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At Now Then, we want to to tell stories that play an active role in shaping real & lasting change. We'll never put our articles behind a paywall, but we can only do this with your support. Donate today & help us tell stories of resistance & hope. ✊ ➡️ nowthenmagazine.com/support-…
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We're thrilled that Sheffield has been shortlisted to become the next UK City of Culture 🥳 Here at Opus, we were proud to work on the bid as Lead Engagement Partner. theguardian.com/culture/2026…

Blackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham shortlisted for UK city of culture 2029

Each place, selected from longlist of nine, will be given £125,000 to develop bids before winner is announced in new year

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We spoke with artists, institutions and practioners across our city to find out what they wanted from our year as City of Culture. Thankyou to the hundreds of you who took part in our deep-dives into the city's culture sector.
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We learned about what's working and what's not, and what our city can do even better. Next week we'll be sharing exclusive insights from our engagement work, which offers a unique snapshot of culture in Sheffield.
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"Mix a collective of mercurial Sheffield musicians with a generous helping of musical diversity. Result? A wizard's brew of genre-busting sonics." 'The Note' by I'm Being Serious. ✍️ Steve Hunting nowthenmagazine.com/record-r…

I'm Being Serious - The Note

Mix a collective of mercurial Sheffield musicians with a generous helping of musical diversity. Result? A wizard's brew of genre-busting sonics.

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Saved by volunteers after Beeching, the @NYMR now faces challenges from coal shortages to climate change. At @otsfestival, engineer Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton revealed what it takes to keep one of Yorkshire’s major tourist attractions running. ✍️ Liam Barker nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

Off the Shelf - Coal shortages and climate change: How the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is finding...

Saved by volunteers after the Beeching cuts, the railway now faces challenges from coal shortages to climate change. An Off The Shelf talk by engineer Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton reveals what it takes to...

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"If you offered me the same tour show but I wasn’t allowed to talk about the climate, I’d think it was a waste of a bedtime" @SeanMorl spoke with 'climate comedian' Stuart Goldsmith (@ComComPod) about his rebrand and the need for climate storytellers. nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

Stuart Goldsmith - “Every guilty thought you’ve had about the climate is put there by someone who’s...

Sean Morley talks to Stuart Goldsmith about his recent rebrand as a ‘climate comedian’ and the need for climate storytellers.

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The song's relentless pulse provides the perfect backdrop for Banks' raw vocal performance, which rises to a powerful crescendo. Madra Salach at @Foundrysu, #Sheffield ✍️ Daniel Atherton zurl.co/nlFND

"A stepping stone into more lively and punky arrangements": Madra Salach at Foundry

With their debut album incoming, a phenomenal performance at Foundry saw Madra Salach stake their claim as a band to watch.

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🗣️ This Saturday at @otsfestival - Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Kwame Dawes, and human rights activist, translator & poet, Carolyn Forché will share readings, conversation & testimony, on the subject of 'Poetry of Resistance and Transcendence'. 🎟️: zurl.co/Y9AJl
A digital graphic with side-by-side images of Carolyn Forché and Kwame Dawes against a black background. The text reads: 'Sat 17 Oct, 5pm, Showroom Cinema 4, Tickets: £14/12. Poetry of Resistance and Transcendence. Carolyn Forché & Kwame Dawes.'

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Festival of Debate 2026@FestOfDebateOct 13
Should #Sheffield have its own dedicated Music Office to boost the creative sector, and if so, what form should it take? 🤔 Tomorrow we're hosting a free online briefing sharing research findings to date and setting out the initial thinking Sign up ➡️ tickettailor.com/events/fest…
A poster for an event. The background is a photo of two young people playing guitar onstage as part of a band. Overlaid on this are the logo of the Festival of Debate and the text "14 October. Sheffield Music Office – sector briefing"

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What sets their brand of indie wonk-pop apart is their ability to provide an insight, with a self-deprecating openness, into modern life for young women. @LimeGardenBand at @CrookesSocial. ✍️ Steve Hunting nowthenmagazine.com/live-rev…

The world in my hands: Lime Garden at Crookes Social Club

Brighton's Lime Garden showcase their new “bad night out” themed LP Maybe Not Tonight to a raucous, sell-out Crookes crowd.

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Next Saturday, the Sheffield-Nablus Live Link Concert returns to @CrookesSocial. The first joint concert took place over Zoom, but when restrictions were lifted, it blossomed into a vibrant, in-person celebration of art and solidarity. ✍️ @NabeelaMowlana nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

"It's so important that Palestinians see they're not forgotten": the live-link concert connecting...

For Saed Abu Hijleh, a poet from Nablus, the power to tell a story is itself a form of power.

