Category Archives: sheffield

Dismay, Dispiriting, Disunited

Here’s one fan’s view on the issues around the Ched Evans verdict on Friday. I’m not getting drawn into this one. Evans was found guilty and, while I understand that he is appealing the verdict, there is no excuse for what he has done and no excuse for anyone to defend his actions or to [...]

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Things you should read

AGAIN… not much time tonight (cue groans of happiness from the 6000 miles… reader collective). But, rather than a quota photo, some reading material for you, since there’s not ever so much here: Firstly, this, from the Independent, via my Dad: Meet the Geordie who led Benfica to three league titles When the great Eusebio [...]

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Half A World Away

On the day the UK’s clocks went forward – which always makes it seem closer – and the temperatures in Cape Town were a mere 5C warmer than Sheffield, there were also a couple of similar poses on display in the respective cities:         That’s me watching the boy swim and my Dad enjoying [...]

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192 Shoreham Street

Wow. I love this conversion of an old warehouse near Sheffield city centre. “The upward extension replaces a pitched roof, creating three duplex studio offices within a powder-coated steel volume that both overlaps and bites through the original brick structure. A new restaurant and bar occupies the double-height warehouse space below, where it benefits from light through the [...]

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Catch of the Day

I actually spotted this on Sky News last night while looking out for the draw for the FA Cup 4th Round – something my boys like to toy with occasionally. And then I forgot about it while attempting to sleep in the heat and humidity of Cape Town. But then I was reminded of it by [...]

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