheffield Talking News
This is the podcast channel for Sheffield Talking News. Our mission is to provide local news content and other items of interest to blind and visually impaired people in Sheffield. We currently have over 150 clients receiving weekly USB sticks with an interesting balance of news and feature stories, which are read aloud by our team of volunteers. We also produce 8 editions each year of our ’Talk About’ audio magazine and occasional one-off articles in our ’Out and About’ Series. In addition to the USB sticks our content is also available online, by app, via Alexa and on this Podcast channel. More details are on our website www.sheffieldtalkingnews.org.uk
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Episodes
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
This week’s topics include a local fundraiser running the length of Britain, a call to expand Pound's Park, a haul of weapons discovered by the police, plans for the regeneration of Attercliffe, a young Sheffield athlete picked for the Olympics, a round up of general election news, national recognition for a Sheffield sommelier, and much more.
There is also a new edition of Out and About, with Prof Dame Hilary Chapman, Lord Lieutenant of Sheffield, the king's representative.
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Topics for the first week in June include the safe return of some missing medals, magpies, octogenarian volunteers at Glastonbury, reasons to love Sheffield, a mural for Gleadless, ice-cream vans, keeping zoo animals cool, inaccessible voting, and the remains of Sheffield castle.
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
An interview with Professor Dame Hilary Chapman, Lord Lieutenant of Sheffield, who recently presented Sheffield Talking News with our King's Award for Voluntary Service.
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
This new edition of Talkabout Magazine has the theme ‘Looking Forward to Summer’. Items include several poems, a quiz, articles about an ash tree and ‘Stainless Stephen’, a local comedian, and an open discussion about childhood holiday memories.
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
One of our short Out and About articles, this time about Visually Impaired Tennis.