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London & Stamford is back in the game as renters flock to Highbury

2009-11-19T08:32:54Z

Demand for flats at former Arsenal home Highbury is booming as young professionals and Gunners fans rent rather than buy homes at the redeveloped football stadium

Arctic Monkey business with the past

2009-11-18T10:51:12Z

Opening their set with the shimmering ballad Dance Little Liar Arctic Monkeys sounded a world away from the Sheffield scamps of yesteryear.

Firefighters and bus drivers begin strikes

2009-10-23T06:22:39Z

Search on for unclaimed Lottery millions

2009-09-11T10:40:38Z

Student sheds seven stone to clinch slimming award

2009-08-20T11:05:52Z

Hydrogen � the green fuel that dare not speak its name

2009-07-23T07:14:54Z

When David Cameron said he wanted to put a wind turbine on the roof of his �1.5 million Notting Hill house, the kit he wanted to install would have been so hopelessly inefficient as to be next to useless

London & Stamford seeks property cash

2009-06-11T08:00:40Z

Property vulture London & Stamford has told investors it wants to raise more money to keep buying bombed out retail real estate

BBC's award show switches to Sheffield

2009-04-30T09:03:08Z

Sport: The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year will be held in Sheffield in December

Adlington's sights are on making this a record year

2009-03-20T10:07:16Z

Rebecca Adlington is targeting her own world record after setting the seventh-fastest 800metres freestyle time in history at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield

Girl, 16, is killed in sledging accident

2009-02-04T09:28:34Z

A 16-year-old girl died after crashing through a barbed wire fence on a sledge

Teenager in sledge tragedy hoped for Oxbridge place

2009-02-04T14:38:28Z

A gifted student who died after she crashed through a barbed-wire fence at high speed on a makeshift metal sledge was hoping to study at Oxford or Cambridge

UK job fears deepen with 3000 more hit

2009-01-13T14:10:33Z

Economy: Britain has been hit by another 3000 job cuts. Merrill Lynch and its new owner Bank of America is axing 1900 jobs in London, while the Sheffield-based roofing materials group SIG shed 1000

'Pressure' on sick children

2008-12-08T09:22:35Z

Seriously ill children from Great Ormond Street face being sent nearly 150 miles away for surgery to meet government targets

Jarvis Cocker's nuggets of gold

2008-11-27T00:00:00Z

Jarvis Cocker's music is utterly terrific. If the new record sounds anything like his Shepherd's Bush show, it will knock your socks off.

Rapist admits he had seven children with his daughters

2008-11-25T16:30:22Z

A rapist who fathered seven children by his two daughters during a campaign of abuse spanning more than 25 years is facing jail

Tony Christie summons up powerful croon

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

For an old crooner, Tony Christie certainly has some Sheffield steel at his disposal, as he showed at the Cadogan Hall.

CDs of the week

2008-11-07T12:20:21Z

Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare.

New car sales plunge by 20 per cent in one month

2008-10-06T13:16:48Z

The number of new cars sold in Britain last month plunged by 21.2 per cent, figures revealed

Brides strip off for GMTV as they fight for the chance to win a luxury wedding

2008-08-13T12:53:19Z

Most brides are prepared to go to extreme lengths to make sure everything is perfect for their wedding day. And the three wives-to-be taking part in GMTV's Battle Of The Brides competition are no exception, as they prepare to bare all for the chance to win their dream wedding.

Sugar rush for rockers

2008-05-06T23:00:00Z

Def Leppard's new songs were well-received at their Islington Academy show but the old hits cannot be beaten.

Viewers' fury as Sharon Osbourne unleashes four-letter tirade at 'drunk' Vic Reeves

2008-02-21T10:13:05Z

The Brit Awards were embroiled in controversy today following complaints from viewers about foul language and rowdy behaviour on the part of the show's winners. A spokesman for Ofcom confirmed that ITV viewers had complained about some of the footage aired last night, which included host Sharon Osbourne using foul language right at the start of the show

Crooning without charisma

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

Richard Hawley has positioned himself in the role of a post-modern crooner, but he currently has no stage presence whatsoever.

Arctic Masters

2007-12-10T00:00:00Z

With their show at Alexandra Palace, The Arctic Monkeys make being the best band in the country look so easy that it almost bores them.

Vintage sound

2007-09-05T23:00:00Z

Almost every song in Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley's arsenal is a lovelorn slowie perfect for a smoochy slowdance.

Weird name but sound is plain lovely

2007-07-31T23:00:00Z

Sheffield based folk-pop fivepiece, Monkey Swallows The Universe show that there is nothing in a name (even if it is a very silly one).

Flash mobbers dance on steps of St Paul's

2007-07-20T10:37:22Z

The ancient steps of St Paul's Cathedral were turned into an outdoor nightclub as thousands danced in the latest flash mob stunt.

Off the record

2007-06-29T10:13:05Z

Arctic Monkeys' best mate, 'Reverend' Jon McClure is worshipped back in Sheffield. Now the cocky singer is ready to convert the rest of us.

Kew Palace in line for �100,000 arts award

2007-04-04T12:56:18Z

Britain's smallest royal palace has been shortlisted for the Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries.

I've toured the world more than Captain Cook

2006-11-14T12:07:38Z

Richard Hawley has worked with Pulp, Nancy Sinatra and turned down Robbie. Now, pop's reluctant hero is selling out gigs of his own.

Top 5 weekend gigs

2006-08-03T23:00:00Z

Smoothie sounds: Covers band Nouvelle Vague, veteran rappers Arrested Development and Thirties throwbacks the Puppini Sisters entertain the chilled-out crowds at Fruitstock, rich-voiced Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley plays an acoustic set and Omar heads to the Jazz Cafe.