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Do you want to get high-quality news, views and features about Sheffield delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up to receive Now Then for free every fortnight. Independent media for a thriving Sheffield. ➡️ nowthenmagazine.com/newslett… #Sheffield
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Festival of Debate 2026@FestOfDebateOct 12
Some final tickets left for tonight! 🎫 Join us for 'All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea', a wry David & Goliath story about navigating through grief and finding power in community. Followed by a live Q&A with producer Charlie Philips. Tickets ➡️ showroomcinema.org.uk/film/a…
A poster for a film screening with an image of a possibly dead shrimp falling through water. Overlaid on this are the logos of Festival of Debate and Sheffield DocFest, and the words "12 October. All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea (Preview + Producer Q&A)"

ALT A poster for a film screening with an image of a possibly dead shrimp falling through water. Overlaid on this are the logos of Festival of Debate and Sheffield DocFest, and the words "12 October. All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea (Preview + Producer Q&A)"

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One of the key issues right now is the capacity of humans to be co-operative in the face of increasing crises and disasters. Capitalism conditions us to believe that we’re inherently competitive creatures – but I just don’t buy this. ✍️ @allenderpaul616 nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

What next? We speak to three young activists about how rethinking competition and cooperation can...

Artist and thinker Paul Allender shares his personal view about mutual aid and human nature.

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Tom Cruise is a polarising actor. While some see him as a fearless champion of the cinema experience, others think of him as a stuntman playing himself. So it’s only natural that 'Digger' is the most polarising film of the year. ✍️ Jamie Hartle nowthenmagazine.com/film-rev…

Digger

Tom Cruise and Alejandro González Iñárritu rip the rug out from under the audience in a new climate change black comedy that satirises satire.

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The NHS was created on the understanding that healthcare is something we provide collectively, not a market opportunity to be carved up between competing private interests. Our data should be treated in the same way. ✍️ @NabeelaMowlana @MedactSheffield nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

Sheffield's NHS should end ties with US spytech firm Palantir, say patients and health workers

Protesters gathered outside the Hallamshire last Thursday to express their opposition to the Trump-linked firm.

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"It felt like filming David taking on Goliath" We speak to the producer of a new documentary charting one community's fightback against ecological disaster ahead of a special @FestOfDebate x @sheffdocfest screening this Monday. ✍️ Lucy Gavaghan nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

"He's a real folk hero": the new film capturing one fisherman's fightback against ecological...

Festival of Debate and DocFest are screening All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea in Sheffield this Monday.

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Now Then Magazine retweeted
Festival of Debate 2026@FestOfDebateOct 5
A wry, David and Goliath story about navigating through grief and finding power in community. Next Monday, we're teaming up with @sheffdocfest for a special screening of 'All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea', plus a live Q&A with the producer. Tickets below ⬇️ #Sheffield
A poster for a film screening with an image of a possibly dead shrimp falling through water. Overlaid on this are the logos of Festival of Debate and Sheffield DocFest, and the words "12 October. All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea (Preview + Producer Q&A)"

ALT A poster for a film screening with an image of a possibly dead shrimp falling through water. Overlaid on this are the logos of Festival of Debate and Sheffield DocFest, and the words "12 October. All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea (Preview + Producer Q&A)"

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Michael Cragg@MichaelCraggOct 2
I’ll be in Sheffield on the 15 Oct for a big Kylie quiz in conjunction with @junobookssheff Tickets here: outsavvy.com/event/38920/ult…

Ultimate Kylie Minogue Quiz + Q&A with Michael Cragg Tickets - Sheffield - OutSavvy

Four decades in, there’s a reason why we still can’t get Kylie Minogue out of our heads. Pop princess, disco queen, gay icon and one of the most enduring figures in music, Kylie is a bona fide...

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"It was a neon sign to fans who had deserted her during her IndieKylie phase that she was back to pop" Ahead of @JunoBooksSheff's Ultimate Kylie Quiz in a few weeks, we've an exclusive extract from @MichaelCragg's new book 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'🪩 nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

For Kylie Minogue, 'Spinning Around' marked a long-awaited return to pop music – and the turning...

Ahead of Sheffield's ultimate Kylie quiz later this month, we have an exclusive extract from a new book about how Australia's greatest export came to redefine 21st-century pop.

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"It was a neon sign to fans who had deserted her during her IndieKylie phase that she was back to pop" Ahead of @JunoBooksSheff's Ultimate Kylie Quiz in a few weeks, we've an exclusive extract from @MichaelCragg's new book 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'🪩 nowthenmagazine.com/articles…

For Kylie Minogue, 'Spinning Around' marked a long-awaited return to pop music – and the turning...

Ahead of Sheffield's ultimate Kylie quiz later this month, we have an exclusive extract from a new book about how Australia's greatest export came to redefine 21st-century pop.

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